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Magic Bookmark vs The StoryGraph: which reading tracker fits how you read?

Short answer

Magic Bookmark and The StoryGraph both have print book support, ebook support, audiobook support and a way to use it without a subscription on record. Only Magic Bookmark has a feature for picking a book back up; only The StoryGraph has goals and stats, clubs or shared reads, a privacy label without tracking data, an Android app and a web version. Neither is ranked above the other here: choose by the rows that matter to you.

By The Shelf Desk · Published 2026-10-08 · Facts read September 2026, updated 2026-10-11

Desk research from public app store listings, app websites and help pages, read in September 2026 and updated on 2026-10-11. Fact profiles, not scores; we did not test the apps hands-on.

Magic Bookmark

Yomu Inc.

iOS

Print booksOn record
EbooksOn record
AudiobooksOn record
Goals and statsNot offered
Clubs and shared readsNot offered
Privacy labelNot offered
Ways to payOn record
Picking a book back upOn record

Facts read Sep 2026 · updated 11 Oct 2026 · On record: 5 of 8

The StoryGraph

The StoryGraph Limited

iOS · ANDROID · WEB

Print booksOn record
EbooksOn record
AudiobooksOn record
Goals and statsOn record
Clubs and shared readsOn record
Privacy labelOn record
Ways to payOn record
Picking a book back upNot in our sources

Facts read Sep 2026 · updated 11 Oct 2026 · On record: 7 of 8

How do Magic Bookmark and The StoryGraph compare row by row?

Magic Bookmark and The StoryGraph, row by row
Card row	Magic Bookmark	The StoryGraph
Print books	On record A photo of your current page, or the page number, finds your exact place in a hardcover or paperback. Source Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026	On record Barcode scanner. Source Source: The StoryGraph on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026 Source: The StoryGraph on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026
Ebooks	On record magicbookmark.com lists ebooks among supported formats. Source Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026	On record Kobo progress sync, live since June 29, 2026. Source Source: Rakuten Kobo: Kobo to StoryGraph sync now live · Read 27 Sep 2026 Source: Rakuten Kobo: Kobo to StoryGraph sync now live · Read 27 Sep 2026
Audiobooks	On record Enter the last phrase you heard to find your place. Source Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026 Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026	On record Annual listening goals alongside reading and page goals. Source Source: The StoryGraph on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 Source: The StoryGraph on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026
Goals and stats	Not offered No goals, streaks or reading stats. Source Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026 Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026	On record Charts of moods, pace and genres, plus reading challenges. Source Source: The StoryGraph on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026 Source: The StoryGraph on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026
Clubs and shared reads	Not offered No clubs or friends features. Source Source: magicbookmark.com · Read 27 Sep 2026 Source: magicbookmark.com · Read 27 Sep 2026	On record Book clubs, buddy reads and readalongs with comments locked until you reach that point. Source Source: The StoryGraph on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 Source: The StoryGraph on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026
Privacy label	Not offered Label lists identifiers used to track you. Source Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026	On record Label lists contact info, user content, identifiers, usage data and diagnostics linked to you; no data used to track you. Source Source: The StoryGraph on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 Source: The StoryGraph on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026
Ways to pay	On record Pay per book: one Bookmark Credit per book, credits never expire; no subscription is listed. Source Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026	On record Free core app; Plus is optional. Source Source: The StoryGraph on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026 Source: The StoryGraph on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026
Picking a book back up	On record Exact place from a photo or a phrase, and who's who without anything past your place. Source Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026 Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026	Not in our sources No place-finding feature published. Source Source: thestorygraph.com · Read 27 Sep 2026 Source: thestorygraph.com · Read 27 Sep 2026
Any social features	Not offered No social features. Source Source: magicbookmark.com · Read 27 Sep 2026 Source: magicbookmark.com · Read 27 Sep 2026	On record Buddy reads and book clubs. Source Source: thestorygraph.com · Read 27 Sep 2026 Source: thestorygraph.com · Read 27 Sep 2026
Core features free	Not offered Free to download; each book needs a credit ($4.99 for one on magicbookmark.com). Source Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026	On record Free core app. Source Source: The StoryGraph on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026 Source: The StoryGraph on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026
Android app	Not offered Android is on the roadmap for later. Source Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026	On record On Android. Source Source: thestorygraph.com · Read 27 Sep 2026 Source: thestorygraph.com · Read 27 Sep 2026
Web version	Not in our sources iPhone only; no web version published. Source Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026	On record Web app at app.thestorygraph.com. Source Source: The StoryGraph on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 Source: The StoryGraph on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026

What do Magic Bookmark and The StoryGraph cost?

Magic Bookmark

Price (US App Store or the app's own page, read September and October 2026)

Free to download, with in-app purchases
Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026
Bookmark Credits on magicbookmark.com: 1 for $4.99, 5 for $19.99 ($4.00 each), 10 for $34.99 ($3.50 each), 50 for $69.99 ($1.40 each)
Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026
One credit per book; credits never expire; no subscription is listed
Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026

The StoryGraph

Price (US App Store or the app's own page, read September and October 2026)

Free core app
Source: The StoryGraph on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026
StoryGraph Plus: $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year
Source: The StoryGraph on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026

Can you move your reading history between them?

Magic Bookmark

Import and export: not in our sources.
Source: magicbookmark.com · Read 27 Sep 2026

The StoryGraph

Imports currently-reading, read, to-read and did-not-finish shelves from Goodreads; custom shelves become tags.
Source: thestorygraph.com · Read 27 Sep 2026
CSV export from Settings, sent as an emailed link.
Source: Literal guide: importing from StoryGraph · Read 27 Sep 2026

What are the limits of each?

Magic Bookmark

No reading goals, streaks or stats.
Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026
No import or export on the pages we read.
Source: magicbookmark.com · Read 27 Sep 2026
No clubs or friends features.
Source: magicbookmark.com · Read 27 Sep 2026
Works only with supported titles, focused on BookTok genres.
Source: magicbookmark.com · Read 27 Sep 2026
iPhone only; Android is on the roadmap for later.
Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026
The App Store privacy label lists identifiers used to track you.
Source: Magic Bookmark on the US App Store (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026
Each book costs one credit: $4.99 bought singly, down to $1.40 each in a 50-credit pack.
Source: magicbookmark.com (October 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026

The StoryGraph

The App Store privacy label lists analytics, user content, contact info, identifiers and usage data linked to you.
Source: The StoryGraph on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026
Some features sit in StoryGraph Plus at $4.99 a month.
Source: The StoryGraph on the US App Store · Read 27 Sep 2026

Which one fits you?

Choose Magic Bookmark if

you often need to find your place again after a break
Readers who put a book down for a while and want back in without spoilers.

Choose The StoryGraph if

you want goals, streaks or reading stats
you read with a club or a buddy
you want an App Store label that lists no data used to track you
you use Android
you want to use it in a browser too
Readers who want to see their reading in charts and still read with friends.

Common questions

Is Magic Bookmark better than The StoryGraph?

Neither is better for every reader. Only Magic Bookmark has a feature for picking a book back up; only The StoryGraph has goals and stats, clubs or shared reads, a privacy label without tracking data, an Android app and a web version. The tracker finder shows which one matches your own answers.

Which is cheaper, Magic Bookmark or The StoryGraph?

Magic Bookmark: Free to download, with in-app purchases; Bookmark Credits on magicbookmark.com: 1 for $4.99, 5 for $19.99 ($4.00 each), 10 for $34.99 ($3.50 each), 50 for $69.99 ($1.40 each); One credit per book; credits never expire; no subscription is listed. The StoryGraph: Free core app; StoryGraph Plus: $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year. These are US prices read in September 2026 and updated on 2026-10-11.

Can I use Magic Bookmark and The StoryGraph together?

Yes, and many readers would. Magic Bookmark does not log books or keep stats, so it pairs with a tracker such as The StoryGraph: the tracker keeps your history and Magic Bookmark finds your place in a supported book after a break.

Magic Bookmark profile The StoryGraph profile Try the tracker finder See both in the full table