Goodreads: Book Tracker & More: What Users Actually Complain About

The application frequently crashes and suffers from slow performance, making it difficult to use basic functions.

“The app crashes constantly. It crashes when updating reading statuses or adding 'Want to Read' books.”

“The app lags significantly when using most functions including searching, reviewing, etc. It's slow to update.”

“the app is just not well made. It's clunky, bugs everywhere, and crashes all the time.”

The app has significant issues with tracking book statuses and managing personal library data.

“When I move a book from 'reading' to 'want to read', it shows up under 'recently read'. The count isn't accurate.”

“I wish you could delete things from your profile (like marking a book as read / want to read, entering a giveaway, etc.)”

“After around 100 books the scanner came up with a warning stating that the amount of max scans was meet.”

The app's interface is visually outdated and poorly designed, making navigation difficult.

“The layout and the beige color of it all seem so out of date and out of touch. The app feels like it was built in 1999.”

“The layout for this app is pretty bad. Getting to your bookshelves is tedious.”

The app's search features are unreliable and limited, making it difficult to find books and content.

“When searching for books, even just a letter off the book/author won't be found. Search results are often convoluted.”

“I can't search for book lists and shelves. How on earth am I supposed to find more books to read”

“You still can't sort the books under author profiles at all.”

The app's recommendation system is ineffective and creates circular suggestions, limiting book discovery.

“Their algorithm for suggested readings is terrible. Because I read a nonfiction book they recommended Flowers in the Att”

“the same set of recommendations appears for the next book. It sends you off on a never ending circle”

The app has problems with social features, friend management, and unwanted notifications.

“It's impossible to add friends on this app! You can't add them through the 'invite' option or profile sharing.”

“It's really difficult to create your own bookshelves. I wish there was more of a socialization aspect where you could sh”

“I accidentally touched my star rating of a book and now it's showing up as 'updated' like a new review on everyone's fee”

The app lacks a flexible rating system, preventing users from accurately rating books.

“Reviews are sorted by number of likes, period. The rating system is inaccurate with no half-stars.”

“I wish, however, if we could have half star ratings, that would really make the ratings we give books a little more well”

The app lacks essential features that users expect in a modern book tracking application.

“No half-star ratings option. No easy way to track re-reads separately. No option for private notes on books.”

“The app isn't available on all devices. Features work differently on app vs website. Inconsistent across platforms.”

“I go to login but then it takes me to this page saying I have to resent my password and that they will send me a one tim”