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Nonviolent Communication
The Unhoneymooners
The Innocent Man
Lying with Strangers
Hocus Pocus & The All New Sequel
Män som hatar kvinnor
Lisey's Story
The Shining
The Devil in the White City
Haunts of the White City
The Girl in the Leaves
Return of assassin John Wilkes Booth
Six months at the White House with Abraham Lincoln
Infamous Bell Witch of Tennessee
Back to the Batcave
Return again to the scene of the crime
Return to the scene of the crime
Turtles All the Way Down
Never Lie
The Help
Nonviolent Communication
The Unhoneymooners
The Innocent Man
Lying with Strangers
Hocus Pocus & The All New Sequel
Män som hatar kvinnor
Lisey's Story
The Shining
The Devil in the White City
Haunts of the White City
The Girl in the Leaves
Return of assassin John Wilkes Booth
Six months at the White House with Abraham Lincoln
Infamous Bell Witch of Tennessee
Back to the Batcave
Return again to the scene of the crime
Return to the scene of the crime
Turtles All the Way Down
Never Lie
The Help
Wrong Place Wrong Time
Lost boy found
Perfect Place to Die
Give Me Your Hand
The Girl Who Was Taken
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Revelation (Private #8)
The Woman In Cabin 10
The Serial Killer Files
Murder in the Bayou
Angels' Message To Humanity
Tom Sawyer Abroad, Tom Sawyer Detective and Other Stories Etc. Etc.
The Final Empire
Tom Sawyer Abroad
Principles of oil well production
Mistborn
The Well of Ascension
Life on the Mississippi
God of Fury
A Game of Thrones
Wrong Place Wrong Time
Lost boy found
Perfect Place to Die
Give Me Your Hand
The Girl Who Was Taken
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Revelation (Private #8)
The Woman In Cabin 10
The Serial Killer Files
Murder in the Bayou
Angels' Message To Humanity
Tom Sawyer Abroad, Tom Sawyer Detective and Other Stories Etc. Etc.
The Final Empire
Tom Sawyer Abroad
Principles of oil well production
Mistborn
The Well of Ascension
Life on the Mississippi
God of Fury
A Game of Thrones
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📱Now Available on iOS & Android

Your library in your pocket.
Everywhere you go.

Scan a barcode at the bookstore. Log a loan from the couch. Check your wishlist at the library. The BookBuddy app puts your entire collection one tap away — no laptop needed.

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Scan any barcode instantly

Point your camera at the back of any book and it's in your library in seconds. No typing. No searching.

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Loan reminders on the go

Get notified when borrowed books are due back. Never forget who has your favourite copy again.

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AI picks that travel with you

Browse AI-powered recommendations wherever you are — at the bookshop, the library, or a friend's place.

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Syncs instantly across devices

Add a book on your phone, see it on your desktop. Everything stays perfectly in sync, always.

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Share wishlists with friends

Send your wishlist before a birthday or holiday. Friends and family always know exactly what to get you.

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Features

Everything a book lover needs

One home for your entire reading life.

Your entire collection, Netflix-style

Curated rails, hero banners, reading status badges. Your library has never looked this good.

Auto-fetched covers, synopses & genres
Filter by status: reading, read, unread
Netflix-style rails by genre & mood
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How it works

Up and running in minutes

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Create your free account

Sign up in 30 seconds. No credit card, no commitments.

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Add your books

Scan barcodes with your camera or search by title. Covers and metadata load automatically.

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Discover & connect

Get AI recommendations, track loans, and share your reading life with friends.

Readers love it

Don't take our word for it

"I finally know where every book is — and who's got it. The lending tracker alone is worth signing up for."

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Sarah K.
Reads 50+ books/year

"Went through my entire shelf in an afternoon with the scanner. Cover art, descriptions, genres — all automatic. Unbelievable."

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Marcus T.
Sci-fi collector

"Our whole book club uses it now. Wishlists, activity feeds, reading progress — it's transformed how we talk about books."

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Priya M.
Book club organiser

"The AI recommendations are genuinely good. It recommended me three books I'd never have found that became instant favourites."

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Pricing

Simple, honest pricing

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Free

$0/mo

For casual readers

  • 100 books in library
  • 10 active loans
  • 20 friends
  • 3 reviews/month
  • Weekly AI picks
  • Preset avatars
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Pro

$10/mo

For dedicated bookworms

  • 1,000 books in library
  • 100 active loans
  • 200 friends
  • Unlimited reviews
  • Daily AI picks
  • Custom avatar upload
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Premium

$20/mo

For collectors

  • Unlimited books & loans
  • Unlimited friends & reviews
  • On-demand AI picks
  • Bulk import/export
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Priority support
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Common questions

Everything you need to know

Yes — free forever, no credit card required. The free plan supports 100 books, 10 active loans, 20 friends, and weekly AI recommendations.

Open the scanner on your phone, point at the barcode on the back cover. The ISBN is read instantly via the browser's camera API, then we fetch the complete book metadata — cover art, synopsis, genres, publisher, and more.

Absolutely. Record a loan to anyone by name and email — they don't need an account. You track the return date and get reminded when it's overdue.

We analyse your library, reading history, and ratings using OpenAI GPT to generate recommendations personalised to your taste. Your data is never shared or used to train AI models.

Yes — Pro and Premium plans support bulk import from CSV. You can export your entire library at any time on all plans.

You keep Pro or Premium features until the end of your billing period, then drop to Free limits. Your data is never deleted.

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