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CandlApp
CandlApp helps users track books, notes, and reading goals in a private reading journal.
About CandlApp
CandlApp is a private web-based reading journal for tracking books, notes, and reading goals. Users can add books by search, mark them as reading, planned, or read, track progress page by page, rate and tag titles, and organize them with custom shelves. It also supports notes, citations, reviews, and summaries with spaced-repetition review, book-count goals with date ranges, reading statistics, and favorite-author tracking with release notifications.
It is described as private by default with no followers, public reviews, or social recommendations. It supports Goodreads library import via CSV upload and export as JSON or CSV, and works on phone, tablet, and desktop through the browser. The free tier is described as allowing up to 100 books, with unlimited books and advanced analytics on a paid plan.
Key features
- Track reading status and page-by-page progress with ratings and tags
- Create custom shelves to organize library
- Capture notes, citations, reviews and summaries with spaced-repetition review
- Set book-count goals with date ranges and dashboard tracking
- View stats on pages, ratings, streaks, authors, tags and decades
- Import Goodreads library via CSV and export as JSON or CSV
Best for: Readers who want a private place to track books and notes without social features.
Good for
- Private by default with no followers or public reviews
- Imports Goodreads libraries via CSV and exports as JSON or CSV
- Combines book tracking with notes, goals, statistics and author follows
Watch out for
- Free tier limited to up to 100 books in library
- Unlimited books and advanced analytics require paid plan
- No followers, public reviews, or social recommendations
CandlApp at a glance
- Website
- candlapp.com
- Category
- Books & Reading › Book Discovery
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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CandlApp FAQ
Can I import my books from Goodreads?
Yes. You can import your library from Goodreads via CSV upload with progress tracking and item review.
Is Candl free?
Candl is free to use, with an optional paid plan for extra features like reading stats and unlimited lists.
What happens to my data?
You can export everything as JSON or CSV and delete your account anytime.
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