The books you love say more about you
than photos ever could.
Book Tribe is the social reading app where you build your personal bookshelf, discover your Reading Personality, and get matched with readers who genuinely share your taste.
Free to download · Available worldwide · iOS and Android
Built for readers who mean it
Three ideas at the heart of everything we've built.
Your shelf is your identity
The books you've loved, the ones that broke you, the ones you reread every year — they say something true and specific about who you are. Book Tribe is built around that idea.
Matched by taste, not appearance
We don't match you by location or photos. We match you by the books that shaped you — because a shared love of the same story creates a connection that actually lasts.
Someone who gets it
Whether it's the series you've reread six times or the book that kept you up until 2am — Book Tribe connects you with readers who understand exactly what you mean.
Your Reading Personality — unlike anyone else's
Generated from your shelf. Unique to you.
Every book you add to your shelf tells us something about you. The stories you're drawn to, the worlds you choose to disappear into, the characters that stayed with you long after you finished — Book Tribe analyses all of it and generates a Reading Personality that is entirely your own.
It's not a fixed category or a quiz result. It's a portrait of you as a reader — built from your actual books, updated as your shelf grows, and specific enough that when another reader sees it, they know immediately whether you're their kind of person.
"You read to feel things deeply and sit with them. You're drawn to stories about grief, complicated love, and the quiet weight of being human. Your shelf suggests someone who values honesty over comfort in fiction — you'd rather a book break your heart than leave you unchanged."
Your Reading Personality appears on your profile, updates as your shelf grows, and is shareable from day one.
From first book to first connection
Three steps. Then the conversation you've been waiting to have.
Build your shelf
Scan barcodes, search by title, or import your collection from Goodreads, StoryGraph, Kindle, and more. Your shelf is everything.
Discover your Reading Personality
Book Tribe generates a personalised portrait of you as a reader — built from your actual shelf, unique to you, and shareable from day one.
Meet your matches
Get matched with readers who share your taste. Message them. Finally talk to someone who has read it too.
Ready to find your readers?
Build your shelf, discover your Reading Personality, and meet readers who love what you love. Free to download.
Everything a reader needs
Thoughtfully built for people who take books seriously.
Build your digital dream bookshelf
Scan, search, or import your entire collection in minutes. Every book you add becomes part of who you are on Book Tribe.
- ISBN barcode scanning
- Import from Goodreads, StoryGraph, Kindle, LibraryThing & Fable
- Custom shelves and reading lists
- Reading status tracking across all your books
Find readers who feel like home
Your matches are readers who genuinely share your literary taste — not people who live nearby or look a certain way. People who have loved the same stories.
- Matched by Reading Personality and shared books
- Advanced filters by genre and author
- See your compatibility and what you share
- Message your matches directly
Conversations that start with stories
Message your matches, join book clubs, and share the kind of thoughts about a book that you can only say to someone who has actually read it.
- Direct messaging with your matches
- Create or join book clubs
- Shared reading schedules and discussion prompts
- Group reading insights
Stay in the loop
App updates, new features, and reading content. No spam — just books.
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Your tribe is in here
Download Book Tribe and find the readers who love what you love. Available now on Android and iOS.