Reading guides

Practical answers to the questions readers actually search for โ€“ and how Must Read handles each one.

How to track books you have read

A practical system for tracking every book you read โ€“ statuses, dates, ratings and notes โ€“ with the Must Read book tracker for iPhone and iPad.

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How to organise your TBR pile

Turn a teetering to-be-read pile into a plan. How to capture, sort and actually read your TBR with statuses and custom lists in Must Read.

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How to time your reading sessions

What a reading timer actually tells you โ€“ speed, pace and honest hours โ€“ plus session goals on your Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island and on Apple Watch.

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How to build a daily reading habit

Reminders, streaks and visible progress โ€“ a simple, sustainable way to read every day, built around the habit tools in Must Read.

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How to import your Goodreads library

Step-by-step: export your Goodreads library as a CSV and import it into Must Read with shelves, ratings, reviews and original reading dates intact.

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How to import your StoryGraph library

Step-by-step: export your StoryGraph data and import it into Must Read with reading dates, ratings and reviews preserved.

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Reading stats: what to track and why

Books per year is just the start. Pages, hours, speed, streaks and Reading DNA โ€“ what reading stats reveal and how Must Read tracks them automatically.

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How to read classic books on your iPhone

56,000+ public-domain classics from Project Gutenberg with a real EPUB reader, inside the Must Read book tracker. How the classics library works.

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How to listen to classic audiobooks on iPhone

16,000+ classic audiobooks from LibriVox with a built-in player, inside the Must Read book tracker. How the audiobook library works.

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How to read your own EPUB files on iPhone

Import EPUBs from Files or AirDrop into Must Read โ€“ covers and metadata extracted automatically, progress saved, no account required.

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How to catalog your home library with a barcode scanner

Digitise hundreds of books in an afternoon: how barcode scanning works in Must Read and how to handle books without barcodes.

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How to set a yearly reading goal you will hit

Pick the right number, track weekly instead of panicking in December, and use streaks to stay on pace โ€“ yearly reading goals in Must Read.

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How to track your reading from your Apple Watch

Time a reading session, log the page you reached and keep your streak on your wrist โ€“ how the Must Read Apple Watch app works, and what it needs.

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Reading widgets for your iPhone Home Screen

What a reading widget can actually show you โ€“ current books, progress, streaks and shortcuts โ€“ and how to pick the right size for your Home Screen or Lock Screen.

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  • Reading timer & Live Activity
  • 56K+ classic eBooks & 16K+ audiobooks
  • Stats, goals & streaks
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