A Goodreads alternative for books, movies and TV

Curate is a free, ad-free alternative to Goodreads that covers books, movies and TV shows, with a modern, minimal design, built by a fellow book lover.

Three reasons to choose Curate over Goodreads

  1. Independently owned, by someone who loves books. Goodreads has belonged to Amazon since 2013, is tied into Kindle, and is now part of Amazon's advertising network. Curate is built and owned by one person who loves books and uses it every day. There's no parent company, no retail agenda, and no ads, ever.
  2. Books alongside films and TV. Goodreads is for books only. Curate keeps your reading, watching and 'to-watch/read' lists in one library, so you can see the adaptation you've queued next to the novel you finished last week.
  3. It's about what you like, not what everyone else likes. You're not bombarded with community reviews, the latest releases or what's trending. Curate is intentionally calmer and quieter, putting tracking and curating ahead of the community, so what you read (and watch!) stays at the centre.

If that sounds like your kind of thing, create an account now. It's completely free, takes about 10 seconds, and all you need is a Google account.

Where Goodreads is stronger

Goodreads has by far the largest community of readers with an enormous catalogue of reviews and a seamless Kindle integration. If you read mostly on a Kindle and enjoy reading others' reviews, it's hard to beat. Curate is intentionally calmer, prioritising a modern, minimalist design with features built for how people track today, not a decade ago.

Importing takes a few minutes

  1. Go to goodreads.com/review/import and click Export library to download a CSV file.
  2. Sign in to Curate (it's free - just requires a Google account), then choose the Import option after onboarding.
  3. Choose Goodreads and upload the CSV file. The import starts automatically.

Questions

What Goodreads data can be imported?

Everything in your Goodreads export. Your books come across with their ratings, reviews and read dates, and your shelves become collections.

How does tracking differ on Curate?

Tracking is dead simple. Everything you add has one of four statuses: queued, started, finished or stopped. 'Read' becomes finished, 'Currently reading' becomes started and 'Want to read' becomes queued. Stopped is there for the books you give up on, without needing a shelf of your own for them.

Will my reviews be public?

Not unless you choose. Imported reviews are private by default, and you can change who sees them at any time.

Is Curate free?

Yes. Curate is free to use, and there are no ads (and never will be).

Does Curate work on my phone?

Yes. Curate works in any browser and installs on iPhone and Android.