Pick Up
...where you left off
A quiet reading companion for people who want to remember what they read - not just finish it.
Track every reading session and capture short thoughts about moments that matter. When you come back days or weeks later, Pick Up brings you back into the right headspace, not just the right page. You can also share thoughts with others reading the same book.
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Your Reading Journal
Turn the thoughts you capture while reading into polished journal entries, and share them on your own public page.
Step 1
Capture thoughts
Record voice notes or type text reflections as you read. They’re saved alongside your book.
Step 2
Generate a journal entry
Your captured thoughts are woven into a cohesive, beautifully written journal entry.
Step 3
Publish & share
Publish to your public reading page and share with friends, book clubs, or the world.
Step 1
Capture thoughts
Record voice notes or type text reflections as you read. They’re saved alongside your book.
Step 2
Generate a journal entry
Your captured thoughts are woven into a cohesive, beautifully written journal entry.
Step 3
Publish & share
Publish to your public reading page and share with friends, book clubs, or the world.
Your own public journal at app.pickupreader.com
Auto-generated drafts from your captured thoughts
Full editing, make it yours before publishing
Share individual entries or your whole page
Simple. Elegant. Thoughtful.
Designed for readers who want to focus on the story, not the app.
Smart Book Tracking
Scan ISBN barcodes or add books manually. Track your reading progress page by page.
Reading Sessions
Track every minute you spend reading. Build consistent habits with automatic session tracking.
Reading Countdown Timer
Set a countdown timer to challenge yourself and stay focused. A fun way to build your reading habit.
Capture Your Thoughts
Record a voice note or type a quick thought as you read. Both are saved alongside your book.
Reading Insights
Track your reading streaks, yearly progress, and celebrate milestones.
Smart Reminders
Daily reading reminders to build consistent habits. Never miss your reading time.
Cloud Sync
Access your library across devices. Never lose your reading history.
Reading JournalBeta
Turn your captured thoughts across a book into a polished journal entry. Publish your reflections on your own public page at app.pickupreader.com.
Reading Calendar
See your reading activity on a heatmap calendar. Visualise your consistency and celebrate streaks.
Smart Book Tracking
Scan ISBN barcodes or add books manually. Track your reading progress page by page.
Reading Sessions
Track every minute you spend reading. Build consistent habits with automatic session tracking.
Reading Countdown Timer
Set a countdown timer to challenge yourself and stay focused. A fun way to build your reading habit.
Capture Your Thoughts
Record a voice note or type a quick thought as you read. Both are saved alongside your book.
Reading Insights
Track your reading streaks, yearly progress, and celebrate milestones.
Smart Reminders
Daily reading reminders to build consistent habits. Never miss your reading time.
Cloud Sync
Access your library across devices. Never lose your reading history.
Reading JournalBeta
Turn your captured thoughts across a book into a polished journal entry. Publish your reflections on your own public page at app.pickupreader.com.
Reading Calendar
See your reading activity on a heatmap calendar. Visualise your consistency and celebrate streaks.
Simple Pricing
Free
Everything you need to get started.
- Unlimited books in library
- Book Collections - organise books into custom lists
- Capture unlimited thoughts with voice or text
- Reading progress & session tracking with timer
- Monthly Recap graphics — shareable reading summaries
- 3D bookshelf view (4 free wood styles)
- Card Stack View — swipe through your library like a deck of cards
- Reading Activity - shareable calendar heatmap
Premium
$4.99/month or $49.99/year
- Everything in Free
- Cloud sync across devices
- Early access to new features (Coming Soon)
- Unlimited voice transcriptions
- Reading journal with public page Beta
- Unlimited picks from The Shelf (personalised book recommender)
- 4 exclusive premium themes (Parchment, Ink, Void, Sepia)
- 6 premium bookshelf wood styles (Mahogany, Midnight, Sage, Marble, Ebony, Rattan)
- Vote on the product roadmap
Free
Everything you need to get started.
- Unlimited books in library
- Book Collections — organise books into custom lists
- Capture unlimited thoughts with voice or text
- Reading progress & session tracking with timer
- Monthly Recap graphics — shareable reading summaries
- 3D bookshelf view (4 free wood styles)
- Card Stack View — swipe through your library like a deck of cards
- Reading Activity — shareable calendar heatmap
Premium
$4.99/month or $49.99/year
- Everything in Free
- Cloud sync across devices
- Early access to new features (Coming Soon)
- Unlimited voice transcriptions
- Reading journal with public page Beta
- Unlimited picks from The Shelf (personalised book recommender)
- 4 exclusive premium themes (Parchment, Ink, Void, Sepia)
- 6 premium bookshelf wood styles (Mahogany, Midnight, Sage, Marble, Ebony, Rattan)
- Vote on the product roadmap
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Pick Up Reader
Pick Up is designed for readers who want to go deeper than just logging books. While Goodreads and StoryGraph focus on cataloguing and social features, Pick Up focuses on your personal reading experience. Timed sessions that build real habits, the ability to capture your thoughts as you read, automatic transcription that turns those thoughts into searchable text, and beautiful audiogram videos to share your insights. Less social network, more personal reading journal.
While reading, tap record to capture your thoughts out loud, or type them directly as a text reflection. Pick Up saves both voice and written thoughts alongside your book with the page number and chapter context. Premium users get automatic transcription that converts voice recordings into searchable text, and you can create shareable audiogram videos with animated waveforms or share text reflections as beautiful cards. Perfect for BookTok, Bookstagram, or sharing with friends.
Yes! The free plan gives you unlimited book tracking, book collections to organise your library into custom lists, reading sessions, a reading timer, voice and text thought capture, reading stats, streaks, a reading calendar, Monthly Recap graphics, a 3D bookshelf view with 4 wood styles, and 3 book recommendations via The Shelf — our personalised book recommender. Premium unlocks automatic transcription, cloud sync across devices, audiogram video creation with custom waveform styles, 6 premium bookshelf wood styles, unlimited recommendations via The Shelf, and advanced insights. You can use Pick Up fully without ever paying.
Absolutely. Pick Up stores everything locally on your device first, so you can add books, track sessions, and capture thoughts without an internet connection. If you are a Premium subscriber, your data syncs to the cloud automatically when you are back online. Nothing is ever lost.
Your data is yours. Pick Up stores everything on-device by default — no account required. Cloud sync (Premium) uses encrypted storage so your data is protected in transit and at rest. We do not sell your reading habits, we do not show ads, and we do not share your information with third parties. Your reading life stays private.
Pick Up currently supports: English (UK & US), German, Spanish (Latin America & Spain), French, Italian and Portuguese (Brazil). We are continuously improving translations and adding more languages — let us know which ones you'd like to see next!
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