Simply TBR: Tame the Stack
Simply TBR lets you collect all your books all in one calm place so you can stop second-guessing and start reading. Easily surface books in app or through widgets.
Read your way out!
Pick something. Read it. Let it go.
Stop juggling multiple apps to figure out what you own.
One stack. One place. No overwhelm.
Simply TBR is a calm reading backlog manager for people whose TBR has quietly taken over. Quick button web syncs pull from your NetGalley shelf, Kindle library, Libby loans, Audible library, and more into one place... so you can finally see what you have, pick what to read next, and actually finish it.
Why I Built This
Over the last several years, as I got busier, my NetGalley feedback ratio has dropped from well over 80% to only 56%. My shelf has grown larger and I've lost track of what I actually had over different sources.
The moment that broke me... I had a Goodreads email about a new book release, realized it was book three and I'd missed book two, and then hopping onto NetGalley realized I already had both book two and three sitting in my Kindle from NetGalley. They'd been there for months and I hadn't started either of them. I had completely forgotten them.
I realized I needed all my books in one place, rather than over several apps that had to be pieced together. I needed everything I owned in one place and I needed that place to become visible...
So I built Simply TBR to answer one question: What do I actually have? And realized the what should I read next and/or what am I reading are both also answered.
— Kyra, indie developer & SimplyKyra LLC 💕
WHAT IT DOES
One calm place for your whole reading pile
Simply TBR isn't a reading tracker, a catalogue, or a social app. It's a backlog manager built for the specific, uncomfortable feeling of knowing you have hundreds of books and not being able to see any of them.
See your whole stack
Connect your reading apps and see every book you have access to in one place... NetGalley ARCs, Amazon, Audible, Libby, and more. Add physical books and library holds manually. One view. No switching.
Lucky Spin
Can't decide what to read? Tap Lucky Spin. The app fans out a random selection (set it to 3, 5, or 7 books) and asks you to pick one. Small enough to choose from. Roll again as many times as you need.
Reading tab
Started books move here. Take notes while you're in it. Pause without guilt. Set aside without shame. Your stack stays tidy and your progress stays visible.
Widgets
From Your Stack surfaces unread books on your home screen. Continue Reading keeps your in-progress books visible. Both available. See what you have, be reminded, and no app required to check in.
Sort, filter, and group
Sort by archive date, added date, author, or page count. Filter by source, format, or cover status. Group by genre or source. Drill into exactly what you feel like reading right now. Know you want something specific. Set your choice to load automatically when you open the app.
Exit Ceremony
Finishing deserves a moment. Simply TBR shows links to open your NetGalley review page, return your Prime Reading title, check in your Libby loan, or hand it off to Goodreads... all based on where the book came from. Confetti optional but recommended.
What It Is Not
Scope discipline is a SimplyKyra value.
Simply TBR is not a reading catalogue (there's so many out there already), not a wishlist (only books you can actually access belong here), not a review platform (notes hand off and disappear), and not a social app.
No ratings. No streaks. No scores.
No judgment about how long a book has been sitting there.
The emotional job is relief, not record-keeping.
Sources
Where your books come from
Simply TBR imports from the reading apps you already use. Connect as many or as few as you want.
Synced automatically
Connected subscription
- NetGalleyARCs, archive dates, feedback ratio, Author Watch
- KindlePurchased books
- Amazon SubscriptionsPrime Reading, Kindle Unlimited, comiXology
- AudibleYour audiobook library
- Apple BooksImport via screenshots
- LibbyCurrent loans and suspended holds
Add manually
Always free
- Physical booksScan the barcode cover appears automatically
- Local LibraryBooks you returned and want to get again
- OtherAdd by ISBN, csv file, or manually anything that doesn't fit elsewhere
Plans
Free to start. Connected when you're ready.
Free tier is genuinely useful for building your stack and managing your reading. Connected unlocks the importing that makes it effortless.
Free
Free to start, always
- Add books manually, by barcode, or by ISBN
- Filtering, sorting, and grouping
- View by list or book covers
- Take simple notes
- Lucky Spin
- Exit Ceremony
- Both widgets with lists, covers, or bookshelf
- Find Duplicates
- Minimal Reading Stats
Connected
$1.99/month · $14.99/year
- Everything in Free, plus:
Unlocks
- Import from NetGalley, Audible, Libby, & Amazon
- Import from Booklist Screenshot
- Author Watch (NetGalley)
- Bulk Refresh All Metadata
- Bulk Fetch Missing Covers
3-day free trial (monthly) · 7-day free trial (annual)
Your books stay in your stack even if your subscription lapses.
Pricing shown in the App Store in your local currency
Widgets
Check in without opening the app
Simply TBR has two home screen widgets that keep your reading life visible.
Private By Design
Your reading life is yours
Simply TBR uses your iCloud account for sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No external servers. No analytics. No third-party tracking. Your books, notes, and reading history stay within Apple's infrastructure and never leave it.
Custom covers you set are stored in CloudKit and sync across your devices. Notes are deleted with the book. Nothing persists anywhere else.
Tame the stack. Read your way out.
See it all. Tame that stack.
Free to download. Calm by design. No judgment about how long that book has been sitting there.
Download on the App Store
