What Goodreads and Wibely have in common
Both let you track Books and keep a record of what you have finished. From the table above, both also offer:
- iOS and Android apps
- Lists
- Reviews
- Social feed
- Direct messaging
- Year-end recap
- Import your history
Where Wibely is different
Goodreads covers Books. Wibely covers Movies, TV, Music, Books and Games in one profile, so the book that became a movie and the game that came from a show all sit together, with the same friends seeing all of it.
- Where to watch
- Episode-level tracking
- Song previews
- Translate a review to English
- AI writing help
- Friends who watched it, on the title
- Group messaging
- Shareable cards
- Streaks
- All-time favourites
- Music recognition
- Now-playing detection
- Home screen widgets
Wibely also has Wibe™ messaging: send a title to a friend as a card instead of a link, and talk about it in the same chat.
Who should stay with Goodreads
If books are all you track and your reading friends are on Goodreads, it does that job, and you may not need anything else. Wibely is for people whose year is a mix: a few shows, a stack of books, one long game and the music in between.
How to move your Goodreads history
- On goodreads.com, open My Books, then Import and export, and choose Export Library.
- Download the CSV file. In Wibely, choose Goodreads as the source and upload it.
What comes across: Ratings, reviews, the date you read each book, and your to-read shelf (into Saved). Books on your currently-reading shelf come in as read, so skip those in the preview if you are part-way through.
You see every match before anything is saved, nothing is posted to your friends, your original dates are kept, and "Undo this import" removes everything it added. The full import guide has the details for every service.
Questions people ask
- Is Wibely a good Goodreads alternative?
- Yes, if you want more than Books in one place. Wibely tracks Books like Goodreads and adds Movies, TV, Music and Games, with one profile and one set of friends.
- Is Wibely free?
- Yes. Tracking, reviews, messaging and imports are free on iPhone and Android. Wibely Plus adds extras on top.
- Can I import my Goodreads history into Wibely?
- Yes. On goodreads.com, open My Books, then Import and export, and choose Export Library. Then upload the file in Wibely. You see every match before anything is saved, and you can undo the import afterwards.
- Do I have to stop using Goodreads?
- No. The import reads a copy of your data. Nothing changes in your Goodreads account.
- What else can Wibely import?
- Letterboxd, Goodreads, Trakt, Netflix viewing history and Backloggd. Each import shows a preview first and can be undone.
Compare Wibely with other apps
See all five side by side on the full comparison, or read the same breakdown for:
Letterboxd alternativeTrakt alternativeSerializd alternativeBackloggd alternative

