Build a reading tracker around how you read

Save the reason, not just the title

“Recommended by Sam after our conversation about cities” is a good reason to pick up a book six months later. A title on its own can lose that connection.

Give each book a recommender and a short “why I saved it” note. Keep “want to read,” “reading,” and “finished” as the first statuses. If you often abandon books, add “set aside” without making it feel like a failure.

Try this reading-list brief

Make a personal reading tracker. Each book has a title, author, status, who recommended it, and why I saved it. Let me add and edit books, filter by status, and search titles. Show the recommendation note under the title. Make it comfortable on my phone. Don't add a social feed, streaks, or annual targets.

Use this as an example brief in Kaddy's build conversation. The generated result needs checking and may need a follow-up request. There is no book-catalog integration implied here: start by entering a few books yourself.

Check the list with a few pretend books

Add two books with similar titles so you can check search. Give one a long note and leave another's recommender blank. Move one to finished, refresh, and check that the filters show the right items.

Edit a note and confirm you haven't created a duplicate book. Then open it on your phone and try adding a title with one hand. If the form feels fussy, ask to show fewer fields at first and keep the rest available when editing.

Let your habits decide the next field

You may want to record who borrowed a book. Or where you heard about it. Or whether your library has it. Add the field that solves a real problem you've encountered.

If you talk with the app's assistant about reading interests, its own memory can carry useful context forward. Your book records remain the place for exact statuses and notes. The assistant isn't promised an up-to-date catalog or live availability at your library.

Know when the app is enough

If you can save a recommendation when it comes up and find something you want to read later, the app is doing its job. It doesn't need to become a social reading platform.

For the full build-and-check process, read how to build a personal app without coding. If you're still deciding what to make, browse more small app ideas.