If you are in the habit of keeping track of your books digitally, you have been using the most popular platform on the web for years, Goodreads. But there’s a new app in the town that is slowly gaining interest in the hearts and minds of readers: Fable. See what the app with the enchanting title is and, most importantly, its pros and cons.
What is the Fable Book App?
Fable is a social app where you can track your reading journey, review, and interact with others on the topic of books and TV shows in an aesthetically pleasing and convenient manner. The platform offers a load of features, such as clubs, an AI chatbot for recommendations, an in-built reader, and more.
Pros
Book Club and Watch Club-
Book clubs have been on many book review sites, whether it be Goodreads or any other, so it’s not the newest thing. However, what makes the Fable book platform different is that this feature has a more lively aesthetic and makes it look more social.
In fable book clubs, there is also a feature called “Clubs Reading Free Books,” where you can directly download the book from the site and start to discuss it at the club. This is a smart decision by the makers to add to the platform to bring in readers.
Posts-
With the feature of adding photos and your thoughts on reads, the fable platform makes the whole environment of the app more like a social media that’s surrounded just by books. Though this is not the first app to integrate this feature in a book reader track, other platforms like Litsy have tried this.
Reader Summary-
After importing your reads to the app, you’ll get a curated AI reader summary based on your reads, which is a cute little touch!
Addition of Scout, an AI Helper-
The integration of Scout is similar to the use feature of Meta AI, which you may have seen or used on Instagram or WhatsApp. But this has only helped us in the area of books now. It’s still in its beta stage, but it still makes a fine addition and brings a point to the Fable Book app review, making the platform seem more tech-savvy.
Reader Analysis-
Fable Platform presents you with some fun infographics about your reading journey, such as a month-by-month presentation of the books read in each of them, most read genres, most read authors/books by the publisher, and average rating (though Goodreads also has this last feature).
E-Reader-
You can read your downloaded books and classic free e-books on the app. While you cannot read your device’s other downloaded book, this feature is convenient. Though warning, only classics are available until now, which can also be available for free on other popular platforms such as Project Gutenberg and Google Books.
Reading Streak-
Like in the social media app Snapchat, where you send streaks (photos or videos) to users as daily interactions, you can complete a daily reading streak in the Fable book app. You click a tick on your current read, and you’ve got a streak, which, of course, can break if you don’t read continuously.
Half Star Power-
The fable book app lets you rate half stars and a.25 increments of stars to your reads as well. For example, 3.5 or 3.75 out of 5 stars. Now, this feature is specific to Goodreads only, as it doesn’t have this option, but many other book rating platforms like Storygraph, Hardcover, and LibraryThing also give you the same option.
Cons-
Cannot Message Others
While you can talk in clubs and threads of posts as you comment, there’s no DM (Direct Message) option to talk to your followers or the one you are following.
Lack of Reading Wrap Customization
While I enjoy making the reading wrap (up to 15 books) for a month on the app, there are only 6 background colors to choose from and just a dozen stickers.
Doesn’t Count Re-reads
Goodreads can add your re-reads, which helps make it a better tracker and count your reads towards reading goals.
Lack of TV Clubs
Since the site is mainly about fable book clubs, TV ones are vacant. Of course, you can join or make your own club on the app, but the response could be better because only two or three TV show clubs have some active members.
App Vs Platform
While we have counted many advantages to the fable book app review until now, at the end of the day, it is an app available on Android and iOS. Other book platforms, whether it be Goodreads. Storygraph or others are available as apps and websites that help you easily use them on a laptop/PC and log in to other devices.
Not For Statistics
While the statistics of fable platforms are quite aesthetic to look at, there are only four (as of right now). Other apps and websites give you more fun and interesting analysis.
Doesn’t Show Your List Alphabetically
This is a minor but quite an infuriating thing when you have different shelves; they need to come in alphabetical order for our convenience.
Similarity Between Fable And Goodreads
We read about the pros and cons, and now, here is a quick view of what’s similar between the two book-based platforms:
Clubs-
The option of joining and creating book groups/clubs.
Option To Follow Readers
Lists-
Both the book platforms have similar lists from which users can get recommendations.
Reading Goal Set Up Of The Year
Similar Book Interest Match-
On Goodreads, this option comes after clicking on a specific option. At the same time, it’s easier on the fable book app, where the badge is directly underneath the profile photo, if your and other people’s book interests overlap.
To End
In this fable book app review, we have tried our best to bring out the platform’s advantages and disadvantages and how you can use it to track and interact with others about your book and TV shows. Many people have already chosen their ideal book trackers, but judging from reviewers, they consider this an alternative to Goodreads or their other book platforms. Will you be changing your book social app?
Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post. The review is of an Android app user of Version 195 (19042).
