I Built Baby Book Tracker for Our Reading Routine

I got into the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten project and wanted a simple app to track the books I read to my kid. None of the options I tried felt right for that specific use case: routines get messy, multiple people may read to the same child, and it is easy to lose track of what happened when. Baby Book Tracker is what I built instead. Open the app, log a reading session in a few taps, and move on with your day.

What's in the app

I wanted something calm and lightweight where you can create profiles for one or more children, manage a shared library of books, log who read what, when, and in which language, and see progress over time without spreadsheets or notes apps. The app focuses on a few core screens instead of trying to do everything:

• Home: quick overview of your reading activity
• Books: add and organize your library
• History: browse past sessions by date
• Stats: see streaks, top books, and per-baby breakdowns

It also supports collaborators, so parents, grandparents, or caregivers can contribute to the same reading log. The app starts free, with a limited number of books you can create, and offers a one-time unlock for full access instead of a subscription.

Private by default

One important choice was to keep things private by default: you can use the app without creating an account, and your data stays on your device or in iCloud if you enable backups. It is the same local-first, no-account approach I used for Provato and Yore. None of these apps need your data to leave your phone to be useful.

Baby Book Tracker is currently available on iOS: download on the App Store. Screenshots, a feature breakdown, and the roadmap are at babybooktracker.montalesi.dev.