The Kiveo Journal
News, notes &
the making of Kiveo
Release notes, feature deep-dives, and the occasional essay on reading. Where we write down what we're building, and why.
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How To Switch From Goodreads (Without Losing Your Data)
Leaving Goodreads? Here's how to export your library and bring your shelves, books, and reading dates into Kiveo in a few minutes.
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Best Reading Tracker Apps for iPhone (2026)
There's no shortage of apps that promise to organize your reading. The hard part is that they don't all want the same thing for you. Some are built to turn your reading into a stream of charts. Some want to gamify it into a daily streak. Some are really social…
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How to Save and Organize Your Favorite Book Quotes
A calm, practical guide to saving the quotes that stay with you — from notebooks to phone notes to dedicated apps — and actually finding them later.
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Kiveo 1.2: Primrose — A Quieter Way to Track Your Reading
Kiveo 1.2 isn't a reinvention. It's the set of things we've been meaning to build for a while now.
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Why We Don’t Have A Social Feed — And Never Will
We built Kiveo as a Goodreads alternative for readers who want their reading life to stay private. No feed today, no feed tomorrow.
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New: Sharing Cards, Custom Books, And A Fresh Look
We are excited to announce our first major update, packed with new features and many improvements across the app.
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Introducing Kiveo: A Reading Journal & Book Tracker App Built for Deep Reading
We're excited to announce the launch of Kiveo—a private reading journal and book tracking app designed for readers who want to engage deeply with their books, remember what they read, and skip the competition aspect of other reading tracker apps.
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