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.
Why We Built Kiveo
Somewhere along the way, reading became another thing to optimize and share. Track your streak. Hit your annual goal. Rate every book. Share your progress with a social network. Turn every quiet moment with a book into a metric to post about.
But that’s not how meaningful reading works.
Do you ever finish a book and realize you don’t really remember what happened, and what the details were about your favorite parts?
When you’re truly present with your books, it’s much easier to remember them. When you capture a passage and sit with it. When you jot down what it was that sparked your interest or curiosity. When you’re not reading just because you’re supposed to hit a certain number by the end of the year.
We built Kiveo for that kind of reading.
What Makes Kiveo Different
- It’s completely private. No followers. No leaderboards. No social pressure to review books or share what you’re reading. Kiveo is your space to think, reflect, build your personal library, and engage with books without an audience.
- It prioritizes meaning over metrics. Instead of asking you to rate books or maintain streaks, Kiveo helps you capture what actually matters—the quotes that moved you, the ideas that sparked something new, and your own reflections on why they resonated. It still tracks stats like books and pages read, but
- It respects your reading rhythm. Some weeks you’ll read more, some less. Kiveo tracks your practice without pressure. Sit down and start a session that’s as long or as short as it needs to be to fit into your day.
Key Features
Since Kiveo was built for mindful readers, we’re building it mindfully, too—choosing features based on how useful they are, and not on how cool or hyped they might be at the moment.
These are our main features right now. Have thoughts or suggestions? Please feel free to send them our way!
Save Quotes & Reflections
Capture meaningful passages as you read. Add your thoughts about why they struck you. Build a personal collection of ideas to return to any time.
Track Live Reading Sessions
Use the built-in timer to stay present during reading sessions. Keep a mindful eye on the timer to remind yourself that this time is just for you and your book.
Build Your Private Library
Organize books on custom shelves that reflect how you actually read, what your thoughts are, or any way you want. Track your progress without the pressure of public goals.
Return and Reflect
Every quote you save lives on in Kiveo like it’s your own personal reading journal. Revisit insights from months ago. Watch patterns emerge in what resonates with you.
Track Basic Stats
Kiveo isn’t focused on metrics, but it’ll still track your basic stats. See your total books read, total pages read, total hours read, current daily streak, and more.
Who Kiveo Is For
- Book clubbers who want to take notes and remember quotes for deeper discussions
- Students who need to organize insights across multiple books for their work
- Deep thinkers who want to capture ideas that spark creativity and motivation
- Journalers building a digital commonplace book with quotes, reflections, and connections
- Digital minimalists wanting to enjoy intentional screen time with an app that has no social features, no endless feeds, and no distractions
- Writers and creatives who want to save passages that inspire and build a personal collection to return to
- You who wants to read with intention
A Different Kind of Reading App
Popular book tracking apps make reading like another performance or competition. Kiveo offers something different: a private space to build presence and mindfulness with your books.
No data sold. No ads served. No habits tracked for profit. Just a tool that respects your privacy and your practice.
Because your reading life belongs to you.