What a reading tracker app needs
- Shelves: reading, to-read, finished
- Log progress by page or percent
- Star ratings and short reviews
- Yearly reading goal with progress
- Reading streak and stats
The screens
| Screen | What it does |
|---|---|
| Shelves | Tabs for Reading, To-Read, Finished |
| Book Detail | Progress slider, rating, review, notes |
| Add Book | Title, author, cover, page count |
| Stats | Yearly goal bar, books/pages this year, streak |
| Settings | Goal target, units, subscription |
The data model
Book: title, author, cover, totalPages, shelfProgress: bookId, date, pageReview: bookId, rating, text
The build prompt (copy this)
Paste this into ShipNative and it becomes a working React Native app with these screens, navigable in a live preview, in about two minutes:
Then iterate with small, screen-specific prompts (“make the primary button bigger”, “add an empty state”), preview on your own phone, and export the full Expo project whenever you want. The full method: how to build an app with AI.
How it makes money
Freemium: a small shelf free, unlimited books + stats behind a $2–4/mo subscription. Low price fits the casual-hobby audience.
Implementation and the revenue math for every model: how to make money from an app. When you’re ready to ship: App Store and Google Play publishing guides.
Build it now
The prompt above is free to run at shipnative.dev — working reading tracker app on your phone today, full code export, no credit card.