Penny - Reading Companion

Track your reading journey with ambient sounds, reading timer, notes, stats.

Meet Penny — your cozy, personal reading companion.

Penny helps you build a reading habit you'll actually stick with. Track your books, time your sessions, take notes, and watch your progress grow — all in a beautiful app that works offline, respects your privacy, and never asks you to create an account.

BUILD YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY
• Search millions of books from Google Books, Apple Books & Open Library
• Scan barcodes to add books in seconds
• Import your library from Goodreads or StoryGraph
• Organize with built-in shelves (To Read, Reading, Finished, DNF) or create your own
• Half-star ratings — because some books deserve that 3.5

TRACK YOUR READING SESSIONS
• Built-in reading timer with page tracking
• Live Notification — see your timer without opening the app
• Pause, resume, and review past sessions
• Set daily reading goals and celebrate when you hit them

SET THE MOOD WITH AMBIENT SOUNDSCAPES
• 19 handcrafted ambient sounds across 6 categories: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Romance, Study & Nature
• Mix multiple sounds together for the perfect reading atmosphere
• Crackling fire, rain on a window, lo-fi beats, medieval tavern, and more
• Keeps playing in the background while you read

CAPTURE EVERY THOUGHT
• Take notes, highlight quotes, and jot down thoughts — organized per book
• Build glossaries to track terms, places, and concepts
• Track characters with descriptions, traits, and first appearances
• Everything stays with the book, easy to revisit anytime

SEE YOUR PROGRESS
• Reading streaks that motivate you to keep going
• Detailed stats: books read, pages turned, time spent
• Year in Review — your reading journey at a glance
• Genre breakdown, monthly trends, and session averages

Penny is made with love for readers who want a simple, beautiful, and private way to enjoy their books. No social pressure, no algorithms, no data harvesting — just you and your next great read.