Talemi and Lubimyczytać do not compete for the same thing, even though both help you read. Lubimyczytać is a Polish service with a catalogue, ratings and opinions. Talemi is an app for logging progress, goals and challenges with friends. For many people the answer is “both”, and below we explain why.
Talemi is our app, so read this with that in mind. About Lubimyczytać we write only what the app’s official page confirms (checked 3 October 2026; the page is in Polish). Features change, so check the service’s site before you decide.
What Lubimyczytać does
According to the app’s description you can search for and add books to virtual shelves there, save and rate what you have read, mark books to read and share opinions with friends. There is “Czytomierz”, a reading timer, and a virtual bookmark. The app shows where and when you read most, has a smartwatch version and a challenges section.
What Talemi does
Talemi shows progress on the spines of books on your shelf. You log a page number and optionally the reading time (with the built-in timer or by hand), set a daily goal and look at stats. You can make your own lists and challenges with friends counted in pages, books or minutes. The app works in English, Polish, German, French, Spanish and Portuguese. It is in early access, with no public store links, and joining the list is free.
We state the limits plainly: Talemi has no ratings, reviews or imports from other services yet, and the catalogue relies on open Open Library data, so some Polish editions may be incomplete.
Feature comparison
| Lubimyczytać | Talemi | |
|---|---|---|
| Main purpose | catalogue, ratings and opinions | progress, goals and challenges |
| Virtual shelves | yes | yes, with a progress bar on the spine |
| Ratings and reviews | yes | no |
| Reading time logging | yes, a “Czytomierz” timer | yes, a reading timer or minutes entered by hand |
| Page logging | virtual bookmark | yes, page number |
| Stats | yes, when and where you read | yes |
| Challenges | yes, a challenges section | yes, with friends in pages, books or minutes |
| Languages | Polish service | Six, including Polish and English |
| Availability | iOS and Android, available now | in development: early access, not in the stores yet |
| Price | free to download, with ads; paid ad-free subscription | early access is free; core features will be free, Talemi Plus planned |
We checked availability and prices on 25 October 2026, on the Lubimyczytać app page and Google Play.
When to choose which
Lubimyczytać
When you are looking for your next book, want to check opinions or rate what you have read.
Talemi
When you want to see how you are doing, set a small goal and compete with friends without reviewing.
Both together
Search and opinions in one place, daily page logging and challenges in the other.
How to use both together
- Find a book in the service with opinions. Read a few reviews and decide.
- Add it to your shelf in Talemi. Enter the page you are on.
- Read and log pages. The daily goal and the progress bar do the rest.
- When you finish, go back to the catalogue. Rate the book where it can be rated.
More on comparing apps in Goodreads alternatives and in our guide to reading tracker apps. On choosing a unit to log, see page counter or reading timer.
Want to see how it works? See how Talemi works and join early access.
Sources
- Lubimyczytać: mobile app (in Polish), checked 3 October 2026.