READING CHALLENGES WITH FRIENDS
Who reads more?
Find out together.
Talemi is a reading challenge app for you and your friends. Pick what you count: pages, finished books, minutes or days in a row. Everyone reads their own book, and the leaderboard keeps itself up to date.
Talemi isn’t on the App Store or Google Play yet. See the plan
WHERE WE ARE
The Talemi app
is still in the making.
Talemi isn’t on the App Store or Google Play yet. Every finished stage gets a stamp on this card, and the reservation at the bottom saves your place in line for early access.
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- Title
- Talemi
- Edition
- iOS and Android
| Status | Stage | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Done | Design | The shelf, goals and friend challenges, mapped out screen by screen. |
| Now | In development | We’re building the app and polishing the test version. |
| Next | Early access | People on the list get invited first. |
| Later | Launch | Talemi on the App Store and Google Play. |
HOW IT WORKS
A challenge in three steps
Add your friends
Search for a friend by name or username. Challenges are made for the people you know.
Set the rules
Choose what you count and how long you read: one week, two weeks or 30 days.
Read and check the score
The challenge starts as soon as someone accepts. You log pages as usual, and the leaderboard shows who’s ahead and how much there is to catch up.
WHAT DO WE COUNT?
Four ways to read together
Different books. A shared reason to keep going. Pick the measure that suits the way you all read.
Pages
Most pages read. Any book, every page counts.
Books
Most books finished. Only a book read cover to cover scores.
Minutes
Most minutes read. Sessions with logged time count, so a comic and a doorstopper are on equal terms.
Days in a row
Longest streak. Consecutive days with a book count, even if it’s just a few pages.
A GOOD START
Three ideas for your first challenge
A week of pages
Who can read the most pages by Sunday? Short and light, perfect for a first go.
Two weeks of minutes
Everyone reads what they like. Time with a book counts, not its thickness.
30 days with a book
The longest streak wins, not the fastest reader. A few pages a day is enough.
More reading challenge ideas How to set up a challenge with friends Reading challenge 2027
A FAIR SCORE
Friendly competition, no padding
And if you lose? “Still a good chapter.”
- Points count from the moment you join the challenge.
- Moving a book to another shelf or saving the same page again never adds points.
- Only challenge participants see the results.
- You can call a challenge off, and everyone invited is told.
QUESTIONS
Before you challenge anyone
For more on tracking your reading, read how to choose a reading tracker app.
Is the app free?
Joining early access is free. The current test version has no payments or features requiring a subscription. Pricing for the public release has not been decided.
Do my friends need Talemi too?
Yes. Challenges run between friends in the app, so everyone you invite needs an account.
Can everyone read a different book?
Yes. Everyone reads their own book, and the score counts in the unit chosen for the whole challenge.
Which phones does Talemi run on?
We’re developing Talemi for iOS and Android, in English, Polish, German, French, Spanish and Portuguese. There are no public store links yet, so join early access to hear about it.
JOIN TALEMI
The next page won’t read itself.
Join early access and get your Talemi invite before the app reaches the stores.