Support
Readalikes for iOS, Android and the web
Questions, bugs, or ideas? Email us at hello@readalikes.ai and a real person will reply, usually within one business day. In the app you can also write to us from You → Settings → Help & feedback.
Getting recommendations
Tell the AI recommender a few books you loved, describe a mood, or scan your bookshelf. It reads what you gave it, compares it with your reading history, and returns ten picks, each with a short reason it fits. Books you have marked as read, scanned, or imported from Goodreads are left out.
AI picks can occasionally get a detail wrong, like a publication year. Every pick is checked against our catalogue and OpenLibrary, but treat the reasons as a starting point for your own judgment.
Scanning a bookshelf
- Photograph one shelf at a time, close enough that the spines are easy to read.
- Good light helps. Turn on the flash in the scanner if the room is dim.
- After the scan you can leave out any book that was misread before it is saved. Photos are only used to read the spines and are never stored.
Importing from Goodreads
Paste the link to your Goodreads profile, or upload the CSV from Goodreads → My Books → Import and export. A profile link only works if your profile is public: on Goodreads, go to Settings → Privacy → Who can view my profile, and choose Anyone. A linked profile refreshes about once a week.
Readalikes+ subscriptions
- Bought in the iOS app: manage or cancel in the Settings app → your name → Subscriptions. To restore a purchase on a new device, use Restore purchases in the app. Refunds are handled by Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com.
- Bought in the Android app: manage or cancel in Google Play → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions.
- Bought on the website: manage or cancel from your billing page. See the Terms for our refund policy.
Reporting a post
If a community recommendation is spam, hateful, or abusive, tap the “•••” on it in the app and choose Report, or email us a link to it. We review every report within 24 hours.
Deleting your account
In the app, go to You → Settings → Delete account. This permanently removes your profile, shelves, recommendations, and search history. Deleting your account does not cancel an App Store or Google Play subscription, so cancel that first in your device settings. You can also email us from the address on your account and we will delete it for you.
Privacy
Read how we handle your data in our Privacy Policy, and the rules for using Readalikes in our Terms.