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Canto - Book Discovery

A Tier
Excellent · provisional
80
5.04 ratings
FreeIn-App Purchases
7mosince update
Books
category
Utilities
category
4+age rating
1language
Made for iPhone
Made for iPad

What is Canto?

A full-screen, swipeable feed of quotes from books readers are reading, with tap-through to each book and a bookmark.

Canto is a book discovery app built around a feed of quotes from books people are reading. Tapping a quote's book title shows the author, cover, and other quotes Canto has from that book. Users can bookmark quotes, which are organized by book in their library.

Pricing. Canto is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.

Good for

  • Finding a next book by reading sample lines from it
  • Saving favorite quotes organized by the book they came from
  • Adding a daily quote to a lock screen or home screen

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Why this app is in A tier

80/100The average of 4 parts, with no weights
Rating100
Ratings46
App Store search rank97
Update recency77

A tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.

Canto scores 80 out of 100: rating 100, rating count 46, App Store search rank 97, update recency 77. The four parts are averaged and A tier follows from that score within this list.

Description

Open the app. Swipe. Find your next book.

Canto is a full-screen feed of handpicked quotes from books people are actually reading - swipeable, beautiful, and impossible to put down. Like TikTok for readers, but instead of videos, it's the sentences that stay with you.

DISCOVER BOOKS THROUGH THEIR BEST LINES

Every quote is a window into a book. Tap the title and you're inside - author, cover, and every quote Canto has from that book. No algorithm guessing. No star ratings. Just the words themselves, doing the work.

SAVE THE LINES THAT HIT

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Bookmark any quote with a single tap. Your library organizes everything by book, so you always know where a line came from and exactly what to read next.

YOUR READING LIFE, VISUALIZED

At the end of each month, generate a gorgeous Reading Card - your books, your favorite quotes, your reading streak. Share it as an image. Your BookTok friends will ask where you got it.

A QUOTE WAITING FOR YOU EVERY DAY

Enable daily quote notifications and Canto delivers one beautiful line to your lock screen every morning. With Canto Pro, customize the delivery time and add morning, afternoon, and evening windows.

YOUR HOME SCREEN, BEAUTIFULLY LITERARY

Add the Canto widget and put a fresh quote on your home screen or lock screen. It rotates automatically and matches your chosen theme.

CANTO PRO - UNLOCK EVERYTHING

  • All genres, blended into one personalized feed
  • Seasonal themes: Autumn Literary, Winter Fireside, Noir, Library at Night, Spring Bloom, Summer Beach Reads
  • Lock screen widget with daily quote
  • Custom notification schedule - morning, afternoon, evening, or bedtime
  • Full streak system with 7-day, 30-day, and 100-day milestones
  • Shareable quote cards and Next Reads cards
  • Streak freeze so one missed day doesn't break your run

Free users get unlimited swiping, unlimited bookmarks, and one genre of their choice. No ads, ever.

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Questions about Canto

Is Canto free to use?

Canto is free to download. Free users get unlimited swiping, unlimited bookmarks, and one genre of their choice. Canto Pro is an in-app purchase; its price is not stated on the App Store.

How do I save quotes and find the book they came from?

Bookmark any quote with a single tap. Your library organizes saved quotes by book. Tapping the book title shows the author, cover, and every quote Canto has from that book.

Does Canto offer notifications and widgets?

Daily quote notifications can be enabled. A widget can show a rotating quote on the home screen. The listing places the lock screen widget and custom notification schedule under Canto Pro.

Is Canto right for me?

Canto is built for finding a next book by reading sample lines from it, saving favorite quotes organized by the book they came from, adding a daily quote to a lock screen or home screen. It sits in the quote discovery list on AppTierList.

Is Canto worth it?

Canto is A tier, ranked #5 of 10 quote discovery apps with a score of 80 out of 100, from a 5.0 App Store rating across 4 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 4 apps rank above it.

How does Canto compare to Motivation and Daily Quotes?

Canto is A tier at 80; Motivation and Daily Quotes is A tier at 81. Motivation and Daily Quotes ranks higher. Canto is free to download, with in-app purchases, Motivation and Daily Quotes is free to download, with in-app purchases.

How often is Canto updated?

Canto was last updated on 2026-04-29, 199 days ago.

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Ranking

Lists
Quote Discovery (A tier, #5) · Book Discovery (B tier, #9)
Tier
A (Excellent)
Score
80 / 100
Rank in list
#5 of 10
Ranking certainty
early: few ratings or search ranks so far

Ratings

App Store rating
5.0 out of 5, every App Store country
Ratings
4

App

Price
Free + IAP
App Store category
Book
Current version
(199 days ago)
Size
70 MB
Requires
iOS 16.0 or later
Age rating
4+
Languages
1
Runs on
iPhone, iPad

Links

Developer pages
Website · Support · Privacy policy
Maker
not verified

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