Looking for a Basmo Alternative?
Basmo tracks your reading habits. Screvi manages your highlights and helps you remember what you read, with auto-import, AI search, spaced repetition, and a complete article reader.
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What is Basmo?
Basmo is a reading tracker app that helps users log reading sessions, set goals, track statistics, and save book highlights. It focuses on the habit of reading: tracking time spent, pages read, and maintaining streaks. Basmo added Kindle highlight import via Amazon account sync, and features an AI ChatBook for chatting with your books. While Basmo is good for reading habit tracking, its highlights management is limited compared to dedicated tools: no AI semantic search, no spaced repetition, and no article reader.
Why readers look for Basmo alternatives
- Kindle import is available but no Kobo or Apple Books import
- No AI-powered search across highlights: basic keyword search only
- No spaced repetition or review system for remembering highlights
- No article reader or web article saving capabilities
- No browser extension for saving web content or syncing Kindle
- Limited to books: no support for articles, tweets, YouTube, or PDFs
- Focused on reading tracking (time, pages) rather than highlight management
Screvi vs Basmo: Feature Comparison
Screvi: 22/24 features · Basmo: 6/24 features
| Feature | Screvi | Basmo |
|---|---|---|
| Reading time tracker | ||
| Reading goals | ||
| Reading statistics | ||
| Book highlight storage | ||
| Auto-import Kindle highlights | ||
| Auto-import Kobo highlights | ||
| Auto-import Apple Books highlights | ||
| Import PDF annotations | ||
| Import Twitter/X bookmarks | ||
| Save YouTube transcripts | ||
| Physical book scanner (OCR) | Manual text only | |
| Article reader (read-it-later) | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| AI semantic search | ||
| Spaced repetition review | ||
| Daily email digest | ||
| Highlights feed | ||
| AI topic discovery | ||
| AI highlight cleanup | ||
| Personal newsletter inbox | ||
| Tags with colors | ||
| iOS home screen widget | ||
| Public API | ||
| Web app |
Why choose Screvi over Basmo
Import from everywhere, not just Kindle
Basmo supports Kindle import, but Screvi goes further: auto-sync with Kindle (7 regions), Kobo, Apple Books, PDFs, Twitter bookmarks, and web articles. All your sources in one place.
AI semantic search
Find any highlight by meaning, not just keywords. Search your entire library with natural language questions across all sources.
Not just books
Basmo only handles books. Screvi manages highlights from articles, tweets, YouTube, PDFs, newsletters, and more, all in one library.
Spaced repetition review
Actually remember what you read with scientifically-backed review intervals. Daily emails and in-app review make it effortless.
Full article reader
Save, read, and highlight web articles directly in Screvi. A complete read-it-later system with AI summaries and a newsletter inbox.
Works everywhere
Web app, iOS app, Android app, Chrome/Firefox extension, and macOS desktop app. Basmo is mobile-only with no web app or browser extension.
Switching from Basmo?
Export your highlights from Basmo, then use Screvi's manual import or AI intelligent parser to bring them over. Going forward, your Kindle highlights will sync automatically.
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Try it with your highlights
Create your account, add your highlights and see how Screvi can change the way you read.