Tear Tracker, and Other Apps That Need to Exist for YA Book Nerds

Tear Tracker
Did you know that when you’re crying while reading a heartbreaking piece of contemporary YA, you actually burn 50 calories per tear? * It’s true! ** This handy app will help you keep track of your tears and the amount of calories you’ve burned while crying.
This handy downloadable app will also have the ability to sync with your FitBit or fitness gadget of choice, and will track your body’s reaction to the books you’re reading. Is your heart beating faster during an intense emotional scene? Is your breathing short and staggered during a bit of ugly sobbing? Use the app to find out how many calories you’ve burned away.
Recent releases you might want to pair with Tear Tracker include: When We Collided, by Emery Lord; Suffer Love, by Ashley Herring Blake; A World Without You, by Beth Revis; This Is Where It Ends, by Marieke Nijkamp; and Written in the Stars, by Aisha Saeed.
* This statistic is in no way true.
** No, it isn’t.

Series Completer
Sometimes, you’re not sure whether you’ve really read everything in a YA book series. These days, plenty of books have fun digital extras, like eBook exclusive short stories and novellas.
Fix that problem with Series Completer (aka, SeriesCompltr). Just pop in the name of the series you’re reading to see if you’re missing out on anything in the literary universe you’ve become so invested in. And if the author does have a digital short story someplace…boom! SeriesCompltr will send you to purchase it on your favorite eBook reading app.
Some books you could use this for include: The Witch Hunter, by Virginia Boecker (which has two digital novellas, The Healer and The Chase); Red Queen, by Victoria Aveyard (the shorts are in the short novella Cruel Crown); and series that have tons of short stories connected to their worlds, like Cinder, by Marissa Meyer; Dorothy Must Die, by Danielle Paige; and Shadow & Bone, by Leigh Bardugo.

Paperhack
Every now and again, a book will be released in paperback with a cover you totally covet. But you already have the hardcover! What’s a frugal book-lover to do? Enter Paperhack.
Using this app, you’ll be able to download high resolution covers from the publisher’s respective website, and print it out to slip over your hardcover book.
You could potentially use this app to snag the paperback redesigns for books like More Happy Than Not, by Adam Silvera (that gorgeous spraypaint cover!); An Ember in the Ashes, by Sabaa Tahir; Under a Painted Sky, by Stacey Lee; Across the Universe, by Beth Revis; and The Wrath and the Dawn, by Renée Ahdieh.
(Note: This isn’t me saying the original hardcovers aren’t gorgeous—seriously, all five of these are beautiful books. But the paperbacks are ALSO totally stunning. Can’t I have it all?)

Ship Maker
With a name inspired by Paolo Bacigalupi’s Ship Breaker, this fun app keeps track of all your perfect pairings throughout the books you’ve read. You’ll be able to write down your favorite quotes and scenes, so you’ll always be able to circle back and revisit those OTP moments. And, with some Instagram/Snapchat-style features, you’ll be able to make graphics out of the quotes, perfect for posting on social media and Tumblr.
Incredibly ship-able reads you might use this app on include My Life Next Door, by Huntley Fitzpatrick; The Night We Said Yes, by Lauren Gibaldi; Summer of Supernovas, by Darcy Woods; The Conspiracy of Us, by Maggie Hall; and any book by Lauren Morrill and Stephanie Perkins.