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Feature checklists make every tool look equivalent. This table leads with the three things that actually differ — what it costs you before it works, whether your files leave your device, and where the free version stops.
| The StoryGraphthestorygraph.com | TasteDivetastedive.com | Five Booksfivebooks.com | HowLongToBeathowlongtobeat.com | |
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| What it does | Recommends books by mood and pace rather than by what is selling | Name one thing you liked and get films, books, music and games like it | Experts pick the five best books on a subject and explain each choice | How many hours a game takes to finish, from players who logged it |
| What it costs you | Free accountFree to use, but you have to register before it will do the job. | No sign-upWorks the moment the page loads. No account, no email, no trial. | No sign-upWorks the moment the page loads. No account, no email, no trial. | No sign-upWorks the moment the page loads. No account, no email, no trial. |
| Your files | Runs on their server | Runs on their server | Runs on their server | Runs on their server |
| Where it stops | You need an account and a handful of rated books before recommendations mean anything, and advanced stats sit behind the Plus tier. | Suggestions come from association data rather than your history, so without an account it never gets more personal than 'people who liked X'. | It is an interview archive rather than a recommendation engine, heavily weighted to non-fiction, and it cannot tell you what you have already read. | Figures are crowd-submitted averages, so new or obscure titles have thin samples and wide spreads. |
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| Category | Film, TV & Media Discovery | Film, TV & Media Discovery | Film, TV & Media Discovery | Film, TV & Media Discovery |
| Last checked | 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Open the site | Open | Open | Open | Open |
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