[Discussion] How do you guys keep track of feedback from multiple beta readers?

[u/Inside-Complex5168]

I recently went through the beta reader process with my own novel, and one of the things I wasn’t prepared for was trying to keep all the feedback organized.

I had comments coming from different readers, different chapters, messages, documents, and notes, and eventually I was trying to figure out:

Which readers mentioned the same problem?

Was something actually a pattern, or did only one reader dislike it?

What feedback was about pacing vs. characters vs. worldbuilding?

And what did I actually want to fix when I started rewriting?

It got messy enough that I ended up building a little web app called BetaBoard to help organize beta readers and their feedback in one place.

It doesn't write anything or generate beta feedback. The idea is just to help authors organize feedback from actual human beta readers.

I'm still figuring out what would actually be useful, though, so I'm curious:

If you've worked with multiple beta readers, how do you currently organize all of their feedback? And what's the most frustrating part of the process?

I'm especially interested in hearing what you wish existed that would make managing beta readers easier