Reviews of Cantook by Aldiko

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List of user reviews and ratings for Cantook by Aldiko

Total ratings

2.48 (Rating count: 209,501)

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Review summary

Users praise Cantook by Aldiko for easy discovery, OPDS cross-platform syncing, Read Aloud, and multi-format support. Major recurring issues are migration-related data loss, inconsistent syncing across devices, navigation/highlighting glitches, and device-specific Read Aloud problems.

Pros

Easy discovery of books and catalogs.
OPDS support and cross-platform syncing with compatible libraries.
Read Aloud feature is available and appreciated.
Supports multiple formats and is a strong multi-format reader.

Cons

Books disappear or are hard to locate after migration or updates; migration/export issues.
Poor device-to-device syncing for libraries and manual uploads.
Navigation and highlighting issues: difficult page turning and inconsistent highlighting.
Read Aloud voice option may not work on some devices.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.50

All time rating average: 2.48

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35% (35)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-29	Pr*****	no dictionary in the app, and doesn't even allow to share the selected word to look up the meaning in the dictionary installed on my device
no dictionary in the app, and doesn't even allow to share the selected word to look up the meaning in the dictionary installed on my device
2026-08-24	Je*****	I could wish for nesting of collections; several large series I have on device have several sub-series. Library mgmt and usability of product otherwise sets std for ebook readers. Picks up series info, sorts/collects books in accordance, from metadata incl when edited by Calibre; an absolute plus I've not seen on any other reader. Could wish for choice of font from anywhere on device; doesn't honor color choice for themes, sticks with sys default.
I could wish for nesting of collections; several large series I have on device have several sub-series. Library mgmt and usability of product otherwise sets std for ebook readers. Picks up series info, sorts/collects books in accordance, from metadata incl when edited by Calibre; an absolute plus I've not seen on any other reader. Could wish for choice of font from anywhere on device; doesn't honor color choice for themes, sticks with sys default.
2026-08-04	Bo*****	have been using this since forever!
have been using this since forever!
2026-07-18	m *****	Copying text to search or highlight a word/phrase/expression is major pain & ⚠️most likely an epilepsy risk due to the high amount of flashing.Cannot sort by expiry date,filter changes nothing. Speed control for TTS is not fine grained or accessible,it doesn't go slow enough.Books take a long time to load.Pretty simple to add Internet Archive PDFs on loan, remembers last page read & last book read.No dark mode for PDFs only color inversion works in phone settings for PDFs
Copying text to search or highlight a word/phrase/expression is major pain & ⚠️most likely an epilepsy risk due to the high amount of flashing.Cannot sort by expiry date,filter changes nothing. Speed control for TTS is not fine grained or accessible,it doesn't go slow enough.Books take a long time to load.Pretty simple to add Internet Archive PDFs on loan, remembers last page read & last book read.No dark mode for PDFs only color inversion works in phone settings for PDFs
2026-07-13	Fa*****	please add dark mode
please add dark mode
2026-07-11	Ol*****	why is there another reader app😞
why is there another reader app😞
2026-07-05	Pr*****	It's a great app except for one extremely annoying defect. While in vertical scroll mode, even the minutest lateral drag of the finger causes flipping if pages/chapters. Nine out of ten times that I'm scrolling VERTICALLY, it still flips the page in whatever direction my thumb last found itself. Highlighting text is also a horror because there I've to drag my finger horizontally. After I finish my current book I am switching to another app, because this defect makes reading almost impossible.
It's a great app except for one extremely annoying defect. While in vertical scroll mode, even the minutest lateral drag of the finger causes flipping if pages/chapters. Nine out of ten times that I'm scrolling VERTICALLY, it still flips the page in whatever direction my thumb last found itself. Highlighting text is also a horror because there I've to drag my finger horizontally. After I finish my current book I am switching to another app, because this defect makes reading almost impossible.
2026-07-04	Ti*****	This was my favorite e-reader, too many changes to the UI and options. Where's the option to import books from your external? Why the pale interface or the changes to the library , where's the recent reads? Too many why's . The UI and other options missing weren't broken, why fix them. Fix what's broken compatibility issues but please leave the rest alone. it's not about a positive experience .We might as well just buy physical books . this is what happens when other people take over
This was my favorite e-reader, too many changes to the UI and options. Where's the option to import books from your external? Why the pale interface or the changes to the library , where's the recent reads? Too many why's . The UI and other options missing weren't broken, why fix them. Fix what's broken compatibility issues but please leave the rest alone. it's not about a positive experience .We might as well just buy physical books . this is what happens when other people take over
2026-06-24	Be*****	This app will never be like aldiko. it is a poor substitute plain not usefully customizeable. You lost the charm it had in making people feel like the were reading from an actual physical book. I have. gone back to real books. it over heats and drains the battery. Why would try to fix what wasn't broken, If you were bored you should have made a new app not retire a perfecfly awesome app that a lot of people relied on
This app will never be like aldiko. it is a poor substitute plain not usefully customizeable. You lost the charm it had in making people feel like the were reading from an actual physical book. I have. gone back to real books. it over heats and drains the battery. Why would try to fix what wasn't broken, If you were bored you should have made a new app not retire a perfecfly awesome app that a lot of people relied on
2026-06-18	St*****	Thank you to the recent reviews. Once I saw that the name of the app changed, I was sceptical. I read the reviews and won't bother updating. Edit: The devs asked me to explain what i didn't like about Aldiko Next. I don't like that I can't select more than one book to delete at a time. I don't like the bland interface. It used to stand out. Doesn't anymore. Now it's just plain and uninspired. The search features in feedbooks is not optimized. Update 2: Hey. Great job. 1.8 out of 5. lol
Thank you to the recent reviews. Once I saw that the name of the app changed, I was sceptical. I read the reviews and won't bother updating. Edit: The devs asked me to explain what i didn't like about Aldiko Next. I don't like that I can't select more than one book to delete at a time. I don't like the bland interface. It used to stand out. Doesn't anymore. Now it's just plain and uninspired. The search features in feedbooks is not optimized. Update 2: Hey. Great job. 1.8 out of 5. lol