Kobo | eBooks & Audiobooks

Name: Kobo | eBooks & Audiobooks
Rating: 4.4757667 (306684 reviews)
Author: Kobo Books

By: Kobo Books App

Discover the Kobo App — Your Ultimate eBook and Audiobook Library

Overview

Google Play Store

Downloads

28,320,093 ▲ 9.08K

Data as of 2026-09-10

Rating:

4.48 ▲ 0.01

(306,684)

Version:

10.8.2.39915

Last updated: 2026-08-05

Books and reference (Gross)

Features & Capabilities

Your library, always with you: The Kobo Books App is your ultimate companion for reading and listening, turning your device into a digital library with millions of eBooks and audiobooks. Browse genres from mysteries and romances to nonfiction and children’s stories, and search by author, title, topic, or genre. Your reading progress automatically syncs across the Kobo Books App, Kobo Web Reader, and your Kobo eReader for a seamless cross-device experience.

Explore Kobo Plus for unlimited access to more than 3 million eBooks and 400,000 audiobooks, with exclusive originals and hidden gems. Enjoy flexible plans with no commitments, plus reading comforts like Night Mode, adjustable text size, screen orientation, and a sleep timer for listening. Audiobooks are available in select countries, and the app supports multiple languages to fit your reading in English, French, Spanish, and more.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Books Education Entertainment

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Version:

10.8.2.39915 Last updated: 2026-08-05

Version code:

39915

Creation date:

2010-06-15

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS High risk
android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS High risk
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS High risk
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION Moderate risk
android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS Moderate risk
com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID Moderate risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION Low risk

Size:

230.83MB

Email:

an*****@kobo.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-10

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 5,476 ▼ 1

Other rankings

#18 in Books and reference (Gross) ▲ 1

#130 in Books and reference (Free) ▼ 12

#5 in kindle keyword 35

#7 in ahmedzaki keyword 0

#7 in book keyword 23

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

Kobo Books

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kobobooks.android

Email:

an*****@kobo.com

Website:

https://www.kobo.com/

User Reviews

Pros: large book selection, readable UI, cross-device access, and audiobook options. Cons: subscription gating and price concerns, discovery/organization flaws, clunky UI, support bottlenecks, and device/offline limitations. Overall, strong for readers with a large library, but access reliability and discoverability are notable pain points.

Pros

Wide and excellent selection of books and authors
Easy-to-read and intuitive interface with customizable fonts and sizes
Kobo Reader is reliable and easy to navigate
Cross-device reading capability (read on phone/tablet if you forget your e-reader)
Audiobooks are available with good options and value

Cons

Subscription-based access limits reading: you can’t read without an active subscription and some titles aren’t included (prices can be high)
Discoverability and organization are weak: hard to find good books, wishlist often doesn’t work, and categorization is poor
Clunky UI and navigation compared to competing apps (e.g., Kindle)
Support can be bottlenecked by bots and slow to get real help
Device compatibility and offline access issues: Fire tablets may not install, and offline reading can be unreliable or require Wi-Fi

Recent reviews

It works, that being said, it's terrible. You got to be on-line to read, they will say you don't, but if you don't get on-line times to times, when you want to read off-line you can't. The pages are bright white, can't change it. At night it's terrible before bed. I want out of Google, but Kobo isn't the solution yet. Simple changes can make a ton of difference.