# Kotobee Reader

> Interactive ebook reader with note-taking & text-to-speech

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.kotobee.readerapp](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.kotobee.readerapp)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.kotobee.readerapp`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Vijua
- **Category:** EDUCATION
- **Downloads:** 295,648
- **Rating:** 3.37 / 5 (712 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.9.5
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-23
- **First published:** 2016-05-01
- **Publisher country:** EG
- **Size:** 9.11 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kotobee.readerapp)
- **Website:** [http://www.kotobee.com](http://www.kotobee.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.kotobee.com/privacy](https://www.kotobee.com/privacy)

## Description

Kotobee Reader is your ultimate ad-free digital ebook companion optimized for the EPUB 3.0 standard. It offers powerful features such as note-taking, highlighting, bookmarking, aggregated annotations export to PDF, and advanced search capabilities within books. With support for over 16 languages and integrated text-to-speech functionality, it enhances accessibility and reading convenience.

Access a vast free digital library called Kotobee Books to download and read classics or user-distributed ebooks offline. Additional features include copying text to clipboard, Google lookup for quick definitions, and a user-friendly interface designed for students, educators, and avid readers who desire a customizable, interruption-free reading experience. Discover more about Kotobee Reader and ebook creation with Kotobee Author at the official Kotobee platform website.

## Rankings

- #131,533 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.kotobee.readerapp.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users praise Kotobee Reader for ease of use, clean visuals, and classroom usefulness. However, recurring drawbacks include data loss on exit (downloaded books disappearing), lack of bookmarking/annotation features, and occasional performance/UI issues (slow scrolling, non-full-screen, and Chromebook compatibility concerns).

### Pros

- Easy to use and user-friendly interface
- Looks good / nice interface
- Helpful for learning and classroom use
- Works as expected for standard tasks
- Quick to download content with a couple of clicks

### Cons

- Downloaded books disappear after closing the app (data loss)
- Cannot bookmark or add notes
- Slow page scrolling / scrolling performance is not optimal
- Not full-screen friendly / UI not optimized for full-screen
- Chromebook compatibility not fully supported

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.kotobee.readerapp)