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- By:
- Pocketbook International SA
- Rating:
- 4.50 (9,596)
34 new ratings
- Version:
- 5.20 Last updated: 2026-02-09
- Version code:
- 876042197
- Creation date:
- 2014-02-16
- Compatible devices:
- Size:
- 109.72MB
- URLs:
- Website ,Privacy policy
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Apple Apps Store
- Data ingested on:
- 2026-07-18
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Pros
- Excellent UI/appearance and an easy-to-use interface that many reviewers praise.
- Simplicity and reliability, with a clean reading experience.
- Supports both text and audiobook formats, giving versatility for different preferences.
- Highly customizable reading experience (highlights, colors, notes, and easy EPUB uploading).
- Free to use, with strong overall value.
Cons
- Crashes and instability (crashes after iOS updates, constant crashes, and freezes when unlocking the iPad).
- Rendering/display bugs across PDFs/EPUBs (PDFs sometimes render in black and white; EPUB rendering can cut off lines with the default renderer).
- Missing features and tools (notably stats, a translator, and the ability to play audiobook and read the ebook simultaneously).
- Background execution and search limitations (app cannot run in the background; some reviewers report poor search).
Recent reviews
Needs to be able to sync books across devices
All are connected to the same account.
But iPad shows different set while iPhone shows a different set.
Should be able to help the user to understand if it’s the store account issue.
by Ma*****, 2026-07-11
*Double face-palm*
I only read my ebooks in Landscape mode. I can display the fonts a bit larger and still have the paragraphs flow in a manner consistent with reading a 'book' as opposed to a newspaper or magazine article.
This app doesn't have a true Orientation mode setting, It only has an Orientation Lock setting. It relies on the iOS's native orientation filter to determine how the screen displays.
What this means: EVERYTIME you load up the app after closing it, it'll auto-default to Portrait even with the Orientation Lock setting applied in your preferred orientation. You have to go in the app's settings, disable the lock, go into Command Center and disable its orientation lock, turn the screen so it displays in Landscaoe, go into the app's settings and turn back on the Orientation Lock, the back into Command Center and put the lock back on there (For your other apps which you use in Portrait).
You have to do that every time the app is closed or is flushed from memory! It sounds small but it gets annoying very quickly
I remember installing this app over a year ago and it had this same critical design defect, so I wonder where the improvements (if any) have been applied to since then.
Also, only 4 touch zone areas to set and at bizarre oblong areas?? Most apps I've seen have 6-8 uniform areas with multiple functions available to set them to (This only has on or off).
Overall, a basic e-reader app which the developer seems to have given up on improving and advancing.
*Uninstalling*
To the dev: Imitation is not only flattery but its the way things generally improve. Do a feature port of Coolreader and improve on what's lacking there and stop wasting everyone's time with an outdated software experience.
by Mr*****, 2026-07-05
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