# tolino - eBooks & audiobooks

> reading app for your books

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id944944881](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id944944881)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id944944881`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Next Performance Germany GmbH
- **Category:** Books
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (111 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.1.1.
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-24
- **First published:** 2015-01-29
- **Size:** 54 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tolino-ebooks-audiobooks/id944944881)
- **Website:** [http://mytolino.com/tolino-app/](http://mytolino.com/tolino-app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://mytolino.de/datenschutz/](http://mytolino.de/datenschutz/)

## Description

tolino is a reading app for iPhone and iPad that gives you access to 4M+ eBooks and audiobooks from major tolino bookstores. Read EPUB and PDF, adjust font size and style, switch between portrait and landscape, and download titles for offline reading. Sync reading progress, notes, and highlights via the tolino cloud and organize your library in collections with personalized recommendations.

Link multiple tolino shops into one unified library, enjoy sleep timers and adjustable audiobook playback, store titles in the cloud, and access samples before buying. With cross-store library, offline listening, and a flexible reading experience, tolino makes your digital bookshelf portable and easy to manage.

## Rankings

- #137,309 — Overall

## Review summary

User reviews consistently highlight major issues: offline access is unreliable, downloads can vanish, and reading progress isn’t reliably saved. The app lacks key reading features (dictionary, night mode, zoom/landscape support) and suffers from bugs (black screens, login/verification problems). The overall UX is often described as cumbersome. Some users note occasional positives, like easy cross-store transfers and decent content availability (German graphic novels), but the sentiment centers on stability and feature gaps that hinder a smooth reading experience.

### Pros

- Some users report the app is easy to use on older devices and with few bugs.
- Cross-store purchase transfer seems to work well for some users (books bought on Thalia or Hugendubel transfer to the Tolino app).
- Content availability from Hugendubel, particularly German-language graphic novels, is valued by readers who prefer that catalog.

### Cons

- Offline reading and downloads are unreliable: downloaded books disappear or fail to remain available for offline reading.
- Lack of essential reading features: no built-in dictionary, no night mode, limited zoom, no landscape orientation on some views, and poor text/mode control.
- Reading progress frequently not remembered: last reading position not saved or easily lost on reopen.
- Frequent bugs and stability issues: black screen on opening, page rendering problems, login/verification glitches (e.g., Cloudflare), and general reliability concerns.
- Cumbersome download/purchase flow and mixed UX: app sometimes feels like a browser rather than a dedicated reader, with difficulties highlighting or copying text and complicated content management.

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