Reviews of Nomad Reader

By: Alexei Garbuzenko App

List of user reviews and ratings for Nomad Reader

Total ratings

1.67 (Rating count: 688)

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Review summary

Nomad Reader is praised for its clean UI and strong reading customization, plus privacy-friendly permissions and solid performance on devices like the Nook. However, recurring issues include poor RTL/encoding support, rendering problems with indented text, a library UI that feels like a file explorer and lacks search, and storage detection plus device/ROM compatibility problems. Overall, it’s well-regarded for design and features but needs fixes in encoding, library UX, and compatibility.

Pros

Excellent UI with a clean, minimalist design.
Strong reading customization (text color and size) to mimic an e-ink reader.
Privacy-friendly: does not require internet permission.
Feature-rich and generally fast/effective as an ebook reader.
Works well on devices like the Nook.

Cons

Poor RTL/Hebrew support and broader encoding compatibility.
Some text rendering issues, like indented text appearing as blanks.
Library UI feels like a file explorer and lacks a usable search.
Internal storage for books is not recognized.
Compatibility issues on certain devices/ROM versions.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.50

All time rating average: 1.67

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14% (2)

Date	Author	Comment
2022-02-21	Md*****	Nice app
Nice app
2021-02-12	Bo*****	Exceptional
Exceptional
2020-11-09	ra*****	Useful, thanks for no internet access permission.
Useful, thanks for no internet access permission.
2020-04-14	A *****	Best ebook reader in the store! Excellent ui, simple & clean layout, optimum features. Highly recommended. Thanks.
Best ebook reader in the store! Excellent ui, simple & clean layout, optimum features. Highly recommended. Thanks.
2015-06-22	A *****	Doesn't work for Hebrew epub. Each word is displayed correctly, but the order of words is from right to left.
Doesn't work for Hebrew epub. Each word is displayed correctly, but the order of words is from right to left.
2014-09-15	A *****	Android on external SD so app installed there. Won't recognize my internal storage where my books are. Fix this and I'll try it again.
Android on external SD so app installed there. Won't recognize my internal storage where my books are. Fix this and I'll try it again.
2014-08-28	A *****	i don't like what i'm seeing everytime i start the application. it looks like a messy file explorer, not a library.
i don't like what i'm seeing everytime i start the application. it looks like a messy file explorer, not a library.
2014-04-15	A *****	Good but needs to support other encodings
Good but needs to support other encodings
2013-11-05	A *****	finally i find it here. thanks for the great app.
finally i find it here. thanks for the great app.
2013-11-02	A *****	working great on the nook - thanks
working great on the nook - thanks