PocketBook Reader

Actually does

• ✓E-book reader80% of reviews
• ✓Audiobooks15% of reviews
• ✓Text-to-speech8% of reviews
• ✓Note taking5% of reviews
• ✓Dark mode3% of reviews
• ✓PDF viewer2% of reviews

Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews

• ⚠Cloud sync
• ⚠Sync across devices
• ⚠Data import
• ⚠QR scanner
• ⚠Ad-free
• ⚠Comics & manga
• ⚠Data export

Common complaints

• ✗Cloud sync not working (critical widespread issue since November)42% of mentions

  «Sync doesn't work... Now the e-reader has turned into a piece of plastic. Nothing helps.»

• ✗Books won't load from cloud / loading errors28% of mentions

  «Haven't been able to open books from the cloud for several days... Reinstalled and re-logged in, doesn't help.»

• ✗FB2 format stopped opening after update12% of mentions

  «After the app update, books in FB2 format stopped opening»

• ✗Account login issues, constant requests to re-login16% of mentions

  «Keeps asking to re-login... every five minutes there's a sync problem»

• ✗Technical support doesn't respond to issues8% of mentions

  «I wrote to support and got brushoffs like 'come back in the middle of the afternoon, you're very important to us'»

What people praise

• ★Convenient reading with numerous settings (fonts, sizes, spacing, colors)

  «you can change the font and brightness... narrate without internet and listen to the book with the phone turned off»

• ★Wide support for formats (EPUB, FB2, PDF, MOBI, DJVU and more)

  «Choice from a variety of formats»

• ★High quality TTS narration

  «reads books very well, which makes it quite easy overall to turn a regular book into an audiobook»

• ★Excellent cloud synchronization (when it works)

  «cool synchronization! It's convenient if you read on multiple devices»

• ★Convenient notes, highlighting and comments

  «in each book you can also leave comments and highlight important parts»

Where to install