# Amazon Kindle: Reading App — Read books. Millions of ebooks

> Mobile application for reading purchased and subscription-based digital books and magazines. (iPhone/iPad app by AMZN Mobile LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/amazon-kindle-reading-app/id302584613 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [AMZN Mobile LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/297606954)
- Category: Books
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.90/5 from 5,800,719 App Store ratings · 7,883 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 194 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2009-03-04
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/amazon-kindle-reading-app/id302584613/reviews.md

## What is Amazon Kindle?

READ ANYTIME, ANYWHERE
On the bus, on your break, in your bed—never be without a book. Kindle books you have purchased on Amazon will automatically appear in your app. Kindle Unlimited and Amazon Prime members can select and download Kindle books directly in the app.

FIND YOUR NEXT GREAT READ
• Read the books you buy on Amazon in the Kindle app. Choose from over six million Kindle books (including those with Audible narration), magazines, and comics and start reading in seconds. Explore Amazon Charts best sellers and titles across genres like romance, science fiction, children’s books, self-help, religion, nonfiction, and more—and try any book with a free sample straight from the Kindle app.

• Kindle Unlimited members can enjoy unlimited reading and listening, with the freedom to explore over 1 million titles, thousands of audiobooks, and current magazines. 

• Over 1,000 books, magazines, comics, and more included with Amazon Prime.

GO BEYOND PAPER
Turn your iPhone or iPad into a book with the free Kindle app—so you can read anytime, anywhere. Explore these reading features in the Kindle app:

• Read your way. Customize your text size, font type, margins, text alignment, and orientation (portrait or landscape)—and choose whether to turn pages from left to right or continuously scroll. Read comfortably day and night with adjustable brightness and background colors. Go to the Aa menu in your book to get started.

• Look up words, people, and places while you read. Breeze through words you don’t know and characters you can’t remember with the built-in dictionary, X-Ray, Wikipedia lookup, instant translations, and search within your book. Simply tap and hold a word to view its definition, or use the Google and Wikipedia links to get more information.

• Track your reading progress. See what percent of the book you’ve read, real page numbers (for most top titles), and how much time you have left in the chapter or book based on your actual reading speed. 

• Bookmark places you want to revisit, and make highlights and take notes throughout your book. Open My Notebook to see all your notes in the same place.

• Hop, skim, and jump with Page Flip. Flip between pages or get a bird’s-eye view of your book with Page Flip—don’t worry, we’ll save your place.

• Zoom in on high-definition color images in Kindle books, magazines, comics, and manga.

• Sync your books across devices. When you’re reading a book, the Kindle app will automatically sync where you left off—along with any bookmarks, highlights, or notes—so you can start reading on one device and pick up where you left off on another.

• When you can’t read, listen. Switch seamlessly from reading your Kindle book to listening to the Audible book, all within the Kindle app.

• Get notified when authors you love have new releases.


By using this app, you  agree to Amazon’s Conditions of Use (www.amazon.com/conditionsofuse) and Privacy Notice (www.amazon.com/privacy).

## Key features

- Read purchased eBooks
- Access Kindle Unlimited
- Customizable text and display
- Built-in dictionary and lookup
- Track reading progress
- Sync reading across devices
- Listen to Audible books

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kindle Unlimited | $13.99 | per month |
| Kindle Unlimited | $13.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 140 Tokens - Kindle Vella (US) | $1.99 | one-time |
| 368 Tokens - Kindle Vella (US) | $4.99 | one-time |
| 770 Tokens - Kindle Vella (US) | $9.99 | one-time |
| 140 Tokens - Kindle Vella (US) | $1.39 | one-time |
| 770 Tokens - Kindle Vella (US) | $6.99 | one-time |
| 368 Tokens - Kindle Vella (US) | $3.49 | one-time |
| 900 Tokens - Kindle Vella (US) | $11.49 | one-time |
| 100 Tokens - Kindle Vella (US) | $1.39 | one-time |
| 300 Tokens - Kindle Vella (US) | $3.99 | one-time |
| 2000 Tokens - Kindle Vella(US) | $23.99 | one-time |


## Chart rankings

- #4 in Top Free · Book (US App Store)

## What do users think of Amazon Kindle?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 📚 Huge library of books
- 📱 Portable and convenient
- 🔍 Useful features like dictionary lookup and highlighting
- 🌙 Adjustable reading settings (font, brightness, etc.)
- 🔁 Seamless syncing across devices
- 💰 Affordable books and Kindle Unlimited subscription

**Cons**

- 🛒 Cannot purchase books directly in the app
- 🗂️ Difficulty organizing and managing large book libraries
- 🔍 Inconsistent behavior when highlighting/taking notes
- 🔄 Unreliable syncing between devices
- 🔌 Drains device battery quickly

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes or freezes when switching between apps
- Incompatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Dictionary lookup feature not working reliably

**Most requested features**

- Ability to create and manage collections/folders for books
- Option to easily see which books have been read vs unread
- Improved highlighting and note-taking functionality
- Better syncing between Kindle devices and apps
- Dark mode and other customization options

## Recent user reviews (10 of 7,883)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/amazon-kindle-reading-app/id302584613/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Garbage interface, totally ruined the app

*2026-08-23, version 7.65*

I was a very early ebook adopter, and at that time, the only option was Amazon. So in the 20ish years since then, I’ve spent literally tens of thousands of dollars on ebooks. That makes it very hard to walk away in a post DRM world.

The app updates have, over the last year or so, been much more focused on *selling* books rather than offering a platform to read books you already bought (kids, I promise, there was a time when you could not even buy books on the Apple kindle app). 

The ads and algo on the front page means that I can’t even open the front page and see my purchases. Worse, I’m a librarian, so books I’ve looked up for work show on my personal feed because Amazon keeps mixing up my work account and personal account because I access them on the same device (just looked up! Not purchased! But the algo doesn’t care). And when I *do* get to my library, I have to first click “downloaded” so I can see which books I haven’t finished yet, then sort by recent. Every time. No option for default settings. And then if I want to switch between books and have an accurate take on recency, I have to close and refresh the app

So after a while of this, I turned off the device setting that would allow automatic app updates. Kindle is still updating, completely bypassing my device settings

If I could magically switch all my books to another platform, I would. I can’t. So I’m moving away from ebooks and going back to ink and paper. Just a terrible experience and a terrible way to treat long time customers

### 4/5 — Cutting out

*2026-08-23, version 7.65*

I have this app for years but every time you up date the app there is more glitches and it’s frustrating and it cuts out while I’m reading

### 2/5 — Latest iPad update

*2026-08-23, version 7.65*

Why is it a perfectly functioning app is updated & made awful. Whoever thought the so called improvements were a good idea was wrong. I love reading books on the Kindle app on my iPad but I don’t like the app in its current state. Sorry but I’d like it back like it was before.

### 5/5 — A “STURDY” Book

*2026-08-23, version 7.65*

There are, in my opinion, no superfluous words in this book. I read it slowly in order to not miss something.  Everything written here is important to training routines, to diet, and to behaviour outside of your gym workouts. 
I am a fortunate man. I, in total ignorance, joined One Family Fitness 2 years ago. I had never been in a gym before in my life and here I was at 78 years joining a gym. With pure luck I took out a membership in the best gym I could have selected. 
Jen became my coach almost right away. She asked Dino to assign her to me; another fortunate thing. 
I didn’t realize until recently that I was being trained in Powerlifting using the 5 pillars described in this book. 
Now the things she tells me and encourages me to do make so much more sense. 
The Build System works very well for me. I am never pushed beyond what I can achieve. My shortcomings are nutrition and movement. The book tells you how to deal with these two pillars. 
If you are a powerlifter or weightlifter this book was written for you.

### 2/5 — Not recording my streak

*2026-08-23, version 7.65*

I was on a pretty lengthy streak and it did not record the last two days.

### 5/5 — Excellant way to read

*2026-08-23, version 7.65*

I find the app great especially for keeping track of what i have ready

### 5/5 — Fácil y rapido.

*2026-08-23, version 7.65*

Una aplicación que te permite tener tu biblioteca en cualquier lugar y es muy fácil de usar.

### 5/5 — The easiness to read

*2026-08-23, version 7.65*

I have a Kindle and I have the app on my phone. I can grab any at any moment and read. And sometimes that a the great escape from the waiting room or a long line. 
Thnx.

### 5/5 — Great program

*2026-08-23, version 7.65*

This is the best thing I do for myself! I love getting up to 20 books, because sometimes I want to change it up and read something different and I can do that. Read a new one that just came out, then finish what I was reading. 
I love the emails from authors I read telling me what is available and I love the fun challenges

### 3/5 — Not User Friendly

*2026-08-23, version 7.65*

Kindle does not improve even after many years .I like that i can read boos but ability to of size and archive books is very poor or not intuitive

## Frequently asked questions about Amazon Kindle

### What can I read with this app?

You can read eBooks, magazines, and comics that you have purchased on Amazon. The app also provides access to titles included with Kindle Unlimited and Amazon Prime memberships.

### How can I customize my reading experience?

You can customize text size, font type, margins, text alignment, and orientation. You can also adjust brightness and background colors for comfortable reading day or night.

### Is this app free to use?

The application itself is free to download and use. However, the content you read, such as eBooks and magazines, may require purchase or subscription.

### What devices is this app compatible with?

The app is designed for mobile devices, specifically mentioned as being available for iPhone and iPad. It allows you to sync your reading progress across multiple devices.

### Can I listen to books with this app?

Yes, you can seamlessly switch from reading your Kindle book to listening to the Audible book version, all within the same application.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 7.66 — 2026-08-27

Several Bug fixes and improvements.

### 7.65 — 2026-08-13

Several Bug fixes and improvements.

### 7.64 — 2026-08-03

Several Bug fixes and improvements.

### 7.63 — 2026-07-23

Several experience improvements and bug fixes.

### 7.62 — 2026-06-30

Search for images inside your book. Type a keyword like "map," "dragon," or "diagram" and instantly see matching images as thumbnails. Tap any result to jump directly to that page.

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