# BeeReader — Read EPUB, PDF, TXT on watch

> Apple Watch e-reader for EPUB, PDF, and TXT files with offline support. (iPhone/iPad app by Yingtao Guo.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beereader/id6780006001 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Yingtao Guo](https://appshunter.io/developer/558384671)
- Category: Books, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-06-17
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beereader/id6780006001/reviews.md

## What is BeeReader?

BeeReader turns your Apple Watch into a real book reader.

Import a .txt, EPUB, or PDF on your iPhone and BeeReader sends it straight to your wrist — no account, no cloud, no data collection. Everything is processed on your own devices.

WHY BEEREADER
• Read anywhere — on a walk, in line, in bed — without reaching for your phone.
• Works fully offline. Once a book is on your watch, you never need a connection.
• Distraction-free: just your text, the way reading should be.

FEATURES
• Import TXT, EPUB, and PDF from Files, iCloud Drive, or any app via the Share sheet.
• Digital Crown scrolling, with your reading position saved automatically.
• Hands-free auto-scroll at a steady, adjustable reading pace.
• Read-aloud on the watch itself — a built-in voice reads your book through the watch's speaker (or your headphones) while the page follows along.
• A "continue reading" watch-face complication — tap to jump right back into your book.
• Four easy-on-the-eyes themes (black, paper, sepia, and Night for a dark room) and adjustable text size.
• On-device AI cleanup for messy PDFs — fixes broken line breaks and strips page headers.
• An on-phone bookshelf re-sends any book to a new Apple Watch in a tap.

PRIVACY FIRST
BeeReader has no account and collects no data. Your books never leave your devices.

The first few books are free. BeeReader Pro is a one-time purchase for unlimited imports — no subscription, ever.

## Key features

- Import EPUB, PDF, TXT files
- Read on Apple Watch
- Offline reading capability
- Digital Crown scrolling
- Hands-free auto-scroll
- Customizable themes and text size
- On-device AI PDF cleanup

## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beereader/id6780006001/reviews.md

### 1/5 — 不好用

*2026-08-02*

不好用 根本好用 一个675 kb 的小说 传输一个小时都传不过来  28白花了

**Developer response:** 很抱歉给您带来了不好的使用体验。675 KB 的小说正常情况下不应该需要这么长时间传输。
想请问一下，是只有这一本小说会出现这个问题，还是其他文件也一样呢？
在传输过程中，请保持手表上的 App 处于打开状态，这样通常可以很快完成传输（手机 App 中也有相关提示）。
另外，如果您是通过 iOS「文件」App 中的百度网盘选择文件，目前可能会存在兼容性问题，建议也尝试使用其他来源的文件测试一下。
如果方便的话，麻烦将这本小说发送到support@createdbybee.com，并告知您的设备型号和 iOS 版本，我会进行测试并排查具体原因。感谢您的反馈！

## Frequently asked questions about BeeReader

### What file formats does BeeReader support?

BeeReader supports TXT, EPUB, and PDF file formats. You can import these files from your iPhone via Files, iCloud Drive, or the Share sheet.

### Can I read books on BeeReader without an internet connection?

Yes, BeeReader works fully offline. Once a book is transferred to your Apple Watch, you can read it without needing any internet connection.

### How does BeeReader handle privacy?

BeeReader prioritizes privacy by having no account and collecting no data. Your books and reading activity stay on your devices.

### What are the reading customization options in BeeReader?

BeeReader offers three themes (black, paper, sepia) and adjustable text sizes for a comfortable reading experience. It also features Digital Crown scrolling and an adjustable auto-scroll pace.

### How does BeeReader's PDF cleanup work?

BeeReader uses on-device AI to clean up messy PDFs. This feature can fix broken line breaks and remove page headers, improving the readability of PDF documents.

### What is the difference between the free version and BeeReader Pro?

The first few books are free to import. BeeReader Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks unlimited imports, offering full functionality without a recurring subscription.

### Does BeeReader have ads?

No, BeeReader does not contain advertisements. The app is designed to provide a distraction-free reading experience.

### What devices is BeeReader available on?

BeeReader is available on both iPhone and Apple Watch. The iPhone app is used for importing and managing books, while the Apple Watch provides the reading interface.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.22 — 2026-08-26

BeeReader 1.22 is about the text itself: paragraphs that break where the book breaks them, words that stay whole, and books that keep the name you give them.

• Rename any book on your shelf. Open a book on iPhone and give it the title you would actually look for — a fix for files that arrive named after their download. Send the book to your watch again and the new name goes with it, along with your place in it and its chapter recaps.
• Paragraphs read as paragraphs. Some EPUBs wrap their text at a fixed width, and separate paragraphs could run into one another — lines of dialogue fusing into a single block, a chapter heading landing at the end of the sentence above it. Every break the book really has is now kept. Books already on your shelf pick this up the next time you import or send them.
• No word is broken in half. A long paragraph is still divided so the watch can lay it out, but the division now falls between words and at the end of a sentence, instead of inside a word or in front of a closing quotation mark.

### 1.21 — 2026-08-26

蜂书 1.21 是一次打磨：一眼认得出蜂书的表盘插件，以及值得发出去的摘录卡片。

• 表盘一眼认得出蜂书。插件里通用的书本符号换成了蜂书自己的蜂巢标记，嵌在进度环中央。矩形插件改为先显示读到全书的百分之几，章节紧随其后——抬手一瞥，答的正是你想问的那件事。
• 分享摘录在缩略图尺寸下也读得清。摘录文字明显放大，卡片在别人信息流里被缩小后依然说得出话。随句子一起复制来的引号会被去掉，卡片自带的开引号不会再重复出现；底部还会写明这句摘自书中的什么位置。

### 1.20 — 2026-08-25

蜂书 1.20 让页面更安静，也为夜里读书添了一款主题。

• 「夜读」，为没开灯的房间而做。黑色主题在任何时候都合适，只有一种情况例外——在黑暗里，它是屋里最亮的东西。夜读保留黑色页面，把字换成温暖的琥珀色：光量不到原来的一半，对比度仍然远高于正文的无障碍下限。
• 让文字最响。阅读页右下角的按钮平时用页面本身的墨色，只有自动滚动或朗读正在进行时才亮成蜂蜜色——屏幕上没有任何东西比书更抢眼。书架、主题和字号也一并重画：主题和字号现在直接显示样子，而不只是写个名字。
• 翻译逐句对照。每一句原文的正下方就是它自己的译文，不再是整段原文压着整段译文，不用再拿眼睛去对。
• 修复。从表盘进入 App 不会再停在长按菜单上；「纸张」主题下几处看不清的文字恢复了可读性；「分享摘录」现在支持蜂书的全部语言。

### 1.19 — 2026-08-22

BeeReader 1.19 reads your book aloud, straight from your wrist.

• Listen to any book on the watch itself. Touch and hold the page and choose Listen: the watch's own voice picks up where you are, with no iPhone and no connection needed. Pair Bluetooth headphones or AirPods for private listening.
• The page follows along. The sentence being read is gently highlighted, the page scrolls itself, and chapters turn on their own, so you can drop your wrist and just listen.
• Controls where you expect them. The corner button pauses and resumes; touch and hold for previous or next sentence and for a sleep timer that stops after 15 minutes or at the end of the chapter. Play, pause and volume also work from Now Playing and the Digital Crown.

### 1.18 — 2026-08-20

BeeReader 1.18 brings sharing, translation and a quicker page turn to the watch.

• Share a quote card from your wrist. Touch and hold the page, choose the sentence or the whole paragraph, and BeeReader draws a card you can send straight from the watch — or hand to your iPhone to share anywhere else.
• Translate a passage or look up a word without leaving the page. Touch and hold to translate the sentence you are reading; for a single word, turn the Digital Crown to pick it. The paired iPhone does the translating, so keep it nearby.
• A tap now turns the page. One tap glides to the next screen with no double-tap to wait out, and Contents has moved into the touch-and-hold actions.
• The Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature are now complete in Public Domain Books — Dream of the Red Chamber, Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Water Margin join the shelf, along with two more Japanese titles.

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