iOS 16 bug
Please please please update this app to be compatible with iOS 16.
Especially the annotation function.
When selecting an area and trying to mark it, can’t find the mark icon!!! And can’t choose the color as well. The icons are all gone. It’s different from what I used before.
Please fix the bug!!!
Especially the annotation function.
When selecting an area and trying to mark it, can’t find the mark icon!!! And can’t choose the color as well. The icons are all gone. It’s different from what I used before.
Please fix the bug!!!
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Watch-out, not compatible with iOS 16!
I’ve loved using Marvin for years, but iOS 16 broke Marvin. The pages freeze, and only reboot when you reboot the iPad. This behavior is especially noticeable when looking up a word by pressing on the word for a definition. The developer has been MIA for years, but Marvin has been OK till know. The last update was 5 years ago, Marvin needs work! Bring back the developer to make an update!
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Ammar Al asady
This application is wonderful, but the most important thing for me is the searching inside the book especially I merge several parts of books in one folder, which makes the searching somewhat take a long time 6-7 minutes if the folder has involved in 26 texts book to complete searching in all these texts books. In another hand there is a pros one feature in this searching has to excel on searching in the pocketbook app. That is the results of searching has consequent in the list hasn't prevent you from paging the different parts of the folder without this list has disappeared, and you still able to
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Love it
This is best reader. I can easily, wirelessly transfer from Mac my collections. Get it!
Still the best.
No updates usually means the app has been abandoned. With Marvin it means the app is just perfect.
Epub Perfection!
Being an ebook nerd, i’ve never seen any software with proper integration and equal support for PDF & Epub.
This one focuses on Epub, and you may need to install a secondary app for the sake of compatibility with PDF files.
But as a former blind Apple fan, i must confess that Marvin more than solves the foolish functionality incompetence of Apple Books, while having a better overall UI design from my point of view.
The only thing that worries me is that the developer calls it Marvin 3, which raises the question on wether one can own a lifetime usage license of it with a onetime purchase or not.
Assuming the developer stays content with the current payment policy, i would give it 5 of 5, because it is in many aspects really close to an Epub perfection.
Thank you!
This one focuses on Epub, and you may need to install a secondary app for the sake of compatibility with PDF files.
But as a former blind Apple fan, i must confess that Marvin more than solves the foolish functionality incompetence of Apple Books, while having a better overall UI design from my point of view.
The only thing that worries me is that the developer calls it Marvin 3, which raises the question on wether one can own a lifetime usage license of it with a onetime purchase or not.
Assuming the developer stays content with the current payment policy, i would give it 5 of 5, because it is in many aspects really close to an Epub perfection.
Thank you!
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Developer still here?
Its a great app but seems developer abandoned it years ago. Latest updates were more than 3 years ago. This app has potential to be even greater as iOS updates change. Developer please don't abandon this app
The best e-reader since Stanza
I love this app. Easy. Functional. Classic layout. Intuitive design. Fast. Any book seems to load flawlessly and effortlessly.
I am mystified as to why there are only 14 reviews. I saw where one person said the developer had given up on the app. I can only say that I very much hope that is wrong and that the developer is very much still involved. I’d hate to think this app might not work eventually.
I run this app on an iPhone XS MAX and also on a first year iPad Pro. The app runs flawlessly on both.
I used Stanza long long ago when us early adopters knew every app in the tiny app store. I’ve used other apps since Stanza’s demise. I used iBooks a lot, but this last iOS was the final straw that pushed me to no longer use iBooks except to import web stuff as a pdf. iBooks constantly loses every book when updated. It no longer allows you to copy things from it in iTunes. Instead of getting broader and more open, iBooks gets more and more limited. I’ve searched for what feels like eons for an app that I fully trust and love. Fir me, that’s this app.
If the developer keeps the app updated, I’d happily pay $9.99 for this. Yep. It’s that great.
I am mystified as to why there are only 14 reviews. I saw where one person said the developer had given up on the app. I can only say that I very much hope that is wrong and that the developer is very much still involved. I’d hate to think this app might not work eventually.
I run this app on an iPhone XS MAX and also on a first year iPad Pro. The app runs flawlessly on both.
I used Stanza long long ago when us early adopters knew every app in the tiny app store. I’ve used other apps since Stanza’s demise. I used iBooks a lot, but this last iOS was the final straw that pushed me to no longer use iBooks except to import web stuff as a pdf. iBooks constantly loses every book when updated. It no longer allows you to copy things from it in iTunes. Instead of getting broader and more open, iBooks gets more and more limited. I’ve searched for what feels like eons for an app that I fully trust and love. Fir me, that’s this app.
If the developer keeps the app updated, I’d happily pay $9.99 for this. Yep. It’s that great.
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Backups
How are we supposed to backup/restore with the removal of iTunes from macOS?
Developer, give us another way man. Don’t take my money and run. 😒
Developer, give us another way man. Don’t take my money and run. 😒
Great app, just one bug.
My go-to e-reader. Excellent. Tons of features. Just one bug: When I highlight some text, sometimes the text disappears. I need to close the app and re-open to see the highlighted text again.
Pleasantly surprised with OPDS support
I can pick books from my calibre server from anywhere with an internet connection!
Has a bug
Works better than apples built in ebook program. But i did find a bug where it skips a couple paragraphs when using the tex to speech function. It will do this at the beginning of new chapters.
Great app! a few small changes would be nice
This app is awesome! I use it to read fanfiction that I download from AO3 as epubs. Works great and i love the dark mode. One thing that would be nice to change is, when you finish reading a epub, the main screen still shows 99% complete, or sometimes 98% or less if its a really short epub. It'd be nice if it said 100% or Finished (since i got to the end and marked it as finished). Just a little thing :) Also the tag system is kind of confusing and im not sure how to add tags to a book. I ended up just using Subjects to add tags, since they show up in the "Subjects and Tags" view, and thats basically what I needed. I couldn't find instructions anywhere on how to use the tags, that would be super helpful. Thank you for making this app, I really love it!
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Even better.
03/03/18 update: the developer seems to have given up on the app. Despite multiple attempts to reach out to him, I get no response. For now, I will downgrade this to 4 stars because of the iPhone X issues. Hopefully, there will be a future update.
11/26/17 update: the App needs some margin adjustments for the iPhone X. I’ve reached out to the developer in several ways, but I have not heard back. I hope he is just busy and that he is working on an update. The app is usable in the iPhone X, but the margin issue is distracting.
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I loved the older Marvin, and love this one even more. Considering that this is the first iteration, it will become even better with subsequent updates. Highly recommended.
11/26/17 update: the App needs some margin adjustments for the iPhone X. I’ve reached out to the developer in several ways, but I have not heard back. I hope he is just busy and that he is working on an update. The app is usable in the iPhone X, but the margin issue is distracting.
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I loved the older Marvin, and love this one even more. Considering that this is the first iteration, it will become even better with subsequent updates. Highly recommended.
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Good but missing features
Audiobook support, local or streaming via home network or cloud, would be much appreciated.
Can't open PDF
Well, this is a waste. Can't open PDF's for school. Ugh.
Great app
I've been using the old Marvin app for while now and I just downloaded this one. The layout and graphics are very clean and aesthetically pleasing and the app functions just as well as, if not better than, the previous, but the one thing I'd like to have is the visible markers showing whether a book has been read or unread or marked as as new. There seems to be an option to do so, but you can't see any kind of visual indicator on the book.
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Yeeeeeeees!
Pump fist! Backflip! Cartwheel!
Gorgeous ui. Gorgeous!
This guy thought of everything!
I'm bouncing of the walls!
Bravo sir!
I want an app for OS X !
Seriously... the cleanliness of everything. Really well done.
Cheers
Gorgeous ui. Gorgeous!
This guy thought of everything!
I'm bouncing of the walls!
Bravo sir!
I want an app for OS X !
Seriously... the cleanliness of everything. Really well done.
Cheers
Just wow! A must for any avid reader.
Hands down the best eBook reader. Packed with tons of features, but not overwhelming. Really love the way it keeps track of word definition lookups, speed reading (karaoke mode), sort by book series, and tons more nice to haves. Thanks!
It's almost the best. It's a work in progress.
Need guided speed reading as the one in outreads or quick read or Litz.
The ability to sync highlights and notes across devices.
It has the ability to sync page numbers. But not the highlights or notes. Which is disappointing.
It has a very pretty export notes and highlights. It can be exported as PDF or ePub. I will find it very useful.
karaoke (I.e. Spritz style speed reading is good.) but it can learn from KyBook or outreads. In kybook text rolls in from right and disAppears on the left side of the screen. Or you could choose to have just one word at a time. I like the former.
In litz, you can see the entire content while you are speed reading. This is really helpful. Because at times you get lost while karoaking (spritzing). And you need to see the bigger picture. I.e. The whole page to connect the dots. So this would be helpful.
The ability to sync highlights and notes across devices.
It has the ability to sync page numbers. But not the highlights or notes. Which is disappointing.
It has a very pretty export notes and highlights. It can be exported as PDF or ePub. I will find it very useful.
karaoke (I.e. Spritz style speed reading is good.) but it can learn from KyBook or outreads. In kybook text rolls in from right and disAppears on the left side of the screen. Or you could choose to have just one word at a time. I like the former.
In litz, you can see the entire content while you are speed reading. This is really helpful. Because at times you get lost while karoaking (spritzing). And you need to see the bigger picture. I.e. The whole page to connect the dots. So this would be helpful.
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