Needs Duo support ASAP
It’s a shame it’s been plenty of time to prep for this. but still this loads like an iPhone app on an iPad when you use it on an iPhone Duo.
OOpswhisperer
Best reader
Exactly what I have been looking for. Best reader app. It has everything I need: multiple devices sync, audio reading and clean UI. Love it.
AAvanny
Fabulous!
I’ve switched all of my epubs over to Readest because I like it so much. It’s the little things that make it so nice, like the brightness slider. Unlike other ebook readers just a little slide has effect. Love the shelf adjustment. Nice to be able to see the book covers. Yes I like the skeuomorphic stuff.
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DDisplacedCelt
I never write reviews
Readest solves all the problems that Apple Books still faces, in addition to extreme customization features, wow!! Tip: the app’s logo could look more modern, so I can feature it prominently on my Mac dock, but that is the least of my concerns. 5/5
TTechethan
The best reading app, by far. Yet, there is great room for improvement (UPDATED)
“I will remove half a star every two weeks without an update addressing the problems I’m pointing out in this review. Yes, this is a threat. It’s how I show how much I love this app.
I’m starting with the problems deliberately—not because I dislike Readest, but because I think it’s an excellent EPUB reader and an impressive piece of app design. The best by far in this IOS prison. Download it, pay for their features, they have great pricing. Still, some issues, particularly with PDF reading, are too disruptive to overlook.”
ATTENTION: Many of the issues I found in my first review were already fixed and the app is working amazingly. Im surprised this app doesn’t have more 5 star reviews.
1. PDFs jump unexpectedly in scroll mode - FIXED ⭐️
“The most horrible bug I’ve encountered is that PDFs jump to a different position when I touch the screen to continue scrolling. This makes you lose your place in the text and repeatedly interrupts the reading experience. I’ve tried several adjustments within the app, but I haven’t found any reliable fix. For sustained reading, this is more than a minor annoyance. It makes it impossible to stay immersed and focus in the text. This is the issue I most hope to see resolved soon.”
IT’S WORKING PERFECTLY NOW, PROBLEM FIXED. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. Performance can become sluggish with a large library - FIXED ⭐️
“The app sometimes slows down and occasionally needs to be force-closed and restarted. My large library may be a contributing factor, although only a small proportion of my books are actually downloaded locally. I’m not sure what causes the slowdowns, but more consistent performance would make a noticeable difference.”
WORKING A LOT BETTER ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. The focus-reading tools have great potential, but need refinement - PARTIALLY FIXED 💫🌟
The RSVP (“Fast Focus Reading”) feature is promising, but several aspects of its design undermine its purpose.
The context window display isn’t particularly helpful because it’s ugly and small and there’s no option to hide or customize it. Settings and controls also remain visible around the displayed word, creating distractions in a mode that should be designed to minimize them. But more importantly, we need a touch-controlled option, rather than relying entirely on a preset reading speed. Ideally, tapping the screen would advance one word, while pressing and holding would let the words flow continuously on a preset speed. Currently, tapping either pauses the automatic flow or jumps to another paragraph. Neither gives me the direct, word-by-word control. - STILL NEEDS WORK
“I’d also like a dedicated guided-highlighting mode within the text, independent of text-to-speech: something that briefly highlights each word or paragraph in sequence, providing a visual guide to pace reading and help maintain attention. The TTS feature already does something very similar, but its highlighting settings don’t seem to work correctly. Although it offers a choice between word-level and paragraph-level highlighting, selecting individual words still results in whole paragraphs being highlighted in my experience. Instead of helping me follow the text precisely, this becomes another distraction.”
TOTALLY FIXED IN TTS MODE 💫🌟
“Readest already gets a great deal right, especially with EPUBs. Fixing the PDF scrolling bug, improving stability, and refining these focus-reading tools would make an already impressive app much more dependable and enjoyable to use. For now, it’s the best thing I found. It deserves the 5-stars for this precise reason. Yet, the app is still unreliable under these conditions. We need feedback and fixing.“
YOU GUYS DESERVE 7 STARS FOR YOUR FEEDBACK OUTPUT, THANK YOU FOR NOW!
HOPE TO SEE THOSE OTHER FEATURES AND CORRECTIONS SOON!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I’m starting with the problems deliberately—not because I dislike Readest, but because I think it’s an excellent EPUB reader and an impressive piece of app design. The best by far in this IOS prison. Download it, pay for their features, they have great pricing. Still, some issues, particularly with PDF reading, are too disruptive to overlook.”
ATTENTION: Many of the issues I found in my first review were already fixed and the app is working amazingly. Im surprised this app doesn’t have more 5 star reviews.
1. PDFs jump unexpectedly in scroll mode - FIXED ⭐️
“The most horrible bug I’ve encountered is that PDFs jump to a different position when I touch the screen to continue scrolling. This makes you lose your place in the text and repeatedly interrupts the reading experience. I’ve tried several adjustments within the app, but I haven’t found any reliable fix. For sustained reading, this is more than a minor annoyance. It makes it impossible to stay immersed and focus in the text. This is the issue I most hope to see resolved soon.”
IT’S WORKING PERFECTLY NOW, PROBLEM FIXED. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. Performance can become sluggish with a large library - FIXED ⭐️
“The app sometimes slows down and occasionally needs to be force-closed and restarted. My large library may be a contributing factor, although only a small proportion of my books are actually downloaded locally. I’m not sure what causes the slowdowns, but more consistent performance would make a noticeable difference.”
WORKING A LOT BETTER ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. The focus-reading tools have great potential, but need refinement - PARTIALLY FIXED 💫🌟
The RSVP (“Fast Focus Reading”) feature is promising, but several aspects of its design undermine its purpose.
The context window display isn’t particularly helpful because it’s ugly and small and there’s no option to hide or customize it. Settings and controls also remain visible around the displayed word, creating distractions in a mode that should be designed to minimize them. But more importantly, we need a touch-controlled option, rather than relying entirely on a preset reading speed. Ideally, tapping the screen would advance one word, while pressing and holding would let the words flow continuously on a preset speed. Currently, tapping either pauses the automatic flow or jumps to another paragraph. Neither gives me the direct, word-by-word control. - STILL NEEDS WORK
“I’d also like a dedicated guided-highlighting mode within the text, independent of text-to-speech: something that briefly highlights each word or paragraph in sequence, providing a visual guide to pace reading and help maintain attention. The TTS feature already does something very similar, but its highlighting settings don’t seem to work correctly. Although it offers a choice between word-level and paragraph-level highlighting, selecting individual words still results in whole paragraphs being highlighted in my experience. Instead of helping me follow the text precisely, this becomes another distraction.”
TOTALLY FIXED IN TTS MODE 💫🌟
“Readest already gets a great deal right, especially with EPUBs. Fixing the PDF scrolling bug, improving stability, and refining these focus-reading tools would make an already impressive app much more dependable and enjoyable to use. For now, it’s the best thing I found. It deserves the 5-stars for this precise reason. Yet, the app is still unreliable under these conditions. We need feedback and fixing.“
YOU GUYS DESERVE 7 STARS FOR YOUR FEEDBACK OUTPUT, THANK YOU FOR NOW!
HOPE TO SEE THOSE OTHER FEATURES AND CORRECTIONS SOON!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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