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.
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.
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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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
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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La française du sud
Bonjour,
Récemment l’application m’a demandé de me connecter à mon compte et de choisir une formule d’abonnement. J’ai choisi la formule gratuite et depuis la voix Denise (et même les autres )ne fonctionne plus.
J’ai essayé de désinstaller et de réinstaller l’application. J’ai également testé sur mon iPhone et ma tablette Samsung mais le problème persiste sur les deux appareils. Je ne vois plus que deux voix robotisées.
Pourriez-vous vérifier s’il s’agit d’un problème avec Edge TTS ou lié à mon compte ? J’aimerais vraiment pouvoir réutiliser la voix Denise, que j’utilisais sans problème auparavant.
Merci d’avance pour votre aide !
Récemment l’application m’a demandé de me connecter à mon compte et de choisir une formule d’abonnement. J’ai choisi la formule gratuite et depuis la voix Denise (et même les autres )ne fonctionne plus.
J’ai essayé de désinstaller et de réinstaller l’application. J’ai également testé sur mon iPhone et ma tablette Samsung mais le problème persiste sur les deux appareils. Je ne vois plus que deux voix robotisées.
Pourriez-vous vérifier s’il s’agit d’un problème avec Edge TTS ou lié à mon compte ? J’aimerais vraiment pouvoir réutiliser la voix Denise, que j’utilisais sans problème auparavant.
Merci d’avance pour votre aide !
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Response from developer
The problem is from the TTS service and it has nothing to do with your account. We will fix this in the next update.
挺好用的，希望再完善一下
功能，多端同步，界面也挺好看，整体很喜欢。
不过我用的是 iOS 27.2 Beta，快速连续点击翻页的时候，有好几次突然退回了主页书架，不知道是什么原因，希望开发者能帮忙看一下。
另外也希望能加个阅读统计，看看自己每天读了多久、总共读了多久和每本书的阅读时长，感觉会更有成就感。
不过我用的是 iOS 27.2 Beta，快速连续点击翻页的时候，有好几次突然退回了主页书架，不知道是什么原因，希望开发者能帮忙看一下。
另外也希望能加个阅读统计，看看自己每天读了多久、总共读了多久和每本书的阅读时长，感觉会更有成就感。
Response from developer
突然回到主页书架的书是PDF还是epub，可以把文件发送到readestapp@gmail.com吗？ 阅读统计的数据已经保存了，近期会更新展示页面，敬请期待。
Too customisable
The app’s premise is good but unfortunately there are just too many options to go through just to get a book readable.
You have the option to change fonts and size, etc., but it’s very difficult to gauge just how that applies to your book without a preview screen.
It led to a lot of trial and error which just ended with frustration on my part being unable to get it to look exactly how I wanted it to so I gave up in the end.
You have the option to change fonts and size, etc., but it’s very difficult to gauge just how that applies to your book without a preview screen.
It led to a lot of trial and error which just ended with frustration on my part being unable to get it to look exactly how I wanted it to so I gave up in the end.
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The best reading app, by far. Yet, there is great room for improvement.
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.
1. PDFs jump unexpectedly in scroll mode
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.
Obs: I noticed this problem is related to the "reading ruler feature". Despite being careful to see if I was touching the ruler or positioning it badly, it keeps skipping.
2. Performance can become sluggish with a large library
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.
3. The focus-reading tools have great potential, but need refinement
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.
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.
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.
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.
1. PDFs jump unexpectedly in scroll mode
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.
Obs: I noticed this problem is related to the "reading ruler feature". Despite being careful to see if I was touching the ruler or positioning it badly, it keeps skipping.
2. Performance can become sluggish with a large library
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.
3. The focus-reading tools have great potential, but need refinement
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.
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.
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.
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终身套餐无法异端同步购买云空间内存
请问为什么手机账号上购买的终身套餐云同步空间内容不能同步到同一账号 Mac 上，Mac 上云同步空间只有 500G，不是说跨平台同步嘛？需要解答下我的困惑，谢谢～
Response from developer
看一下Readest账号是不是同一个，打开Readest账户页面最顶上的邮箱看看是不是一个。同一个邮箱登录的所有设备都是同步的。
Can you add support to sync files through iTunes/Finder?
Robust, powerful, pretty, functional reader app. The only reason I’m giving it 4 stars is that I would like to see the ability to sync files from my computer via iTunes/Finder.
Is this the best place to request this, or should I open an issue on GitHub?
Is this the best place to request this, or should I open an issue on GitHub?
Perfect reader
One of the best reader I found. Readset is really a fantastic app to read ebooks in the form of pdf and epubs formats.
issue: 图片导出功能或存在异常
开发者您好！
本设备使用图片导出功能时，发现所有存储到相册的图片均为“软件下载后首次导出的图片”，导出界面的缩略图也为旧图片。
本人尝试清除后台、重启设备，该问题仍存在。删除软件重装后，可以正常导出一次图片，此后又无法再导出新图片了。
Readest 是我用过最棒的阅读软件！望该 BUG 早日得到修复，万分感谢。
【环境】iPad（第6代） ，iPad OS 17.7.11
本设备使用图片导出功能时，发现所有存储到相册的图片均为“软件下载后首次导出的图片”，导出界面的缩略图也为旧图片。
本人尝试清除后台、重启设备，该问题仍存在。删除软件重装后，可以正常导出一次图片，此后又无法再导出新图片了。
Readest 是我用过最棒的阅读软件！望该 BUG 早日得到修复，万分感谢。
【环境】iPad（第6代） ，iPad OS 17.7.11
Response from developer
我看一下这个问题
Immediately exits the pdf I was reading on turning a page
title.
Response from developer
For some high resolution scanned PDF this could occasionally happen. We already fixed some crash cases and it will be available in the next update. If it still does not work please share the PDF file to readestapp@gmail.com and we will reproduce the issue and fix it.
This project has been sorely needed for so long
But what’s most remarkable is the execution – you folks have really nailed it and produced a fantastic reader that I’d be hard pressed to add features to. Thank you, comrades. You’ve improved my life!
Best app out there
Audibook, ebook, cross platform sync, what else you need? And it's free... Thank you for making this!
Endlich eine passende App
Ich habe schon seit mehreren Jahren, die für mich perfekte Lese-App gesucht und sie endlich mit Readest gefunden. Danke an die Entwickler!
仿真翻页问题
这次的更新没有解决如下问题希望下次更新能解决一下 谢谢！开启仿真翻页后，翻页速度明显会慢半拍，体感不是很好。没有微信阅读和多看那么丝滑。希望能够改善。谢谢！
Response from developer
下个版本会修复这个问题
Better than Books app
This app comes with amazing accessibility features. You can toggle between reading and listening at any point. This is impossible in the default Books app in iOS.
Overall Excellent
Great app overall especially how it works with KOReader. One annoying issue I’ve noticed is that when in vertical scrolling mode it will sometimes suddenly jump when scrolling
