Comparison

Amazon Kindle vs tiReader

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Amazon Kindle

Access a vast library of eBooks, magazines, and comics on your mobile device. Customize your reading experience with adjustable text, brightness, and page-turning options. Look up words, track progress, and sync across devices.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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).

About

tiReader

This app offers a comprehensive reading experience for eBooks, audiobooks, and comics across various formats. Access a vast library of free content and organize your collection with powerful tools. Customize your reading environment and sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Supports eBooks, Audiobooks, and Comics
  • Access to 1,000,000+ free eBooks
  • Customizable library structure
  • Powerful search and filtering
  • Bookmarks and annotations
  • Sync across devices
  • Cloud and OPDS catalog access
Features
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tiReader is the best way to read eBooks, Audiobooks and Comics on iPhone or iPad. Get access to 1000000+ free eBooks in OPDS-catalogs and Calibre servers. Support all popular formats • eBooks (epub, pdf, djvu, fb2, mobi, prc, azw, html, txt) • AudioBooks (M4B, M4A, MP3) • Comics (cbr, cbz) • Photos (jpg, png, bmp, gif, ico, tif, xbm) • Photo Albums (zip, rar) CORE FEATURES • Customizable ebooks and folders structure • Powerful tool set for searching, filtering and working with tags • Multicolor Bookmarks and Annotation • Fully customizable style and color themes for eBooks • Sync across all your devices EXTRA FEATURES • Day and Night modes • Access to Clouds, OPDS-catalogs and Calibre servers • Support of EPUB3 format eBooks with built-in multimedia content • Bookmark and Annotation search across all docs in Library (iPad only) • Open multiple docs at once (iPad only) HELP and FEEDBACK http://tireader.com/help http://tireader.com/contact Please note: tiReader does not support DRM-protected eBooks and comics. The free app version allows you to work with five documents only. Delete unnecessary documents to access others or remove this restriction with an in-app purchase "Unlock Full Version". Privacy policy: http://tireader.com/privacy_policy

Screenshots

Amazon Kindle4 screens
tiReader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Amazon Kindle at 4.9 against tiReader's 4.5. Amazon Kindle also leads on ratings volume (5.8M vs 641) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). tiReader's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Amazon Kindle sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $13.99 per month and tiReader sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Amazon Kindle holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amazon Kindle has 5.8M ratings behind it against 641, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Amazon Kindle's written reviews are positive against 66% of tiReader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Amazon Kindle ships an update fortnightly, tiReader every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Amazon Kindle versus tiReader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmazon KindletiReader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (5.8M ratings) — better4.5 (641 ratings)
Positive reviews68.1% of reviews — better66.2% of reviews
Number of ratings5.8M — better641
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#4 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB169 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperAMZN Mobile LLCStanislav Polishchuk

Customer experience

Amazon Kindle

All ratings5,849,569 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews8,291 reviews
Positive68.1%
Neutral8.7%
Negative23.1%

tiReader

All ratings641 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews305 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral10.2%
Negative23.6%

User reviews

Amazon Kindle

From 5.8M App Store ratings

What we love

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

Room to improve

  • 🛒 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

tiReader

From 641 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and smooth performance
  • 📚 Supports wide range of file formats
  • 🎨 Highly customizable reading experience
  • 💾 Seamless cloud storage integration
  • 🔖 Excellent bookmarking and annotation features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and stability issues
  • 🔒 Limited cloud storage options
  • 📁 Difficulty with bulk file management
  • 🖥️ Layout issues on newer iPhone models
  • ⏱️ Slow loading times for large files

Bugs and requests

Amazon Kindle

Reported bugs

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

Requested features

5 requests
  • 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

tiReader

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Highlighting not working for some books
  • Corrupted files not opening properly
  • Sync issues with certain cloud services
  • Unexpected crashes when handling large libraries

Requested features

6 requests
  • Vertical continuous scrolling for ePub files
  • Export notes and highlights
  • Improved PDF annotation tools
  • Audiobook playback support
  • Automatic cloud backup and sync
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  • Enhanced search and filtering options

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Amazon Kindle

Subscriptions2
  • Kindle Unlimited$13.991 Month
  • Kindle Unlimited1 Month trial$13.991 Month
One-time10
  • 140 Tokens - Kindle Vella (US)$1.39
  • 100 Tokens - Kindle Vella (US)$1.39
  • 140 Tokens - Kindle Vella (US)$1.99
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  • 368 Tokens - Kindle Vella (US)$3.49
  • 300 Tokens - Kindle Vella (US)$3.99
  • 368 Tokens - Kindle Vella (US)$4.99
  • 770 Tokens - Kindle Vella (US)$6.99
  • 770 Tokens - Kindle Vella (US)$9.99
  • 900 Tokens - Kindle Vella (US)$11.49
  • 2000 Tokens - Kindle Vella(US)$23.99
4 purchases

tiReader

One-time4
  • Skin "minima Glass"$0.99
  • Skin "minima Glass red"$0.99
  • Skin "art Blur"$0.99
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  • Unlock Full version$4.99

Questions

Is Amazon Kindle free?
Amazon Kindle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is tiReader free?
tiReader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Amazon Kindle or tiReader?
Amazon Kindle is rated higher. Amazon Kindle averages 4.9 out of 5 from 5.8M ratings, while tiReader averages 4.5 from 641 ratings.
Do Amazon Kindle or tiReader have ads?
Neither Amazon Kindle nor tiReader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Amazon Kindle or tiReader?
Amazon Kindle ships an update fortnightly, and tiReader every 6 weeks. Most recently, Amazon Kindle was updated on September 26, 2026 and tiReader on September 23, 2026.

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