Comparison

Amazon Kindle vs bloopworm

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

bloopworm

This app uses AI to enhance your digital comic reading experience. It automatically detects panels and text, offering smart navigation and multiple reading modes for manga, webtoons, and traditional comics. Organize your library with built-in file management.

Highlights
  • AI-powered smart panel detection
  • Multiple reading modes (auto-detect, LTR, RTL)
  • Horizontal and vertical viewing options
  • Support for various image and compressed file formats
  • In-app file management and import
  • Intuitive image viewer with zoom
Features
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bloopworm is an AI based manga, webtoon (manhwa) & comic reader. This app focuses on one goal: to make the digital experience just as fun as reading physical comic books. Features: • Effortless Navigation: Slide through pages and zoom in on panels with our intuitive image viewer. • Smart Reading: bloopworm's guided view automatically detects panels and text, so you can enjoy comics in their natural format, whether it's webtoon, manga, or traditional comic book layouts. • Multiple Reading Modes: Read from left to right, right to left, or choose auto-detect for a hassle-free experience. • View Your Way: Go horizontal or vertical, whichever feels most comfortable for you. • Widespread File Support: bloopworm opens all your favorite image formats (JPG, JPEG, PNG, and WEBP) and compressed files (CBZ, CBR, RAR, ZIP, and PDF). • Import from Anywhere: Easily import or extract manga, comics & webtoons (manhwa) from any folder on your device. • Organized Library: Our built-in file management system lets you keep your comic collection organized, so you can always find what you're looking for. Privacy policy and terms of use: https://www.agreement.bloopworm.com

Screenshots

Amazon Kindle4 screens
bloopworm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Amazon Kindle at 4.9 against bloopworm's 3.9. Amazon Kindle also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). bloopworm's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment and device support 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. bloopworm asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Amazon Kindle holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amazon Kindle has 5.8M ratings behind it against 19, 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 67% of bloopworm's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Amazon Kindle ships an update fortnightly, bloopworm every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Amazon Kindle versus bloopworm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmazon Kindlebloopworm
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (5.8M ratings) — better3.9 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews68.1% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings5.8M — better19
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#4 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB140 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAMZN Mobile LLCPrabhkirat Singh

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%

bloopworm

All ratings19 ratings
Positive68.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

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

bloopworm

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

bloopworm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Amazon Kindle free?
Amazon Kindle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is bloopworm free?
bloopworm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Amazon Kindle or bloopworm?
Amazon Kindle is rated higher. Amazon Kindle averages 4.9 out of 5 from 5.8M ratings, while bloopworm averages 3.9 from 19 ratings.
Do Amazon Kindle or bloopworm have ads?
bloopworm shows ads; Amazon Kindle does not.
Which is updated more often, Amazon Kindle or bloopworm?
Amazon Kindle ships an update fortnightly, and bloopworm every 3 months. Most recently, Amazon Kindle was updated on September 25, 2026 and bloopworm on August 27, 2026.

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