Comparison

Onleihe vs Bookloader

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

Head to head
About

Onleihe

Access and borrow eBooks, eMagazines, eAudio, and eMusic from your local library. Browse collections, search for titles, and enjoy offline reading and listening. Titles are automatically returned after the lending period.

Highlights
  • Library selection
  • Category browsing
  • E-magazine browsing
  • Text search with auto-completion
  • Lending and download options
  • Reservations
  • Integrated eBook reader
  • Offline reading and playback
Features
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FEATURELIST - Library selection screen - Category oriented browsing in your library - Easy browsing of all eMagazines in your library - Text search with auto-completion - Clear structured result lists - Wide array of filter options for all search results and lists - Detailed overview for all titles with additional preview option - Lending and download options for available eBooks and eMagazines - Lending and streaming options for available eAudio and eMusic titles - Download option for eAudio and eMusic titles - Reservations for non-available titles - Overview for all lent, reserved and downloaded titles - Wishlist feature - Integrated eBook reader - Optimized for all smartphone- and tablet sizes - Offline reading feature - Offline player feature - Expired titles are automatically returned - Downloaded eBooks and eMagazines can be returned early - Supports over 2.900 libraries The Onleihe – the free of charge service of your library now as an app, supports over 2.900 libraries. With this app you’ll always have your library with you. Browse the collection of your library and lent eBooks and eMagazine on the fly or from your home directly with your smartphone or tablet. You can also lent eAudio and eMusic titles, listen to them via streaming or download them directly onto your device. Following the same principle as the web-based Onleihe, the lent titles can be consumed free of charge for a certain set amount of time. Afterwards the titles will automatically be returned to the library. You can search directly throughout the app or browse the collection of your library through different categories and eMagazines. On first sight, you’ll see if a title is available and you can alter your search results with an wide array of different filter or sort options. The detailed view of a certain title will give you all the information you seek, from the name of the book, the author, to the series name, length and much more. If a title is temporary not available you can also reserve it. As soon as the title is then available for you, you will get an e-mail notification to the address you specified. Your reservations are easily accessible with an overview and you can directly lent the titles if they are available. Should you no longer need an ongoing reservation or if you do need to change the address, you are able to edit or delete your reservations. At any given time you can access your overview of your lent titles. At the moment you are able to lent, read or listen to eBooks, eMagazines, eAudios and eMusic titles. ACCESS To access the service of the Onleihe, you need to be an active member of a library who is part of the Onleihe system. Username and login credentials are provided by your library. Should you already use the Onleihe via the web-browser you can use the exact same login credentials to access the app. CONSUME MEDIA You are able to directly load and read all eBooks and eMagazines which you have lent beforehand. You are also free use a different external DRM able eBook reader. eAudio and eMusic titles can be streamed directly via the in app player, or you can chose to download the titles and listen to them later on, even offline. This also needs to be done directly via the in app player.

About

Bookloader

Features
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Whether you're importing your own DRM-free library, discovering new titles, or downloading directly from Usenet, Bookloader seamlessly organizes and renders your entire collection in one beautiful app. Stop switching between different apps for your books, PDFs, and comics. Bookloader's smart engine automatically detects what you're trying to read and provides a tailored, native reading experience for every format. A WORLD-CLASS READING EXPERIENCE • Universal Format Support: Natively read EPUBs, PDFs, and Comic archives (CBZ, CBR, ZIP, RAR). Bookloader even smartly extracts books hidden deep inside ZIP and RAR files automatically. • Highly Customizable: Choose from beautifully crafted Light, Sepia, and Dark themes that can automatically adapt to your system settings. • Typography Control: Adjust font sizes and choose from beautiful typefaces, including OpenDyslexic for accessible reading. • Read Your Way: Swap between classic paginated reading or modern vertical continuous scrolling. • Native Text-to-Speech: Give your eyes a rest. Bookloader can read your books aloud to you using high-quality system voices. Read it out loud to yourself using Apple’s on-device Personal Voice feature.* • Powerful Tools: Highlight text, add bookmarks, define words with the native iOS dictionary, and effortlessly navigate via the Table of Contents. • Immersive Comic Reader: Enjoy your graphic novels and manga with high-resolution image rendering and realistic page-curl animations. POWERFUL DOWNLOADING & DISCOVERY • Built-in Usenet Client: A true power-user feature. Add your Usenet indexer APIs and News Server credentials (with full SSL support) to search for, decode (yEnc), and download NZB files entirely in the background. • Smart Web Downloader: Can't find it on Usenet? Use the custom web fallback to search your favorite web directories and download files directly into your library using the integrated browser. • Discover What's Trending: Browse live top charts from Apple Books and Google Books to find your next great read, sorted by your favorite genres. • Fix Match Metadata: Downloaded a book with a missing cover or messy title? Use the "Fix Match" tool to automatically pull pristine metadata and high-quality covers from the web. YOUR LIBRARY, PERFECTLY ORGANIZED • Automatic Categorization: Your books are automatically sorted into Currently Reading, Unread, and Finished. • Archive the Clutter: Hide books you're done with in the Archive without permanently deleting them. • Build a Habit: Bookloader tracks your daily reading minutes and builds a streak to help motivate you to read more every day! Take complete control of your digital library with Bookloader—the only reading app you'll ever need. Bookloader does not contain any books or files. *Due to a bug in iOS 26, Personal Voices recorded in English may have inadvertently been categorized as Chinese. This is a known iOS bug and has nothing to do with Bookloader. If you encounter problems with playback in Bookloader using Personal Voices recorded, please rename the Personal Voice in iOS settings. This renews the categorization and Bookloader will be able to use it without problems.

Screenshots

Onleihe4 screens
Bookloader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bookloader at every 10 days against Onleihe's every 2 months. Onleihe's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Onleihe ships an update every 2 months, Bookloader every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Onleihe versus Bookloader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnleiheBookloader
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (72 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews13.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings72 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developerekz.bibliotheksservice GmbHCameron Howard

In-app purchases

None

Onleihe

No in-app purchases

None

Bookloader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Onleihe free?
Onleihe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bookloader free?
Bookloader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Onleihe or Bookloader have ads?
Neither Onleihe nor Bookloader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Onleihe or Bookloader?
Onleihe ships an update every 2 months, and Bookloader every 10 days. Most recently, Onleihe was updated on October 19, 2026 and Bookloader on October 13, 2026.

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