Comparison

Deutsche Bücher vs PocketBook Reader

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

Head to head
About

Deutsche Bücher

Access a vast collection of German literary and philosophical works, including novels, poems, and historical documents. Features a unique lector function for those short on time. All content is available without additional fees or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Vast collection of German literary works
  • Includes novels, poems, philosophy, and historical documents
  • Lector function for audio summaries
  • No in-app purchases or subscriptions
  • Content spans from 8th century to Weimar Republic
Features
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*** Suchen Sie deutsche Bücher? Dann ist das die richtige App für Sie! *** 10.517 deutsche literarische Werke, darunter: • 249 Romane • 1.107 Erzählungen & Novellen • 8.081 Gedichte & andere lyrische Werke • 96 Philosophische Werke • 47 Tagebücher & Autobiografien • 335 Sagen & Legenden • 141 Schriftstücke • 79 Traktate & Thesen der deutschen Reformation • 137 Historische Dokumente & Schriften Unsere App enthält auch: • Eine neue Lektor-Funktion für all diejenigen, die nicht die Zeit zum Lesen haben • Keine zusätzlichen Gebühren für einzelne Bücher! • Keine Abonnements! ... *** BESCHREIBUNG DER ENTHALTENEN BÜCHER *** (Vollständige Liste unter APP SUPPORT => Bücherliste => PDF Dokument öffnen) ... Die App enthält die wichtigsten deutschsprachigen literarischen und philosophischen Werke sowie historische Dokumente, die zwischen der zweiten Hälfte des VIII. Jahrhunderts und dem Höhepunkt der Weimarer Republik am Ende des Ersten Weltkrieges entstanden sind. Dazu gehören: • Romane: u.a. die Werke von Karl May (insgesamt 83 Bücher, darunter alle bekanntesten sowie weniger bekannte Titel), Theodor Fontane (Effi Briest, Vor dem Sturm, Irrungen, Wirrungen, L'Adultera), Franz Kafka (Der Prozess, Amerika, Das Schloss), J. W. Goethe (Die Leiden des jungen Werther, Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre, Die Wahlverwandtschaften), Heinrich Laube (Das junge Europa), Adalbert Stifter (Der Nachsommer, Witiko), Karl Immermann (Münchhausen), Gustav Freytag (Die Ahnen), Hugo Ball (Flametti), Ludwig Ganghofer (Das Gotteslehen, Der Edelweißkönig, Der Ochsenkrieg), Gottfried Keller (Der grüne Heinrich), C. F. Meyer (Das Amulett, Der Heilige), Wilhelm Raabe (Im alten Eisen, Abu Telfan, Der Hungerpastor), Johanna Spyri (Heidi), D. F. Weinland (Rulaman), O. J. Bierbaum (Stilpe), Marie von Ebner- Eschenbach (Lotti die Uhrmacherin, Das Gemeindekind, Unsühnbar), Wilhelm Hauff (Der Mann im Mond), Karl Gutzkow (Die Ritter vom Geiste, Der Zauberer von Rom), Hedwig Dohm (Schicksale einer Seele), H. Sudermann (Frau Sorge) und viele mehr • Philosophische Werke: u.a. von Friedrich Nietzsche (Menschliches, Allzumenschliches, Also sprach Zarathustra, Jenseits von Gut und Böse, Zur Genealogie der Moral, Der Antichrist, Götzen-Dämmerung), Immanuel Kant, Karl Marx (Das Kapital), Hegel, Leibnitz, Lessing, Mendelssohn • Erzählungen und Novellen: u.a. von J. W. Goethe, K. Moritz, K. Tucholsky, K. May, F. Kafka, H. Heine, H. von Hofmannsthal, A. Schnitzler, R. M. Rilke, C. Sternheim, L. Ganghofer, M. von Ebner-Eschenbach, T. Fontane, W. Raabe, F. von Saar, T. Storm, B. Auerbach, A. Holz, H. Dohm, A. Stifter, F. Grillparzer, E. Mörike, F. Hebbel, A. von Arnim, E. T. A. Hoffmann, L. Tieck, C. Brentano, J. von Eichendorff, F. Hölderlin, C. M. Wieland, F. Klinger, F. Hölderlin, G. E. Lessing und viele, viele andere • 8.081 deutsche Gedichte & lyrische Werke: vom „Hildebrandslied“ über Goethe und Schiller bis zum frühen Dadaismus • Deutsche Sagen und Legenden: u.a. Kinder-und Hausmärchen, Deutsche Sagen (Brüder Grimm); Das kleine Heldenbuch (Karl Simrock) • Tagebücher und Autobiografien: u.a. von Friedrich dem Großen, Otto von Bismarck, F. Nietzsche, K. May, Richard Wagner, J. W. Goethe, F. Schiller • Historische Dokumente & Schriften: Wichtige Dokumente der deutschen Geschichte, Zeitungsberichte, Reden, Propaganda, politische Manifeste, Gebrauchsliteratur verschiedener Epochen, Geschichtsbücher (z. B. „Geschichte des dreißigjährigen Kriegs“ von F. Schiller) • 79 Traktate und Thesen der deutschen Reformation ... *** Investieren Sie in Bücher und haben Sie Ihre eigene Bibliothek immer dabei! ***

About

PocketBook Reader

This app is a versatile reader supporting 26 book and audio formats, including EPUB, PDF, and audiobooks. It offers features like PDF reflow, text-to-speech, cloud synchronization, and extensive customization options for a comfortable reading experience.

Highlights
  • Supports 26 book and audio formats
  • PDF Reflow function
  • Text-to-speech engine
  • Cloud synchronization service
  • Customizable interface and reading settings
  • Adobe DRM support
Features
Currently charting
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PocketBook Reader is a free app for reading all formats (books, magazines, textbooks, comic books, etc.) and listening to audiobooks! The application supports 26 book and audio formats, including mobi, epub, fb2, cbz, cbr. Read without ads and with total comfort! Choose any content - any format! • Support of 19 book formats, including the most popular - EPUB, FB2, MOBI, PDF, DJVU, DOCX, RTF, TXT, HTML; • Comic book formats CBR and CBZ; • Open books protected with Adobe DRM (PDF, EPUB); • PDF Reflow function (reflow text in PDF files). Listen to audiobooks! • You can listen to audiobooks and other audio files in MP3, M4B, and take notes in them; • Built-in TTS (Text-to-speech) engine for the voicing of the text files. Download and sync content easily! • Free PocketBook Cloud service for synchronizing all your books, including audiobooks, as well as reading positions, notes and bookmarks on all your devices; • Your files from Dropbox or Google Books services are easily connected to the app to create one consolidated library. You can even connect multiple accounts at the same time; • Support for OPDS catalogs - get access to network libraries; • ISBN scanner, for quick search of electronic versions of books by barcode; • Opportunity to borrow books and periodicals; • If you have a E Ink e-reader PocketBook, you can easily synchronize all your books and accounts just by scanning a QR code. Ready to switch from another app? No problem! Getting started with PocketBook Reader is easy! With an intuitive interface, the application provides you with unprecedented freedom – lots of options for settings and no restrictions. Choose, change, customize, and personalize! • Intuitive interface, easy navigation, and minimalistic design; • Opportunity to choose one of the seven interface color themes, reassign the buttons and display areas; • Two night-reading modes - for better reading comfort anytime; • Adjust the font style, font size, line spacing, and margin size; • Animation of turning pages; • Opportunity to crop margins – make the page look exactly the way you want. Get fast file access and easy search! • All files are quickly found and instantly opened, even with built-in audio and video fragments; • Your books will never be lost in the device’s memory - thanks to the smart search, scanning files on your tablet or smartphone is a matter of seconds. Any file or document can be found in a few clicks! • The app allows you to sort books, create collections, filter and mark files as you like. Your library - your rules; • Convenient managing of audio files - it is easy to sort and play your audiobooks. Make bookmarks, take notes, add comments! • You can quickly find all your notes and share them with friends via email or messengers; • Collect all your notes, bookmarks, and comments into separate files for even greater convenience. PocketBook Reader was created by avid readers for avid readers, and that’s why it’s probably the best e-book reader app.

Screenshots

Deutsche Bücher4 screens
PocketBook Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Deutsche Bücher at none against PocketBook Reader's 56. Deutsche Bücher also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (67% vs 55%). PocketBook Reader's advantage is ratings volume (9.8K vs 39) and chart position (#185 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads 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. PocketBook Reader sells 41 one-off in-app purchases. Deutsche Bücher asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Deutsche Bücher holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PocketBook Reader has 9.8K ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Deutsche Bücher's written reviews are positive against 55% of PocketBook Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Deutsche Bücher versus PocketBook Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeutsche BücherPocketBook Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (39 ratings) — better4.5 (9.8K ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better54.5% of reviews
Number of ratings399.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#185 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.2 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB106 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperAppTsarPocketbook International SA

Customer experience

Deutsche Bücher

All ratings39 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

PocketBook Reader

All ratings9,831 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews1,350 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral11.6%
Negative33.9%

Bugs and requests

Deutsche Bücher

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

PocketBook Reader

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Books disappearing from library after login issues
  • Inability to open DRM-protected PDFs
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between portrait and landscape modes
  • Text-to-speech voice quality issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to organize books into custom folders
  • Option to disable quick action zones
  • Improved text-to-speech controls (seek, pause, etc.)
  • Support for handwritten annotations with Apple Pencil
  • Faster page turning and scrolling

In-app purchases

None

Deutsche Bücher

No in-app purchases

41 purchases

PocketBook Reader

One-time41
  • eBook3 variants$0.99
  • eBook (class A)$0.99
  • eBook2 variants$1.99
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  • eBook (class B)$1.99
  • eBook$2.95
  • eBook2 variants$2.99
  • eBook (class C)$2.99
  • eBook3 variants$3.99
  • eBook: type 4.79$3.99
  • eBook: type 4.19$3.99
  • eBook (class D)$3.99
  • eBook (class Alt5)$4.99
  • eBook: type 5.39$4.99
  • eBook (class F)$4.99
  • eBook: type 5.89$4.99
  • eBook$4.99
  • eBook: type 5.09$4.99
  • eBook (class G)$5.99
  • eBook2 variants$5.99
  • eBook: type 7.09$5.99
  • eBook: type 7.19$5.99
  • eBook: type 8.29$6.99
  • eBook: type 7.59$6.99
  • eBook3 variants$7.99
  • eBook: type 8.89$7.99
  • eBook (class J)$8.99
  • eBook$8.99
  • eBook$9.90
  • eBook2 variants$9.99
  • eBook (class L)$10.99
  • eBook: type 13.9$11.90
  • eBook$11.99
  • eBook: type 12.99$11.99
  • eBook$12.99
  • eBook (class N)$12.99
  • eBook (class O)$13.99
  • eBook: type 17.9$14.90
  • eBook$14.99
  • eBook (class R)$16.99
  • eBook (class T)$18.99
  • eBook (class W)$21.99

Questions

Is Deutsche Bücher free?
Deutsche Bücher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PocketBook Reader free?
PocketBook Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Deutsche Bücher or PocketBook Reader?
Deutsche Bücher is rated higher. Deutsche Bücher averages 4.8 out of 5 from 39 ratings, while PocketBook Reader averages 4.5 from 9.8K ratings.
Do Deutsche Bücher or PocketBook Reader have ads?
Neither Deutsche Bücher nor PocketBook Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Deutsche Bücher or PocketBook Reader?
Deutsche Bücher ships an update every 2 months, and PocketBook Reader every 2 months. Most recently, Deutsche Bücher was updated on October 6, 2026 and PocketBook Reader on October 18, 2026.

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