Comparison

PocketBook Reader vs Textron Aviation 1View

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

Head to head
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.

About

Textron Aviation 1View

Access and manage technical publications for Beechcraft, Cessna, and Hawker aircraft. This tool allows for efficient document management with features like multiple book views, annotation, and quick navigation. Receive timely manual updates and manage subscription expirations.

Highlights
  • Multiple book and tab views
  • Faster manual updates
  • Share PDFs and mark up screenshots
  • Temporary drawing annotations
  • Receive manual updates at your convenience
  • Bookmark, annotate, and search documents
  • Extract table of contents for navigation
Features
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Textron Aviation 1View app combines all technical publications for Beechcraft, Cessna, and Hawker with one tool to efficiently manage technical documents associated with the aircraft they operate. FEATURES INCLUDE: •Ability to have multiple books open and up to 20 tabs within the same book opened at the same time •90% faster updates to manuals from previous apps. •Share the PDF or mark up a screenshot •Draw temporary annotations •Receive updates to manuals directly in the app, allowing you to choose when to update at your convenience •Shows when subscriptions expire and alerts the user •Ability to add bookmarks, annotations, and search (select documents) •Extracts table of contents for quick navigation of documents •View how much memory documents are taking up on the device

Screenshots

PocketBook Reader4 screens
Textron Aviation 1View4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PocketBook Reader at 4.5 against Textron Aviation 1View's 3.2. PocketBook Reader also leads on ratings volume (9.8K vs 15) and review sentiment (54% vs 33%). Textron Aviation 1View's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 56). 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. Textron Aviation 1View asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PocketBook Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PocketBook Reader has 9.8K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of PocketBook Reader's written reviews are positive against 33% of Textron Aviation 1View's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
PocketBook Reader versus Textron Aviation 1View: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocketBook ReaderTextron Aviation 1View
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (9.8K ratings) — better3.2 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings9.8K — better15
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#151 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB13 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPocketbook International SATextron Inc.

Customer experience

PocketBook Reader

All ratings9,831 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews1,336 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral11.8%
Negative33.8%

Textron Aviation 1View

All ratings15 ratings
Positive53.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative46.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and 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

Textron Aviation 1View

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

Textron Aviation 1View

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PocketBook Reader free?
PocketBook Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Textron Aviation 1View free?
Textron Aviation 1View is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PocketBook Reader or Textron Aviation 1View?
PocketBook Reader is rated higher. PocketBook Reader averages 4.5 out of 5 from 9.8K ratings, while Textron Aviation 1View averages 3.2 from 15 ratings.
Do PocketBook Reader or Textron Aviation 1View have ads?
Neither PocketBook Reader nor Textron Aviation 1View shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PocketBook Reader or Textron Aviation 1View?
PocketBook Reader ships an update every 2 months, and Textron Aviation 1View every 2 months. Most recently, PocketBook Reader was updated on September 24, 2026 and Textron Aviation 1View on September 21, 2026.

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