Comparison

PocketBook Reader vs Wrist Ebook Reader

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

Wrist Ebook Reader

Import DRM-free EPUB and TXT files from your iPhone to read them as clean text on your Apple Watch. The app divides books into small pages for comfortable reading sessions, allowing you to adjust font size and navigate chapters.

Highlights
  • Import DRM-free EPUB/TXT files
  • Convert books to watch-friendly text
  • Send books from iPhone to Apple Watch
  • Save last reading position
  • Adjust font size
  • Chapter navigation
  • Quick-launch complication
Features
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Bring your own DRM-free EPUB or TXT files from iPhone to Apple Watch, and read them as clean, simple text. Wrist Reader is a lightweight reading companion for Apple Watch. It extracts the readable body text from your files, removing images, tables, notes, and complex styling for comfortable reading in short moments. Books are divided into small reading pages. Scroll with the Digital Crown to continue to the next page, adjust the font size and line breaks, jump to chapters when available, and resume where you left off. Wrist Reader does not sell, download, or provide book content. It is made for files you already own. Features: - Import DRM-free EPUB and TXT files on iPhone - Convert books into watch-friendly text pages - Send selected books from iPhone to Apple Watch - Save your reading position on Apple Watch - Adjust font size and choose word or character wrapping - Navigate chapters when EPUB chapter information is available - Open the app from a supported watch face complication - Keep 1 book for free; keep more with a one-time Pro purchase Notes: - Please use DRM-free EPUB files only. - Chapter navigation is not available for TXT files. - All book processing takes place locally on your devices.

Screenshots

PocketBook Reader4 screens
Wrist Ebook Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wrist Ebook Reader at 100% against PocketBook Reader's 54%. Wrist Ebook Reader also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). PocketBook Reader's advantage is ratings volume (10K vs 4) and chart position (#174 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 10 one-off in-app purchases and Wrist Ebook Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wrist Ebook Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PocketBook Reader has 10K ratings behind it against 4, 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 100% of Wrist Ebook Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PocketBook Reader ships an update every 2 months, Wrist Ebook Reader daily. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
PocketBook Reader versus Wrist Ebook Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocketBook ReaderWrist Ebook Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (10K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#174 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB8 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPocketbook International SAironwhy

Customer experience

PocketBook Reader

All ratings9,831 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews1,364 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral11.7%
Negative33.9%

Wrist Ebook Reader

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Wrist Ebook Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

PocketBook Reader

One-time10
  • eBook$0.99
  • eBook (class A)$0.99
  • eBook (class B)$1.99
Show 7 more
  • eBook$2.99
  • eBook (class D)$3.99
  • eBook: type 7.09$5.99
  • eBook$6.99
  • eBook: type 10.9$9.90
  • eBook$9.99
  • eBook: type 12.99$11.99
1 purchases

Wrist Ebook Reader

One-time1
  • Wrist Reader Pro$2.99

Questions

Is PocketBook Reader free?
PocketBook Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wrist Ebook Reader free?
Wrist Ebook Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PocketBook Reader or Wrist Ebook Reader?
Wrist Ebook Reader is rated higher. PocketBook Reader averages 4.5 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while Wrist Ebook Reader averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do PocketBook Reader or Wrist Ebook Reader have ads?
Neither PocketBook Reader nor Wrist Ebook Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PocketBook Reader or Wrist Ebook Reader?
PocketBook Reader ships an update every 2 months, and Wrist Ebook Reader daily. Most recently, PocketBook Reader was updated on November 7, 2026 and Wrist Ebook Reader on November 5, 2026.

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