PocketBook Reader vs Book Highlighter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Supports 26 book and audio formats
- PDF Reflow function
- Text-to-speech engine
- Cloud synchronization service
- Customizable interface and reading settings
- Adobe DRM support
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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.
Book Highlighter
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Book Highlighter helps you turn passages from paper books into organized digital highlights, ready to export to Obsidian, Markdown files, or any app through the share sheet. Build a personal library, capture the quotes you want to keep, add page numbers and notes, then export everything as clean Markdown when you are ready. Capture highlights your way Take a photo of a book page, choose an image from your library, or type a passage manually. When you use an image, Book Highlighter uses Apple's built-in Live Text technology so you can select exactly the text you want from the page. Organize by book Search for books by title, author, or ISBN using Open Library, or add a Google Books API key in Settings to use Google Books. Each book can include metadata such as author, year, publisher, ISBN, and cover image. You can add highlights, page numbers, optional notes, and a personal note for the book. Import from other apps Book Highlighter includes an iOS share extension. Select text in another app, open the share sheet, choose Book Highlighter, then save the passage to one of your existing books. Export clean Markdown Write each book to folders you choose as complete Markdown files, or use the standard iOS share sheet for one-shot Markdown, plain text, CSV, RTF, and PDF exports. Generated Markdown files include book metadata, page headings, quotes, notes, and dates, and are overwritten when you update them from the app. Backup and restore Create a JSON backup of your books and highlights, save it wherever you prefer, and import it later with smart merge to avoid duplicate books and duplicate highlights. Private by design Book Highlighter stores your library locally on your device. There is no account, no analytics, and no developer-controlled server for your books, highlights, or notes. Network requests are used only when you search book metadata through Open Library or, if configured by you, Google Books. Book Highlighter is made for readers who still love physical books but want their best passages available in a durable, portable digital format.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PocketBook Reader at Free against Book Highlighter's $0.99. PocketBook Reader also leads on chart position (#168 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Book Highlighter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 56) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On 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
PocketBook Reader is free to download; Book Highlighter costs $0.99 up front. PocketBook Reader sells 41 one-off in-app purchases. Book Highlighter asks for nothing beyond the download.
PocketBook Reader ships an update every 2 months, Book Highlighter every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PocketBook Reader | Book Highlighter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (10K ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 10K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #168 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | +4 |
| Developer | Pocketbook International SA | Alessandro Raccuglia Giaminardi |
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
Book Highlighter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PocketBook Reader
- 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
Book Highlighter
No in-app purchases







