PocketBook Reader vs StreamZine
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.
StreamZine
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Turn open archives and forum topics into your own library of comics, magazines and books. FIRST AND THE ONLY READER WITH NATIVE SUPPORT FOR StripZona, THE ex-YU vintage comics site. IMPORTANT • The app includes no content • You can read only what the sources hold; some need a (free) account on their own site • This is an independent reader, with no connection to those sites and no endorsement from them. SOURCES • Ex-YU: StripZona (forum topics, need free account), RetroSpec (computer magazines and books), Stripovi.com (free Croatian web comics), PopBoks (Džuboks, Ritam) • Comics: ComicBook+ (public domain, free account to download), BatCave • Vintage computer press: BombJack (Commodore, Amiga, Atari, MSX and more), Spectrum Computing (Sinclair), Atarimania (Atari), Vintage Apple (Byte, Macworld, MacUser, books and manuals) • Archive.org: import any item straight from its own page • Sources are switchable so you can hide the content and/or language you are not interested in • Local files support (USB, AirDrop, app Import) MANAGING CONTENT • Indexed sources are switchable • Forums: use Import to sign in and fetch metadata • Download individually, delete individually or in a group. THE LIBRARY • A grid of covers or a list view • Sort by: recently open, date added, title, series, hero, number, size • Search and filter by: downloaded, read, in progress. READING • Portrait turns page by page; landscape fits to screen width, scrolls like a web page • Smart Zoom trims blank margins so the artwork fills the screen • A scrubber, a thumbnail grid, remembers where you stopped. PRIVACY • No analytics, tracking, ads. The app has no account of its own • You sign in on each site's own form; the app cannot see your username or password. - - - - - StreamZine pretvara arhive i forumske teme u vašu biblioteku stripova, časopisa i knjiga. PRVI I JEDINI ČITAČ KOJI DIREKTNO PODRŽAVA STRIPZONA FORUM • Pipnite Import, izaberite StripZona • Prijavite se sa vašim nalogom (aplikacija ne vidi username i lozinku) • Lajkujete temu sa linkovima na stripove • Pipnite Import i aplikacija ce uneti podatke o svim stripovima sa te teme u biblioteku • Vratite se u glavni ekran (Done) i onda sa Download skidate stripove • Download je dugme (u listi naslova) ili drzite prst na naslovnici da se pojavi meni sa Download opcijom VAŽNO • Aplikacija ne sadrži nikakav sadržaj — biblioteka je na početku prazna. • Čitate samo ono što imaju arhive ispod; za neke treba (besplatan) nalog na njihovom sajtu. • Ovo je nezavisan čitač, bez veze sa navedenim sajtovima i bez njihove podrške. ARHIVE • Ex-YU: StripZona (teme sa foruma, treba besplatan nalog), RetroSpec (računarski časopisi i knjige), Stripovi.com (besplatni hrvatski web stripovi), PopBoks (Džuboks i Ritam). • Stripovi: ComicBook+ (javno vlasništvo, treba besplatan nalog) i BatCave. • Računarska štampa: BombJack (Commodore, Amiga, Atari, MSX i desetak drugih mašina), Spectrum Computing (Sinclair), Atarimania (Atari), Vintage Apple (Byte, Macworld, MacUser, knjige i uputstva). • Archive.org: uvoz bilo koje stavke direktno sa njene stranice. UČITAVANJE • Indeksirane arhive su tu čim ih upalite u Settings. • Za forume: upotrebite Import da se prijavite i preuzmete naslovnice, naslove, ediciju, izdavača i brojeve kao i linkove za skidanje. • Preuzimate i brišete pojedinačno ili grupno. • Ako se nešto ne učitava sa StripZone, javite mi. PREGLED BIBLIOTEKE • Kao tabela naslovnica ili lista naslova • Sortiranje: nedavno otvarano, datum, naslov, edicija, junak, broj, veličina • Pretraga i filteri: skinuto, pročitano, započeto. ČITANJE • Uspravno: strana po strana. Vodoravno: slika se raširi na širinu ekrana i skroluje. • Smart Zoom odseca prazne margine da crtež ispuni ekran. • Klizač, mreža sličica i pamćenje gde ste stali. PRIVATNOST • Nema analitike, praćenja, reklama; aplikacija nema nikakve svoje naloge. • Prijave (ako treba) idu na formama samih sajtova; aplikacija ne vidi vaša korisnička imena ni lozinke.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StreamZine at none against PocketBook Reader's 56. StreamZine also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). PocketBook Reader's advantage is chart position (#166 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. PocketBook Reader sells 41 one-off in-app purchases. StreamZine asks for nothing beyond the download.
PocketBook Reader ships an update every 2 months, StreamZine every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PocketBook Reader | StreamZine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (9.8K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9.8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #166 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Pocketbook International SA | Mihailo Despotovic |
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
StreamZine
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
StreamZine
No in-app purchases









