iBouquiniste Lite
★ 4.3What it actually doesiBouquiniste Lite is an e-book reader supporting multiple formats (FB2, EPUB, MOBI, TXT, PDF, CBZ, CBR, DJVU), OPDS catalog integration, and cloud synchronization, though it recently suffers from intrusive ads and stability issues.
Actually does
- ✓E-book reader80% of reviews
- ✓PDF viewer10% of reviews
- ✓Text-to-speech(bonus)7% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Закладки
- ⚠Cloud sync
- ⚠Поддержка OPDS-каталогов
- ⚠Dark mode
- ⚠Выделение и обмен цитатами
- ⚠File manager
- ⚠Переворачивание страниц по движениям глаз
Common complaints
- ✗Ad doesn't close or close button is not visible53% of mentions
«It's impossible to read when ads pop up every 2 seconds and you can't close them. On iPhone 13, you can't even see the X button—it's off-screen.»
- ✗App crashes when opening or after ads40% of mentions
«It's hard to rate the app because it opens only on the 3rd or 4th try - it never opens on the first or second attempt, it just crashes multiple times in a row.»
- ✗Unable to open some file formats (FB2, EPUB, etc.)13% of mentions
«I open files, find a book, try to share it with your app, it switches to the app and says 'unable to open'»
- ✗Issues reading large books (incorrect page navigation)10% of mentions
«It's impossible to read large books—it jumps from the first page to the last page, and displays only half the text per page.»
- ✗PDF available only in preview mode (limited pages)7% of mentions
«As it turned out, the PDF can only be read in preview mode—just a few pages of the book. After that you need to buy the paid version.»
What people praise
- ★Best reader among tested alternatives
«The best reader out of all I've tried. I used to use Cool Reader, but after changing my phone I couldn't install it and decided to find something new.»
- ★Long-term reliability (10 years of use)
«I've been using it for 10 years, I don't need another one. Thank you.»
- ★Minimalist, intuitive interface (nothing unnecessary)
«I know two great reading apps for iPhone. This is one of them. Nothing unnecessary. Everything works clearly.»
- ★Text-to-speech feature (speech synthesis)
«There's a text-to-speech feature, not perfect, but I got used to it and when I can't look at the screen, I listen to the robot)»