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4.4
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What it actually doesAn e-book reading application for online and offline use with a large library of fiction, educational literature, comics and manga, featuring bookmarks and cross-device synchronization, but with serious data loss issues after updates and intrusive advertising.

0%Marketing ≈ reality0%Stability99%Live project

Actually does

  • E-book reader95% of reviews
  • Offline-first25% of reviews
  • Закладки и заметки5% of reviews
  • Free tier65% of reviews
  • Поиск по названию, автору и жанру15% of reviews
  • Настройка шрифта, фона и яркости5% of reviews

Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews

  • Comics & manga
  • Audiobooks
  • Sync across devices
  • Персональные рекомендации
  • Синхронизация места чтения
  • Отзывы и рейтинги книг

Common complaints

  • Downloaded and read books disappear after updates58% of mentions

    «I used the app for many years. And one day everything disappeared. I wrote to support: "Where did my books go? The authors I was subscribed to?" They said: "You never had any subscriptions."»

  • Entire authors and series disappear from the catalog32% of mentions

    «Where did all of Dontsova's books suddenly go? Sure, they used to remove them selectively, but today I logged in and there isn't a single book by her. Out of 80 books from my favorite author, I can now reread 7.»

  • App crashes, glitches, files fail to download18% of mentions

    «Books that were downloaded and read disappeared somewhere, some authors vanished, and if you find something, it won't let you download it—says the file is not found.»

  • Intense ads that are annoying and lengthy22% of mentions

    «Ad every two pages, very annoying, it wasn't like this before. The ads are killing me. How many times do you have to tap to keep reading? It's ridiculous.»

  • Broken search — returns everything instead of exact matches8% of mentions

    «I type "The Surgeon's Heart" in the search bar. Your app returns me a bunch of books where those two words are used separately, not together.»

What people praise

  • Large free library of books and authors

    «From day one, couldn't find better, everything I like!! My favorite app. I've been using your app for many years and I really loved it.»

  • Convenient reader interface and display settings

    «Very good reader. Convenient app for reading.»

  • Ability to download and read without internet

    «Reading e-books for free online and without internet works well.»

  • Huge selection of genres (140+) and content variety

    «Interesting books. Huge selection of genres and authors.»

  • Reliable service for many years (was stable before)

    «Great app, best reader, I've been using it for many years. Huge thanks to the developers.»

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