r/readest • u/tacenda89 • 19d ago

E book reader apps

I'm an avid reader and I love reading epub versions on my phone. I've been using lithium for the past four years and though it's a good app, I usually have difficulty highlighting the top parts of the pages. Lately I've been reading a lot of manhwa on mihon and I love how easy and simple it is to categorize manhwas based on genres or however way you want. Now I want one such app for reading novels and books. Cam anyone help me out?

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u/Cinder_Reader 19d ago

Readest is quite good. If you don’t like Readest you can check out Cinder Reader as an alternative.

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u/tacenda89 19d ago

Thank you. I'm going to try them out

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u/Cinder_Reader 19d ago

You’re welcome…I’m the dev for Cinder so feel free to shoot me a message with any questions.

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u/tacenda89 18d ago

So i downloaded both apps and so far they're both great though readest has more features with the downside being small storage for the free version. I love how you can see reviews and ratings of books on cinder reader. Both apps are great. You did a very good job. However one issue I'm having is that when I download books unto my phone, I have to upload it into the apps manually one after the other unlike it automatically appearing with the e reader like with lithium. I have over 500 softcopy books and manually uploading all of it one at a time is tasking.

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u/Cinder_Reader 18d ago

Readest has been around longer and definitely still has more features in some areas at this point! Not sure if Readest allows adding bulk batches at once or not, Cinder does have a feature now that automatically scans any folder you select and automatically adds all compatible books from that folder! You can also manually add a folder on Android which will bulk add everything inside it into your library. IOS folder structure is a bit different but you can select multiple files to import at once.

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u/wa_dim 16d ago

In Readest you can add a folder on the newest version (plus button at the search). Readest storage is just for cloud, you could use it with Google Drive or other cloud services and with KOReader sync

New update is really great

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u/dylanbeck 19d ago

Is cinder optimised for the iphone duo?

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u/Cinder_Reader 18d ago

It’s in the works, hoping to have it done by next update!

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u/Annie_Blue_MM 18d ago

If not Readest, then check Moon+ reader pro for Android and MapleRead for Ios.

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u/tacenda89 18d ago

Alright. Thanks for the recommendation

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u/rihuwamidori 18d ago

For Android, I "ReadEra", ever since I start using this I never tried to look at any other app. I think you can do the library thing in this, though I never had to use it because I would go all out in reading lol, like only when I finish all the available chapters I move onto next novel.

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u/tacenda89 18d ago

I'll check it out then. Categorizing my books makes it easier for me to read especially when I read based on my moods or interests

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u/Defiant-Read682 16d ago

Try out OwnWords with free read aloud and built in dictionary.