What is Best Reading Apps?
By the Best Reading Apps editors · Checked 30 October 2026 · Desk research
Best Reading Apps is a small editorial site that picks reading apps by the job you need done, from ebooks and audiobooks to getting back into a book you stopped reading. It is written by the Best Reading Apps editors and is one of a small group of reading sites. Every fact is sourced to the app's own listing or website and dated, and every pick comes with its catch.
What you will find here
Ten job pages, each with one pick, runner-ups and the trade-offs; guides and comparisons such as Hoopla vs Libby; resources including a price index, a feature matrix and a glossary; profiles of every app we mention in Apps A to Z; a dated blog; and a reading app FAQ. Start with the picks by job.
How we work
We read App Store listings, pricing pages and the app makers' own sites, and we write down what each app does, costs and will not do. We do not run hands-on tests for this edition, and we say so on every page. The full method is on how we choose.
Get in touch
Questions, corrections and privacy requests go through the contact page.
Questions
- Who writes Best Reading Apps?
- The Best Reading Apps editors. Pages are signed by the editorial team rather than by individual writers.
- How does Best Reading Apps pick apps?
- By the job you need done. Each pick follows the checks published on the how we choose page: fit, formats and devices, cost, limits, privacy and ratings with their counts.
- What is the Featured spot?
- A spot on each page for Magic Bookmark by Yomu, set apart from the picks. It does not change any pick, runner-up or catch.
- How often is the site updated?
- Each page shows the date its facts were checked. This edition was checked on 30 October 2026.