Readest
Ranked 7 of 7 ebook reader apps by recommenders
A free, open-source reader for ePub and PDF books that supports syncing your ebook library. No recurring complaints appear in the quotes.
A free, open-source reader for ePub and PDF books that supports syncing your ebook library. No recurring complaints appear in the quotes.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Syncs a library of ebooks
“It supports syncing a library of ebooks and is licensed under the AGPL”
Comment from 24 Sep 2026 in “F-Droid 2.0” Open source under AGPL
“It supports syncing a library of ebooks and is licensed under the AGPL”
Comment from 24 Sep 2026 in “F-Droid 2.0” Used alongside KOReader on Kobo
“I was able to do this using KOReader on the Kobo & the Readest app”
Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “KOReader” Impressive homepage animation
“the animation on the homepage is incredible, very impressive”
Comment from 16 Sep 2026 in “Readest – free open-source ePub and PDF reader”
Other ebook reader apps people recommend
The four most recommended other ebook reader apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOReader | 193 | 32 | 86% | 11 | 1 yr7 owners | Approved |
| Bookshelf | 15 | 5 | 75% | 6 | 3 mo3 owners | Approved |
| Apple Books | 10 | 29 | 26% | 6 | — | — |
| Kindle app | 9 | 12 | 43% | 6 | — | — |
| ReadestThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It supports syncing a library of ebooks and is licensed under the AGPL”
“the animation on the homepage is incredible, very impressive”
“I was able to do this using KOReader on the Kobo & the Readest app”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.