Worst Books Apps

Books apps ranked by the most negative reviews from real users on App Store and Google Play. Updated monthly.

#AppRatingNegative Reviews
1Everand: Audiobooks & Ebooks
Everand: Audiobooks & EbooksScribd
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4.3458
2Barnes & Noble
Barnes & NobleBarnes & Noble
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1.8432
3Novelmates-Stories&Novels
Novelmates-Stories&NovelsHK IReader Technology Limited
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4.4425
4FanFiction.Net
FanFiction.NetFictionPress Inc
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2.5414
5Manga Reader Infinity
Manga Reader InfinityManga Darya
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4.4400
6MegaNovel: Fictions & Webnovel
MegaNovel: Fictions & WebnovelGoodNovel
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3.8391
7WebNovel - Read Novels & Manga
WebNovel - Read Novels & MangaCloudary Holdings Limited
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4.3356
8MegaNovel - fiction & webtoon
MegaNovel - fiction & webtoonSINGAPORE NEW READING TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.
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0.0347
9Wattpad - Read & Write Stories
Wattpad - Read & Write StoriesWattpad Corp
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4.7344
10WebComics - Webtoon, Manga
WebComics - Webtoon, MangaWEBCOMICS HOLDINGS
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4.8336
11Literie
LiterieLITERIE PTE. LTD.
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4.2308
12Wattpad - Read & Write Stories
Wattpad - Read & Write StoriesWattpad.com
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3.7290
13ThriftBooks: New & Used Books
ThriftBooks: New & Used BooksThrift Books Global LLC.
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3.8289
14ุงู„ู‚ุฑุขู† ุงู„ูƒุฑูŠู… ูƒุงู…ู„ุง ุฏูˆู† ุงู†ุชุฑู†ุช
ุงู„ู‚ุฑุขู† ุงู„ูƒุฑูŠู… ูƒุงู…ู„ุง ุฏูˆู† ุงู†ุชุฑู†ุชMaher Al Masri
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4.4273
15BestNovel: Read Romance Novels
BestNovel: Read Romance NovelsWeread
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3.2270
16GoodNovel - Booktok, Stories
GoodNovel - Booktok, StoriesSINGAPORE NEW READING TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.
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4.5265
17NovelBar
NovelBarQVON
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4.1264
18ElevenReader: Read Books Aloud
ElevenReader: Read Books AloudEleven Labs Inc
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4.4260
19OOC: The Playable Anime
OOC: The Playable AnimeOOC
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4.3256
20Fable: Books & TV
Fable: Books & TVScribd, Inc.
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4.4253
21MangaToon: Comic & Manga
MangaToon: Comic & MangaMangatoon HK Limited
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4.5246
22Janitor AI - Official App
Janitor AI - Official Appjanitorai
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3.0235
23NovelFlow: Unlimited Books
NovelFlow: Unlimited BooksRNOVEL PTE. LTD.
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4.6230
24Hallow: Prayer & Meditation
Hallow: Prayer & MeditationHallow, Inc.
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4.6224
25BestNovel - Novel Story Reader
BestNovel - Novel Story ReaderMoboreader Technology USA Co Ltd
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3.4220
26Scroll The Bible
Scroll The BibleGabriel Jacobson
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4.8201
27Janitor: Interactive Stories
Janitor: Interactive StoriesJanitorAI
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4.5199
28FantacyStory: novels, fictions
FantacyStory: novels, fictionsNovel Studio
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4.6196
29Book of the Month
Book of the MonthBook of the Month
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4.9192
30Y/n
Y/nEmittance Inc.
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4.5188
31Amazon Kindle: Reading App
Amazon Kindle: Reading AppAMZN Mobile LLC
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4.9175
32Fable: Track & Discuss Books
Fable: Track & Discuss BooksFable
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4.8167
33Buenovela - Webnovel & Stories
Buenovela - Webnovel & StoriesGoodNovel
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4.7163
34Goodreads: Book Tracker & More
Goodreads: Book Tracker & MoreGoodreads
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4.8162
35Amazon Kindle: Reading App
Amazon Kindle: Reading AppAmazon Mobile LLC
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4.8160
36Goodreads: Book Tracker & More
Goodreads: Book Tracker & MoreGoodreads
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4.6154
37NovelQ
NovelQClockwise International
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4.1153
38Dreame - Read Best Romance
Dreame - Read Best RomanceSTARY PTE. LTD.
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4.4152
39Blessed - Bible Verse & Prayer
Blessed - Bible Verse & PrayerEverblessed Technology Inc.
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4.7152
40Audible: Audiobooks & Podcasts
Audible: Audiobooks & PodcastsAudible, Inc.
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4.6151
41StoryGraph
StoryGraphThe StoryGraph
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4.4143
42StoryGraph: Reading Tracker
StoryGraph: Reading TrackerThe StoryGraph
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0.0136
43Wikipedia
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation
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4.4133
44Novelove
NoveloveWORDSFLY LIMITED
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4.6128
45Tappytoon Comics & Novels
Tappytoon Comics & NovelsContents First
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4.3123
46BueNovela - leer novela libro
BueNovela - leer novela libroSINGAPORE NEW READING TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.
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0.0114
47Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab
Merlin Bird ID by Cornell LabCornell Lab of Ornithology
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4.9113
48Galatea: Books & Audiobooks
Galatea: Books & AudiobooksInkitt Inc
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4.5107
49Novelpack
NovelpackHK IReader Technology Limited
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4.4104
50Novelaria - Read Book, Booktok
Novelaria - Read Book, Booktok็ช•็ฟ” ๅˆ˜
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4.9102

Why Books Apps Get Negative Reviews

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