🇩🇪Worst Books Apps in Germany

The most complained-about books apps in Germany on App Store and Google Play, ranked by total negative reviews (1-2 stars) from real users. Updated weekly.

#	App	Platform	Rating	Negative Reviews
1	Onleiheekz.bibliotheksservice GmbH	iOS	2.1	439
2	TaponSpoton Limited	Android	3.8	390
3	tolino - Bücher & HörbücherNext Performance Germany GmbH	iOS	0.0	389
4	JoyRead-Romane & GeschichtenJoyRead	Android	3.9	382
5	Audible: Hörbücher & PodcastsAudible, Inc.	iOS	4.7	354
6	Wattpad - Wo Geschichten lebenWattpad.com	Android	3.8	316
7	Onleihe 3ekz.bibliotheksservice GmbH	iOS	0.0	309
8	Storytel - Hörbücher & BücherStorytel Sweden AB	Android	4.4	297
9	القرآن الكريم كامل بدون انترنتsimppro	Android	4.1	284
10	BookBeat - Hörbucher & E-BooksBookBeat	Android	3.6	265
11	MyHeritage: Stammbaum & DNAMyHeritage.com	Android	4.4	264
12	WattpadWattpad Corp	iOS	4.6	262
13	Amazon KindleAMZN Mobile LLC	iOS	4.7	251
14	Janitor AI - Official Appjanitorai	Android	3.2	247
15	TapRead - Read Good StoryZONGHENG CULTURE, INC.	Android	3.9	243
16	BookBeat - Hörbücher & E-BooksBookBeat AB	iOS	4.8	238
17	Thalia – Bücher entdeckenThalia Buecher GmbH	iOS	4.8	229
18	Dreame - Romanzen GeschichtenDreame Media	Android	4.2	212
19	Goodreads: Book Tracker & MoreGoodreads	iOS	4.7	211
20	READO - All About BooksREADO GmbH	iOS	0.0	210
21	tolino - Bücher & HörbücherNext Performance Germany GmbH	Android	3.3	208
22	BestNovel: Bücher & RomaneMoboreader Technology USA Co Ltd	Android	3.5	203
23	NovelQClockwise International	Android	3.7	202
24	Skoobe: eBooks und HörbücherSkoobe GmbH	iOS	4.6	183
25	Amazon KindleAmazon Mobile LLC	Android	4.8	172
26	OnlitMoboreader Technology USA Co Ltd	Android	4.4	166
27	Goodreads: Book ReviewsGoodreads	Android	4.5	162
28	Audible - Hörbücher & PodcastsAudible, Inc.	Android	4.6	150
29	StoryGraphThe StoryGraph	Android	4.4	143
30	DeepL ÜbersetzerDeepL SE	Android	4.7	138
31	WikipediaWikimedia Foundation	Android	4.4	132
32	LitradMOBOREADER TECHNOLOGY USA CO LTD	Android	4.3	128
33	Storytel - Hörbücher & BücherStorytel Sweden AB	iOS	4.7	110
34	Google Play BücherGoogle LLC	Android	4.7	107
35	GALATEA: Bücher & HörbücherInkitt Inc	Android	4.5	106
36	AnyStories - Romane & BücherHONG KONG ZHONGHE CO.,LIMITED	Android	4.4	103
37	Heiliger Koran - ReiseAvn Global Application	Android	4.6	98
38	BakisahMOBOREADER TECHNOLOGY USA CO LTD	Android	4.2	96
39	Dreame - Read Best RomanceSTARY PTE. LTD.	iOS	4.3	94
40	Tarteel: Koran AuswendiglernenTarteel Inc.	Android	4.7	88
41	GALATEA: Bücher & HörbücherInkitt	iOS	0.0	88
42	PONS Übersetzer & WörterbuchPONS	Android	4.7	86
43	JoyRead-Fantasy NovelUREAD GLOBAL PTE. LTD.	iOS	4.3	85
44	Libby, die Bibliotheks-AppOverDrive, Inc.	iOS	4.7	81
45	Hugendubel: Bücher & BuchtippsH. Hugendubel GmbH & Co. KG	iOS	0.0	81
46	Libby von OverDriveOverDrive, Inc.	Android	4.8	80
47	Sky Tonight: SternenhimmelVito Technology	Android	4.7	75
48	ReadNowMoboreader Technology USA Co Ltd	Android	4.4	69
49	Hueber MediaHueber Verlag GmbH & Co. KG	Android	4.0	66
50	Thalia — Bücher entdeckenThalia Bücher GmbH	Android	4.0	65

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Why Books Apps Fail in Germany

Books apps that earn the most complaints in Germany usually share the same failure patterns: missing local payment methods, broken integrations with country-specific services, slow servers, missing language support, or feature parity gaps with the global version. Reviews concentrate around the moment a books feature works in the US or UK but breaks in Germany.

This page ranks books apps in Germany by total number of negative reviews (1-2 stars). Whether you are researching competitors before launching a books app in Germany, benchmarking your own app against local pain points, or just curious which books apps users in Germany complain about most: this data shows you what is actually happening on the ground, not what marketing pages claim.

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