Best Books Apps

Top-rated books apps on App Store and Google Play, ranked by the lowest complaint rate. Filtered to apps with 1,000+ ratings and ★ 4.0+ overall: no marketing fluff.

Method: Sorted by negative reviews ÷ total ratings (lower = users complain less). Minimum thresholds: ★ 4.0, 1,000 ratings. Updated weekly.

#	App	Platform	Rating	Complaint Rate
1	Shonen Jump Manga & ComicsVIZ Media, LLC	iOS	★ 4.9	<0.1%
2	MoboReader: Top Novels & BooksCHANGDU (HK) TECHNOLOGY LIMITED	iOS	★ 4.3	<0.1%
3	Sincerely - Off My ChestMWM	iOS	★ 4.7	<0.1%
4	Tarteel: AI Quran MemorizationTarteel Inc.	iOS	★ 4.7	<0.1%
5	Novelmates-Best Stories&NovelsHK IReader Technology Limited	iOS	★ 4.0	<0.1%
6	Bible Offline-KJV Holy BibleBíblia Offline	Android	★ 4.8	<0.1%
7	YouVersion Bible App + AudioLife.Church	Android	★ 4.9	<0.1%
8	ReadEra – book reader pdf epubREADERA LLC	Android	★ 4.8	<0.1%
9	Bible For Women-Holy Bible KJVBíblia Offline	Android	★ 4.8	<0.1%
10	Libby, the library appOverDrive, Inc.	iOS	★ 4.9	<0.1%
11	King James Bible - Verse+AudioOzion	Android	★ 4.8	<0.1%
12	Amazon Kindle: Reading AppAMZN Mobile LLC	iOS	★ 4.9	<0.1%
13	Audible: Audiobooks & PodcastsAudible, Inc.	iOS	★ 4.9	<0.1%
14	Google Play Books & AudiobooksGoogle LLC	Android	★ 4.7	<0.1%
15	Amazon Kindle: Reading AppAmazon Mobile LLC	Android	★ 4.8	<0.1%
16	GoodNovel - Booktok, StoriesGoodNovel	Android	★ 4.5	<0.1%
17	Bible For Women.PANDAS OF CARIBBEAN LIMITED	iOS	★ 4.9	<0.1%
18	Audible: Audiobooks & PodcastsAudible, Inc.	Android	★ 4.6	<0.1%
19	Hoopla: Your Library AnywhereMidwest Tape, LLC	iOS	★ 4.8	<0.1%
20	Merlin Bird ID by Cornell LabCornell Lab of Ornithology	Android	★ 4.9	<0.1%
21	Libby: Read Library BooksOverDrive, Inc.	Android	★ 4.8	<0.1%
22	Galatea: Books & AudiobooksInkitt Inc	Android	★ 4.5	<0.1%
23	WikipediaWikimedia Foundation	Android	★ 4.4	<0.1%
24	Galatea: Books & AudiobooksInkitt	iOS	★ 4.6	<0.1%
25	Goodreads: Book Tracker & MoreGoodreads	iOS	★ 4.8	<0.1%
26	KJV Bible Now: Read & StudyRocketshield Browser Technology Limited	iOS	★ 4.9	<0.1%
27	Women's Bible: Verse & PrayerRocketshield Browser Technology Limited	iOS	★ 4.9	<0.1%
28	Audiobooks.com: Get audiobooksStorytel Audiobooks USA LLC	iOS	★ 4.7	<0.1%
29	Hoopla: Your Library, AnywhereMidwest Tape LLC	Android	★ 4.7	<0.1%
30	Wattpad - Read & Write StoriesWattpad Corp	iOS	★ 4.7	<0.1%

What Makes a Books App Genuinely Good?

A high star rating doesn't tell the whole story. Two books apps can both have 4.6 stars, but one might have 50,000 furious 1-star reviews hidden under the volume of mediocre 5-stars. Our ranking divides negative reviews by total ratings: giving you a true picture of how often users actually have a bad time.

For books apps specifically, we filter for at least 1,000 ratings and ★ 4.0+ overall. That weeds out brand-new apps gaming the system with friends-and-family reviews, and surfaces the apps that have stood the test of real users at scale. Click any app to see its actual negative reviews, word cloud, and AI-generated issue summary.

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