Comparison of Android e-reader software

The following tables detail e-book reader software for the Android operating system. Each section corresponds to a major area of functionality in an e-book reader software. The comparisons are based on the latest released version.

Software reading systems

Software	License	Other Platforms	DRM formats supported
Lektz	Proprietary	Web application, Apple Mac OS X, iOS, Windows	Lektz DRM
Aldiko	Proprietary	Google Android	Adobe Content Server
AZARDI	Freeware	Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Linux, Apple iOS	Package Obfuscation
Bluefire Reader	Proprietary	Apple iOS	Adobe Content Server
Ebook Reader	Proprietary	Apple iOS, BlackBerry 10+, Kindle Fire (side loaded)	Adobe Content Server
FBReader	GPL	Windows, Linux, PDAs, Apple Mac OS X	None
Google Play Books	Proprietary	Web application, Apple iOS	Lektz DRM
Kobo	Proprietary	Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Apple iOS, Kobo eReader Software	Adobe Content Server
Snapplify	Proprietary	All Web browsers, Apple iOS	Adobe Content Server Snapplify SnappSafe DRM
Amazon Kindle	Proprietary	All Web browsers, iOS, BlackBerry, Mac OS X, Windows	Amazon DRM
Mantano Reader	Proprietary	iOS
eReader Prestigio	Proprietary		Adobe Content Server

File formats supported

See Comparison of e-book formats for details on the file formats.

Product	Formats total #	.chm	.djvu	.epub	.fb2	.html	.mobi	.oeb	.rtf	.pdf	.txt	.doc	.docx	.pdb
Aldiko Book Reader	02+	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	?	?	?
AlReader	09+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
BookBox	02+	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
Cool Reader	07+	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
EBookDroid	05+	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	?
Ebook Reader^[1]	02+	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
ezPDF Reader	04+	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
FBReader ^[2]	11+	No	Yes ^[3]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes ^[4]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Google Play Books	02+	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
iReader	02+	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?
Kindle	02+	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
Kobo Books	05+	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	?	?	?
Lektz eBook Reader	02+	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	?	?	?
Mantano Ebook Reader	02+	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Moon+ reader Pro	08+	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
PocketBook	07+	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Snapplify	07+	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
Socio eReader	01+	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	?	?	?
ZXReader	05+	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	?
eReader Prestigio^[5]	09+	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?
Product	Formats total #	.chm	.djvu	.epub	.fb2	.html	.mobi	.oeb	.rtf	.pdf	.txt	.doc	.docx	.pdb

Navigation features

Product	Paging touch screen	Paging volume key	Backward-forward	Contents table	Bookmarks	Resume	Go to	Search full text	Sync to cloud	Autoscroll by pixel	Autoscroll by line	Autoscroll by page	Scroll speed control	Rolling blind mode	Continuous scrolling
Aldiko Book Reader^[6]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	No	No	No	?
AlReader^[7]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes
Cool Reader	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes
EBookDroid	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes
Ebook Reader	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
FBReader^[8]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^[9]	No	No	No	No	No	No
Google Play Books	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?
iReader	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?
Kindle	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?
Kobo Books	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	No	No	No	No
Lektz eBook Reader^[10]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	?
Mantano Ebook Reader^[11]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Moon+ reader^[12]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
PocketBook	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Snapplify^[13]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	?
Socio eReader^[14]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	No	No	No	?
eReader Prestigio	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Product	Paging touch screen	Paging volume key	Backward-forward	Contents table	Bookmarks	Resume	Go to	Search full text	Sync to cloud	Autoscroll by pixel	Autoscroll by line	Autoscroll by page	Scroll speed control	Rolling blind mode	Continuous scrolling

Display features

Product	Theme	Day-night mode	Brightness control	Adjust to display size	Indent paragraph	Trim extra blank spaces	Enable-disable CSS	Customize text alignment	Customize font scale	Customize line space	Customize color	Customize transparent	Fading edge	Simulate real page flip	Image view with zoom/pan
Aldiko Book Reader	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
AlReader	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?
Cool Reader	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?
EBookDroid	?	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Ebook Reader	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	?
FBReader	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No enable/disaple CCS » YES	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Google Play Books	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?
iReader	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	No
Kindle	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Kobo Books	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	?
Lektz eBook Reader	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	?
Mantano Ebook Reader	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	?
Moon+ reader	10+	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
OverDrive Media Console	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	No	Yes
PocketBook	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	Yes	Yes
Socio eReader	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	?
eReader Prestigio	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Product	Theme	Day-night mode	Brightness control	Adjust to display size	Indent paragraph	Trim extra blank spaces	Enable-disable CSS	Customize text alignment	Customize font scale	Customize line space	Customize color	Customize transparent	Fading edge	Simulate real page flip	Image view with zoom/pan

Edit-tool features

Product	Highlight	Annotate	Metadata edit	Dictionary online	Dictionary offline	Wikipedia lookup	Translate	Share	Gesture command	TTS Support (read aloud)	Support DRM
Aldiko Book Reader	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
AlReader	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Cool Reader	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
EBookDroid	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Ebook Reader	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
FBReader	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes ^[15]	No
iReader	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Kindle	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes
Kobo Books	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	?	?
Lektz eBook Reader	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Mantano Ebook Reader	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Moon+ reader	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
PocketBook	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Snapplify	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Socio eReader	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
eReader Prestigio	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Product	Highlight	Annotate	Metadata edit	Dictionary online	Dictionary offline	Wikipedia lookup	Translate	Share	Gesture command	TTS Support (read aloud)	Support DRM

Book source management features

Product	Local books	Book file search	Epub downloading	Browser downloading	OPDS catalog	Books tag	Books sort	Books manage metadata
Aldiko Book Reader	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
AlReader	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cool Reader	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
EBookDroid	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?
Ebook Reader	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
FBReader	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
iReader	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Lektz eBook Reader	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Mantano Ebook Reader	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Moon+ reader	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Socio eReader	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No
Kindle	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Kobo Books	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
PocketBook	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
eReader Prestigio	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Product	Local books	Book file search	Epub downloading	Browser downloading	OPDS catalog	Books tag	Books sort	Books manage metadata

References

^ "Ebook Reader". Ebooks.com Limited. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
^ "FBReader supported and unsupported formats". Retrieved 19 January 2014.
^ "FBReader DjVu plugin". Retrieved 19 January 2014.
^ "FBReader PDF plugin". Retrieved 19 January 2014.
^ "eReader Prestigio". Prestigio. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
^ "Aldiko". Aldiko. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
^ "AlReader". Alan. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
^ "FBReader". FBReader. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
^ "FBReader Book Network FAQ". Retrieved 2014-01-19.
^ "Lektz". Lektz. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
^ "Mantano Reader". Mantano. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
^ "Moon+ reader". Moon+. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
^ "Snapplify, Macmillan launch eReader App for Educational Content". Good eReader. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
^ "Soc.io eReader". Soc.io Mall. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
^ "FBReader TTS plugin". Retrieved 11 January 2012.
^ Bond, John-Michael. "Readmill is closing its doors on July 1, 2014". The Unofficial Apple Weblog.

External links

Miller, Matthew (June 23, 2010). "Google Android showdown: Battle of the eReader Apps". ZDNet.
Ravenscraft, Eric (June 11, 2014). "The Best Ereader for Android". Lifehacker.
"Android Ebook Readers - up-to-date screenshots". GrantBarker.com.

[1] "Ebook Reader". Ebooks.com Limited. Retrieved 2015-01-05.

[2] "FBReader supported and unsupported formats". Retrieved 19 January 2014.

[3] "FBReader DjVu plugin". Retrieved 19 January 2014.

[4] "FBReader PDF plugin". Retrieved 19 January 2014.

[5] "eReader Prestigio". Prestigio. Retrieved 2015-11-15.

[6] "Aldiko". Aldiko. Retrieved 2011-01-01.

[7] "AlReader". Alan. Retrieved 2015-06-10.

[8] "FBReader". FBReader. Retrieved 2011-01-01.

[9] "FBReader Book Network FAQ". Retrieved 2014-01-19.

[10] "Lektz". Lektz. Retrieved 2011-05-20.

[11] "Mantano Reader". Mantano. Retrieved 2011-04-20.

[12] "Moon+ reader". Moon+. Retrieved 2011-01-01.

[13] "Snapplify, Macmillan launch eReader App for Educational Content". Good eReader. Retrieved 1 November 2013.

[14] "Soc.io eReader". Soc.io Mall. Retrieved 2012-07-02.

[15] "FBReader TTS plugin". Retrieved 11 January 2012.

[16] Bond, John-Michael. "Readmill is closing its doors on July 1, 2014". The Unofficial Apple Weblog.

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