Cinder Reader
Your Library, In Your Hands
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Read your ebooks, comics, manga, and web novels all in one app! Your sources, your library, your way!
Cinder is a modern, ad-free reading app for ebooks, comics, manga, PDFs, web novels, and more.
Build a library that fits the way you read. Import your own files, connect your preferred catalogs and personal content sources, organize everything in one place, and enjoy a clean, customizable reading experience across multiple formats.
Features
Read ebooks, comics, manga, and PDFs in one app
Import your own files and manage your personal library
Add and browse compatible catalogs and personal content sources
Customize fonts, themes, spacing, alignment, and reader appearance
Track reading progress and pick up where you left off
Create highlights and notes
Organize books with folders, filters, and library tools
Discover new titles with built-in discovery features
Sync with your Hardcover account to track reading progress and discover new books
Designed for phones, tablets, and larger screens
Built for readers
Cinder focuses on a polished, distraction-light reading experience with flexible library management and deep reader customization. Whether you’re reading novels, graphic novels, manga, or documents, Cinder gives you one place to keep everything organized.
Privacy-first by design
Your library and reading setup stay centered around your own content, your own sources, and your own reading workflow.
Notes and highlights are now included in the free version!
Added Google Drive support for syncing reading progress, settings, notes & highlights, reading stats, collections, etc
Added support for HTTP OPDS connections
Improved metadata and cover art handling when importing books
Added subfolder support
Added a setting to use the original book formatting, font, etc
Added Fit to Width for comics/manga/manhwa in scrolling mode
Added support for browsing your cloud library
Added KOReader reading progress sync compatibility
Added support for connecting to your self-hosted Audiobookshelf library
Added option to hide book synopsis to avoid spoilers
Added one-tap resume for comics/manga
Added Discovery shelves for manga/comics
Added ability to adjust margins in reader
Added custom actions triggered by corner taps in reader
Added support for connecting to your self-hosted manga/comics library
Improved scrolling mode in reader
Added support for CBR comics
Added option to view book details from within the reader
Added custom headers support for self-hosted libraries
Improved reading stats
Added accessibility fonts and ability to import your own fonts
Added support for syncing Liked and Owned lists from Hardcover and setting lists as Discovery shelves
Improved UI and text visibility in certain situations
The developer, JESSE LAMAR MARTIN, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- JESSE LAMAR MARTIN
- Size
- 53.4 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.8 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.8 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.8 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.8 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Cinder Pro Lifetime $8.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Jesse Martin

