tiReader: eBook Reader 17+

The best ebook reader

I have pretty much tried them all and this is the best. First off, you can adjust your page to exactly where you want it and make it the default so every book opens that way. Also, when you read in landscape mode each page is numbered (as opposed to Apple’s reader which assigns one number to both pages.) The bookmarks are easy to add and delete, the page turn animation is cool, and I appreciate the ease at which you can find and add books. I’d stop your search for an ebook reader right here.

Edit: Layout fixed for modern phones

Layout issue has been addressed so I’ve update the star rating. For the reading experience to match others in this category it’d be nice to be able to disable the page turn animations - they are distracting and seem antiquated in an otherwise modern looking app.

I like how easy it is to use the document picker to load ePub files from iCloud into this app for reading. I manage my collection in Calibre so this allows for easy transfers. My current ePub app (Marvin) has been seemingly abandoned so I’m on the hunt in a narrowing app category. I plan to read the next book on my reading list in TiReader to see if this will be my next home for ePubs.

[Previous comment: “From iPhone X on, TiReader interface elements, when a book is open, collide with the ‘safe’ area at the top of the display - tool bar buttons overlap the time/notch/signal strength area. This makes interacting with them impossible. Renders the app dead in the water.” 5.15 addresses the layout - not sure if a 3 year delay is reasonable iPhone X release date was Nov. 2017]

Developer Response ,

Fixed in update 5.15

So close!

Two flaws for my process and needs: First, and relatively minor, it doesn't adjust a cover image to fit, resulting in part of the image being cut off at the bottom. (The image is fine in my usual and perfect ereader, Marvin. (But Marvin isn't in the App Store anymore so I have to find possible replacements.)) Fatal flaw: does not have true author sort, where the list becomes a list of authors and one taps an author to see all five billion of their short stories. (I subscribe to an author's Patreon; I have a lot of short stories which need to have covers, and need to not fill up the space when scrolling around. I also get fanfic epubs from AO3; I don't want to scroll through 50 fics from a prolific author when I'm looking for something!) I'll leave it on my phone and see if it updates to something I can use, but also I'm gonna keep looking.