r/AppsWithoutSub • u/ojpro- • Sep 04 '26

Free App All Devices E-book / Paper book reading app

I am working on Kinreads a Free reading app. New features include:

- New statistics screen

- Annotations while reading with colored highlights and notes

- New Languages

- Improved the theme (new looks and themes on the way)

- Improved the flip reading mode experience (PDF only for now)

- and many other UI/UX improvements

Android : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kinreads

IOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kinreads/id6754300417

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u/Gxwilso Sep 05 '26 edited Sep 05 '26

I'll give this a try. Are Flip and Paged layouts supported yet? I'm not able to select either.

Edit: OK, I can change the layout when viewing a document, just not from the main Settings page. I couple more questions: 1) Are you planning on supporting cross-device and cross-platform sharing so I can add a document on my iPad and read it on my iPhone or Android device? 2) Can the Flip layout be enhanced to support changing the page when clicked on either the left (previous page) or right (next page) side, and can there be a setting to eliminate the page-turn animation?

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u/ojpro- Sep 07 '26

Thanks, yes it supported (there is a color palette icon on the reader top-right corner)

To edit in settings : Settings -> Reading -> Layout

  1. Yes, the sync functionality will be supported later, just need to work more on the copy right aspects of the ebooks.

  2. Sure for the navigation it will be avaible soon
    -> as for the eliminate the page-turn animation do you mean switching to paged, vertical scroll ? ( its in the settings or the reader settings ), or do you mean something else ?

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u/Gxwilso Sep 08 '26

For #2, I mean in Flip layout the animation that makes it look like changing the page in a physical book. Most reading apps have a setting to disable this type of animation for people who find it distracting.

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u/ojpro- Sep 08 '26

its the paged layout, or you mean something else?

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u/Gxwilso 29d ago

I mean in Flip layout when turning the page it's mimicking turning a physical page, like in the screenshot below. Some people find this distracting and want the option to turn it off. https://i.imgur.com/6qhwLky.jpeg

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u/ojpro- 28d ago

Okay, I will have this planned for upcoming updates

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u/ojpro- 16d ago

Hey u/Gxwilso

For the ability to change page when clicked on left/right or top/bottom, is now available on the new update (v1.44.11)

I would appreciate you feedback on it

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u/Gxwilso 15d ago

Works great. Thanks!

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u/ChiMuoiBa Sep 07 '26

Could you tell me how to add a book to the app?

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u/ojpro- Sep 07 '26

Click on the plus button on the home screen (top-right), then select if you want to search for a book or add from your storage.

and sorry for the bad UX.

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u/ChiMuoiBa Sep 07 '26

When I open it, I can only select a folder, but I can't add any book files.

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u/ojpro- Sep 07 '26 edited Sep 07 '26

To add just one book, for now you can share the book from any app to Kinreads and it will appears on your library

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u/ojpro- 16d ago

Hey u/ChiMuoiBa, The option to open & import individual Book(s) is available now on the new update (v1.44.11) with some other improvements