Bluefire Reader Downloads & RevenueBluefire Reader · App Store
Bluefire Reader is #1 in Books Paid in Germany and charting in 15 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026Full timeline · 24 events
- 🔎Bluefire Reader reached Top 10 for “reader”#6 in Netherlands search · popularity 32
- 📈Bluefire Reader hit #1Top Paid · Books · GB
- 📈Bluefire Reader charting in a new countryMexico
- 📈Bluefire Reader entered the top 10Top Paid · Books · US
- 🔎Bluefire Reader reached Top 10 for “reader”#10 in Canada search · popularity 30
- 📈Bluefire Reader charting in a new countryColombia
- 📈Bluefire Reader hit #1Top Paid · Books · DE
- 📈Bluefire Reader entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Books · GB · Top Paid · Books · JP
- 📈Bluefire Reader hit #1 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Books · AU · Top Paid · Books · CA
- 📈Bluefire Reader new best rank in the overall chart: #82Top Paid · All Apps · SA
- 📈Bluefire Reader entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · SA
- 📈Bluefire Reader entered the top 100Top Grossing · Books · IT
- 📈Bluefire Reader hit #1Top Paid · Books · IT
- 📈Bluefire Reader entered the top 10Top Paid · Books · SA
- 📈Bluefire Reader new best rank in the overall chart: #112Top Paid · All Apps · NL
- 📈Bluefire Reader charting in a new countryNetherlands
- 📈Bluefire Reader entered the top 100Top Grossing · Books · SA
- 📈Bluefire Reader entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Books · DE · Top Paid · Books · KR
- 📈Bluefire Reader entered the top 100Top Grossing · Books · KR
- 📈Bluefire Reader entered the top 10Top Paid · Books · AU
- 📈Bluefire Reader entered the top 10Top Paid · Books · FR
- 🆕Bluefire Reader first spotted by AppInsider#11 in Top Paid · Books · United States
- 📦Bluefire Reader version 5.1No release notes
- 🆕Bluefire Reader released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Books PaidBluefire Reader at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-07. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Bluefire Reader is a paid ebook reader for iOS that enables users to access DRM-protected EPUB and PDF content from libraries, publishers, and retailers. The app holds the #1 position in Italy's paid books category and remains in the top 50 across major markets including Germany, the UK, and the US, indicating sustained relevance in specific regional niches despite its age.
Similar apps: Adobe Digital Editions, Apple Books, Kindle
Bluefire Reader on the App Store
App details
Bluefire Reader downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Bluefire Reader's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | BooksPaid | #1 |
 India | BooksPaid | #11 |
 United Kingdom | BooksPaid | #23 |
 Italy | BooksPaid | #9 |
| United States | BooksPaid | #88 |
 France | BooksPaid | #23 |
 Japan | BooksPaid | #77 |
 Canada | BooksPaid | #26 |
 Brazil | BooksPaid | #32 |
 Australia | BooksPaid | #36 |
 South Korea | BooksPaid | #55 |
 Saudi Arabia | BooksPaid | #23 |
 United Arab Emirates | BooksPaid | #20 |
 Russia | BooksPaid | #54 |
 Indonesia | BooksPaid | #49 |
Apps near Bluefire Reader on the chart
Books Paid, around #1.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings by country (4)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 28% | ▲ +133% |
| Canada | 1.8 | 25% | – |
 Netherlands | 1.8 | 25% | – |
| United States | 1.5 | 21% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Bluefire Reader
From the 51 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate Bluefire Reader as a reliable alternative to Adobe Digital Editions for DRM-protected books and PDFs. However, recent updates have introduced significant bugs regarding page retention, text formatting, and accessibility, leading to frustration among long-term users.
Mixed (41% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for regular updates, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about recent updates, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Updates: “Good update but not perfect”
- Ease of use: “It just wasn’t user friendly”
- Features & content: “Edit: thanks for adding the currently reading feature back”
- Speed & performance: “Credit goes to dev for fast turnaround AND for attentive user support”
Common complaints
- Updates: “Problem with current update”
- Crashes & bugs: “I used to enjoy using this app but it’s recently got a lot of bugs”
- Features & content: “Great rendering and flow, unusable library management”
- Login & account: “Can’t log in to my Adobe Account”
About Bluefire Reader
This full featured ereader app includes bookmarking, notes, search, collections, batch import and export, and settings for fully customizing your reading experience
Bookstores, libraries and schools around the world tap Bluefire to design and develop their mission critical apps. Try Bluefire Reader today and see why.
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