Amazon Kindle: Reading App: iPhone vs Android
Amazon Kindle: Reading App gets 50k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Amazon Kindle: Reading App by AMZN Mobile LLC is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Books FreeAmazon Kindle: Reading App at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-24. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free e-reading application for iOS that allows users to access, purchase, and read Amazon Kindle books, magazines, and comics with features like X-Ray, dictionary integration, and cross-device syncing. The app maintains dominant market presence by ranking #1 in the Books Free category in Italy and Brazil, while holding top-three positions in major markets including Australia, the UK, France, Germany, Canada, and India.
Similar apps: Apple Books, Kobo Reading App, Google Play Books
App Store
App details
Tech stack
App privacy Measured
Amazon Kindle: Reading App’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 9 linked to your identity and 0 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Android app v14.146.100(2.0.74785.0) · checked 26 Sep 2026
Amazon Kindle: Reading App downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 10k+ | 500M+ |
| Google Play | 10k+ | 100M+ Measured |
| Total | 50k+ Confidence | 1B+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where Amazon Kindle: Reading App'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
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How Amazon Kindle: Reading App makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Hidden keywords
Amazon Kindle: Reading App shows up in App Store search (US) for 5 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.9 ★ | 5.9M |
| Google Play | 4.7 ★ | 4.8M 180k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.8 ★ weighted by ratings | 11M |
What users say about Amazon Kindle: Reading App
From the 200 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the convenience of cross-device syncing and the Kindle Unlimited subscription value. However, recent updates have introduced significant bugs affecting iPhone Duo compatibility, assistive reader speeds, and library organization.
Mixed but leaning positive (57% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about missing features or content, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Features & content: “Love the app and all it’s features”
- Ease of use: “Easy to carry with me whatever I go…💜”
- Fun: “A lively and enjoyable read”
- Price & subscription: “Good bargains and it saves money!”
Common complaints
- Features & content: “There is no Tool menu now?”
- Crashes & bugs: “Freezes when mirror to TV”
- Updates: “Please fix new update bugs”
- Price & subscription: “Can’t find where they show my charges!!”
About Amazon Kindle: Reading App
On the bus, on your break, in your bed—never be without a book. Kindle books you have purchased on Amazon will automatically appear in your app. Kindle Unlimited and Amazon Prime members can select and download Kindle books directly in the app.
FIND YOUR NEXT GREAT READ
• Read the books you buy on Amazon in the Kindle app. Choose from over six million Kindle books (including those with Audible narration), magazines, and comics and start reading in seconds. Explore Amazon Charts best sellers and titles across genres like romance, science fiction, children’s books, self-help, religion, nonfiction, and more—and try any book with a free sample straight from the Kindle app.
• Kindle Unlimited members can enjoy unlimited reading and listening, with the freedom to explore over 1 million titles, thousands of audiobooks, and current magazines.
• Over 1,000 books, magazines, comics, and more included with Amazon Prime.
GO BEYOND PAPER
Turn your iPhone or iPad into a book with the free Kindle app—so you can read anytime, anywhere. Explore these reading features in the Kindle app:
• Read your way. Customize your text size, font type, margins, text alignment, and orientation (portrait or landscape)—and choose whether to turn pages from left to right or continuously scroll. Read comfortably day and night with adjustable brightness and background colors. Go to the Aa menu in your book to get started.
• Look up words, people, and places while you read. Breeze through words you don’t know and characters you can’t remember with the built-in dictionary, X-Ray, Wikipedia lookup, instant translations, and search within your book. Simply tap and hold a word to view its definition, or use the Google and Wikipedia links to get more information.
• Track your reading progress. See what percent of the book you’ve read, real page numbers (for most top titles), and how much time you have left in the chapter or book based on your actual reading speed.
• Bookmark places you want to revisit, and make highlights and take notes throughout your book. Open My Notebook to see all your notes in the same place.
• Hop, skim, and jump with Page Flip. Flip between pages or get a bird’s-eye view of your book with Page Flip—don’t worry, we’ll save your place.
• Zoom in on high-definition color images in Kindle books, magazines, comics, and manga.
• Sync your books across devices. When you’re reading a book, the Kindle app will automatically sync where you left off—along with any bookmarks, highlights, or notes—so you can start reading on one device and pick up where you left off on another.
• When you can’t read, listen. Switch seamlessly from reading your Kindle book to listening to the Audible book, all within the Kindle app.
• Get notified when authors you love have new releases.
By using this app, you agree to Amazon’s Conditions of Use (www.amazon.com/conditionsofuse) and Privacy Notice (www.amazon.com/privacy).
Amazon Kindle: Reading App iPhone
Amazon Kindle: Reading App gets 50k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Amazon Kindle: Reading App is #4 in Books Free in United States and charting in 14 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026
Books FreeAmazon Kindle: Reading App at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-24. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free e-reading application for iOS that allows users to access, purchase, and read Amazon Kindle books, magazines, and comics with features like X-Ray, dictionary integration, and cross-device syncing. The app maintains dominant market presence by ranking #1 in the Books Free category in Italy and Brazil, while holding top-three positions in major markets including Australia, the UK, France, Germany, Canada, and India.
Similar apps: Apple Books, Kobo Reading App, Google Play Books
Amazon Kindle: Reading App on the App Store
App details
Tech stack
App privacy Measured
Amazon Kindle: Reading App’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 9 linked to your identity and 0 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Amazon Kindle: Reading App 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 Amazon Kindle: Reading App'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
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Amazon Kindle: Reading App before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How Amazon Kindle: Reading App makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Hidden keywords
Amazon Kindle: Reading App shows up in App Store search (US) for 5 words that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field, and it ranks in the top 10 for at least one of them.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | BooksFree | #4 |
 United Kingdom | BooksFree | #2 |
| Brazil | BooksFree | #1 |
 Italy | BooksFree | #1 |
 Japan | BooksFree | #5 |
 Germany | BooksFree | #3 |
 Australia | BooksFree | #2 |
 Canada | BooksFree | #3 |
 India | BooksFree | #3 |
| France | BooksFree | #4 |
 United Arab Emirates | BooksFree | #9 |
 South Korea | BooksFree | #42 |
 Saudi Arabia | BooksFree | #27 |
 Indonesia | BooksFree | #29 |
Apps near Amazon Kindle: Reading App on the chart
Books Free, around #4.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
What users say about Amazon Kindle: Reading App
From the 200 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the convenience of cross-device syncing and the Kindle Unlimited subscription value. However, recent updates have introduced significant bugs affecting iPhone Duo compatibility, assistive reader speeds, and library organization.
Mixed but leaning positive (57% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about missing features or content, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Features & content: “Love the app and all it’s features”
- Ease of use: “Easy to carry with me whatever I go…💜”
- Fun: “A lively and enjoyable read”
- Price & subscription: “Good bargains and it saves money!”
Common complaints
- Features & content: “There is no Tool menu now?”
- Crashes & bugs: “Freezes when mirror to TV”
- Updates: “Please fix new update bugs”
- Price & subscription: “Can’t find where they show my charges!!”
About Amazon Kindle: Reading App
On the bus, on your break, in your bed—never be without a book. Kindle books you have purchased on Amazon will automatically appear in your app. Kindle Unlimited and Amazon Prime members can select and download Kindle books directly in the app.
FIND YOUR NEXT GREAT READ
• Read the books you buy on Amazon in the Kindle app. Choose from over six million Kindle books (including those with Audible narration), magazines, and comics and start reading in seconds. Explore Amazon Charts best sellers and titles across genres like romance, science fiction, children’s books, self-help, religion, nonfiction, and more—and try any book with a free sample straight from the Kindle app.
• Kindle Unlimited members can enjoy unlimited reading and listening, with the freedom to explore over 1 million titles, thousands of audiobooks, and current magazines.
• Over 1,000 books, magazines, comics, and more included with Amazon Prime.
GO BEYOND PAPER
Turn your iPhone or iPad into a book with the free Kindle app—so you can read anytime, anywhere. Explore these reading features in the Kindle app:
• Read your way. Customize your text size, font type, margins, text alignment, and orientation (portrait or landscape)—and choose whether to turn pages from left to right or continuously scroll. Read comfortably day and night with adjustable brightness and background colors. Go to the Aa menu in your book to get started.
• Look up words, people, and places while you read. Breeze through words you don’t know and characters you can’t remember with the built-in dictionary, X-Ray, Wikipedia lookup, instant translations, and search within your book. Simply tap and hold a word to view its definition, or use the Google and Wikipedia links to get more information.
• Track your reading progress. See what percent of the book you’ve read, real page numbers (for most top titles), and how much time you have left in the chapter or book based on your actual reading speed.
• Bookmark places you want to revisit, and make highlights and take notes throughout your book. Open My Notebook to see all your notes in the same place.
• Hop, skim, and jump with Page Flip. Flip between pages or get a bird’s-eye view of your book with Page Flip—don’t worry, we’ll save your place.
• Zoom in on high-definition color images in Kindle books, magazines, comics, and manga.
• Sync your books across devices. When you’re reading a book, the Kindle app will automatically sync where you left off—along with any bookmarks, highlights, or notes—so you can start reading on one device and pick up where you left off on another.
• When you can’t read, listen. Switch seamlessly from reading your Kindle book to listening to the Audible book, all within the Kindle app.
• Get notified when authors you love have new releases.
By using this app, you agree to Amazon’s Conditions of Use (www.amazon.com/conditionsofuse) and Privacy Notice (www.amazon.com/privacy).
Latest updates
Store changes
What Amazon Kindle: Reading App changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
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Amazon Kindle: Reading App Android
Amazon Kindle: Reading App gets 50k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Amazon Kindle: Reading App is #2 in Books & Reference Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 22 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Books & Reference GrossingAmazon Kindle: Reading App at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-23. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Amazon Kindle is a free reading application for mobile devices that provides access to millions of books, magazines, and comics with features like cross-device syncing and customizable display settings. The app holds the #1 position in Books & Reference Free charts across Italy, Spain, and Japan, while ranking #2 in Grossing charts in major markets including the US, UK, and India.
Similar apps: Apple Books, Kobo Reading App, Google Play Books
Amazon Kindle: Reading App on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Android app v14.146.100(2.0.74785.0) · checked 26 Sep 2026
Its iPhone app is most likely native Swift.
Amazon Kindle: Reading App 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 Amazon Kindle: Reading App'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
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Amazon Kindle: Reading App before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: In-app purchase-led
How Amazon Kindle: Reading App makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
Spain
Netherlands
Turkey
Mexico
Thailand
Vietnam
Sweden
TaiwanApps near Amazon Kindle: Reading App on the chart
Books & Reference Grossing, around #2.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
What users say about Amazon Kindle: Reading App
From the 200 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users generally appreciate the convenience of having a large library accessible on mobile devices and value features like syncing and Kindle Unlimited. However, significant complaints focus on recent UI changes that hinder search functionality, persistent screen elements during reading, and technical bugs affecting compatibility with newer Android versions.
Mixed but leaning positive (68% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about recent updates, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Features & content: “Great options in interface!!”
- Ease of use: “Very nice and convenient to read”
- Fun: “Challenges are fun and the books are endless”
- Price & subscription: “Very pleased and value for money”
Common complaints
- Updates: “The latest update is terrible”
- Crashes & bugs: “Crashes all the time on my Boo× eink tablet”
- Features & content: “The Whispersync feature is the worst”
- Price & subscription: “I WANT A REFUND IN FULL IMMEDIATELY!”
About Amazon Kindle: Reading App
On the bus, on your break, in your bed—never be without something to read. The Kindle app puts millions of books, magazines, newspapers, comics, and manga at your fingertips.
FIND YOUR NEXT GREAT READ
- Find your next great read with Kindle. Choose from millions of Kindle books (including books with Audible narration), magazines, audiobooks, and comics. Explore new releases, Amazon Charts best sellers, and titles across genres like romance, science fiction, children’s books, self-help, religion, nonfiction, and more—and try any book with a sample in the app before you buy on Amazon.com
- Kindle Unlimited members can enjoy unlimited reading and listening, with the freedom to explore over 1 million titles, thousands of audiobooks, and current magazines.
- Thousands of books, magazines, comics, and more included with Amazon Prime.
GO BEYOND PAPER
Turn your phone or tablet into a book with the Kindle app—so you can read anytime, anywhere. Explore these reading features in the Kindle app:
- Read your way. Customize your text size, font type, margins, text alignment, and orientation (portrait or landscape)—and choose whether to turn pages from left to right or continuously scroll. Read comfortably day and night with adjustable brightness and background colors. Go to the Aa menu in your book to get started.
- Look up words, people, and places while you read. Breeze through words you don’t know and characters you can’t remember with the built-in dictionary, X-Ray, Wikipedia lookup, instant translations, and search within your book. Simply tap and hold a word to view its definition, or follow links to Google and Wikipedia to get more information.
- Track your reading progress. See what percent of the book you’ve read, real page numbers (for most top titles), and how much time you have left in the chapter or book based on your actual reading speed.
- Bookmark places you want to revisit, and make highlights and take notes throughout your book. Open My Notebook to see all your notes in the same place.
- Hop, skim, and jump with Page Flip. Flip between pages or get a bird’s-eye view of your book with Page Flip—don’t worry, we’ll save your place.
- Zoom in on high-definition color images in Kindle books, magazines, comics, and manga.
- Sync your books across devices. When you’re reading a book, the Kindle app will automatically sync where you left off—along with any bookmarks, highlights, or notes—so you can start reading on one device and pick up where you left off on another.
- When you can’t read, listen. Switch seamlessly from reading your Kindle book to listening to the Audible book, all within the Kindle app.
- Get notified when authors you love have new releases.
By using this app, you agree to Amazon’s Conditions of Use (www.amazon.com/conditionsofuse) and Privacy Notice (www.amazon.com/privacy).
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