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Glose

by Readwise, Inc

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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  • Free to download

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  • Free

Ratings & reviews

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4.5 8033 ratings · App Store

  1. 1/5Obnoxious, loses my place, lacks search in app version

    I read a lot and one favorite publisher requires Glose to read books purchased directly from them. I am rating iPad version. This is a poor version of Nook or Kindle: 1. It loses my place if I use another app or turn tablet off. 2. It skips chapters. I may finish chapter 1 and the swipe to a new page suddenly is chapter 5. This happens more with books I reread. 3. It hides pages, very difficult to get to a given place, similar to problem #2, I can get to the beginning of a chapter but it won’t open the pages in that chapter. 4. The iPad version lacks a book search to find a given title. I can sort by title or author but I cannot search for a title. Have to scroll through the 500+ titles to get to the one I want. Per the Glose help desk, there is a search button, but I find it only on the full web version, not the app. 5. If I add a book to a shelf, e.g., a shelf for my favorites, I cannot get it off that shelf. I mistakenly put a couple titles under the wrong author and could add to the correct author but not remove from wrong one. Disappointing and gets frustrating. Errors happen more often now than a year ago but I do not see any updates available. I like to buy directly from publishers when they have sales but I’m beginning to wonder whether saving a few bucks is worth the hassle.

    Kathy E1 · 31 Jul 2026

  2. 2/5Needs Work

    This reader is definitely a early version. I prefer the dark setting for reading. When using that setting the beginning of each chapter has a white bar across the top and a white space at the end of the chapter after the words end until the end of the page. I switch between my iPhone X and iPad but the app does not appear to synchronize my location between the devices. There appears to be a issue with the app sometimes where it jumps back a few pages when reopening the book. Support for the iPhone X is required. I have flip the page slowly to read one word at a time to read the first line on every page because the iPhone X notch blocks the words. I will say I do like the green bar showing the status of how far you are through the current chapter. Over all this app needs some upgrades to bring it to the basic level that other common reader apps are at.

    Lanwangeek · 31 Jul 2026

  3. 1/5Frustrating

    It's way too easy to highlight quotes or define words--but only when you don't want to. I just spent a whole minute trying to define a word and couldn't manage it. But other times, my thumb rests on the screen, I guess, and I touch a word and the "define word" window pops up and literally takes up the whole screen. It also happens when I swipe to go back a page, for some reason. I read ebooks all the time in other apps and have never had an issue with it, but with Glose you can't avoid it. Because it's so easy to highlight quotes, it's also an effort to bring up the menu. You have to touch the edge of the screen, where in other apps it would turn the page. You can only slide the pages left, or chose the scroll continuously option. As for the definitions themselves, the app can't define a word if there's punctuation after it, such as a possessive word or a word with a comma or period at the end. I have had to tell the app multiple times that I don't want to see random people's highlights, because apparently it can't remember that. The normal font size is either too big or too small. I've taken to reading in the dyslexia font because it's a better size. There are no settings outside of the page's appearance. And turning off public quotes, of course, when it decides to remember.

    SarahwithouttheH · 31 Jul 2026

  4. 1/5Terrible

    I’m reading a really good book on a terrible reading app. It won’t sync between my iPad and my phone. I tried to search for a word I know was in the text and most recently read, and the search feature simply doesn’t work. You can’t scroll through a break between chapters, it wants the beginning of every chapter at the top of the screen. So you have to read all the way to bottom at the end of the chapter. But you don’t always know when that’s coming, so you think you’re scrolling down a few lines and the next thing you know the entire page is gone. If you try to stop that from happening by leaving your finger on the screen, as other reviewer’s have mentioned, it immediately switches to definition mode for whatever word you happen to be touching. Constant aggravation while I’m trying to read my book!

    StellaCat · 31 Jul 2026

  5. 5/5Better than Kindle

    Ive used the Kindle platform for years to read my e-books and learned about Glose earlier this year through Wall Street Journal. At first, I was skeptical —who needs another ebook platform? — but I actually find Glose to be a more “true” and easier reading experience. Its interface closely resembles a print book, which is the gold standard and its easier to bookmark and make notes where I want to. Sometimes, I find the Glose notifications reminding me to read a little exasperating, especially since I read daily — I just don’t read via Glose. I typically read several books at the same time, so I toggle back and forth between “dead tree” books, audiobooks, and e-books.

    Rborja · 31 Jul 2026

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Versions

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  • 3.8.10

    In this update: - You can now listen to Audiobooks! - Access your detailed reading statistics in the new dedicated tab. In previous updates: - New widgets for your iOS 14 Home Screen, resume reading and reading goal! - You can now bookmarks any pages in the reader. - We fixed a bug that could prevent the progress to be synchronised correctly when reading on multiple devices. - A new Signin and Signup experience. - You can now tap to turn page in the reader. - We added Apple sign in.

  • 3.8.11

    In this update: - You can now listen to Audiobooks! - Access your detailed reading statistics in the new dedicated tab. In previous updates: - New widgets for your iOS 14 Home Screen, resume reading and reading goal! - You can now bookmarks any pages in the reader. - We fixed a bug that could prevent the progress to be synchronised correctly when reading on multiple devices. - A new Signin and Signup experience. - You can now tap to turn page in the reader. - We added Apple sign in.

  • 3.8.13

    In this update: - You can now listen to Audiobooks! - Access your detailed reading statistics in the new dedicated tab. In previous updates: - New widgets for your iOS 14 Home Screen, resume reading and reading goal! - You can now bookmarks any pages in the reader. - We fixed a bug that could prevent the progress to be synchronised correctly when reading on multiple devices. - A new Signin and Signup experience. - You can now tap to turn page in the reader. - We added Apple sign in.

  • 3.8.14

    In this update: - You can now listen to Audiobooks! - Access your detailed reading statistics in the new dedicated tab. In previous updates: - New widgets for your iOS 14 Home Screen, resume reading and reading goal! - You can now bookmarks any pages in the reader. - We fixed a bug that could prevent the progress to be synchronised correctly when reading on multiple devices. - A new Signin and Signup experience. - You can now tap to turn page in the reader. - We added Apple sign in.

  • 3.8.15

    In this update: - You can now listen to Audiobooks! - Access your detailed reading statistics in the new dedicated tab. In previous updates: - New widgets for your iOS 14 Home Screen, resume reading and reading goal! - You can now bookmarks any pages in the reader. - We fixed a bug that could prevent the progress to be synchronised correctly when reading on multiple devices. - A new Signin and Signup experience. - You can now tap to turn page in the reader. - We added Apple sign in.

  • 3.8.16

    In this update: - You can now listen to Audiobooks! - Access your detailed reading statistics in the new dedicated tab. In previous updates: - New widgets for your iOS 14 Home Screen, resume reading and reading goal! - You can now bookmarks any pages in the reader. - We fixed a bug that could prevent the progress to be synchronised correctly when reading on multiple devices. - A new Signin and Signup experience. - You can now tap to turn page in the reader. - We added Apple sign in.

  • 3.8.17

    In this update: - You can now listen to Audiobooks! - Access your detailed reading statistics in the new dedicated tab. In previous updates: - New widgets for your iOS 14 Home Screen, resume reading and reading goal! - You can now bookmarks any pages in the reader. - We fixed a bug that could prevent the progress to be synchronised correctly when reading on multiple devices. - A new Signin and Signup experience. - You can now tap to turn page in the reader. - We added Apple sign in.

  • 3.8.18

    In this update: - You can now listen to Audiobooks! - Access your detailed reading statistics in the new dedicated tab. In previous updates: - New widgets for your iOS 14 Home Screen, resume reading and reading goal! - You can now bookmarks any pages in the reader. - We fixed a bug that could prevent the progress to be synchronised correctly when reading on multiple devices. - A new Signin and Signup experience. - You can now tap to turn page in the reader. - We added Apple sign in.

  • 3.8.19

    In this update: - You can now listen to Audiobooks! - Access your detailed reading statistics in the new dedicated tab. In previous updates: - New widgets for your iOS 14 Home Screen, resume reading and reading goal! - You can now bookmarks any pages in the reader. - We fixed a bug that could prevent the progress to be synchronised correctly when reading on multiple devices. - A new Signin and Signup experience. - You can now tap to turn page in the reader. - We added Apple sign in.

  • 3.8.20

    In this update: - You can now listen to Audiobooks! - Access your detailed reading statistics in the new dedicated tab. In previous updates: - New widgets for your iOS 14 Home Screen, resume reading and reading goal! - You can now bookmarks any pages in the reader. - We fixed a bug that could prevent the progress to be synchronised correctly when reading on multiple devices. - A new Signin and Signup experience. - You can now tap to turn page in the reader. - We added Apple sign in.

  • 3.8.21

    In this update: - You can now listen to Audiobooks! - Access your detailed reading statistics in the new dedicated tab. In previous updates: - New widgets for your iOS 14 Home Screen, resume reading and reading goal! - You can now bookmarks any pages in the reader. - We fixed a bug that could prevent the progress to be synchronised correctly when reading on multiple devices. - A new Signin and Signup experience. - You can now tap to turn page in the reader. - We added Apple sign in.

  • 3.8.22

    In this update: - You can now listen to Audiobooks! - Access your detailed reading statistics in the new dedicated tab. In previous updates: - New widgets for your iOS 14 Home Screen, resume reading and reading goal! - You can now bookmarks any pages in the reader. - We fixed a bug that could prevent the progress to be synchronised correctly when reading on multiple devices. - A new Signin and Signup experience. - You can now tap to turn page in the reader. - We added Apple sign in.

  • 3.8.23

    In this update: - You can now listen to Audiobooks! - Access your detailed reading statistics in the new dedicated tab. In previous updates: - New widgets for your iOS 14 Home Screen, resume reading and reading goal! - You can now bookmarks any pages in the reader. - We fixed a bug that could prevent the progress to be synchronised correctly when reading on multiple devices. - A new Signin and Signup experience. - You can now tap to turn page in the reader. - We added Apple sign in.

  • 3.8.24

    In this update: - You can now listen to Audiobooks! - Access your detailed reading statistics in the new dedicated tab. In previous updates: - New widgets for your iOS 14 Home Screen, resume reading and reading goal! - You can now bookmarks any pages in the reader. - We fixed a bug that could prevent the progress to be synchronised correctly when reading on multiple devices. - A new Signin and Signup experience. - You can now tap to turn page in the reader. - We added Apple sign in.

  • 3.8.25

    In this update: - You can now listen to Audiobooks! - Access your detailed reading statistics in the new dedicated tab. In previous updates: - New widgets for your iOS 14 Home Screen, resume reading and reading goal! - You can now bookmarks any pages in the reader. - We fixed a bug that could prevent the progress to be synchronised correctly when reading on multiple devices. - A new Signin and Signup experience. - You can now tap to turn page in the reader. - We added Apple sign in.

  • 3.8.26

    In this update: - You can now listen to Audiobooks! - Access your detailed reading statistics in the new dedicated tab. In previous updates: - New widgets for your iOS 14 Home Screen, resume reading and reading goal! - You can now bookmarks any pages in the reader. - We fixed a bug that could prevent the progress to be synchronised correctly when reading on multiple devices. - A new Signin and Signup experience. - You can now tap to turn page in the reader. - We added Apple sign in.

  • 3.8.28

    In this update: - You can now listen to Audiobooks! - Access your detailed reading statistics in the new dedicated tab. In previous updates: - New widgets for your iOS 14 Home Screen, resume reading and reading goal! - You can now bookmarks any pages in the reader. - We fixed a bug that could prevent the progress to be synchronised correctly when reading on multiple devices. - A new Signin and Signup experience. - You can now tap to turn page in the reader. - We added Apple sign in.

  • 3.8.29

    - Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 3.8.30

    - Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 3.8.31

    - Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 3.8.32

    - Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 3.8.33

    Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • 3.8.34

    Bug fixes and improvements.

  • 3.8.35

    Urgent bug fix to authentication.

  • 3.8.36 · 16 Jun 2026

    Bug fixes!

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