AA Reader - Ebook reader

Name: AA Reader - Ebook reader
Rating: 9.3 (14 reviews)

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Free

1.66for iPhone, iPad

9.3

14 Ratings

Jianjin Cheng

Developer

Dec 20, 2019

Update Date

Education

About AA Reader - Ebook reader

Simple & elegant, free & powerful ebook + news reader! With AA Reader, learning English has never been easier!

Support EPU, PDF, MOBI, TXT, RTF, DOCX, all audio formats and web pages. Support Wi-Fi uploading of books and audio files. No ad, no in-app purchase! Fully support iPhone X and iPad Pro series devices!

Join out tester program (provided by Apple Test Flight), your input will help us improve!
https://testflight.apple.com/join/kavaL7JG

AA Reader is an AI (Artificial Intelligent) + NLP (natural language processing) driven ebook + news reader focuses on helping readers to read ebooks and news and learn at the same time. Some key features are here:

1. Tap a word to explain (or translate), context-based explanation／ translation will display next to the tapped word, save your time to read the full dictionary entry which unnecessarily interprets your reading experience.

2. New word and its container sentence will be automatically saved to your vocabulary list, you can export them through iCloud /email.

3. Explanation/translation will automatically display when the new word appears again in future reading, this will greatly enhance your memory, no need to memorize by rote anymore.

4. Dictionary explains includes lemmatization form of the word (men -> man) and verb phrase explain (get rid of), help you to understand the entire sentence better.

5. Reading summary page shows at every end of the chapter shows you the new and learned words in that chapter with sentences containing them.

6. Frequency of use of each word and difficulty level for articles represented by star rating.

7. Examination mode (multiple choice) will help you to effectively revise what you have learned.

8. Revision mode (flash card), you can choose which words you want to revise at the "Words" page. On revision card, you can show sentences as a hint.

9. Scan to read feature allows you to extract text from camera or photos and study

10. Audio ebook reading feature synchronizes text with professional narrators' voice, gives you an immersive reading and learning experience

11. Save and read later feature is available as an extension, saved articles will show up at home page. Similar to Pocket or Evernote app. Articles saved will automatically be saved offline for your convenience.

12. Multiple ways to upload your ebooks such as Wifi transfer, upload through Files app, upload through iTunes, download from the web etc...

13. Use the text-to-speech engine to read out books and articles for you. With the latest neural network engine, the experience will be very close to a real human. The cost is high, please use considerably.

14. iCloud file synchronization makes reading books and audio-books on different devices super easy.

Traditional ebook readers offer a tap-and-hold-for-dictionary feature for any new word you see. Not only it greatly interrupts your reading experience, but you would also hardly learn any new word from it. AA Reader's innovative inline contextual explanation/translation service gives you back seaming-less reading and learning experience. Reading has never been easier!

Limited vocabulary? Stop trying to memorize by rote, you will automatically remember words using this method, without you even knowing it, try it yourself!

Under the hood, AA Reader makes heavy use of machine learning, big data analytics and NLP (natural language processing) to power these innovative features. We are working day and night to improve accuracy and performance. If you encounter any translation error, please use the in-app feature to upload the errors to us, this will help us to improve.

Enjoy reading now!

What's New in the Latest Version 1.66

Last updated on Dec 20, 2019

Old Versions

1. Added support for Docx file
2. Added option to automatically add new word to the vocabulary list
3. Fixed the bug where long press to select a single word is difficult
4. FIxed a bug where converted files progress not recorded
5. Fixed a bug where when read time is over 9 hours, it resets
6. Fixed notes page display bug
7. Added edit note function
8. Fixed a new UI bugs

Version History

1.66

Dec 20, 2019

1.65

Dec 6, 2019

It's been over 3 months since the last update. This version comes with over 50+ various new features and bug fixes, update is strongly recommended!

1.62

Aug 8, 2019

Added exam types for words such as Level 4, Level 6, TOEFL, IELTS, GRE etc...
Added exam types for export words and revision as well
Optimized text display in iPad landscape mode

1.61

Aug 5, 2019

Removed Info page in accordance to App Store review guideline.

1.60

Jul 24, 2019

1. Upgraded to the latest iOS code standard
2. Added the function to manually recommend news and saved articles
3. Text to speech reading function is now available when reading books
4. Added two new text to speech voices, Glen and Jessy. These two voices use the latest Neural Network technology which provides a more human-like experience. But the price is much more expensive (four times more than the rest voice engines, reading a whole book costs more than US$20, the cost is really high, please use it only when needed)
5. Fixed a bug when exporting a sample with sentences

For more details, please visit: https://www.jianshu.com/p/8bb0afe4a8ee

1.59

Jul 10, 2019

1. Fixed many bugs in version 1.58
2. Automatically identify words with -
3. Temporarily removed the word cloud page, the algorithm needs to be improved
4. Optimized the layout of saved articles and news page
5. Optimized the text translation display algorithm
6. Added Select All words in bulk edit mode
7. Word difficulty system revamped

More details: https://www.jianshu.com/p/70ec3fd157e4

1.58

Jun 26, 2019

1. Added Notes tab in Read page
2. Added manually import new words function in Words page
3. Added bulk delete saved articles feature
4. Added pronunciation display in the pop-up window
5. Added word count display in articles
6. Added article recommendations based on your [Favourite] words page
7. Added word cloud page, it will show you the most popular words appeared in news articles for the past 7 days

1.57

Jun 14, 2019

1. Added long-awaited book grouping feature and bulk delete books feature.
2. At words page, you can view recommended articles based on an individual word. These articles contain at least 1 presence of the word.
3. Many UI improvements, especially for iPad pro and iPhone x series devices.
4. Added support for RTF files, Mac users may find it useful.
5. Optimized the save file feature in share extension.
6. Fixed a syncing file from iCloud bug

For details, please visit: https://www.jianshu.com/p/f7bf5ea01682

1.56

Jun 5, 2019

Urgently fixed a bug that showed the tutorial multiple times during the first time reading.

1.55

Jun 1, 2019

1. Added book name preview in books page in grid mode.
2. Taking note now does not require you to enter any text, you can use this to save your favorite quote.
3. Accelerated article loading speed. If you are in China, the images will not be downloaded, which will increase the loading speed.
4. Added light green reader theme, please click the light green button at the bottom of App Settings -> Custom reader theme page to activate. More colors will be added in the future.

1.54

May 27, 2019

1. Fixed the problem that the progress of books and audio could not be synchronized.
2. Improved the speed of online translation
3. Added editing the bottom tabs function, you can now remove tabs.

1.53

May 7, 2019

1. Improved saved articles loading speed, greatly reduced second time loading time
2. Fixed EU dic opening bug
3. Added Blog/Update log link

1.52

Apr 28, 2019

Added iCloud file synchronization feature. Whenever you import an ebook or audio file to AA Reader, these files will be automatically uploaded to your iCloud account. When you use AA Reader on a different device, at the books and audios page, press on the + button at the end of the page, if there are any un-synced files in your iCloud account, the pop up menu will show "Sync from iCloud - x", tap on that and a page with all un-synced files will show up, you can simply tap on the files and they will be sync to your device automatically.

1.51

Apr 25, 2019

1. Optimized speed when bulk editing words
2. Redesigned aareader.net
3. Fixed a bug where saves articles' thumbnail is not displaying
4. Optimized online translation speed
5. Added book title when exporting words with sentences
6. Fixed a number of crashing bugs

1.50

Apr 19, 2019

1. Added buttons to delete or mark as learned on the reading summary page
2. English dictionary data updated
3. Added default American or English accent option
4. Fixed an issue where the epub file could not be read
5. In the word translation pop-up window, sentence list button is added to view all sentences that contain the word. Please go to App Settings - Web Dictionaries to turn it on
6. Added the switch option to dim text when the page loads or not. If you feel that loading page is slow, you can turn this option off
7. Optimized app settings and other pages on the iPad
8. Added bulk edit words function in Words page

1.49

Apr 8, 2019

Progress is automatically saved for reading news or saved article, this feature will be very useful if you read longer news or saved articles often.

1.48

Apr 4, 2019

1. Fixed PDF file import error
2. Fixed words page select by boom no result error
3. Added text to speech feature to news and saved articles. Currently 4 voices are available.
4. Other bugs fix

1.43

Mar 7, 2019

Continue fixing crashing bugs in previous versions.
You can join our tester program through this link (provided by Apple Test Flight):
https://testflight.apple.com/join/kavaL7JG

1.42

Mar 3, 2019

Thank you all for the feedback and crash videos, this version addresses most of those issues, update is strongly recommended!

1. Optimized text loading algorithm, improved stability and speed especially for longer text
2. Fixed bookmarks cannot be saved bug
3. Added progress bar to read article page, telling you how much translation has been loaded, this is especially useful for longer text
4. Optimized long press select text feature
5. Fixed sentence translation doesn't show translation bug
6. There was a broadcast message I sent out to everyone regarding the test flight project, from the message page, you can see everyone's reply. That has been blocked and there is no data leak, don't worry, stay put.
7. Fixed push notification message crashing the app bug
8. Optimized sentence extraction algorithm
9. Other bugs fix

1.41

Feb 28, 2019

Fixed some crashing bugs.
For this period of time, I will be focusing on fixing app bugs. If you ever encountered crash while using the app, you can email me, I will add you to the Apple Test Flight program where you can get the latest update first handed. Thank you!
jj@aareader.net

1.40

Feb 20, 2019

1. Fixed unable to tap on a word on first page bug
2. Fixed phrase translation not displaying bug
3. Added upload app crash video function. We wish you could help me when app crashed, thank you!
4. Other bug fixes

1.39

Feb 17, 2019

1. When defining a word, you can now choose the correct sense (n, v, adj etc...) for that word in the sentence. This is to correct any system error in identifying word sense in the sentence. More importantly, your input will help us to improve the accuracy in overall word disambiguation ability, thus help users to learn English more efficiently. This feature is far from perfect right now, it may malfunction or even cause the app to crash. When you encounter any issue using this feature, please provide us with the details so we can improve. Thank you!
2. Fixed after pronunciation, other app's audio does not resume bug
3. Fixed ejecting ear piece does not auto pause audio bug
4. Added define word function into PDF view

1.38

Feb 16, 2019

When defining a word, you can now choose the correct sense (n, v, adj etc...) for that word in the sentence. This is to correct any system error in identifying word sense in the sentence. More importantly, your input will help us to improve the accuracy in overall word disambiguation ability, thus help users to learn English more efficiently. This feature is far from perfect right now, it may malfunction or even cause the app to crash. When you encounter any issue using this feature, please provide us with the details so we can improve. Thank you!

1.37

Feb 13, 2019

1. Fixed a problem where table of content is not shown
2. Added modify button to whole sentence and phrase translation
3. Vocabulary page inside ebook optimized
4. Added long press + drag to select text feature
5. Added multiple web dictionary buttons, you can choose your preferred ones in App Settings
6. Fixed a number of crashing bugs

1.36

Feb 9, 2019

First update in the year of Pig
1. Your various app settings will be synced among your devices
2. Fixed unable to import files to iPad problem
3. Fixed audio file progress unable to sync problem

1.35

Feb 4, 2019

The last endeavor in 2018
1. Improved user interface for iPhone X series and iPad Pro 2018.
2. Added dictionary pop up position selection. You can now select pop up showing at top of the whole page. This will not block sentences.
3. Fixed audio file unable to sync problem

1.34

Jan 30, 2019

Major release!

1. Improved animation on main pages
2. When you read saved articles, they will be saved to your device, you can read them when device is offline
3. Fixed whole sentence translation bug
4. Improved saves and info page article loading speed
5. Various bugs fix

1.33

Jan 21, 2019

1. Fixed a home page loading bug
2. Fixed force quitting app read progress not synced bug
3. Changed sentence translation engine, currently using Baidu and Bing
4. Added "Day" UI theme
5. Added "Hint" option when long press on a word, this will show you the dictionary pop up but not saving it to your word list
6. Fixed a bug in "Select a book" option in Words page
7. Added "Open PDF/TXT" option, you can choose always show options, convert directly or read original
8. Fixed some bugs in audio player

1.32

Jan 10, 2019

1. Improved home page load speed
2. Added Info page, daily update of English global news
3. Added My Messages page, you will see and reply to my response to your feedback. Turn on push notification to receive them first handed. Tap on your profile image at the bottom right -> My Messages.
4. Added file import function from your cloud drives and local file system through Files app interface

1.31

Jan 4, 2019

强烈建议更新
1. 增加了扫描二维码功能，您可以通过使用Chrome插件（或其他方式），生成网页二维码，然后用AA阅读扫描，网页内容将被保存在收藏页面中
2. 收藏内容页面优化，同时修复了一个发音的bug
3. 增加了TXT文件格式支持（自动转换）
4. 增加了剪切板内容保存功能，内容将被保存在收藏页面
5. 修复了音频电子书页面的几个bug
6. 修复了离线下书籍进度无法同步的bug
7. 修复了分屏拖拽链接/文字的一个bug
8. 修复了其他10+bug

1.30

Dec 28, 2018

Update recommended!
1. Improved extension plugin in other apps (such as Safari). Previous, any content requires authentication cannot be saved to AA Reader. Now the entire HTML content will be compressed and uploaded. Hopefully, the problem will be solved. If it takes too long to upload, you can tap on the button "Taking too long?" to upload the URL of the web page instead just like the previous version.
2. Fixed loading indicator display error while switching chapters and rotating device
3. Fixed a home page display layout bug

1.29

Dec 18, 2018

1. In the previous version, you can modify a word's translation as a whole (ignoring different word senses). Now you can modify the translation on each individual sense (verb, noun, adverb etc...). With this feature, you can shorten some lengthy translations or remove redundant ones. Thus, creating a dictionary that is truly yours!
2. Fixed a WeChat login bug.

1.28

Dec 14, 2018

1. Fixed a screen rotation bug
2. Optimized app initial download new words speed
3. Added User Guide function. In the future, I will add in various tutorials for users to reference.

1.27

Dec 11, 2018

1. Added Wi-Fi file upload function. Supported formats: EPUB, MOBI, PDF and all audio formats.

1.26

Dec 8, 2018

1. Added Single Tap and Double Tap action options, currently support Ignore, Select Word and Select Sentence. To prevent frequent undesirable touches, you can set Single Tap to Ignore, Double Tap to Select Word. To use this feature, tap on your profile thumbnail at the bottom right -> App Settings.
2. Rewritten some data transfer logic. Hopefully, this will greatly reduce app crashes.

1.25

Dec 4, 2018

1. In iOS 12, translation pop up window auto resize
2. Fixed duplicate words issue in Words page
3. Fixed a few bugs

1.24

Nov 29, 2018

1. Fixed a number of crashing bugs in the previous versions
2. To prevent accidentally tap on word, a Delete button is added in the translation pop up windows. Tap on Delete button will remove the word completely instead of adding it to the learned words list

1.23

Nov 27, 2018

1. Added support for changing display translation text. 3 modes are available for now: Underline, Background highlight and Text highlight, you can switch the mode and change the highlight color in Your profile photo -> App Settings -> Custom reader theme.
2. Optimized exporting words function, you can now open the csv file with other apps

1.22

Nov 21, 2018

1. You can now define your own translation for words by selecting an existing translation from the dictionary or enter manually. After defining, when the word appears again in future, only your redefined translation will be displayed. You can also use this feature as a notebook.
2. At Words page, you can slide left to modify word's definition.
3. Export words feature only exports currently selected words.
4. Fixed a pronunciation display error and other bugs.

1.21

Nov 15, 2018

1. Cumulative bugs fix
2. Added option to remove sentences when exporting words to email or iCloud

1.20

Oct 13, 2018

1. Added PDF -> EPUB conversion feature, EPUB file will provide you with better reading experience
2. Pasteboard content prompt has been changed to a pasteboard icon at the home page
3. Added clear pasteboard feature

1.19

Oct 1, 2018

Added double tap to select sentence feature, you can toggle it in Settings. Please note that when turned on, single tap to translate feature will have a little delay effect.

1.47

Sep 3, 2016

1. Added order tabs feature. If you read news more than books, you can set Info tab as home page. Change it at App Settings -> Order tabs. 2. Many users feedback that it's hard to set custom reading theme. This version made some optimization, whenever you change custom theme, reading mode will be set to Custom. 3. Improved offline article saving feature. 4. Fixed a few memory leaks issue, improved memory usage. 5. Added note taking feature

1.46

Sep 3, 2016

1. Added integration with Inoreader RSS Feeds provider. Now you can read your favorite RSS feeds synced with your Inoreader account and enjoy all the convenience of learning English on AA Reader. Inoreader is a free and powerful RSS feeds reader tool. 2. Improved article extraction extension, fixed unable to retrieve image bug.

1.45

Sep 3, 2016

1. Continue fixing previous bugs 2. Optimized the extension to extract articles from other apps, improved speed and stability 3. Fixed push notification display bug

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