Inksky
I bought a Bluetooth page turner after seeing approximately four hundred TikToks of people reading in bed with their hands tucked under a blanket, clicking a little ring remote. The hype made it look magical. The reality is… slightly more complicated.
What actually works
There are three kinds of page turners people actually use:
Syukuyu-style clip remotes (~$16-20). These come with a receiver that clips onto your e-reader screen and physically taps it. The ring remote sends the signal. This is the most popular setup on TikTok and it genuinely works — the receiver simulates a finger tap through the screen. Downside: the clip sits on your screen like a weird little antenna. You’ll notice it.
8BitDo Zero 2 (~$20). A tiny game controller that pairs over Bluetooth. If your e-reader supports Bluetooth keyboards or gamepads, this is the cleanest option — nothing clips to your screen. Works flawlessly on BOOX Android devices. On Kindle, it’s trickier because Kindle Bluetooth is locked down. On Kobo, you’ll need to enable a developer option.
Generic ring remotes (~$10-15). These are the cheapest but the most hit-or-miss. I tried two from AliExpress. One paired immediately and worked for three weeks before the battery gave out; the other never connected. Buy these only if you’re comfortable with the possibility of tossing $10 in the trash.
The Kindle VoiceView hack
Here’s the thing TikTok doesn’t mention. Regular Bluetooth page turners don’t work natively on Kindle — Kindle’s Bluetooth is reserved for Audible. The workaround is enabling VoiceView (Kindle’s accessibility screen reader), which unlocks Bluetooth HID support. It’s annoying to set up — you have to pair the remote through VoiceView’s menu, and VoiceView starts narrating everything on screen until you mute it. Once it’s paired, it works, but the setup process feels like you’re exploiting a bug.
On Kobo, you need to edit a config file to enable Bluetooth keyboard support. On BOOX, everything just works because it’s Android.
Battery life: better than you’d think
Most of these remotes use coin cell batteries (CR2032) that last months. My Syukuyu ring is still on its first battery after four months of nightly use. The receiver that clips to the screen needs charging every couple weeks via USB-C. Not a big deal, but worth knowing — there are two batteries to think about, not one.
Is it worth it?
If you read in bed with a gooseneck stand, yes — it’s genuinely nice. Hands under the covers, click to turn, no reaching up to swipe. If you read on the couch holding your device normally, skip it. You’ll use it twice and then the novelty wears off. The people who love these the most are the ones who’ve built a whole cozy reading rig with a stand and a blanket. If that’s you, the Syukuyu is $16 well spent.