# 12min: Book Summaries Daily — user reviews > 595 indexed App Store user reviews of 12min by 12 MIN SERVICOS DIGITAIS E NEGOCIOS LTDA, rated 4.70/5 from 6,093 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/12min-book-summaries-daily/id1177343870/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/12min-book-summaries-daily/id1177343870.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 5,170 · 4★ 612 · 3★ 139 · 2★ 40 · 1★ 132 ## What do users think of 12min? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Concise and informative summaries - 👍 Convenient for busy individuals - 💡 Exposes users to new books and topics - 🚀 Efficient way to gain knowledge - 👍 Helps decide which books to read further **Cons** - 🐛 App crashes and stability issues - 🔒 Difficult to cancel subscription - 💰 Expensive subscription cost - 🔒 Lack of transparency around subscription - 👎 Frequent subscription upsell prompts **Commonly reported bugs** - App not loading or freezing - Inconsistent behavior when marking books as read - Issues with offline functionality - Sync problems between devices - Glitches with the 'send to Kindle' feature **Most requested features** - Add support for Apple Watch - Improve audio quality of summaries - Implement a 'read later' feature - Add more language options - Improve navigation and user interface ## Newest reviews (13 of 595) ### 2/5 — Too many push notifications that can’t be stopped *2026-02-11, version 2.8.20* I was excited to try this app for tracking books I’ve read and discovering new titles in the Apple Books store. The catalog is ok, but the app sends frequent push notifications—sometimes up to 14 per day—at various times, including early mornings and late evenings. Although there is a setting to disable daily reminders, it turns back on shortly after being switched off. I’ve tried reinstalling the app and updating to the latest version, but the issue persists. For anyone considering a purchase, please be aware that currently there is no reliable way to permanently turn off these notifications. I hope the developers will address this soon. ### 3/5 — É bom, mas trava muito. *2025-11-28, version 2.8.9* Bom APP, mas trava bastante. ### 2/5 — Sharing doesn’t work *2025-11-27, version 2.8.8* Both the “share to Kindle” and the links shared by email don’t work ### 4/5 — O app até que é bom *2025-10-20, version 2.8.1* Mas fica enchendo o saco com notificações pra assinar mesmo eu já tendo assinatura ativa. ### 3/5 — td tem q pagar *2025-10-09, version 2.7.9* pensei q nem tudo tinha que pagar ### 2/5 — Aplicativo Bugado. *2025-10-03, version 2.7.8* Ao começar a ouvir os áudios livros, o áudio volta para partes que já foram lidas. E contabiliza no tempo de 12 min. Enganando quem está considerando que terá o conteúdo no tempo, que dá o nome ao app. ### 3/5 — Keeps restarting half way *2025-09-07, version 2.7.1* I absolutely love this app, but it has a glitch where I’ll be halfway or even a quarter of the way through and then or just restart and go back to the beginning. It won’t matter if I forward it to where I was. It will just repeat. Please fix ### 4/5 — Very good! Apple carplay -> 5 stars *2025-09-05, version 2.7.1* Very good! Apple carplay -> 5 stars ### 2/5 — Muitos erros *2025-09-02, version 2.7.1* Tenho a versão paga, mas estou me arrependendo. O app apresenta muitos erros básicos no player. Trava, reinicia, a barra de progresso não avança, quando pauso e dou play ele as vezes volta do começo ou simplesmente trava e eu tenho que reiniciar o app. Quando preciso pausar e voltar depois ele nunca volta do lugar onde parei. Experiência tá bem ruim ### 3/5 — Nao consigo Instalar *2025-07-28, version 2.6.3* A tela não continua após escolher os livros, como resetar ? Quero assinar mas não avança ### 4/5 — Livro maravilhoso *2025-07-22, version 2.6.3* Tiraram a opção de ouvir os livros offline, acredito que seja apenas um bug, espero que consertem logo. O app é maravilhoso. ### 3/5 — Conteúdo bom, mas com viés político. *2025-06-14, version 2.4.9* Infelizmente, com artigos tendenciosos. Quando ficam só nos livros, ok. Acabei de cancelar minha assinatura. ### 5/5 — 12min *2025-06-11, version 2.4.9* Sensacional 👏🏼 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No way to stop daily reminders *2026-06-02, version 2.10.2* Update June 2026. I disconnected the app from the internet it’s sits in my phone with no convection to their services AND STOLL I GET DAILY REMINDERS. Why do I pay for this app? To read books at my pace. I don’t need to be reminded about anything from them no 3 times a day even if I’m not connected to their servers. They have had at least 5 updates to the app since I made my original request to make the already available button to stop the remainders work. Nothing has been done. If you want to be bothered 5 to 8 times a day with “remainders” please by all means pay for the app. Daily reminders come at all hours of the day. 11 pm 5 am when you’re in a meeting etc. They haves button to put them off. When you switch to off it automatically goes back to on. I’ve contacted them since I’m ever 2025. They have done SEVERAL updates to the app since then. Unwanted reminders -several a day- come in daily. I want my money back. Stay away from this service unless you want your phone dinging 4-8 times a day. ! ### 1/5 — My iPad 13 Pro is not working. It turns off immediately when I launch an app. *2026-04-27, version 2.9.0* My iPad 13 Pro is not working. It turns off immediately when I launch an app. ### 1/5 — No way to stop daily reminders *2026-03-03, version 2.8.25* Daily reminders come at all hours of the day. 11 pm 5 am when you’re in a meeting etc. They haves button to put them off. When you switch to off it automatically goes back to on. I’ve contacted them since I’m ever 2025. They have done SEVERAL updates to the app since then. Unwanted reminders -several a day- come in daily. I want my money back. Stay away from this service unless you want your phone dinging 4-8 times a day. ! ### 1/5 — Bad Customer Service *2025-08-30, version 2.7.1* It might be an AI customer service chatbot. I have given all steps I’ve taken to get the app to function, sent screenshots, and every day it seems to reset and ask me the same questions. I have a lifetime membership that I can’t log into on my iPhone. It only allows me to create a new account. Paulo, my customer service email contact, either doesn’t remember day to day or really isn’t a real person. Hope it’s the former. No Human should be this bad at helping. ### 1/5 — Liberar pro iOS 12 *2025-08-18, version 1.89.15* Gostaria muito de usar o 12min, mas infelizmente ele exige iOS 15.1 ou superior. Isso exclui usuários com dispositivos mais antigos que ainda funcionam perfeitamente. Para um app que se propõe a democratizar o acesso ao conhecimento, essa limitação é decepcionante. Educação deveria ser acessível, não restrita a quem tem o último modelo de celular. Fica difícil recomendar quando nem todos podem baixar. ### 1/5 — Mal funcionamento dos áudios *2025-07-07, version 2.6.1* Quando vão arrumar o mal funcionamento dos áudios? Não dá para ouvir os micro books ### 1/5 — Baixei, assinei e não entra *2025-05-24, version 1.89.18* Baixei o App, paguei a assinatura e tento usar e o mesmo não abre mais, me sinto que fui roubado na cara dura. ### 1/5 — Nao vale a pena *2025-05-04, version 1.89.15* Acordei hoje com a mensagem de que foi cobrado 400,00 do aplicativo… paguei ano passado um valor irrisório. Testei e parei de usar ha uns 6 meses. Agora descubro que eles dão esse belo “presente”. Absurdo!! Ja vou recorrer agora ### 1/5 — Not very up to date with books *2025-04-25, version 1.89.15* Nowadays it’s very rare that I find on this app one of the recent books I’m interested in. At the start it’s used to be on the ball, but now I think the catalog of books is becoming old and stale. Please start adding new titles. ### 1/5 — Is this a scam *2025-02-04, version 1.89.7* I paid for the annual service from apple. It has charged my card but keeps telling me to upgrade as if I have not paid for service even though it shows I’ve paid in full until next year. I’ve deleted and reloaded the app. Signed in multiple times. Plus can’t contact support. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Café com Deus pai 2025 *2026-01-04, version 2.8.12* Excelente ### 5/5 — Melhor app de livros do mundo *2025-12-03, version 2.8.9* O melhor de todos! ### 5/5 — Excelentes resúmenes. La pronunciación y la coherencia de la información son muy pero muy buenos. *2025-11-23, version 2.8.7* La redacción, el contenido, la pronunciación y toda la información presente en 12 minutos son excelentes. Gracias. ### 5/5 — Amazing App!! *2025-10-30, version 2.8.4* Really love this app. Clean, Simple, Intuitive Design with an iOS Feel. May be the best Book Summary Micro-Learning App I’ve tried. Highly Recommend! ### 5/5 — Keeps me feeling productive *2025-10-02, version 2.7.8* I love this app. Although just short summaries, I do wish we could highlight and annotate so we can look back on what was important to us after the fact. ### 5/5 — Conteúdo *2025-07-10, version 2.6.1* Ótimo, mesmo com a versão gratuita tem muito conteúdo! As resenhas são maravilhosas! ### 5/5 — Melhor investimento! *2025-07-08, version 2.5.3* Muito útil, estou maravilhada por ler 03 livros por semana . Grande aprendizado. Recomendo sem sombra de dúvidas. ### 5/5 — Gracias *2025-07-04, version 2.6.0* 12 minutos hace un valioso aporte a la sociedad ### 5/5 — Legal *2025-06-29, version 2.5.3* Muito bom ### 5/5 — 12 minutos *2025-06-29, version 2.5.3* Perfeito a qualquer hora do dia --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-07.*