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So far so good
I just downloaded the app and have been listening to Beautiful Boy for a class I'm taking. This app has really helped me get my reading in during small moments during the day. I've tried may other similar apps and this one works well. The reason for 4/5 stars (and it might be a user problem on my end) is because I've had pretty consistent problems with the audiobook starting over again at the beginning when I open the app later in the day when I try to resume listening. It's not a huge deal, but I don't always know the timestamp where I left off so I have to spend some valuable time trying to find my place again. An annoyance, but not a deal-breaker. Hopefully this is due to some small setting needing to be changed on my end. If not, this would be a great issue to address in future updates to make this app even better!Show lesskobstein
Great app for audiobook lovers!
I discovered audiobooks about a year ago. I would usually listen to them from my local library, however, often times popular books can take weeks- or months- to become available. This app solved that problem for me! It’s a bit of a “luxury” for someone with my income to use. I don’t have a lot of extra money to spend on subscriptions and apps, and there’s an endless supply of both these days. However, the hours of entertainment I get from listening to books is worth it. I absolutely love this new way of “reading” all the books I have been wanting to read but never getting around to it! I am currently about to finish “The Lady of the Lake”- the last book in the Witcher series… (other than season of storms), and it has been yet another great listen! Thank you for this app and the hours of job it’s brought me!Show lessKimYantis
Wish you’d fix the bugs
I just typed a long review and it reset on me so I’m speaking this and if there are any errors I’m sorry anytime I leave the app and leave it on or the Wi-Fi goes out or go to another app this app locks and it’s splash refresh opening screen there’s nothing you can do you can’t reset your phone you can’t offload the app you can’t close the app and open it up again for it to come back you have to delete the app and all your settings offloading would be great because you don’t have to delete your settings but you have to delete the app I’ve already had to delete it several times I am reading Chris Duncan‘s I am not broken because it’s not an audible I’ve been a member of Audible since 2005 and have never had these issues I might have to cancel this and go with the Google version of ChrisDuncan‘s book if this doesn’t get fixed. I do love that you can do high-speeds because on audible for so long I only listen to books on high speeds nowShow less2luvjustice
Good app, could be great
Downloaded the app because vision problems make reading difficult and audiobooks allow me to continue to pursue my life-long love of books. I’ve been using both OverDrive and Audible in the past.
Chose Believing the Lie by Elizabeth George as my first selection because it is not available from my library. There is a nice selection here, which is very appreciated for future audiobooks.
The app works well so far but I would recommend two areas for improvement. I fall asleep while listening and as many other reviewers have stated it is not easy to scroll back to find where I fell asleep usung either the total time Seekbar or the Track Seekbar. The second improvement I would recommend is related-I wish a dark mode of the app were available because the play screen is largely bright white and a dark mode or less white space on the screen would make restarting the audiobook more pleasant in the middle of the night, especially since scrolling to find my spot is more difficult using this app.Show lessR M27
Developer Response
Hi there, we are forwarded your feedback to our developers. If you go to the Now playing screen you can select the moon icon at the bottom to set a sleep timer as well! -TRGood service, lots of options to choose from..
Just started using this app by subscribing to a free trial, so far having good time with the audio books app. It has a range of genres to choose from and has good selection of books in each genre. It also has VIP books per month where you can choose from a wide range updated each month. You can also be a part of book clubs and access all books from a club for one credit. They also have special deals like Under $10 and Buy 2 for 1 price which is amazing. You can start listening to various podcasts, magazines, book summaries etc which is free for members. All these for $15 subscription a month makes this app attractive. The app has the ability to change listening speed and can write notes or bookmark at any place. I feel adding a chapter wise listing within the app would be of great help to the listeners. I rate this app 4 stars.Show lessSree0906
Pretty good app!!
I tried out Audiobooks because they offered me some free books and a free trial period. I’m in my trial period and have been exploring the app. I LOVE the way I can trade a credit for free access to a large library of popular books in the Audiobooks Club. It offers several categories to choose from and one of the categories includes selections available from all the categories. I can binge listen for free to books that would require a credit to be used on another reading app I have. Also it is cool that each month I receive one credit for any book along with one credit for a VIP book. The VIP section has a limited number of books to choose from, but there are many interesting titles. Also there are so many news casts, podcasts, magazines and free books available. The Free Books section has newer edition books and a lot of classic literature available. I get really caught up looking at the entire list and viewing a number of books written by writers from the past - Jane Austen, Mark Train, Aristotle, James Fenimore Lewis, Lewis Carrol and many more!
My first listen was The Vanishing Half: A Novel by Brit Bennet for my book club. This was a very interesting read!
I rate this 4 stars rather than 5, because it was sometimes a bit difficult for me to fully navigate the app at first. After some trial and error, I have no problems now.
Dfnurse777Show lessmomma d on the go
More affordable, and just as good as competitors
What’s to say, I use a library audiobook borrowing app that is free but sometimes I have to wait weeks or months for my book to become available. Often it just doesn’t have the book I want. Audible is expensive and only gives you a book a month and their free trial is only one book.
I’m on a free trial now and will likely keep this app, so far I’ve listened to The Infinite Machine about crypto currency Ethereum and also Hello, Shadowlands, an investigative journalism book about corruption and various underworlds across Southeast Asia. Both books have been great, the apps interface is intuitive and it’s more affordable than audible
Also I’m going to get a free credit for writing this review, but honestly to me that shows they value their customers. No offers like that from their competitors!Show lessMountainman/Cityboy
Love this app/service! Book club is amazing
I’m a big consumer of audiobooks, read them constantly and this is a great way to get them. I’m a huge fan of the book clubs they offer, I love that you can pick a genre from month to month and then see lots of different categories of that genre. I picked Romance and was treated with a great variety. I signed up for the free trial and the book club is what made me stick with it after that. I also appreciate the one free VIP book every month from the selection.
The app itself is very well designed. (Only needs a dark mode to be perfect.)
I love that you can take notes on a book and they get saved in their own little section. Also I appreciate that you can easily switch between how much is left in the book and how much is left in the chapter on the display page.Show less_grace
Great app, great books
This is an awesome app! I stumbled across it searching online for an audiobook I couldn’t find anywhere else, and wondered why I’d never heard of it before as I’m addicted to audiobooks. I honestly signed up for the free trial to get two audiobooks I’d been dying for, but have realized I like the app so much I might pay for it. I’ve found audiobooks I can’t find anywhere else. I also love their selection of free books - I immediately discovered an audiobook by my favorite author I was totally unaware of narrated by a voice actor I’d never heard of but is better than any other I’ve heard. I couldn’t find it in any other audiobook app or online bookstore. Not to mention the app’s interface is so easy to navigate, and I love the audiobook clubs idea. The one thing I haven’t figured out yet is how to remove a downloaded book from my device but I’m sure I will. I’m so glad I discovered this app!Show lessredhead_6
Good audiobook source
I've used audible before and liked it but I thought I'd check this one out as well since they had different offerings. Overall, I've had a very similar experience. They seem to give a decent amount of included credits for what you pay. I listen to books on my commute and am halfway through The Lost Apothecary. So far I've had no major interruptions or problems. I only have 2 complaints, and they are very minor. First, there doesn't seem to be an Alexa skill to directly play from this service. I can just run it from my phone on Bluetooth, but it's an extra step. The second is my GPS app (Waze) doesn't recognize this app as spoken words so it doesn't pause when the GPS speaks like it does with other audiobook sources. Again those are very minor things that they might address in the future. Overall I am enjoying the service.Show lessBazildabear
