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Loving this app so far!
I’m a new user and signed up for the free trial bc I couldn’t find some audiobooks I really wanted to listen to through my library or library apps. I just finished listening to my first book (Man of the Family by Ralph Moody) and loved it! The app makes it so easy to download and listen to books, and the only thing I didn’t like is I don’t think tracks line up with chapters so occasionally when I wanted to restart a chapter (bc I had listened ahead but my kids, who were listening to the book with me, had missed a part when they weren’t with me) I had to just keep skipping through thirty seconds rewinds to get where I wanted to go. (In retrospect , I probably could have bookmarked the spot before going on, but didn’t think of that since I am new to audiobooks.) I like that I can see how much time is left in the book and have been very impressed at the fast download time and how easy it is to find books I am looking for.Show lesstatalavera
Good but needs some work
The app isn’t as intuitive as it could be - fly overs would help a lot over icons at the bottom. It would be excellent if it displayed the chapter that is currently playing. Tracks aren’t very helpful in trying to sort out where you are in the app.
I like the fact that I can boost or slow the speed. More control from a locked screen would be excellent or even better it would be awesome to add some SIRI controls when in the car or even at home showing the chapter. For instance, it would be excellent to easily pause the app from any app - widget for while doing other things when the phone rings. Similar to the small PIP of TV or video so control is offered no matter what screen or app I am in (transfer control to the widget to pause or speed up slow down)
It would be nice to display on the Lock Screen (and the proposed widget) the sleep timer in effect and how much time remains before cutoff - you could EVEN offer the option to add X number of minutes easily to an existing timer. A quick add of a bookmark from the Lock Screen would be extremely useful if someone is using in the car - of course it would help if voice control could be implemented but a one button push for a quick bookmark would be excellentShow lessRovrallovr
Solid alternative to Audible with one key negative
Like many others, I signed up when up when I saw the offer of 3 free credits during the trial. As others have mentioned, this is somewhat deceptive because the third credit is limited to VIP selections, but it’s still a good introductory deal. So far, the book selection looks fine to me - maybe not quite as extensive as Audible, but pretty close. I primarily read history and most everything f I searched for was available. My one key complaint is that the books download as one large block - no chapter headings or any way to really navigate the book outside of manually fast forwarding or setting your own bookmarks. I’ve been listening to Margaret MacMillan’s “The War That Ended Peace,” which is a 30+ hour book on the causes of the First World War. It’s a great listen and I haven’t had issues with it this far, but with a boom this dense I can see a situation in the future where I might want to jump to a particular chapter or section of the book and that’s going to be much harder to do without any sort of chapter links/headings. I assumed that chapter breaks would be kind of standard for streaming audiobooks at this point t, so hopefully those will be added at some point. That’s my main complaint, but otherwise a solid experience so far.Show lessgoodfelladh
Update: Audiobooks for the win!
Update: I was mislead at sign up with the 2 books per month, when you actually get 1 book of your choice and 1 VIP book which is extremely limited and had nothing I want to read. I chose audiobooks over Audible because I was under the impression when I read "2 books per month" that it was a much better deal. So I have cancelled my subscription. The initial sign up deal is great though! I just wish they were a little more transparent in their offer.
Original review: "So far so great! I'm several chapters into my first book and I'm loving the ease of use. when I open the app, my book is there ready to play unlike some other apps I've used where I have to go to my book shelf and load it each time. I also love that you get 2 book credits per month rather than one, that's honestly been the biggest reason why I haven't stuck with other subscription services."Show lessAmber Williford, Health Coach
Love this App & the book “Definitely Hispanic!”
Just downloaded the book"Definitely Hispanic" to listen to while I’m driving in my car and looking for a distraction during my physical therapy “homework”. It is touching, close to home & thought provoking all at the same time! I have anxiety & this whole isolation thing during this pandemic has done a job on me, so this book kept me calm & laughing long enough to forget the noise & continue to have hope for humanity! The interface of Audiobooks is so simple & user friendly to download books and get to listening, plus I feel like I get more of a feel for the story & the author when I get to hear their own voices narrating, their passion comes through their voices in a genuine, pure way that you just can’t feel the same way when reading on paper/device, plus you can be hands free!Show lessLa Glo
Awesome, but needs bugs fixed and improvements
The Audiobooks player is packed with features and looks beautiful. However, the companion watch app on my latest IOS Series 5 watch shows left / right repeat buttons too small , too close to the lower side corners, and won’t register when tapped. Then I’ve had my watch freeze and I have to reboot watch. The shape of the repeat buttons isn’t right either as they should be fully round. The buttons on my iPhone 11 Pro Max show the adjustment i made to “15 seconds”. The watch app won’t update and still shows the default “30 seconds” before I changed It on my phone. Lastly, the watch app is missing next / previous track controls. I’m just now even noticing the watch app going to black screen and main app crashes. Also, while I appreciate the app downloads the book, there are other things I don’t like and have questions about : 1. MP3 Audio books are available all over the internet, why is it Audiobooks will not let us download and play on our own players? 2. Why were we not told clearly in advance that we aren’t going to download a mp3? 3. Why are we not told whether we get to use the downloaded audio without time constraints without purchasing the membership? I hope there is a resolution quickly , as I can’t use this product at work without my watch very well and seems little shady not being informed as a customer.Show lessCSiegell
Good enough, but could use work
Ok app, great service. Have only listened to one book so far but it was one of the 28 hour books in the Dark Tower series by Stephen King so I think I gave it a fair shot. I’d prefer if it allowed you to use chapter selections instead of choosing by track which just wasn’t the same since they aren’t labeled to give you an idea of what part of the book each track covers. Also the scrolling could use some work - it won’t allow you to simply drag to a different part. If I lost my place (used the book to help me fall asleep some nights) I’d have a hard time finding it again the next day - I’d screenshot the time I started and I’d then have to find the track that was closest then skip forward or backward in 30 second increments. There has to be a better way. But overall I like the app and they have a large selection of books. There hasn’t been a single book I’ve searched for that wasn’t available. Although the search function is also lacking. I don’t think it can find books through a partial title search. I tried searching for “Stephen king dark tower” and it gave me an error. Tried searching for “Stephen king song of” and got an error. He’s written so many books that simply scrolling through a search just for his name wasn’t finding the specific one I wanted. Finally searched for “dark tower vi” and found it. Maybe the coders don’t actually use the app, I don’t know, but I’m sure it would be better if they did.Show lessSara Gheesling
Genuinely Satisfying
I’ve spent some time with the Audiobook’s app, listening to “No More Mr. Nice Guy” and let me tell you, it’s a long but entertaining dilemma mosts guys struggle to better. I mostly enjoyed the listening experience, b/c of the multi-tasking feature (one doesn’t have to have the app open) and the audio itself, leaving me with more time and attention to divert elsewhere!
P.S. So I did a review before an immediate review that I did before this exact one you are reading. Now, both of the previous Reviews that weren’t submitted that I just mention, were b/c of the very two following reasons; First I clicked out of Apple Store and it so generously restarted the app and erased my 10 min. Long Review, then the second time I was disconnect from the wifi and didn’t realize and clicked the “send” button!So yea I’m a bit Stressed. Like reallllly Stressed.Show lessDoc. Wiser
Difficult to get accompanying pdf files
You always have to ask for the accompanying pdf/appendix or whatever additional documentation that is available instead of being able to just go to a site on the app and download it. This requires you to contact customer service, which takes a while before you are connected with someone. I always have to contact customer service to get these. The most recent one I have tried to obtain has been impossible. A notice popped up when I first began the book (about downloading the file) and the author says to see accompanying appendix in the book but since I was driving I ignored it. I was told that sometimes you have to go to the author’s website to get this (however I was unable to find anything). I asked if I could have whatever popped up when I first downloaded the book (so I could see if there was a website) and was told that they double checked for a pdf and the publisher did not send them one. NOT HELPFUL...and never got the file. Laura 249erShow lesslaura 249er
Frustrating!
It is so irritating that the books I listen to randomly stop and the app completely closes. I have done much troubleshooting and have asked customer support and yet nothing has worked. I have ignored these problems, but I’m simply just sick of them. I’ve had this app for years and over the past couple years a few silly, but ridiculously inconvenient things seem to keep reoccurring:1) the app randomly closes or the book just stops despite a variety of troubleshooting. 2) It will not allow me to listen to my book without a WiFi or cell signal, even though I have the book downloaded (I have done several troubleshooting attempts for this as well) and 3) It sounds garbled and unintelligible when Bluetooth devices are connected to the phone even though other apps as well as the internet seem to work just fine. Overall, it just is very frustrating because the point of listening to a book is to be in the story and enjoy it- this is ruining my experience and it is quite disappointing that simply ‘putting an IT ticket in’ is the answer.Show lessChibald
