# Big Finish Audiobook Player > Dedicated audiobook player for Big Finish digital library on Apple devices. (iPhone/iPad app by Big Finish Productions Ltd.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/big-finish-audiobook-player/id6483363393 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Big Finish Productions Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1740108422) - Category: Books, Entertainment - Price: Free - Rating: 1.63/5 from 57 App Store ratings · 68 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 17+ - Requires: iOS 16.0 · 37 MB - Languages: English - Released: 2024-07-24 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/big-finish-audiobook-player/id6483363393/reviews.md ## What is Big Finish Audiobook Player? Download and store your library of Big Finish titles on your Apple device. Listen to great stories from: Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes, Blake's 7, Dark Shadows, The Avengers, The Prisoner, Torchwood, Survivors, The Omega Factor and much much more. Features • Download audiobooks direct to your Apple device. • View a list of all your available audiobooks. • Play each chapter in an audiobook in sequence or choose your starting chapter. • Skip and scrub between chapters. • Listen to your audiobooks while using other apps. • Remembers playback position. • Set a sleep timer. • Filter your purchases by title, release date and purchase date. WiFi is recommended when downloading large audio files. Downloading files over data connection may incur a cost from your telecommunications provider. Big Finish: We Love Stories. ## Key features - Download audiobooks directly - View entire audiobook library - Sequential or chapter-based playback - Skip and scrub chapters - Background audio playback - Playback position memory - Sleep timer ## What do users think of Big Finish Audiobook Player? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Functional app - 🚀 Works well **Cons** - 🐛 Logging in issues - 🐛 Downloading issues - 🐛 Missing purchases - 🐛 Unstable app - 🔍 Lack of sorting/filtering options - 🔍 Limited view of library - 🚫 No CarPlay support - 🚫 Inferior to old app **Commonly reported bugs** - Login credentials not working - Password reset links not functioning - Inconsistent ordering of purchases - Incomplete library display **Most requested features** - Restore sorting/filtering by doctor, range, etc. - Display all purchases at once - Optimize for iPad - Restore CarPlay support ## Recent user reviews (10 of 68) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/big-finish-audiobook-player/id6483363393/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Log in does not synchronise/work *2024-10-12* Logging in does NOT work! I tried to log in with my app details to redeem free DWM Issue 609 Promo and said wrong password. Fine. I update it online and I’m in. Then my app says incorrect password, and the links to reset it just aren’t loading. It’s like the website and the app just do not communicate credential changes. It’s painful, synchronise these like the old app did! Refuse to use until this app is workable. However, THE OLD APP WORKS FINE!! Ridiculous! Proves the issue isn’t me but the app! And yes, I had reset my password as I have used this app until I got a new phone and need to log in again. I’ll keep using the old app… to keep the old one on the App Store speaks volumes in your confidence in this new app Unacceptable in this day and age. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2024-10-04* The app won’t let me log in even though I am able to log in on my web browser, not sure why they released this newer app as I heard others are having issues with it too ### 2/5 — Hard to use and doesn’t fully work *2024-09-17* I don’t always purchase stories right when they are released, so sorting the stories by purchase date isn’t always helpful. I preorder or buy old stories on sale way after release. But when I use the app to sort by date released, all the future stories that haven’t even been released show up at the top, and I have to scroll down and then guess when I’ve reached the most recent release. There’s no way to tell without clicking on each story. Also, I can’t see what’s been released, but not purchased. That was often how I knew if there was something I missed that I’d like to go buy. This doesn’t affect the use of the app, but I’m definitely going to be going to the website less without that. And, stories aren’t downloading consistently. For example, the most recent purchase shows up on the list, but when I click on “download,” I just get a try again message. ### 1/5 — This app is appalling! *2024-08-22* I have never provided a review so bad. The new purchases stop playing half way through. Then the app freezes. Artwork disappears and reappears. Truly disappointing. ### 1/5 — No Car Play *2024-08-12* I listen to these audiobooks during my commute to work. And this new app is garbage. It takes 10 minutes to download a story that took the old app 10 seconds to download. But most fatally it doesn’t do apple carplay which is how I listen to these. Now I have over 500 things I haven’t yet listened to and can’t access them. I’m having significant Big Finish regret right now. Addendum, as I try and use this more it just becomes more and more evident how unusable it is and how little thought went into serving the customer as opposed to the app maker. This app is a useless piece of feces that never should have seen the light of day. I wish I could give it -10 stars. It didn’t earn the 1 that was the lowest rating possible. ### 2/5 — Disappointed *2024-08-11* As others have said, the app is not as good as the old one, quite a few features were taken away and this new one feels more bare bones. As for the rollout, I know that snags are inevitable and I credit their team for working hard to rectify issues, but I noticed after updating the app that a bunch of my downloads had suddenly vanished. Most of them included “Part 1” freebies that I hadn’t even had a chance to listen to yet. I contacted their support team and hope they can shed some light on this. I’m glad I backed everything up to my desktop hard drive before the whole website revamp took place, but I prefer the convenience of listening to the stories via the app. ### 1/5 — What a disappointment *2024-08-10* The old app was much better. This app doesn’t work when offline. Regardless of airplane mode or not. The look is so basic it doesn’t even have a proper search like the old one. It looks like an early 2000s app primitive. ### 3/5 — Flawed *2024-08-09* Loved the original app, this new one is definitely a downgrade. The inability to sort by category of Doctor or similar is a real shame. The app seems to be very disorganised too. Hoping that future updates bring it up to the standard Big Finish set for themselves with the old app ### 4/5 — Getting there…. *2024-08-09* I’m with everyone else in terms of the frustrations of the last week or so. I’m also still not convinced that the new app is an improvement on what has gone before BUT things are improving. As of today, my app is showing all of my purchases (I think) and there seem to be fewer glitches. It’s good that the people at Big Finish are listening to feedback. Is there any chance of being able to use the app on Apple CarPlay? I really used to enjoy listening to stories while I was driving…. ### 1/5 — A very poor replacement to the old app *2024-08-09* There are zero improvements to this app over the old one. You can’t search by the actors name. Which means you can’t find everything with the fourth doctor, for example. Every time I open it, it forgets all of the preferences I set up the last time I had it open. For example, I have to select display by release date again. There’s no way to tell if a book is currently available or not once you purchase it. You have to click on it to see that will be released at the end of whatever month. Then on top of all of these problems, it takes forever to download anything, and sometimes it says it’s downloaded and it isn’t. This app makes me want to stop purchasing things from Big Finish. I love their Doctor Who audio plays. However, if there is no way to listen to them easily, what’s the point? I don’t even know what’s out these days. The current releases aren’t even displayed on the website anymore. All in all I may be done with Big finish. ## Frequently asked questions about Big Finish Audiobook Player ### What does the Big Finish Audiobook Player do? This app allows you to download and store your purchased Big Finish audiobooks directly onto your Apple device. You can then play these audiobooks, manage your library, and enjoy features like chapter skipping and a sleep timer. ### What are the key features of this audiobook player? Key features include direct downloading of audiobooks, viewing your complete library, playing audiobooks sequentially or by chapter, skipping and scrubbing between chapters, background playback, remembering your playback position, and a sleep timer. ### Is this app free to use? Yes, the app itself is free to download and use. You will need to have purchased Big Finish audiobooks separately to access content within the player. ### What devices is the Big Finish Audiobook Player compatible with? The application is designed for Apple devices. It allows you to download and store your library of Big Finish titles on your Apple device for listening. ### Can I listen to audiobooks while using other apps? Yes, the app supports background audio playback. This means you can continue listening to your Big Finish audiobooks even while using other applications on your Apple device. ## Version history (last 4 releases) ### 1.0.4 — 2024-08-08 We are continuing to make improvements and updates within the app. In this version: - Fixed production credits display. - Fixed audiobook artwork not displaying on the lock screen. - Fixed re-fetching of missing download URLs. - Recent purchases are reordered correctly on refresh. ### 1.0.3 — 2024-08-05 We are continuing to make improvements and updates within the app. In this version: - All historically purchased titles are now available within the app. - All titles can now be ordered by date of purchase. ### 1.0.2 — 2024-08-01 We are making updates and improvements to the Big Finish app. In this version: •⁠ Fixed playlists to include more than one track. •⁠ Fixed the paste issue on the password field on login. •⁠ Added pagination to the library for easier navigation. •⁠ ⁠Disabled inactive products for a cleaner experience. •⁠ ⁠Added a total item count for the current filter. ### 1.0 — 2024-07-24 No release notes. ## Apps similar to Big Finish Audiobook Player | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Daily Prayer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/daily-prayer/id818491760) | 4.8 (87) | Free | Books | | [Foyles](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/foyles/id6468035348) | — | Free | Books | | [Time to Pray](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/time-to-pray/id1063226898) | 4.4 (14) | Free | Books | | [Audrey: Guided audiobooks](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/audrey-guided-audiobooks/id1589424638) | 4.7 (83) | Free | Books | | [Prismatext - Language Learning](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prismatext-language-learning/id1570209409) | 3.9 (128) | Free | Books | | [Waterstones](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/waterstones/id389368414) | 4.7 (59) | Free | Books | --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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