BookBeat: Audiobooks & E-books appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for BookBeat is 78 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

BookBeat User Reviews

Name: BookBeat: Audiobooks & E-books
Rating: 4.5 (268 reviews)

BookBeat: Audiobooks & E-books

BookBeat AB

🎬 Entertainment

📚 Books

Customer Experience

Positive experience48.0% of reviews

Neutral12.6% of reviews

Negative experience39.4% of reviews

~ Based on 127 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of BookBeat. Based on 268 reviews and a 4.5/5 average, it highlights the 12 positives and 15 negatives reviewers mention most about this Books app.

Positive things

💰Affordable pricing compared to Audible
📚Flexible subscription model with hourly options
🎧High-quality narration
🔄Ability to switch between books without penalty
📱User-friendly interface design
🌍Multilingual content available
⏱️Speed adjustment controls (up to 2x)
⌚Apple Watch and CarPlay compatibility
📖Extensive book catalog with niche titles
⏰Sleep timer feature
🔄Cross-device synchronization
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Family account sharing option

Negative things

🌐Language setting defaults to non-English (Swedish/German)
⏰Limited listening hours per month (20-100 hours)
📚Smaller catalog compared to Audible
🎯Poor genre categorization and search functionality
💳Misleading 'free app' marketing claims
🔄Unused hours don't carry over to next month
📖Some books locked behind additional paywall
🐛Frequent app crashes and freezing
🔐Subscription charges despite cancellation
📱Difficult account creation and language change process
🔍Inconsistent search results and auto-suggestions
📄Missing pages in some audiobooks
⏱️Page counting inaccurate for reading vs listening
🎯Limited children's book selection
🌍Geographic restrictions (US version unavailable)

Is BookBeat Safe?

BookBeat: Audiobooks & E-books appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for BookBeat is 89/100.

This assessment is based on 268 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.5/5.

Safety Analysis

89.2% of ratings point to a safe experience

1.5% of ratings suggest some concerns

9.3% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 268 App Store ratings for BookBeat.

Is BookBeat Legit?

BookBeat: Audiobooks & E-books appears legitimate, with a few gaps. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for BookBeat is 78/100.

Based on 78 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

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Bug issue?

I’ve been using the app for a long time and love it, especially with recent updates. However, I’ve noticed that when I select the author or narrator of a book I’m currently listening to see what else by them is available in BookBeat it shows “0 Books” - even if I’m currently listening to a book written by that author! It’s incredibly frustrating and I don’t know why it’s happening (yes the app is updated).

sportgarl

2 months ago

Response from developer

Hi, and thank you for your review! The issue could be related to the book filter within the app. Please reach out to us at support@bookbeat.com, we'd be happy to investigate and help you solve the problem.// Kind regards, Team BookBeat

Mehr als genial!!!

Ich kann es nicht in Worte fassen, wie verliebt ich in dieser App bin. Ich habe damals nur nach einer Möglichkeit gesucht, gute Hörbücher auf meinem iPhone zu hören. Und dann bin ich auf BookBeat gestoßen. Die Auswahl an sehr guter Literatur, in sehr vielen Genres, ist riesig. Es gibt neue Bücher, alte, berühmte und welche, die nicht so populär sind. Es gibt Hörspiele, eBooks und das noch in unterschiedlichen Sprachen: Deutsch, Englisch, Polnisch, Schwedisch, Finnisch, Französisch, Dänisch, Niederländisch, Italienisch und Polnisch.

Und! Obwohl sie Auswahl groß ist, regelmäßig werden neue Hörbücher und eBooks hinzugefügt. Jetzt schon habe ich welche in meiner SuB stehen, die erst in August erscheinen werden (jetzt ist Anfang Mai).

Vielen lieben Dank. Ich werde euer Kunde für immer und ewig bleiben ❤️

32Polak

3 months ago

Language default problems

Seems like a decent app, but every time I changed their website to English it would change back to Swedish when I clicked on anything. I wasn’t comfortable signing up to pay for something when I couldn’t reliably get communication in English. All emails were in Swedish as I was signing up. I ended up translating screenshots to delete my account because there wasn’t an option to do it in English

ab9920

4 months ago

Parfait

Mieux que tout le reste même s’il manque des éditeurs comme
Acte Sud et d’autres. Et surtout il manque le mode sombre activable tout le temps( pas uniquement le mode qui suit le mode de l’iPhone). Il manque cruellement la possibilité d’avoir un égaliser et un compresseur intégré car les livres audio sont de qualité variable et sonnent un peu grave-sourd en général sur des AirPod Pro 3. La lecture longue est un peu fatiguante pour les oreilles du coup car on doit se concentrer pour bien comprendre ( les concurrents n’ont pas ce problème ).

Mérou13

5 months ago

Mixed review

Good points: you can see how much of a book you have listed too, rather than just what’s left. Tells you what percentage you have listed too. Don’t pay per book so if you don’t like it you haven’t lost it. Easy to use.

Negative points: can’t see how long is left in a chapter, can only listen to a certain number of hours a month depending on subscription. No chapter outline.

Loo0125

6 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback! We always appreciate feedback and ideas for improvement, and will relay this to our developers. Please don't hesitate to contact us at support@bookbeat.com in case you have any other questions or feedback, and we will be happy to help you! // Kind regards, Team BookBeat

Customer service

Such great customer service they helped me a lot with my subscription

Adamkamok

6 months ago

Too few hours

Great app, but you only get 20 hours a month! Which only adds up to about one or two books so it’s more affordable to just buy the paper books instead! Really disappointed with how few hours you get, feels like a scam. Would be a great app otherwise.

Bobby2426377381276

6 months ago

I will not be using it

My biggest gripe is that in the 2 weeks that I have been using it I already encountered 3 books that had MISSING PAGES. How on earth does this happen? Reading a book just to have a part of a chapter missing is not ok.

The second reason I don’t like BookBeat is lack of filters / categories by genre. For example everything in “young adult” is lumped together. So you have fantasy and romance and horror all in one place. Very time consuming digging through of you are looking for specific genres or vibes.

Third reason, the way they count the pages when you are reading rather than listening. It doesn’t seem to correlate with the actual reading time. The default font is microscopic so I use an extra large font and because less text fits inside the screen, they count it as extra pages. So my books gets read 2.5 times longer. Which is unfair.

Fourth and final reason is lack of variety. There’s not that much I am genuinely interested in. And considering that they limit how many pages you can read in a month (unless you pay extra), it makes more sense to follow you know what for daily deals and build a collection of books you actually are excited to read for less. Or just get books from the library.

Poshum

6 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you for your review and for taking the time to share your experience with BookBeat! We’re truly sorry to hear about the issues you’ve encountered, and we appreciate your detailed feedback—it’s invaluable in helping us improve. Regarding the missing pages, this is highly uncommon, but if you ever encounter such an issue, please don’t hesitate to report the issue within the app or contact us directly at support@bookbeat.com. We’ll investigate the problem and work with the publisher to ensure any book error is corrected as quickly as possible. We understand how important it is to find books that match your preferences. While we currently offer subcategories and personalized recommendations based on your reading history, we’re actively working to improve our search functionality and genre filters to make discovering new favorites even easier. As for the reading time, we want to assure you that the time counted for each book is fixed for all users regardless of the chosen font size or page layout. You can find the exact hours that are counted for finishing a book under the book details in the app. Finally, we’re sorry to hear that our selection hasn’t quite met your expectations. With over a million titles in our library, we strive to offer a wide variety of books, but we know individual tastes differ. If you have any specific genres or authors you’d like to see more of, we’d love to hear your suggestions! Thank you again for your feedback, and please don’t hesitate to reach out to us directly if you have any further questions or concerns—we’re always happy to help. // Best regards, BookBeat

My favourite app

I LOVE BookBeat. It’s my therapy when I am overstimulated from having a toddler and baby. Your not limited to just one book per month and has gotten me back into ‘reading’ as an adult

Kelwick_x

7 months ago

5stars

Best app for audio books.

Mjandy04

7 months ago

Lie about being a free app

This app is expensive despite saying it is free on the app store

Sadsvsz

7 months ago

BookBeat

Enjoy BookBeat. Probably the only downside is you don’t get to keep the books you purchase

ellbeetee

7 months ago

I canceled you still charging

Can you refund my money pls and stop nonsense,thanks

[KAF]TaeKwon{A20}

8 months ago

Be Mindful of Free Trial

I thought I had ended my trial after the book I downloaded the app for wasn’t actually available. I’ve just found out I’ve been charged for the last three months due to them emailing me about raising the cost of the subscription. I’ve looked and this is the only email I’ve had from them. Do be weary of this!

Joan Harris-Jones

9 months ago

Great - Super

Dobra rozrywka podczas jazdy, spacerów, ćwiczeń czy lotów.

Bober3

9 months ago

30 hours is ridiculously short

The 30 hour limit for an entire month is ridiculously short to trial an app
I got given a three month trial but in reality I only get 30 hours which is just pointless
Back to Audible it is

dannywelshman

9 months ago

Terrible app

The app is awful and half the time tells you that it can’t work right now. Luckily I’m on a free trial so can cancel but I would be furious if I was paying for this and the app constantly refused to work.

DomDom1919

10 months ago

Can’t subscribe

Looks good but can’t subscribe. Each time I enter my cRd details (or choose Apple Pay) it fails and reminds me to use a card issued in Italy. ??? Why Italy? I am not in Italy and my Apple account regional settings are not Italy either. Pity.

Xeja2020

10 months ago

Variety

I wasn’t going to write a review for this, but I felt I had to after seeing so many people complain about variety. People seem to think this only has the most popular Booktok books, and that’s blatantly untrue. There are so many niche plays that I’ve found on BookBeat that I wouldn’t have been able to find in many other places (e.g Blue by Joe Munro). And yes, there are plenty of Booktok books, but there are also amazing essays like We Should All Be Feminists, and classics like Brave New World. There are plenty of thought provoking works by Ursula K. Le Guin, and much, much more. This isn’t just ‘Booktok books’. That’s such an oversimplification. All you have to do is explore for a little while instead of just waiting for BookBeat to recommend you something. Of course it will recommend Booktok books at first, because it doesn’t know your tastes. Just search for a little bit. It’s not that hard.

-WarmBlue-