Best app, most features, fastest dev
Fantastic
Please keep this project going!
all the different features. Books and audiobooks and making my life easier 😭❤️
Genius
we need chinese!
Good on both iPhone and iPad
Magnifique !!
Apogee is Better
Love it
Loving it so far, but please change the app background
Love the app and all the functionality but please, change the background in the app. The thin circle looks like a piece of hair and it’s driving me crazy 😩 I keep trying to brush it off my screen lol otherwise I plan to become a supporter after migrating my library. Cheers!
Super!
Ça permet le suivi de lecture entre liseuse, iPhone et iPad facilement
Avec des traductions ça serai encore mieux mais l’app est récente, ça évolue déjà bien
Continuez comme ça!
Response from developer
Merci beaucoup ! Les traductions arrivent dans une future mise à jour, restez à l'affût, et encore merci pour votre soutien !
Updated review: great updates at a quick pace!
In just 1 week of this review every issue I listed in the old review has been resolved or changed entirely, absolutely fantastic. Incredibly happy with the “Comic Next up” and pinch zoom working properly. Super happy to be using Bookorbit now and can’t wait to see future updates.
OLD REVIEW: Been using BookOrbit for a few months now and I seriously enjoy the path it has gone down, this app (in its current state) feels like it’s also in need of that “give it a couple months” timeline.
Examples: I use BookOrbit mostly for comics/manga and found the zoom in on comics to work awkwardly (seemingly always zooming towards the dead center middle), comics don’t lead into the next book (meaning you’ll have to go find the next issue when you finish one), and the current layout when looking at your series of books feels somewhat confusing with the actual list of your collection being a small text box under “Details”. Though a scrollable visual of your collection is towards the bottom, yet it doesn’t show the entire series/collection?
I’ll probably still hold off on sharing my instance/this app with friends & family as the quirks right now are still someone apparent, I will happily give 5 stars if/when BookOrbit can iron a lot of this out.
Thanks
Response from developer
Thanks for taking the time to share this! Please update to Version 1.2.0, I just released full, native iPad support that eliminates the phone-scaled view and takes advantage of the entire screen with two-pane layouts, adaptive readers, and trackpad/keyboard controls. I’d love for you to check it out!
Potential for greatness
Response from developer
Thanks for the feedback! Please update to Version 1.2.0, I’ve just added first-class iPad support with dedicated two-pane layouts, adaptive controls, and full keyboard and trackpad support across the entire app and readers. I’d love for you to give it another try!
Perfeito
Response from developer
O suporte nativo para iPad chegou! Por favor, atualize para a Versão 1.2.0, agora o app conta com layouts dedicados de dois painéis, leitores adaptados para telas maiores e suporte completo a teclado e trackpad. Espero que aproveite a nova experiência de leitura!
Good but needs polish
the apps iPad support is rough
the app focuses too much on audio (this shouldn’t be front and center and located at the bottom at all times. To easy to click)
it’s too easy to scrub forward on the bottom and sync to a bad state
lastly an RSVP reader would be nice
Otherwise, great work and I paid for a lifetime membership.
Response from developer
Thanks for the feedback and for supporting the app with a lifetime membership! Please update to Version 1.2.0, I’ve just added first-class iPad support with dedicated two-pane layouts, adaptive controls, and full keyboard and trackpad navigation across the app and readers. The app is still in its early stages, so feedback on the audio layout, scrubber, and RSVP reader is super helpful. Tons of refinements and features are coming in the weeks, months, and years ahead!
One person purchase?
Response from developer
Edit: Family Sharing for the lifetime pass is now fully supported as of version 1.1.0! You and your family can now share a single purchase across your family group.
Shows promise
Response from developer
Hi antiVoldy, thank you so much for buying lifetime to support the app! I'm sorry for the bugs you've run into. I'm actively working hard on fixes, and you'll see rapid updates rolling out alongside lots of cool new features. Stay tuned for the journey!
Paid subscription for a tool I self host?
Response from developer
Thanks for the feedback. We may not have made this clear enough: self-hosting BookOrbit remains free, and the iOS app does not require a subscription. You can connect to your own server, browse, read and listen, sync progress, and keep up to seven books and three audiobooks offline at no cost. Premium is optional and adds unlimited downloads, offline Apple Watch listening, the full text-to-speech voice catalog, advanced activity insights, and additional customization. Revenue from Premium is necessary to sustain the continued development and maintenance of both BookOrbit and its native iOS and Apple Watch apps. Version 1.2.0 also includes a one-time Lifetime purchase, so a recurring subscription is not required. We understand Premium will not suit everyone, but we hope this clarifies what remains free and what the paid upgrade provides.
Want to love the product, the quirks make it hard
Examples: I use BookOrbit mostly for comics/manga and found the zoom in on comics to work awkwardly (seemingly always zooming towards the dead center middle), comics don’t lead into the next book (meaning you’ll have to go find the next issue when you finish one), and the current layout when looking at your series of books feels somewhat confusing with the actual list of your collection being a small text box under “Details”. Though a scrollable visual of your collection is towards the bottom, yet it doesn’t show the entire series/collection?
I’ll probably still hold off on sharing my instance/this app with friends & family as the quirks right now are still someone apparent, I will happily give 5 stars if/when BookOrbit can iron a lot of this out.
