BookPlayer User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience60.0% of reviews
Neutral2.2% of reviews
Negative experience37.8% of reviews

~ Based on 45 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is BookPlayer Safe?

BookPlayer: MP3/M4B/M4A/MP4 appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for BookPlayer is 86/100.

This assessment is based on 166 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.4/5.

Safety Analysis

83.4% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.8% of ratings suggest some concerns
13.8% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 145 App Store ratings for BookPlayer.

Is BookPlayer Legit?

BookPlayer: MP3/M4B/M4A/MP4 appears legitimate, with a few gaps. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for BookPlayer is 73/100.

Based on 73 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Only one complaint

As an avid audiobook listener and e-book reader, I need an app like this to listen to my audiobooks and occasionally to listen to my e-books via text to speech. I pay an annual fee for a different app (one that I absolutely love, love, love). For years, I never had a single issue with that app until I came across a book I could not successfully upload to that app. That’s how I came across this one. I was super grateful for the 1-hour a day to try this app for free (and I was super grateful to get to listen to my audiobook). I was really impressed with all of the features this app offered; the only problem I have with is that you can only increase this voice speed up to 2.0. With some narrators, I occasionally go as high as 2.5. With the audiobook, I listened to on this app, 2.0 felt very slow, so that was frustrating. Otherwise, I think this app is great! Especially since you can use it for one hour a day free.
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Приложение 🤩

Прекрасное приложение. Цена приемлемая, проще скачать книгу и слушать в любое время нежели покупать за эту же цену подписку на месяц в других приложениях. Спасибо разработчикам. Редко когда пишу отзыв, но тут прям заслужили ❤️

Manque de fonction !

L’app est très bien mais pourais être mieux ! J’aimerais pouvoir avancer et reculer les chapitres de 30s via le bouton de mon casque ou ma montre.

Actuellement en appuyant 2 fois sur le casque pour avancer on passe au chapitre suivant. Inversement pour revenir en arrière on passe au début du chapitre précédent.
J’ai tendance à beaucoup l’utiliser car je perd parfois le fils de la lecture.
Je suis sur Apple peu être que sur androïde vous n’avez pas le problème.
Pour la montre de serais vraiment un plus, une vue sur le temps qui reste au chapitre en travaillant ou en faisant sont petit sport serais vraiment fort agréable.

Sinon l’interface et top et le système d’import et de Modif des livres et top.
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Annoying rating request

This app is really great! However, even in the paid version, every day or so, an icon pops up asking me to give them a five star rating even though I switched off the setting for rating requests in apps. This is SO annoying. I refuse to give a five star rating just to not getting bothered any more. GET RID OF THIS POP-UP, GUYS!!!
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Ganz gut jedoch eines Fehlt

Die App ist super, bietet fast alles was man braucht. Mir fehlt sehr ein Widget, wenn es das noch gibt, bietet die App alles was man will.
Könnt ihr das noch nachholen und ein bringen?

Free version ver limiting, buggy when uploaded mp4s

It didn’t space out the chapters right and I waited 24 hours and I still didn’t get my 60 minutes refreshed. Honestly the app isn’t good enough to pay for its bare minimum

Хотите пользоваться бесплатно- вам не туда!

Не тратьте время время.
30 минут бесплатного озвучивания в день -
это не о чем …

30min demo

This is a 30min demo. Not a real app

🌟

Очень уютное и удобное приложение! И цена за год приемлемая!)

Response from developer

Спасибо за тёплый отзыв. Нам очень приятно слышать, что вам нравится приложение и что вы считаете годовую подписку оправданной по цене. Мы будем продолжать развивать приложение и делать его ещё удобнее.

Feature Request

Please add the following Features:
- sorting
- add folders to the gui

Response from developer

Thank you for your suggestions. In the latest version, we’ve added flexible sorting options as well as search to make it easier to organise and find your books. Folder grouping is something we’re actively working on, and we plan to introduce it in one of the upcoming updates. We appreciate your feedback and it truly helps us prioritise new features.

一些小问题

界面非常清爽,按键淡淡的颜色随着每本书的封面颜色变化,非常喜欢,章节一目了然,多篇还可以合卷,一些还需要完善的点就是分章后导出还是一整篇,要是能按分章导出就好了,还有就是没有书签功能,以及如果跳到另一章再回来又要重头看起,没有记录

Response from developer

感谢您的细致反馈和喜欢我们的界面设计,我们很高兴您喜欢封面联动的配色以及合卷功能。关于您提到的按分章导出、书签功能以及章节播放记录的问题,这些都是非常有价值的建议。我们已经在评估按章节导出的改进方案,书签和更完善的播放进度记录功能也在计划中,未来版本会逐步优化。如果您有更多想法,欢迎随时与我们联系。

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It’s okay

There are better apps out there, sadly. When it works, it’s great! But there are so many problems. Support is unresponsive, there is no connection between your account on OS and on mobile, and even if you get the Pro version, the app will forget that you purchased it, enforcing the 30 min limit. Maybe wait on this app to see if they ever fix the issues. Regrettably, it’s too many inconsistencies for me to justify using it.
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A subscription?

Not paying the same amount for my apple cloud for an app that just plays an mp3.

Response from developer

We understand your concern and appreciate you sharing your perspective. We’re an independent project and support the app entirely on our own, without external funding or a large company behind us. In reality, the monthly revenue from the app is far below what would even be needed to live in Germany for a couple of weeks. The subscription model allows us to maintain a stable income, plan development properly, and continue improving the app over time. We truly hope for your understanding and appreciate your support.

Pas gratuit

Essayé en mode gratuit : Ne fonctionne pas impossible d’importer un fichier.

Response from developer

Merci pour votre retour. L’importation de fichiers devrait fonctionner également en mode gratuit. Si vous n’avez pas pu importer un fichier, il s’agit probablement d’un problème technique. Nous vous recommandons de mettre à jour l’application vers la dernière version, car nous avons récemment corrigé plusieurs problèmes liés à l’import. Si le problème persiste, merci de nous contacter via le support intégré à l’application afin que nous puissions vous aider rapidement.

Listened one time for about 30 minutes

Next day would not play demanded more money.

Ограничение в 30 минут )

Бесплатная версия разрешает слушать только 30 минут. Потом ежемесячная подписка. Ахахаха, то есть мяу. Жадность автора может сравниться только с его неуважением к пользователям.

Response from developer

Здравствуйте! Спасибо за ваш отзыв. Бесплатная версия действительно ограничена 30 минутами прослушивания — этого времени достаточно, чтобы попробовать функционал и понять, хотите ли вы продолжать пользоваться приложением. Мы нигде не скрываем данное ограничение: на странице плеера есть таймер, при нажатии на который можно подробно прочитать обо всех лимитах. Кроме того, мы предлагаем бесплатный 7-дневный пробный период с полным функционалом. А помимо ежемесячной подписки доступна и годовая, которая в России стоит примерно как одна поездка на такси. Наше ценообразование связано не с жадностью, а с высокими расходами на продвижение, поддержку и развитие приложения. Маржа с годовой подписки в 400 рублей не так велика, как может показаться, и мы стараемся держать цену максимально доступной. P.S. Если у вас есть идеи, как сделать приложение полностью бесплатным и при этом окупать рекламу и развитие, будем рады услышать их на нашей почте. Может быть, именно вы станете нашим директором по продукту. Мяу.

Pathetic business model

This app only allows you to play your own audiobook for 30 minutes a day unless you subscribe to their pathetic business model. Very much useless compared to other apps

Response from developer

Hello! Thank you for your feedback. The free version of the app is limited to 30 minutes a day, which is clearly communicated on the paywall shown right after installation. We believe it’s important to be transparent about our business model so that every user can decide from the very beginning whether it works for them. The annual subscription in Canada is only CAD 18, and almost half of that amount goes directly to platform fees and taxes. Our margin from this is much smaller than it may seem, especially considering the costs of development, support, and ongoing improvements. We understand that our model may not be suitable for everyone, and you are of course free to choose another app if it better fits your needs. However, we don’t believe a one-star rating is a fair reflection of the value and effort that goes into keeping this app running and improving.

Pro lifetime

Where is the Pro Lifetime option mentioned on the Apple app’s website?

Great app but should not be subscription

Great app but should not be subscription. I would rather buy a lifetime one off purchase to support the developer but a monthly subscription doesn’t seem to be a viable option with this app