Worst app to replace
This app is meant to replace the old one that everyone is used to using. The original release of this app was missing many features that made the old one 100x better to use instead. It felt more incomplete and unpolished even though it was meant to modernize the app. Initially, it lacked the ability to list your ebooks in series rather than listing individual volume or chapters. Yet despite it being finally added back in, its implementation was not user friendly. Now my biggest gripe that annoys me to no end is how illustrations are displayed in light novel ebooks. The previous app scaled the image up to fill the entire screen. This app doesn’t do that, nor is there any setting or option to do that. Manga appears to look fine but when it comes to illustrations, it just look small and shrunken down. I want to see every single detail the illustration has to offer so I can marvel at the artwork. I wish I could still use the old app and still access my ebooks. I knew the split and modernization of BookWalker as a whole was coming. But when it all finally went live, I felt like I regret having migrated everything to it. Everything about this app just screams poor implementation and rushed instead of polished and having feature parity. I truly love BookWalker as an ebook store for mangas and light novels. But ever since the split going live, it’s been depressing and disappointing.
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It’s better than launch but still rough
Okay, so originally I gave a one star but since then there have been improvements.
1. Offline downloading is now available
2. You can now sort by series and reading progression…mostly
Also, there are some things I like:
Reading is smoother than old the app and the app doesn’t crash like the old one.
You can also just keep reading to go straight to the next volume which makes binging easier
They also do seem to be actively working on improving the app
So why only 3 stars?
1. No bookmarks, no way to mark book as read (which since reading progress was lost from the old app and is not coming back) would have been nice so I don’t have to open and flip through a book to finish it)
2. If you sort by series, you can’t combine it with sorting by reading progression.
3. Light novel images don’t allow you to see the images fullsized or zoom in so, LN images can’t be viewed legibly on mobile devices
4. No bookshelves. Bookshelves were great for curating as well as grouping what you’re actively reading. Just having one big library makes it a pain.
Again though, I am hopeful it will work improve as it’s not the disaster it was at launch
1. Offline downloading is now available
2. You can now sort by series and reading progression…mostly
Also, there are some things I like:
Reading is smoother than old the app and the app doesn’t crash like the old one.
You can also just keep reading to go straight to the next volume which makes binging easier
They also do seem to be actively working on improving the app
So why only 3 stars?
1. No bookmarks, no way to mark book as read (which since reading progress was lost from the old app and is not coming back) would have been nice so I don’t have to open and flip through a book to finish it)
2. If you sort by series, you can’t combine it with sorting by reading progression.
3. Light novel images don’t allow you to see the images fullsized or zoom in so, LN images can’t be viewed legibly on mobile devices
4. No bookshelves. Bookshelves were great for curating as well as grouping what you’re actively reading. Just having one big library makes it a pain.
Again though, I am hopeful it will work improve as it’s not the disaster it was at launch
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Response from developer
Hello! We are really sorry for the inconvenience. The Collection function currently only available for the web browser, but we are working hard to make it happen for the app soon. We also want to thank you for your update and additional feedback. All feedback will be shared with our development team for future improvements.
Its ok…
‘-‘ i’ll give it 5 stars if its the same aesthetic as the OG bookwalker, I want a organizer and such
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Do not use this app update
I brought multiple manga over a year ago and have been struggling for two months since they forced a move to a new app. After all this time I have an empty account all purchases gone and still cannot be recovered, the support team seem stuck on the same process which having done what they asked I cannot redo. If you force people to do something make sure the process works and they don’t loose what they worked to own. 0 stars if I could but I have to select at least one …
That was my original review there were lots of issues for me mainly caused by using a google account in transfer you can’t and have to go through login as email. Modern web browsers however auto login when detecting the option. I thank support for there time on this as frustrating as it was as they had to delete the account three times now I think it’s time to move email addresses
That was my original review there were lots of issues for me mainly caused by using a google account in transfer you can’t and have to go through login as email. Modern web browsers however auto login when detecting the option. I thank support for there time on this as frustrating as it was as they had to delete the account three times now I think it’s time to move email addresses
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Response from developer
Hello! We are really sorry for the inconvenience. If you still have issues with your Google account, can you kindly try to link your Google account to your migrated account after logging in with your email address? If you have issues with the web browser, please us the app to link your Google account.
Trash, nowhere near as good as the old one
A pointless update resulted in the old app becoming unusable and Japanese language only. The new app is complete and utter trash, and the prices have completely skyrocketed compared to what they used to be.
Tons of series were permanently removed and disappeared, so you might have the first two books, but then you have to switch to yet another app to buy books three onward.
Haven’t bought a single thing since they switched and I never will again, even though I’ve spent well over a thousand dollars on books before this. What a waste.
Tons of series were permanently removed and disappeared, so you might have the first two books, but then you have to switch to yet another app to buy books three onward.
Haven’t bought a single thing since they switched and I never will again, even though I’ve spent well over a thousand dollars on books before this. What a waste.
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Response from developer
Hello! Thank you for your feedback. We apologize for any caused inconvenience. All prices on our store are set by the publisher. If series are missing, kindly send us an inquiry and we will look into it.
