FreeBooks User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience35.4% of reviews
Neutral9.2% of reviews
Negative experience55.4% of reviews

~ Based on 65 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is FreeBooks Safe?

FreeBooks: 76,000 Top Reads appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for FreeBooks is 94/100.

This assessment is based on 2,747 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.7/5.

Safety Analysis

92.2% of ratings point to a safe experience
4.1% of ratings suggest some concerns
3.6% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 2,747 App Store ratings for FreeBooks.

Is FreeBooks Legit?

FreeBooks: 76,000 Top Reads appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for FreeBooks is 100/100.

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

Top reviews

So far so good

I really like the questions asked. Like for instance, I LOVE to read but my attention span has changed greatly due to some neurological problems that I’ve been dealing with. So this app will remind me to just do a 10 minute session and up as I feel comfortable. I love audible books too. That ends up making me fall asleep and I don’t know when I knocked out. So just doing a 10 minute audio session with an alarm will help me too. I’ve got to get those neurological brain waves and muscles back into shape. I feel having to not worry about paying for it, helps a lot for me!!! I was always thinking about the 14.99 a month that I can’t afford just to read maybe 20 minutes a month!
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Said free but…

A real convincing title but really just not free and not lots if books to choose from

Not free!!

Not fre

Its spectacular and free

You don’t need a library card or anything just make an account and read your favourite novels for free

Response from developer

Thank you for the fantastic review! We’re delighted you’re enjoying easy access to your favourite novels for free. Happy reading! — Ed

NOT FREE

Why would you name an app freebooks if it’s $40 a month. Ridiculous

Thanks

Thanks for letting us read free

Warning: THIS APP IS A SCAM!!!

I signed up for a 7 day trial. Early on the seventh day, hours before my subscription expired, I was charged $39.99 for an annual subscription. This was a premature decision for FREEBOOKS. Apple refused to honor my request for a refund. By the way, these books are low quality and read by an AI reader. I’m really by these inappropriate actions!
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New to the reading world

Love everything about it

Response from developer

Welcome to the reading world! We’re thrilled you’re loving FreeBooks and hope you discover many wonderful stories along the way. Thanks for the fantastic review! — Ed

FREE-books but... U need a trial..?

Apparently freebooks needs you to have a trial so it can be free.. Whys free in the name then..?

Blah

if you like to track your reads on apps like goodreads this isn’t for you. everything i’ve wanted to read isn’t listed anywhere. and i’ve never heard of most of these titles

Response from developer

Thanks for the honest feedback. We’re sorry you couldn’t find titles that interested you in our current catalog. FreeBooks also doesn’t currently support Goodreads syncing just yet. We understand this won’t suit every reader, and we appreciate your feedback on our catalog, discovery, and tracking features. — Ed

Great reading app

I love this reading app as it allows me to customize the text I’m reading but it also allows you to recap on everything that you have read so far making it easy to remember everything in the story.

Horrible experience

I canceled my subscription well before renewal and I was still charged

Good app but

Add Harry Potter please

AI slop

Don’t waste your time. Everything on this app is AI . They use bots to confuse you into thinking the “books” are interesting. It’s disheartening. The authors don’t exist either . Some stories even mention “Ai” to sound more natural. Then they ask you to pay for more AI slop. Just another lazy company taking advantage of people for money.
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Response from developer

Hi, thanks for the feedback — we’re sorry you weren’t able to find books or stories you enjoyed on FreeBooks. We do want to clarify one important point: the ratings and reviews shown in the app come from real readers, not bots or fake accounts. If you noticed something in a story’s text that looked wrong, we’d like to review it — please send the title to hello@freebooksapp.org and we’ll take a look. — Ed from FreeBooks

✌️

such a good app!

Needs more popular and representation books

The title says it all

It’s good but with important caveats!

Instantly made me create an account without letting me look at what they had to offer, then prompted me to create a review without looking at what they had to offer, then paywalled me after saying that the app is FreeBooks. Has a lot of AI generated cover art not sure if the books are made with AI but the cover art is. With all that being said there are some interesting stories on here. The app is beautifully designed listening to the stories is simple and quick if you want to read they give you that option well just know that the app isn’t free. It’s paywalled. Wish they’d not lie about that but that it is a good app. Despite that all that
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Response from developer

Hi, thanks for the thoughtful feedback — and for the kind words about the design, stories, and listening experience. We’re sorry the account, review prompt, and FreeBooks+ trial flow made the app feel paywalled before you could properly explore it. FreeBooks can be used for free: you can read books online without a subscription, and listen to 3 free audiobooks each month. FreeBooks+ is only our optional upgrade for offline downloads, unlimited audiobooks, and an ad-free experience. If you reopen the app, you should now go straight into the free version. We’re also improving the onboarding wording and flow so this is much clearer from the start. — Ed from FreeBooks

NOT FREE

Why title the app FREE BOOKS and then immediately try to charge me $39.99?

Limited choice of books

I typed in at least 10 classics and not a single one was in this app

Not free

Makes me get free books plus when making account with way to x