# getAbstract Book Summaries — user reviews > 190 indexed App Store user reviews of getAbstract Book Summaries by getAbstract, rated 4.50/5 from 289 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/getabstract-book-summaries/id338552990/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/getabstract-book-summaries/id338552990.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 217 · 4★ 38 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 11 · 1★ 18 ## What do users think of getAbstract Book Summaries? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Excellent book summaries - 🚀 Convenient audio summaries - 💡 Great for busy people - 🚀 Efficient way to get key insights - 👍 Comprehensive library of content **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes - 🐛 Slow search functionality - 🐛 Audio playback issues - 🐛 Syncing and resume issues - 🔋 High subscription cost **Commonly reported bugs** - SSO authentication not working on iOS - Inability to resume reading/listening - Inconsistent performance across devices - Slow or unresponsive app on certain platforms **Most requested features** - Add support for Apple TV - Implement highlighting and note-taking - Improve offline access and caching - Enhance search and discovery features - Provide more personalized recommendations ## Newest reviews (19 of 190) ### 4/5 — Apple tv support *2024-10-20, version 13.0.0* Please add support to apple tv ### 4/5 — Accent *2024-05-16, version 12.2.0* Great app. Please add option to choice a female or ethnic voice. Thanks, ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2024-04-22, version 12.2.0* Simply the best short form, audio interface, and collection of content. ### 5/5 — Superb Content *2024-04-08* This is a superb App for those who love to read but are constantly on the move. **Developer response:** Hello Nirdes1677, Thank you for the great feedback! Please recommend getAbstract to friends and colleagues by visiting My Account > Referrals via your browser. You and your referrals will benefit from our referral rewards. ### 5/5 — Excelentes resúmenes *2024-03-18, version 12.1.1* La muy buena calidad de los resúmenes y buen balance en la calificación de los libros, se constituye en una ayuda genial para tomar decisiones eficaces para compra de libros que nos permitan mantener nuestro viaje por la ruta del aprendizaje continuo . ### 5/5 — 10+ Year Subscriber! *2024-01-09* As a busy executive I need to stay informed, updated and relevant to new information and new concepts in the business world and with my hobbies. Getabstract helps me quickly review new books before I go deeper and purchase. If you are as busy as I am this is a no brainer decision! **Developer response:** Hello Zaxs, Thank you for your review. Your comment is what we are all about! ### 5/5 — Good 👍 *2023-09-30* Nice summaries and nice collection **Developer response:** Hello Milan Mody, Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We are always happy to see that people are enjoying our content. We have a section on our website called "Wish List," You can leave your suggestions on what reviews or content you would like to see included in our library. ### 5/5 — Thomas *2023-09-24, version 11.4.1* Love it. ### 5/5 — Great summary *2023-09-19, version 11.4.1* The information presented create in me a sense full filled understanding of the individual books. ### 5/5 — Very optimal! *2023-08-07* When someone recommends a book to me, I always read the abstract on Getabstract, and if the book seems knowledgeable and helpful, I buy and read the book. This way I can save myself buying a recommended book that wasn't that good. **Developer response:** Hello O1Leafar, Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We are always happy to hear when users are enjoying our content. We are delighted that our summaries help you with purchasing decisions. Happy Reading. ### 5/5 — Ms. Gishta Awmee *2023-06-23* Une bonne repertoire. **Developer response:** Bonjour Gishta9813, Nous vous remercions d'avoir pris le temps de laisser votre commentaire. Nous sommes toujours heureux de voir que les gens apprécient notre contenu. Nous avons une section sur notre site web appelée "Liste de souhaits". Vous pouvez y laisser vos suggestions sur les critiques ou le contenu que vous aimeriez voir inclus dans notre bibliothèque. ### 5/5 — Great Resource *2023-03-04* G A has a large library to chose from & available to read or listen to. It’s great to have access to so many interesting reads, in a summarized format **Developer response:** Hello, BK272211 for taking the time to leave your review. We are always happy to hear when users are enjoying our content. Please don’t hesitate to contact us directly if we can provide any support! Happy Reading. ### 5/5 — Emmerie *2023-02-12, version 11.3.0* The best learning resource I have ever used! ### 5/5 — Very nice summaries of most of the famous books *2023-02-06* Simply it’s awesome **Developer response:** Hello Sam202254, Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We are always happy to hear when users are enjoying our content. Happy Reading. ### 5/5 — Best book review app *2023-02-03, version 11.3.0* This is the best book review app in the market. ### 5/5 — Get abstract self help *2022-12-30* A lot of good sneakpeek to books before u have to spend long time to read it. Good for business person with less time to read **Developer response:** Hello Joshmarston, Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We are always happy to see that people are enjoying our content. We have a section on our website called "Wish List," You can leave your suggestions on what reviews or content you would like to see included in our library. ### 5/5 — Überblick behalten bei der Fachliteratur *2022-12-28* GetAbstract gibt mir gute Zusammenfassungen, die mich gut informieren und häufig das Lesen des ganzen Buches überflüssig machen oder mir gezieltes Nachschauen ermöglichen. Darüber hinaus scannt GetAbstract die Neuerscheinungen, was bei der Fülle auch eine prima Unterstützung ist. **Developer response:** Hallo Herr Bruno, vielen Dank, dass Sie sich die Zeit genommen haben, Ihre Bewertung zu hinterlassen. Wir freuen uns immer, wenn unsere Inhalte den Menschen gefallen. Wir haben einen Bereich auf unserer Website, der "Wunschliste" heißt. Hier können Sie uns Vorschläge machen, welche Rezensionen oder Inhalte Sie gerne in unserer Bibliothek sehen würden. ### 5/5 — Great app *2022-11-26, version 11.2.0* Fantastic summary of books ### 4/5 — Great but book collection is low *2022-11-16* This is a great app but the collection of books for personal growth is very less. Some of them are not available but are available on other summary apps. I hope this improves as I didn’t see any improvement since last few years. **Developer response:** Hello Ashwinkatthual, Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. Please contact us at info@getabstract.com to better understand your personal growth needs. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Impossible de discuter avec qq un et renouvellement non automatique *2023-01-10* J’essaie de renouveler mon compte impossible donc je ne peux pas accéder à mon compte. D’ailleurs j’ai tenté à deux reprise de discuter avec eux pas de retour. De plus mon forfait date depuis le début. Un peu d’agilité ici svp. **Developer response:** Bonjour Green2source, Merci d'avoir pris le temps de laisser vos commentaires. Nous sommes désolés d'apprendre que vous avez des difficultés à renouveler votre abonnement. Veuillez nous écrire à info@getabstract.com afin que nous puissions vous aider en conséquence. ### 1/5 — Blinkist much better *2022-09-21, version 11.1.0* Get abstract has more titles … but in theory. They produce a review and not a summary and with this way they communicate that they have more titles. Also they have much less audio . UI is 10 years old with very bad UX. ### 1/5 — Unable to sign in *2021-07-31* Hi, The app is not signing me in. I am able to sign in via the web browser. ### 1/5 — You have only one job...Summarizing! *2021-02-10* The only reason I give this app one star is simple, they inject their view points into certain books...perhaps that does not align with the ideology of the person summarizing. That betrays the trust of readers who should read and make up their minds about what they are reading. We don't need you to be gate keepers. Don't qualify or explain or impose your opinion on any aspect of any book. Just summarize it! **Developer response:** Hi Danii, sorry to hear that you're not happy with the content. We always strive to remain neutral in our summaries. Could you reach out via info@getabstract.com and let us know which summaries you feel are biased? ### 1/5 — Crashes at Login via SSO *2021-01-12, version 9.3.1* The app is useless as it crashes every time (iPhone and iPad) once I try to login with my corporate account. Website works fine but the app needs fixing. ### 1/5 — Simply amazing! *2020-12-02, version 9.3.1* Must have book summary app. Not exactly cheap but definitely worth it. ### 1/5 — SSO authentication does not work on iOS. *2020-11-12, version 9.3.1* Need to use work laptop to read and listen to book summaries. ### 1/5 — 3 дня бесплатно - но и без книг *2020-09-10* Зарегистрировался, пишут первые 3 дня бесплатно можно скачать любую книгу. Ни с сайта, ни через приложение никакую книгу скачать не даёт. Не знаю, что будет на платной версии, но после такой работы на триале покупать подписку желания нет **Developer response:** Благодарим за обращение. Бесплатная ознакомительная подписка автоматически закончится по истечении 3 дней. По ней вы на 3 дня получаете онлайн-доступ ко всему контенту библиотеки. По окончании этого периода мы пришлем вам письмо с доступными вариантами подписки. Если у вас подписка Премиум, то вы располагаете неограниченным доступом онлайн и офлайн ко всем нашим 20000 саммари. Также для чтения в режиме офлайн можно скачать их на свой компьютер, в электронную книгу или другое мобильное устройство. ### 1/5 — App has so many glitches *2020-08-04, version 9.2.0* Love the site but the app always glitches on my iPad. Searches return nothing, all links don’t load anything, I can’t follow any channels... sometimes the app works but not as of lately. ### 1/5 — Crashing immediately? *2020-07-10, version 9.2.0* This app is crashing immediately when opened. What could be the problem? ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Always interesting *2024-10-10* Help to deepen my knowledge as well as to broaden my perspective… ### 5/5 — Excellent App *2024-10-05* Excellent collection of books of different genres. ### 5/5 — Excellent *2024-09-18, version 12.3.0* Great place to find information and knowledge, very friendly ### 5/5 — Simplify *2024-08-31, version 12.3.0* Business book by koch & Lockwood really had good practical advice that is helping me reshape business plan fir the new venture i stepping in. ### 5/5 — Excellent book abstracts! *2024-08-08* As a 24+ year reader of the Executive Book Summaries service, I find these concise, yet full abstract is right on the money. Very happy with this service, and will recommend this to anyone who does not havetime to read a book from cover to cover. **Developer response:** Hello Ddalal, Thank you for the great feedback! Please recommend getAbstract to friends and colleagues by visiting My Account > Referrals via your browser. You and your referrals will benefit from our referral rewards. ### 5/5 — Wissen in der Hosentasche *2024-06-27* Bin begeisterter getabstract-Nutzer schon seit mehr als 15 Jahren. Eine super Navigationshilfe in Zeiten immer größer werdender Komplexität in Wirtschaft und Politik. Man kann sich auf die Qualität der Rezensionen immer verlassen. **Developer response:** Hallo Joerg, danke für das tolle Feedback! Bitte empfehle getAbstract unter Mein Konto > Empfehlungen an Freunde und Kollegen weiter, damit ihr beide in den Genuss von Empfehlungsprämien kommen könnt. ### 5/5 — Excellent App!! *2024-06-04* In my opinion, the best way to be updated with the most recent best-seller resumes. It’s perfect for people don’t have time to read whole books. Very recommendable!! **Developer response:** Hello Aguadecoral, Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We are always happy to hear when users are enjoying our content. Happy Reading. ### 5/5 — Love it! *2024-05-07* Really convenient!!! **Developer response:** Hello Kamrul2010, Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We are always happy to hear when users enjoy our content and app. Please don’t hesitate to contact us directly if we can provide any support! Happy Reading. Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We are always happy to hear when users are enjoying our content. Happy Reading. ### 5/5 — A subscription worth buying *2024-05-07* I do not have ott subscriptions I think they take away a lot of time when I want to watch a movie I generally go to a theatre and watch the old school way I do not consume series for the same reason as they take away lot of my time The two subscriptions I have invested in are 1. Abstract 2. Kindle unlimited Abstract help me read a lot of books and I also choose some of the books which I like summary about and are available eon kindle unlimited and read them The suggestions and recommendations are also very good. I just wonder with the advent of LLM this could be outsourced to Gen AI Vidit **Developer response:** Hello, Vidit b, Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We are always happy to hear when users are enjoying our content. Happy Reading. ### 5/5 — Love it *2024-04-29* Been using it for a couple of years now. I love it **Developer response:** Hello Vivek637, Thank you for the great feedback! Please recommend getAbstract to friends and colleagues by visiting My Account > Referrals via your browser. You and your referrals will benefit from our referral rewards. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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