# Himalaya:Audiobooks & Podcasts — user reviews

> 336 indexed App Store user reviews of Himalaya by Himalaya Media Inc., rated 4.70/5 from 15,112 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/himalayaaudiobooks-and-podcasts/id1275493456/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/himalayaaudiobooks-and-podcasts/id1275493456.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 12,728 · 4★ 1,141 · 3★ 380 · 2★ 196 · 1★ 667

## What do users think of Himalaya?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 🚀 Great app with lots of fun and informative content
- 👍 User-friendly interface and easy to navigate
- 🚀 Fantastic recommendations and discovery features

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent playback issues and app crashes
- 💰 Expensive subscription fees, especially for international users
- 🔒 Lack of account transfer and cross-region access
- 🐛 Inconsistent app behavior and bugs

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Episodes not playing from the beginning
- Podcast progress not syncing across devices
- Inability to cancel subscriptions easily
- Accounts being blocked or deleted without explanation

**Most requested features**

- Easier access to sleep timer and playback controls
- Ability to queue and reorder episodes
- Better integration with Alexa and other voice assistants
- More free content and reduced subscription costs

## Newest reviews (10 of 336)

### 4/5 — Great platform but bad app performance平台很好，但是app真不如国内版

*2026-06-03, version 2.40.0*

When compared to the Chinese domestic version, the international version has way less contents. A lot of contents are not discoverable through categories and can only be found through searches if you know the exact name. Change of payment detail or cancel old card is a nightmare. When you do it, it tells you things are done but in fact not. The app just doesn’t have enough functions.

### 3/5 — 听书

*2026-05-28, version 2.39.1*

为什么把看广告兑换时长关了

### 4/5 — 希望喜马拉雅会更好

*2026-04-26, version 2.37.1*

优质内容可选择性不够

### 2/5 — 评书有删减

*2026-03-18, version 2.35.0*

不要充会员

### 2/5 — App freeze

*2026-03-15, version 2.35.0*

Recently I have experienced app freeze for multiple times.

### 2/5 — 内容没东西啊

*2026-02-11, version 2.34.0*

跟国内版也差太多了

### 3/5 — 需要更友善的介面

*2026-02-10, version 2.33.0*

希望能為視力偏弱甚至失明的使用者設置更方便使用的介面甚至語音操控方式

本來想推薦給長輩使用
但介面對於弱勢族群的支持不足很可惜
如果能改善應該可以吸引不少付費使用者

### 3/5 — 需要更友善的介面

*2026-01-25, version 2.33.0*

希望能為視力偏弱甚至失明的使用者設置更方便使用的介面甚至語音操控防水

本來想推薦給長輩使用
但介面對於弱勢族群的支持不足很可惜
如果能改善應該可以吸引不少付費使用者

### 4/5 — 好听

*2026-01-18, version 2.31.0*

好

### 1/5 — 一点都不好用 各种广告

*2025-12-29, version 2.30.1*

一点都不好用 各种广告 中国的软件就知道收钱 还有套路

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — 资源少，又贵

*2026-08-20, version 2.44.0*

国内100块rmb14个月，这里要328，虽然328也买得起，看到100块的果断不再续费了

### 1/5 — 约等于诈骗

*2026-07-20, version 2.43.0*

大陆版一些内容提示在海外不能播放，需要下载海外版充VIP会员，下载充值以后搜索不到大陆版相同内容、会员费不能退，好手段

### 1/5 — 什么垃圾玩意

*2026-06-03, version 2.40.0*

开了会员下载了所有章节，他妈的没网了就听不了。软件下载选项藏起来。反人类的软件设计

### 1/5 — Busted update

*2026-05-21, version 2.39.1*

The app is now totally broken for me, can’t login with my Google credentials anymore. Just took the money and won’t let me use it, have to purchase again… Not a penny from me!

### 1/5 — 更新过后连播放都不可以用了

*2026-05-07, version 2.38.1*

你们不做测试的吗？

### 1/5 — 啥都要钱

*2026-03-16, version 2.35.0*

贵的要死

### 1/5 — 病毒软件

*2026-02-16, version 2.34.0*

禁用了消息通知就用音乐播放栏伪装偷偷弹广告，病毒软件小心使用

### 1/5 — Apple login stopped working

*2026-01-30, version 2.33.0*

更新之后苹果账户登录不上去，登陆屏来回反复跳转就是登不进去，买完会员完全用不了！

### 1/5 — 垃圾有开屏广告

*2026-01-27, version 2.33.0*

烦人的开屏广告

### 1/5 — Stalker app

*2026-01-11, version 2.31.0*

Doesn’t work if you use the button to ask they not track you. Creepy.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — 大案紀事

*2026-08-13, version 2.44.0*

很好

### 5/5 — Choices

*2026-08-06, version 2.44.0*

So the himalaya has a lot of options that u can lisen to

### 5/5 — I love Himalaya!

*2026-08-02, version 2.43.0*

I love Himalaya

### 5/5 — 喜欢的声音

*2026-07-02, version 2.42.0*

很好

### 5/5 — 免费分钟多

*2026-05-21, version 2.39.1*

免费分钟容易满足

### 5/5 — 求助

*2026-05-21, version 2.39.1*

app是不是出bug了？突然一直显示连接错误，更新了app、更换网络也没有用。。

### 5/5 — 喜欢

*2026-05-15, version 2.38.3*

非常喜欢。毫不夸张地说，是我心灵的慰藉，是我友好的伙伴，希望永远伴随着我。

### 5/5 — 西游记

*2026-05-01, version 2.38.0*

很好听

### 5/5 — Try it now or never

*2026-01-30, version 2.33.0*

Himalaya is the best I love it

### 5/5 — Hi

*2026-01-28, version 2.33.0*

I am Chinese

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-05.*