# Julian Fellowes's Belgravia

> Victorian drama serial with audio, interactive features, and historical content. (iPhone/iPad app by The Project Factory AU.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/julian-fellowess-belgravia/id1093339775 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [The Project Factory AU](https://appshunter.io/developer/834157888)
- Category: Entertainment, Books
- Price: Free
- Rating: 2.80/5 from 10 App Store ratings · 79 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 77 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2016-04-14
- Data updated: 2026-09-08
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/julian-fellowess-belgravia/id1093339775/reviews.md

## What is Julian Fellowes's Belgravia?

From Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes comes BELGRAVIA, the captivating story of a secret that unravels behind the doors of Victorian London’s grandest postcode. Revealed in serialised instalments with twists and turns and cliff-hanger endings, episodes are delivered directly to your device each week. You can read each episode, or listen to the audio narrated by Juliet Stevenson, or switch between the two. Download now to read or listen to Episode 1 for free.
 
The BELGRAVIA app includes exclusive features: a family tree that grows as you progress through the story and a map of the streets of 1840s Belgravia where you can see inside the sumptuous homes of our characters. Meet the social-climbing Trenchards who’ve made their money in trade and the Brockenhursts, a family from the highest echelons of Britain’s aristocracy, and discover the ties which bind them.
 
In every episode the bonus features are signalled in subtle blue text – videos, photos, illustrations, music and historical insight into this great time of change. Sections of text can be highlighted and favourited to be shared with friends and family. Purchased episodes include both the chapter text and audio edition read by award-winning actor Juliet Stevenson.
 
The app includes the text and audio editions of Episode 1: Dancing Into Battle where, on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo, the Duchess of Richmond threw a magnificent ball in Brussels for the Duke of Wellington. Just after midnight, word came that Napoleon had unexpectedly crossed the border and Wellington and his troops were called immediately to prepare for war. Many of the officers died on the battlefield, still in the dress uniforms they had worn to the ball.
 
At the ball are James and Anne Trenchard and their beautiful daughter Sophia, who has caught the eye of Edmund Bellasis, the son and heir of the Brockenhurst dynasty. Something takes place that has a seismic effect on all their lives and twenty-five years later, when the two families are settled in the newly-developed Belgravia, the consequences of this terrible secret still resonate. Behind the doors of these magnificent new houses lies a web of gossip and intrigue.
 
Download Julian Fellowes’s BELGRAVIA and begin your adventure . . .

## Key features

- Serialized story installments
- Audio narration by Juliet Stevenson
- Switch between text and audio
- Interactive family tree
- Map of 1840s Belgravia
- Exclusive bonus content (videos, photos, illustrations)
- Highlight and favorite text sections

## What do users think of Julian Fellowes's Belgravia?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Great story and content
- 💡 Bonus features and extras
- 👍 App is getting better (recent reviews)

**Cons**

- 🐛 App doesn't work/is unusable
- 🐛 Constantly logs out/requires re-login
- 🐛 Doesn't save reading progress/location
- 🐛 Slow page turning/navigation
- 🐛 Downloads fail or are delayed
- 🐛 Audio playback issues (gaps, stops when locked)
- 🐛 In-app purchases problematic
- 🐛 Battery drain (older reviews)
- 🐛 Clunky interface
- 🐛 Difficult to navigate audio player

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes
- App freezes
- App won't open after update
- Strobing glitch
- Downloads disappear
- Episodes not downloading on release date
- Audio stops when phone is locked or app is in background
- Inability to purchase episodes
- Links to additional information not working
- Bonus features only showing content from Episode 1
- Audio version has large gaps
- Page turning is awkward and slow
- Cannot read in landscape view
- App requires constant sign-ins
- Doesn't properly bookmark location
- Doesn't switch between text and audio
- Logs out in between uses
- Takes you back to the start when paused
- No way to fast-forward except in 15-second increments
- Returns to the first page when returning to reading
- No way to move forward through the section except 1 page at a time
- Bonus features don't work properly
- Can't keep your place
- App downloads badly
- Can't leave in the middle of an episode without it returning to the start
- Episodes do not download to iPad and are only intermittently accessible via web browser
- Unusable after update
- Nothing would load after update
- Battery draining fast
- Downloads are not occurring on time
- No way to prompt downloads
- Glitchy app affecting story
- Episodes don't download properly
- Constantly getting kicked off the app
- All downloads are gone
- Doesn't remember password
- Doesn't remember where you are in the chapter
- App will not keep me signed in
- No way to keep episodes from past weeks
- No way to tell the app to sync and retrieve the newest weeks episode
- Cannot purchase through it or download to it
- Not fit for purpose
- Paid for full subscription but unable to read latest episodes
- No clear offer of help available in-app
- App won't download current episode
- App should allow unloading old episodes
- Episodes take a long time to download
- No bookmark function
- Pages are very 'sticky'
- App doesn't seem to hold a history of where you last were
- Cannot figure out how to buy subscription or purchase single episodes
- Website wants to charge in pounds sterling with a bank fee
- Help and FAQ at the website are unhelpful
- Extras distract from the plot
- eBook aspect of the app is very poor
- Links to additional information within the story aren't working
- Bonus Features only shows content from Episode 1
- App is getting easier to use (recent reviews)
- Videos for bonus features not working
- No way to use scroll bar when listening to audio
- Constantly requiring login
- No way to save login credentials
- Hard to figure out how to pay for episodes
- Cannot buy episodes from the app, have to go on website
- Exiting app logs user off and doesn't save progress
- Pages take so long to turn
- Flashing login screen bug (fixed)
- Page turning is very clunky
- App won't open properly after update
- Chapters aren't loading
- Website isn't much better
- Same login as website now works (after update)
- New chapters have downloaded (after update)
- Everything seems to work (after update)
- Can't find an easier way to flip through a chapter other than a page at a time
- Audio player works on the app (after update)
- Problem solved by deleting and re-installing app
- All is working perfectly now (after re-install)
- Chapter dated for 27 April not available
- App keeps freezing
- Back to the beginning of the chapter when relogging in
- Takes a cup of tea to turn a page
- Endless strobing glitch
- App won't open, just flickers continuously
- App is clunky
- No bookmark
- Listening to audio requires screen to be turned on
- Execution leaves much to be desired
- App was poor in initial release and is now unusable
- Font size adjustment won't stay and doesn't function
- Purchased subscription but doesn't work at all
- App is frozen
- App no longer working after update
- Home screen comes up, no way to navigate
- Impossible to see first chapter
- No way to buy the series
- Slow to turn pages
- Easy to accidentally highlight a section and lock up
- Mother-in-law can't use it because it is too slow
- Keeps trying to turn the page and it gets too far ahead
- Needs bookmark option
- Flashing screen
- Slow loading
- Perfectly horrible implementation
- Downloading the upgrade caused the app to freeze
- Deleting and re-downloading did the trick (for freezing)
- Challenges purchasing episodes
- App did not convert from pounds to US dollars
- Transaction did not complete
- Amex not working
- Can't get past the opening screen
- Keeps flashing
- Next episodes purchased will not download
- Reading on the website is equally frustrating
- Takes a while for the next page to load
- App is just awful
- No way to jump quickly to different areas of chapter
- Have to swipe through every page
- Can't get in
- Can't purchase episodes
- No customer support access
- Lost interest in Julian Fellowes and Belgravia
- App doesn't work at all
- Tried to purchase subscription and got error message
- App needed updating badly
- Wasn't syncing between devices
- Couldn't log in on the app with online registration
- App won't open
- Login issues were never resolved
- Web version and app have different release dates
- Latest update to the app doesn't load
- Registered on laptop, downloaded to iPad, only see register button
- App seems to know started on another device but can't turn pages
- Can't leave the app or audio stops
- Can't lock the phone or audio stops
- Can't read text at the same time or audio stops
- Can't change narration speed
- Audio version is almost unusable
- Audio only plays whilst app is open and phone isn't locked
- Cannot do anything else whilst listening
- Uses up lots of battery by the screen being on
- Not clear how to synchronize across devices
- Have 2 accounts for Belgravia
- Can only read on one device without paying twice

**Most requested features**

- Bookmark function
- Faster fast-forward/rewind options
- Ability to unload old episodes
- Better navigation for audio player
- Syncing across devices
- More maps and additional details
- Font size adjustment that stays
- Dark mode option
- Remember login credentials

## Recent user reviews (10 of 79)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/julian-fellowess-belgravia/id1093339775/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Has potential

*2017-02-06*

I like all the features this app has but it won't let me purchase the next episode.  I can't get past episode 1.

### 5/5 — Great story, and the app is much better

*2016-09-18*

This app changed for the better. It had a lot of problems when it first appeared but they seem to have fixed them all. Great story, solid app.

### 2/5 — Love/Hate

*2016-07-17*

Love the story and bonus features, but the app doesn't work right. When listening in the audible format, it takes you back to where you started when you have to pause it. And the there is no way to fast-forward it except in 15-second increments. That is way too slow when you have been listening for even a half-hour, and then have to fast-forward to where you left off. If you've been listening longer, it's even worse.

### 2/5 — Love the idea

*2016-07-12*

Every time I return to reading the book the app brings me back to the very 1st page of the book. There is no way to move forward through the section except 1 page at a time.

### 2/5 — Good book, frustrating app.

*2016-07-03*

The book is a lot of fun. The app is pretty frustrating – logs out in between uses, doesn't properly bookmark your location (especially between devices), doesn't switch usually between text and audio. I would prefer a traditional book or audiobook.

### 2/5 — Completely frustrating

*2016-06-30*

Love the story. It's amazing. But the app is awful. Every time I sign in to continue reading after this last update, my place is lost and randomly put in to the middle of the first episode. It's frustrating to scroll through and try to find my place every time I want to continue reading.

### 1/5 — Disastrous App

*2016-06-19, version 1.0.8*

Great story, loved the serialisation. Terrible app that didn't work, had to resort to reading the chapters via the emailed links, frustrating delays when loading content and turning pages. Wish I had waited and simply bought the book as a whole

### 1/5 — Bad app

*2016-06-18, version 1.0.8*

If Julian Fellows ever puts out another book, especially one that releases chapters weekly, I won't read it unless the app greatly improves. It requires constant sign ins, pages are slow to turn, it doesn't remember where I left off. It actually took the joy out of reading the story.

### 1/5 — Such a let down

*2016-06-18, version 1.0.8*

The whole experience of this book has been ruined by the poor app.  I would much rather have waited until the book was published.  It downloads badly.  I can't leave in the middle of an episode without knowing when I go in next it will be back at the start.  Poor show.  Agree with all other reviews and surprised that there have not been more.

### 1/5 — Good book. Horrible app

*2016-06-18, version 1.0.8*

App interface is horrible. Requires constant signing in, slow downloads, doesn't save location, poor baby interface. Just a real pain. After 4 chapters I finally purchased all the chapters in Apple Books. The "features" in the app (embedded links with additional info) are just not worth the pain of the app itself. Epic failure.

## Frequently asked questions about Julian Fellowes's Belgravia

### What is Julian Fellowes's Belgravia app?

This app delivers a captivating Victorian London drama created by Julian Fellowes, the mind behind Downton Abbey. The story is released in weekly serialized installments, allowing you to read, listen to the audio narration, or seamlessly switch between the two formats.

### What are the key features of the Belgravia app?

The app offers exclusive features such as an interactive family tree that expands as you progress, and a map of 1840s Belgravia showcasing character homes. You'll also find bonus content like videos, photos, illustrations, and historical insights within each episode.

### How much does the Belgravia app cost?

The app allows you to download and experience Episode 1 for free, including both text and audio editions. Subsequent episodes are available for purchase, with purchased episodes containing both the chapter text and the full audio edition.

### What kind of content can I expect in the episodes?

Each episode reveals secrets and intrigue behind the doors of Victorian London's grandest postcode. You'll encounter characters from different social strata and uncover the ties that bind them, all within a compelling narrative filled with twists and cliff-hangers.

### Can I share content from the app?

Yes, you can highlight and favorite sections of text within the app. These selected passages can then be shared with friends and family, allowing you to share your favorite moments from the story.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.10 — 2016-06-20

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Resolves an issue requiring chapters being re-downloaded.
Improvements to Episodes screen labelling.
Improvements to audio player controls.
Minor bug fixes.

### 1.0.8 — 2016-05-20

- Additional audio controls for fast seeking
- Improvements to episode downloads
- Improved episode status labels
- Minor bug fixes

### 1.0.7 — 2016-05-11

Minor bug fixes.
User interface improvements.
Improved content resuming; resume your progress in the book and the audiobook to a finer degree.
Improved video bonus feature playback.
Removed some minor reading lag.

### 1.0.6 — 2016-05-04

In this version:
We've added Push notifications.  Keep up to date with the release of new content.
We've fixed some annoying bugs for a better app experience.

### 1.0.5 — 2016-05-01

Bug fixes
Interface improvements
Font size is remembered and reinstated on continuing the book

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