# Listenable: Learn with Audio — user reviews > 76 indexed App Store user reviews of Listenable by Highbrow Learning Inc., rated 4.20/5 from 193 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/listenable-learn-with-audio/id1492810539/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/listenable-learn-with-audio/id1492810539.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 134 · 4★ 18 · 3★ 12 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 25 ## What do users think of Listenable? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🚀 Bite-sized lessons perfect for busy schedules - 👍 User-friendly interface and easy navigation - 📚 Wide variety of diverse course topics - 🎧 Convenient audio format for learning on-the-go - ⭐ High-quality curated content from experts - 💡 Innovative micro-learning approach - 🎯 Focused, concise lessons without fluff - 🧠 Effective for personal and professional development **Cons** - 💰 Expensive subscription pricing - 😤 Deceptive free trial conversion to paid subscription - 📧 No warning emails before billing - 🚫 Difficult cancellation process - ❌ Poor customer support and slow response times - 🔒 Lack of transparency about subscription management - 🎤 Inconsistent instructor quality and vocal quality - 📱 App crashes and technical issues - 🌐 Requires internet connection, no offline downloads - 📋 No transcripts or text versions of lessons - 💳 Unauthorized charges and refund denials - 🔐 Password reset issues and manual support process - 🎵 Playback issues - stops after each chapter - 💸 Pricing inconsistencies between regions (US vs UK) **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes during or before course playback - Courses fail to start - Playback stops after each chapter requiring manual restart - Confirmation emails not being sent during signup - Password reset functionality not working - Support page returning 404 errors - Subscription not appearing in phone settings despite charges - Audio playback speed issues **Most requested features** - Offline download capability for lessons - Transcripts or text versions of audio content - Continuous playback across multiple chapters - Free content or extended free trial period - Email notifications before subscription renewal - Clear cancellation options in app settings - Better quality control for instructors - Ability to highlight and save text from lessons ## Newest reviews (10 of 76) ### 2/5 — Watch the free trial trap! *2023-04-27, version 1.8.1* They did not send a courtesy email to warn that a payment would be taken after the free trial 😡. These courses are presently nicely and the app & website are easy to navigate. However, the courses are indeed ‘bite-sized’, so somewhat narrow and superficial. There are other platforms to learn from in much more depth—even the internet. ### 2/5 — Unlistenable *2022-01-01, version 1.7.0* I used it for 2 days. Did not find the content engaging. ### 1/5 — Can find better content elsewhere, not worth the hassle *2021-09-16, version 1.7.0* Instructors are a mixed bag, some are decent, but quite a few are painful to listen to, often due to vocal quality, but also a fair amount of the lesson content seems trite. There appears to be minimal quality control when it comes to instruction, so I found it wasn’t worth the hassle to try and sift through to find decent courses or instructors. I love the idea, and even the UI is good, but the overall execution of content is disappointing. That being said, I did want to like the app, and I was hoping to use this on long car rides, but no way to download the lessons so it’s entirely dependent on an internet connection. I found it’s not really worth listening to in any other context. There may be some hidden gems, but they remain hidden. The biggest issue is the lack of transparency for cancelling. The state you can cancel through iTunes subscriptions, but if you happen to sign up through the website, that is not an option for you and there is no other option mentioned in the app help section. This means it’s unclear how to cancel if you exclusively use listenable through the app as I did. It leaves you with no clear information on your subscription status, no email notifications or receipts, and you be be billed unexpectedly as I was, and left with unhelpful customer service in these circumstances. ### 1/5 — Free Trial got me *2021-08-09, version 1.5.8* Not something I would pay for again. Meant to cancel before the trial was over. Content is eh, especially when youtube is free. ### 4/5 — short yet valuable courses <3 *2021-07-23, version 1.5.8* this is perfect for my very short attention span! also love listening to the different courses while cleaning, riding the bus to university, lying down… however as a student, it is quite pricey :| ### 4/5 — Listenable for Free *2021-07-14, version 1.5.8* It would have been better if here was also a transcript of the words so exsample when there is a clip I want to highlight if it saved as text it would be great. ### 4/5 — Nice App *2021-07-13, version 1.5.8* insightful podcasts/lessons! ### 1/5 — Misleading *2021-06-29, version 1.5.6* This app is very misleading. It promises a seven day free trial of service, regardless if you take the monthly or yearly subscription plans. I opted for the monthly plan and my AMEX card was built in seconds. This is very dishonest and I would not recommend this app. ### 1/5 — Misleading *2021-05-13, version 1.5.6* Not free as suggested. A Subscription is required immediately. ### 1/5 — Forced subscription *2021-04-19, version 1.5.6* Very misleading - be careful. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Listen YouTube and save your money *2023-12-06, version 1.8.1* Once you subscribe you will use this application several times, then you get disappointed and annoyed to change records, they’re not following one by one. There are no any text or scripts, just audio records by subjects. Then you’ll forget about it till they charge you again by the end of the year. And this is only your responsibility to remember about app. Between thousands of tasks you have to remember about their app , or unsubscribe to don’t forget. If you subscribed on the website, not in app - you never detect this subscription in your Phone settings to remove. They will not sent you any notification before the date they charge you. Just charge and keeping silence, maybe client again forgets? If you forget your password - their website doesn’t return automatically any form to reset one. Support reacts in a couple of days. Manually they’re managing this process. They rejected my request to refund my money. I requested the same day their charged me. I didn’t like this app and had negative experience with Listenable. I feel like to be scammed. Be aware ### 1/5 — Not very listenable *2022-11-19, version 1.8.0* Had to give up using this app - thought it was my phone and/or network, but have changed phone over the course of the subscription and ruled out both these things. App crashes part way through listening to a course or the course doesn’t start at all. ### 1/5 — Be aware! *2022-09-13, version 1.7.0* They offer o free trial but it’s not free, they charge for that and after one year they renew without let you know. The course is like a audio book not a course! Don’t spend your money! ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2022-09-04, version 1.7.0* Just get a podcast for free and save your email from spam ### 1/5 — Not worth the $$ *2022-07-21, version 1.7.0* I can’t believe I paid $89.90 for this App. It is not worthy. I would say it is very annoying. The recordings go so fast that they are very annoying. It’s just crap. ### 1/5 — Great app, but.. *2022-05-28, version 1.7.0* This app use to be able to continuously play chapters and so on. Now it’ll stop after a chapter finishes and I have to press play to continue. Now let’s say there could be 15 chapters, I would have to continually press play 15 times. Also before this problem, there was the feature to have all chapters play in a continuous way without having to stop. If problem does not resolve, I will not pay another year. ### 1/5 — SCAM *2022-04-26, version 1.7.0* DO NOT DO THE FREE TRIAL. I did a free trial and they end it in a year subscription if you forget to cancel it even a day into the subscription. I tried to get a refund a month ago (literally days into the subscription period) and I just saw that I still have it. So I tried to cancel it again today and there’s not even a refund option now, probably because they didn’t give me the refund the first time and now it’s past a certain amount of time so I am likely ineligible. This makes no sense. If I am on month 1 of a 12 month subscription, I should be able to get 11 months refunded. Literally a scam. ### 1/5 — Misleading pricing *2021-12-26, version 1.7.0* I’m a UK based reviewer. I downloaded listenable thinking some content would be free, with some paid for. Turns out the only free content is a trial. Fair enough, not for me thanks. But then listenable sent me an email with a deal on pricing but it was in US $, but when you go on the app the deal doesn’t appear in the UK. When I worked out the exchange rate, you pay more in the UK than the US it seems. Not gonna bother paying for content from people who ‘create’ lessons, when I’ve no idea if they know what they’re talking about. It doesn’t inspire confidence when one bio of these people says ‘I’m no expert, I just live to make peoples lives better’. Why would I pay to listen to people if they aren’t experts on their topics? ### 1/5 — FRAUD ALERT *2021-09-23, version 1.7.0* I was charged $89.99 for renewal of this app. I got it for a deal. I listened to a few things and lost interest. I forgot about it. I reviewed my Apple Subscriptions and they were never listed on there. Had I known I would have cancelled before the subscription renews. I have no idea how they charged me for the renewal since they didn’t have my new card information. I am disputing with the bank and have proof this app was not even listed in my subscriptions. I have contacted them but they say it’s auto renewal, but they aren’t even listed as a subscription and I did not authorize my new card to be used. ***Fraud Alert*** ### 1/5 — Bad *2021-09-19, version 1.7.0* The app is terrible! I hate it... ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Transcribe the contents please *2024-12-11, version 1.8.1* Transcribe the contents please ### 5/5 — Enjoying Listenable *2022-08-16, version 1.7.0* Great courses available on communication and health ### 5/5 — Learn on the go *2021-08-07, version 1.5.8* I love the concise lessons available in a wide range of courses. Whether I have 5 mins or an hour I can keep learning. ### 5/5 — Great app *2021-07-13, version 1.5.8* I enjoy this listening app. My only wish is to make the courses downloadable so you can listen offline. ### 5/5 — Listenable for Free *2021-07-13, version 1.5.8* Excellent app for new reads. A great collection of listenable content. The variety is great. I wish the time to listen to more content before having to pay for a yearly fee. Otherwise, a great app and program. ### 5/5 — Great App and Quality Content *2021-07-13, version 1.5.8* Listenable is a wonderful app! Not only is it super user friendly, but the content is also very good quality. I love the variety of topics and the short manner in which they’re presented. Overall, great app for personal and professional development! ### 5/5 — Makes it easy to learn *2021-07-13, version 1.5.8* I’ve been using listenable for a few months now and must say it’s the best decision I made in this App Store. I’m able to listen in learn as I make long commutes. Total game changer for me. ### 5/5 — Excellent *2021-07-13, version 1.5.8* One of the best audio learning apps in the store! ### 5/5 — I use it everyday!!! *2021-07-13, version 1.5.8* Listenable has been a great tool to add to my daily morning workout, I can train my muscle and train my brain at the same time! ### 5/5 — Human evolution *2021-05-19, version 1.5.6* Excellent! Can’t believe how much I learned in such a tiny amount of time- incredible really. Macken Murphy manages to corral a massive subject into a short story but without making the topic feel oversimplified. In fact, I feel super informed now and his amusing, entertaining style makes the information very easy to remember. I hope he does another one! --- *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 2026-07-21.*