# Literacy Leveler — user reviews > 48 indexed App Store user reviews of Literacy Leveler by FikesFarm, LLC, rated 3.22/5 from 270 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/literacy-leveler/id739836039/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/literacy-leveler/id739836039.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 86 · 4★ 58 · 3★ 30 · 2★ 21 · 1★ 75 ## Newest reviews (16 of 48) ### 4/5 — Great app but with some corrections *2021-03-21, version 2.0.1* I use this app all the time but a lot of the books don’t come up with title or author. I feel like we should be able to input ones that are missing to help others. Even Scholastic books sometimes don’t come up. ### 4/5 — Great start *2020-08-03, version 2.0.1* This is a great and quick app most of the time. I do have a lot of books in my classroom library but don’t have scannable codes so there was a lot of entry by hand. Almost all of the books do you have a Lexile rating, but the others are hit and miss. I hope there is an update soon to catch up some of the titles. I also hope that in the near future they give us someway to export our library so that we could create or print a spreadsheet of some kind. ### 3/5 — Amazing tool for the books they have in their system *2020-05-29, version 2.0.1* I love this app, I think it is easy to use, and love that you can look at your library in so many different ways! There are a few problems though that I feel could be easily fixed. If the book is not registered, whether by isbn number, title, author, etc. you cannot “add it” to your library. This is frustrating since you don’t want repeats. I’ve reached out several times to them through the contact us in the app, and I have received nothing back. Not even a “received it, we will get back to you”. The other thing is adding pictures. I wish I could take a picture of the cover for the book. Many times there is a cover, but it can be wrong or gray. This would be a nice little easy fix to keep it updated and help with peace of mind when organizing. Overall I love the product, want to keep using it, but I wish I could get these few issues resolved. It would help a teacher out! ### 4/5 — Helpful *2020-03-12, version 2.0.1* Very helpful for inventorying 80% of the books in my library. Wish there was a way to manually enter books that are not in the database. Or add some other sorting feature like AR. Still happy with the purchase but frustrated that I can’t inventory my whole library. ### 4/5 — Helpful app for young readers *2019-09-01, version 2.0.1* I use this to identify books in our collection or at the library that are the right level for my daughter to practice reading. It’s very easy to use, especially with the barcode scanning feature. There are generally books that I can’t find, and I wish there was a way to submit those for review and have the reading level get added to them. If they’re not in the database I can’t even add them to my library (within the app). It’s nice that there is a decoder page to match up the various reading level scales, since not all books are rated on all the scales. Overall this app is still very helpful even with the drawbacks listed. ### 3/5 — Books not in app! *2019-08-15, version 2.0.1* I bought the bundle and I am trying to build a check out system. I wished I could manually put in books while you updated your library. It isn't helpful when someone wants to check it a book that isn’t on the list. ### 4/5 — Great app! *2019-08-04, version 2.0.1* This app is amazing! The only thing was I accidentally erased it and all of my books that I scanned in erased so now I need to rescan everything!! Is there any way to ensure all books can be saved on the app? I’m afraid if I get a new phone and the app does not transfer I will lose all of the books again. ### 3/5 — Lots of books missing *2018-10-19, version 2.0.1* I bought this app as a parent trying to make it easier to select level appropriate books at the public library. More than half of the books I have scanned are not in this database. It is a great app when the book is included. ### 3/5 — So many books not in database or … *2018-09-01, version 2.0.1* in the database but no level is assigned. Although the app is easy to use with the scan function, the search function leaves a lot to be desired. Sometimes you have to type every word of the title to see it appear (closest matches don’t necessarily come to the top of the search field). Wish there were a more comprehensive leveler database. ### 3/5 — Missing genre *2018-07-07, version 2.0.1* I want so much to love this app! Entering the books in was easy and I LOVE that you can merge with the checkout app. About 90% of my library was able to be uploaded. I wish I could add a cover of a book to the ones that don’t have one like you can do in the checkout app. My -2 on the Star rating comes because there is no genre attached to the books. A big problem I have is trying to figure out what book belongs to which genre when helping my class pick books out. Adding this to the app would make this app unstoppable! A 5+ rating! ### 3/5 — Lit leveler pretty good *2018-03-30, version 2.0.1* I was able to get all but a handful of books on the app in about an hour or so! (I had a google doc I had previously used). Here are my suggestions - they might have these abilities but I couldn’t find it. 1. I would love the ability to have multiple book lists. I’d like to keep my guided reading separate from my classroom library separate from my teaching books. 2- It would be so helpful to include the book blurb with the cover to make it easier to find what you are looking for. 3- I would love to have a search function for my notes. Even with those missing I still think it is a good value - and I found it fairly easy to navigate! ### 4/5 — Almost there but can use some improvements. *2017-09-21, version 2.0.1* I love this app. I would like an option to take a picture of my own cover like it's sister app. I also would like to see an option to export 'my library' into a spreadsheet so labels can be made. ### 4/5 — Love it! *2017-08-02, version 2.0.1* I have been trying to find the best way to find levels for books in a classroom library and this app is very helpful. I wish like many have said, that you could request books to be added or add some that you have the information for. I also would like to be able to browse on a laptop or computer and don't see a website where that is possible. ### 4/5 — Easy App but needs more to make it great! *2017-07-08, version 2.0.1* This app makes it very easy to level most books in your classroom library but most teachers need to be able to organize library by theme, genre, and topic. Also would help to be able to print out a list to help with library set-up and check out. ### 4/5 — Home library leveler *2017-07-06, version 2.0.1* This is great for leveling the books in my son's library!! Most books are included and it is helpful to know which books are at the independent vs. instructional level. Wish it had a way to find books via picture, not just barcode or typing. ### 4/5 — Good but could be GREAT *2017-06-22, version 2.0.1* This app is simple in design and intuitive to use. However, it allows you to add notes about your book but not to search by those keywords later!! If I want to tag a book as a "natural resources" unit selection, for example, I'd like to be able to use that keyword to search my book list and find them all. Please consider adding that feature to enhance the value and usefulness of the book basket bundle. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Disappointing Purchase! *2021-08-04, version 2.0.1* I bought this app specifically for the scanner feature to easily identify reading levels of texts in my classroom. The scanner won’t work on a single book. I am using an iPhone 12 Pro Max and can see the camera is clearly picking up the standard barcodes (with EAN and ISBNs beginning with 978) but NO INFO POPS UP! Disappointing. If I wanted to type in ISBNs or titles all day, I could have just used Google. ### 1/5 — Very disappointed!! *2020-07-17, version 2.0.1* With virtual learning starting in the fall I wanted an app to help me find grade level text for my children. Out of the 10 books I scanned in like two were listed!!!Very sorry that I wasted six dollars on this app!!There should have been a way to try a few scans before purchasing. What a rip off. I wish I could request a refund!!If you were a mom with typical children’s books and young reader chapter books at home don’t waste your money!! ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2019-09-22, version 2.0.1* I was certain that this app would help me verify the levels of guided reading books I planned to use for my groups. The scanner did not scan, and I had to manually enter ISBNs. This wastes time. Then, no leveling Information was given for several books I looked up; only the title and author. I can get that information from the book. I would never have paid $6 for an app to tell me the title and author of a book. I really wish I could get a REFUND!!! ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2018-07-06, version 2.0.1* This app started working great the first few times then stopped scanning. I contacted tech support via email and they gave lots of suggestions for me but they didn’t help. I even uninstalled and reinstalled the app and still could not get the app to work. One thing that does work is typing the numbers in which is a huge PITA. But, using the voice to text mode makes it faster. And then there are some books that are not found in the app which is another disappointment. ### 1/5 — Disappointing *2018-06-11, version 2.0.1* I was really excited and bought both the leveler and classroom check out app. It was disappointing because I have about over 1,000 books and a third of them cannot be scanned even though it has the ISBN or if it scanned it says it's not in the leveler. A lot of the newer books are not in the system. Also, sometimes the books scan up as a different name when I’m using the check out system. Hopefully they can update their books. ### 1/5 — DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY! *2017-03-30, version 2.0.1* I bought this app thinking it would help me on library trips with my 1st grader. I figured I could use this to make sure she was choosing books appropriate for her reading level. Unfortunately, there a many, many books that are not in their registry and most books that they have in their registry do not have the Reading levels available. Now, I am still in the same situation I was in before, not knowing if the books we choose are best for her reading level and I am out the money I paid for the app. I DO NOT RECOMMEND YOU PURCHASE THIS APP IT IS A WASTE OF MONEY!!!! ### 2/5 — Wouldn’t recommend *2021-08-31, version 2.0.1* Waste of money. Purchased this app to level hundreds of books for a classroom library. Over half of them didn’t even come up or it came up with the book but no level assigned. Download a different free book leveler and it found and had levels for at least three quarters of the books not found in this app. ### 2/5 — Okay *2018-06-21, version 2.0.1* This app is okay. About 50 percent of my books were on here but I still have a couple hundred that still aren’t leveled. The book is in the app for a lot of them without a level which is very very frustrating. Over I would not recommend this and would use the scholastic free version because it has the same books but is FREE! ### 2/5 — Can't find half the books I'm looking for *2017-08-23, version 2.0.1* This app would be perfect for my 3rd grade classroom if it could give me levels on at least half the books I've scanned over the past several months. I use both Scholastic and this one, and between the two of them, I still can't get all my books leveled. It's easy to use, and I love the library feature, but the data base of books leaves much to be desired. ### 2/5 — Potential not reached *2017-08-05, version 2.0.1* For the price you pay for this app you expect to get a lot more out of it. You can't sync your account from iPhone to tablet for one You can't manually add in books. To edit books you must use Classroom Checkout. For student passcodes, letters are not allowed. Can't sort by category in your library. Can't view checkout status online or through another device. This app has the potential to be THE BEST classroom library manager I have seen yet but there are still too many features not available to give it that title. Disappointed. If only the developer would fix the issues above... then it would be worth the money and the 5 stars! Now I have to rescan my ENTIRE classroom library on my tablet because it doesn't transfer over.... ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Amazing!!!! & amazing support! *2020-06-02, version 2.0.1* Loving this app to start my classroom library!!! Easy to look up/ scan! It’s nice that even some not leveled books are still in there to keep track! Would be nice to be able to add books that aren’t in! But over LOVE! & the support is AMAZING! I emailed about an issue I was having (user error) and within 30 minutes a REAL person emailed me back ready to help! Highly recommend!!! ### 5/5 — Happy New Kinder Teacher *2019-08-23, version 2.0.1* After 20 years I came back to Kinder. Instead of DEAR time there is Independent Reading as a part of a BLP. Both those and take home books need to be leveled to “Guided Readings” GR or F&P or back in the day Reading Recovery. I went online to A-Z database to type in my library books and few were found. I printed lists of books - tedious. After 15 min I now have 50% of my library scanned with this app! 90% were in this database and about 80% had a leveled score. About 50 of Joy Cowleys books are leveled. Thank you makers!! ### 5/5 — Easy to use! *2019-08-03, version 2.0.1* This app has cut down on my work load for my kindergarten classroom. Even though it does not display every book cover, it make my library inventorying a breeze. I highly recommend this if you are a teacher regardless of grade level. ### 5/5 — Love it! *2018-08-25, version 2.0.1* Love the s scan feature. Also if a book doesn’t have a barcode, most times I find it in the library when typing it in. Amazing app!! ### 5/5 — This is an excellent app. *2017-10-10, version 2.0.1* I just searched 120 books that I am cataloging for the library at the school. I found all of them except for three. This is the best app that I have found a use in the five years that I’ve been cataloging books. This is a user-friendly app. Well worth the investment. Can’t go wrong for six dollars. ### 5/5 — Super useful! *2016-09-29, version 2.0.1* This makes book hunting so much easier! On more than one occasion I've been in either a library or bookstore and the employee asked me information on a book because I was using this app. It takes all the guesswork out of it, and you can know right away if a book is right for your kid or not with a quick scan. I wish more things were this easy. ### 5/5 — Very easy to use *2016-08-28, version 2.0.1* This app has saved me a lot of time leveling my classroom library. It is very easy to use and fast. It recognize almost all my books, even in another language and bilinguals. I tried another book wizard but this is the best I have used. I recommend it to every classroom teacher. ### 5/5 — Love! *2016-07-23, version 2.0.1* This app made leveling and adding books to my classroom library super easy! I was able to level 100+ books in less than an hour! Highly recommend for any teacher or parent! ### 5/5 — Teacher Friendly *2016-07-20, version 2.0.1* I love this App. So far I have had no problems. All my classroom Library books are marked with quiz numbers and book levels now I can add the Lexile level just by scanning the ISBN number or I can manually input the information right into my phone. It's very quick; Whereas I used to have to go to a computer and look it up. This is nice if you have a student that you can trust with your phone and even go around and snap pictures of the ISBN and write the Lexile Level and book level into the book itself. Not all books are in here, but 90% of the books I have scanned from my classroom library at the elementary level have been. ### 5/5 — Love this app! *2016-05-31, version 2.0.1* I love this app! My daughter is a struggling reader, going into 2nd grade. It's nice to scan a book she reads well and see that it's at or slightly above grade level! We also use it while buying books or at the library to be sure and choose books that are at her level, but also get some that give her a bit of a challenge. --- *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 2026-06-10.*