# MackinVIA — user reviews > 71 indexed App Store user reviews of MackinVIA by Mackin Book Company, rated 3.40/5 from 156 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mackinvia/id558020762/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mackinvia/id558020762.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 74 · 4★ 15 · 3★ 15 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 44 ## What do users think of MackinVIA? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Good for audiobooks - 👍 Useful for school - 👍 Easy to use - 👍 Great for teachers and students - 👍 Good selection of books - 👍 Helpful for research - 👍 Reliable digital resource management - 👍 Student-friendly interface - 👍 Engages kids in reading - 👍 Awesome for finding information **Cons** - 🐛 Login issues - 🐛 App crashes - 🐛 Slow loading times - 🐛 Content not accessible on multiple devices - 🐛 Inconsistent performance - 🐛 Limited book selection for certain age groups - 🐛 Glitches with audio playback - 🐛 App freezes - 🐛 Requires school sign-up - 🐛 Inconvenient user interface **Commonly reported bugs** - Not logging in - Sent back to App Store during sign-in - App not loading - School not appearing in sign-in options - App immediately says user doesn't have it after getting off - Cannot download update from iTunes - App gets stuck opening to a white screen - Cannot access downloaded books on other devices - Keeps signing out - App crashes before sign-in window on older iPads - Audio freezes, glitches, or bugs out - Audio skips around and freezes - App crashes when trying to read a book - Cannot get into a book due to 'on another device' error - Resource downloaded to another device error - App crashes after latest update - Downloaded books cannot be opened (corrupted file) - Active session error prevents usage - Newest update has made the app glitchy - Login doesn't work after logging in from school **Most requested features** - Add more book series - Add graphic novels/manga - Make books unlimited - Add voiceover support - Improve turning pages motion - Improve font adjustment - Add a section to see checked-out books - Improve advanced search functionality - Allow bookmarks to stay in place - Fix issues with downloaded books on multiple devices ## Newest reviews (14 of 71) ### 4/5 — Good app but um…. *2026-03-08* So once you get into the app it is super good but I rated it a four star because you have to be in elementary to high school to log in and it is sort of annoying but other than that it is really good So if you are in elementary to high school then GET THIS PEOPLE ### 3/5 — Guess how the most thing ever book things ever *2025-12-01* Because it literally not logging you in and you said open the App Store and then when I open the Apple Store, I don’t know what to do. I don’t know you read that much because she Instagram, Instagram Instagram and what do you think I’m gonna do with Instagram I do not have Instagram. ### 2/5 — NOT LETTING ME LOG IN *2024-07-24, version 6.6.0* So when I got the app it was fine but when I did it now it made me off of the app and when I get on it immediately says I don’t have it and I hate it ### 4/5 — It takes to long to load *2023-12-24* I can’t really say anything about the phone version cause it won’t load but on my school computer I love this it shows every page even the ones that aren’t usually read but I still read them so I’m gonna retry the phone version and hopefully it loads! ### 2/5 — “Stuck” *2022-01-09* App gets stuck opening about every other time I try to use it. It goes to a white screen and never loads. Only fix is to restart my phone or delete and reload app. Please fix this!!!!!!! ### 4/5 — Add some books back *2021-05-04* When I’ve been using this app I requested some books then the next day they were removed every time I search the author or book it’s not there ### 3/5 — Log in *2021-04-08* Everything was ok until a few months later and it started making me log in all the time. Every time I tried to log in it started loading and never really logged in it just kept loading ### 3/5 — PLEASE READ THIS IM BEGGING YOU *2021-03-27, version 5.9.1* So the app is really good but it logged me out when I got back in it so I was like alright it’s done this before but when I put in my school name it made me put in my username and password so I did that and it just said singing in oh and one more thing what is the point of checking the books out because it doesn’t do anything but besides that I love the app. ### 3/5 — Good but a few suggestions *2021-02-25* Okay so this is a good reading platform for schools and what not but in some formats it cuts out words and makes no sense. It is kinda like an online private library with glitches. ### 4/5 — Almost good, needs some bug fixes *2021-02-07, version 5.7.3* The app is good for reading, but you cannot access downloaded books on other devices. Currently, as of 2/7/2021, MackinVIA keeps signing me out:(. This app definitely needs bug fixes. ### 2/5 — Very buggy and glitchy *2020-05-14, version 5.4.2* So when ever I use this app and turn on the audio it freezes ,glitch or bugs out it repeats words like when it reads a title it will say a word multiple time and when ever it starts reading words it skips around and freezes. Overall this app is ok they can definitely fix it but its very inconvenient ### 4/5 — Amazing *2019-11-12* I’m a fifth grader and this app is so good for reading and listening! There is one problem but not a big one,sometimes when you are listening to a book it will stop and it won’t keep going until you get into the app and press play but it will usually start from a little more behind then you were. Bye! ### 4/5 — I love this app *2019-08-09* I’m a 4th grader and I love listening to audio books and I also love to read but one thing I think you can do is add section where I can see what books I have checked out that would be very nice I hope to see that feature soon. Overall it is very nice and I recommend it to all ### 3/5 — Need to fix many glitches *2019-01-11* This app has said “this resource has been downloaded to another device” for every single book I have checked out. You can not have this app on multiple devices or it dose not work at all. I do like the selection of books but you can’t read them because of this glitch. This app will be my favorite app to go to for all my books if you can fix these glitches. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — To hard for kids and adults 😡 *2026-01-04, version 7.1.17* I was so excited to use it and then I tried to sign-in and then it sent me back to the App Store and I didn’t need to reload it or anything and it made me so mad. ### 1/5 — Won’t load !!!😡😡😡😡😡😡 *2024-12-16* I am so tired and I wanted something to just read to me because I have to read for school and it’s really annoying how I finally got it and it won’t load! ### 1/5 — Can’t download update from ITunes *2022-05-25, version 6.2.0* I can’t download the update from ITunes ### 1/5 — Bad *2021-02-23, version 5.9.0* When I click submit to sign in nothing happens, it’s been like this for months, ever since I got my iPhone 6 it’s been like this, it worked on my old android just fine(iOS 12.5.1) ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work on original iPad Air *2020-10-28, version 5.7.0* This app doesn’t work on the original iPad Air running iOS 12.4.8. The app crashes before the sign in window. Please fix this app developers. ### 1/5 — absolute trash *2020-08-27* dont download virus ### 1/5 — Terrible app *2019-11-15, version 5.3.2* Very bad books ### 1/5 — App freezes *2019-04-14, version 5.2.1* When I am trying to listen to a book it will freeze at the end of a chapter. I have to close the app, reopen, and find my spot I left off in. Not convenient when driving. ### 1/5 — This is a bad app *2017-10-25, version 3.7.5* It’s not good! ### 1/5 — Ugh! *2017-08-09, version 3.4.1* So when I try to log in to the personal one once I've already logged in from the school a it doesn't work. I go to log in and click on it and it doesn't do anything. Nothing AT ALL. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Good but some bugs *2025-07-29* Recently, it wouldn’t let me log in and said “ it has a new update” so I went into settings and nothing would change! ### 5/5 — ! *2024-08-28, version 6.6.0* i really do love macknvia but it isn’t letting me log in , i use it for school .. but when it has me sign it my school isn’t on there ..🧘🏽‍♀️☹️. ### 5/5 — Really useful *2023-03-30* 7th grader here, this app is really good for audiobooks, but I prefer to not read on my phone. Just my preference though. The app is perfect and I recommend! ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2021-11-02, version 6.0.7* I’m a fifth grader and I think this app is the best! ### 5/5 — I can’t find my school *2021-06-16* My school won’t pop up ### 5/5 — Wow *2020-12-16, version 5.7.3* You have to sign your kids up it’s amazing ### 5/5 — Bugs *2019-10-02* The app itself is not bad but recently there have a couple of bugs happening ### 5/5 — MackinVIA is the best app for teaching & learning! *2019-03-06* My students and I use MackinVIA every day! With a single sign-on and a way to access password protected resources, MackinVIA is the go to source for students to access digital content! The groups feature makes assignment resources easy to find and access by students in grades K-12! ### 5/5 — VERY GOOD!!! *2018-09-21, version 4.0.6* I’ve been using this for school and it’s very good so get this app right now ### 5/5 — App is great but *2018-05-18, version 3.16.1* App is great but doesn’t show pictures --- *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 2026-09-02.*