# Open The Books — user reviews > 67 indexed App Store user reviews of Open The Books by American Transparency, rated 2.45/5 from 86 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/open-the-books/id485809631/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/open-the-books/id485809631.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 23 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 9 · 1★ 44 ## Newest reviews (18 of 67) ### 3/5 — App needs updated *2021-12-17* When using the search feature the app freezes and requires the user to close the app and restart. This happened every time. ### 1/5 — Does not open *2021-10-13, version 2.7* The app does not open. Does not work. ### 1/5 — Local Level Doesn’t Work *2021-07-05, version 2.7* I’d love to see all the data at the local level, but app freezes after zip code input. ### 4/5 — Needs Many Updates *2021-03-27* It’s like children are programming this app. Please update this ASAP... ### 1/5 — Great concept, horrible app *2021-03-26* App doesn’t even work on iOS. Can’t lookup any meaningful data. Failure to be able to filter by organization makes this app useless IMO. ### 1/5 — Form doesn’t unfold *2021-03-16, version 2.7* Can’t tell if the app is searching Screen looks like a paper not unfolded all the way ### 2/5 — Doesn’t work. Period. *2021-03-09, version 2.7* It jams up the moment I open the local section. Please fix and update. AMAZING IDEA. ### 1/5 — Open Books app *2021-03-07* I couldn’t pull anything up on the app. The page was showing half folded where you couldn’t see anything on the app. ### 1/5 — Very quirky *2021-02-23* Freezes in the middle of changing screens. When looking up an individual name, asks for a state. Looks like no updates or fixes of bugs in 3 years. Unheard of these days of such rapid change. ### 1/5 — Glitching *2021-02-19* The app is having issues loading content after navigating through the different features. ### 3/5 — Works but crashes in iPhone 12 Pro Max *2021-01-25* This app was updated 2 years ago... needs updating. ### 1/5 — The app won’t show the information *2020-11-22, version 2.7* The page is stuck folded in half. Need an update? ### 2/5 — Concept is ideal app needs work *2020-11-20, version 2.7* Pages don’t fit phone size. App pages freeze. Needs to be populated ### 3/5 — Good app but state checkbook needs help (Idaho) *2020-11-16* Great info, but somehow I glitched it and the state level checkbook won’t work and Idaho isn’t in the selection list for some reason. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2020-11-02, version 2.7* Just loaded on my iPhone XR and it freezes with page halfway folded. Am about to remove. Nice idea terrible execution. ### 2/5 — Update *2020-07-08, version 2.7* This app needs to be updated to reflect 2019. ### 1/5 — Animation when searching causes freeze *2020-06-09, version 2.7* The “turning the page” animation freezes when searching checkbook but zip code, making the results unreadable. ### 1/5 — Bad app *2020-03-21* Could not do anything at all on this app (iPhone 11). The app keeps freezing up on opening a page with no way of starting over without restarting phone. Great idea, junk app. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — I can’t register 😠 *2025-01-08* First time it said my password was not good. Second time it said my email was already being used. Duh by me! Fix this problem ### 1/5 — Buh-bye *2022-08-23* I noticed they updated the app. Now you have to donate $$ to use the app or when your free trial is over you’re done using it. Just deleted it, buh-bye. ### 1/5 — App doesn’t work. *2022-06-15* Will not let you do anything. Has been like this for a long time where are the updates? ### 1/5 — Freezes *2022-05-10, version 2.7* App continually freezes plus information is very outdated. ### 1/5 — Very buggy *2022-02-17* Was looking forward to this app after hearing Andrew Andrzejewski speaking at Hillsdale. Very buggy and practically useless. An organization which criticizes government for wasteful incompetence should think twice before releasing an app like this. ### 1/5 — Freez *2022-02-16, version 2.7* Keep freezing every time I’m trying to use the app ### 1/5 — A LOT of bugs *2022-02-09, version 2.7* This is a very amateurish app. It frequently locks up and crashes. Almost useless. ### 1/5 — Freezes *2022-02-06* Freezes for local area -the only part I care about. Bummer ### 1/5 — Won’t Open For Me *2022-01-02* Just installed the app at my son‘s recommendation and it will not open on my iPhone 11 max. He has an older iPhone 6s Plus and it works fine on his device. I made sure my iOS is on the latest version, I deleted the app, performed a hard restart, reinstalled, still no go. It appears to be related to location services. ### 1/5 — Outdated *2021-11-09* The app was great 3 years ago but state level info hasn’t been updated since 2018. It needs to be updated annually. I’d bet if it was, people would be willing to pay for it. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Updated app! *2022-07-18* Everything works great now and matches their website. ### 5/5 — See how deep the swamp goes in America *2020-04-01* This app gives you the tools to find out how much the American government is costing the American tax payer. Love it. ### 5/5 — Excellent on iPad Air *2015-10-09* This app offers terrific information on Government salaries and project spending on federal and state levels. Current information is limited to 19 states but hopefully other states will feel the pressure to open up their books. Kudos! ### 5/5 — Awesome app *2013-12-31, version 2.2* Awesome app. Worked perfect. ### 5/5 — Awesome tool for gov transparency! *2013-06-02, version 2.0* Go figure it takes a private enterprise to facilitate gov transparency. Nice job! If anyone cares about how your money is spent by identifying what who when. Only critique (which no way around) is timeliness. Data is prob limited to official reporting which is likely yr+ old. ### 5/5 — Taxpayer *2013-05-11, version 2.0* Thanks for putting this together! Amazing the increases in federal workers' salaries over the last 6 years while my employer has allowed zero in the same time period. Disgusting that our money goes to the same contractors! ### 5/5 — Working class *2013-03-23, version 2.0* I love this thank you do much for whom ever came up with this as a feel it might wake some sleepy Americans to take hold of their country ### 5/5 — I Love this App *2012-09-10, version 1.01* I am so happy that I can now identify the reason we are having a fiscal problem in Illinois. I can't believe how much our teachers are getting. I wouldn't mind if our kids were learning at a higher level but just look at the statistics in Chicago. Thanks for enlightening us. ### 5/5 — I was shocked! *2012-05-23, version 1.01* Every legislator should be forced to explain why this type of ongoing over-spending is acceptable. This app can help change the conversation! ### 5/5 — Eye Opener *2012-05-04, version 1.01* Great app, but more than a little dismaying. I wish our private business could afford the salaries the state is paying...oh, yeah, I just remembered, our state can't afford them either, that's why Illinois is bankrupt! --- *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 2026-06-09.*