# Prolific Works — user reviews > 190 indexed App Store user reviews of Prolific Works by Instafreebie, rated 4.00/5 from 348 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prolific-works/id1256701478/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prolific-works/id1256701478.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 196 · 4★ 63 · 3★ 22 · 2★ 25 · 1★ 42 ## What do users think of Prolific Works? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Easy to use - 👍 Great selection of books - 💡 Convenient library access - 🚀 Quick book downloads **Cons** - 🐛 Connectivity issues - 🐛 Difficult to navigate/use - 🐛 Incompatible with some devices - 🐛 Inability to manage/delete books **Commonly reported bugs** - Unable to connect to server - Books not syncing to Kindle - App crashing or not loading - Login/sign-up issues **Most requested features** - Ability to search by genre - Option to read books within the app - Functionality to delete/archive books - Improved Kindle integration ## Newest reviews (13 of 190) ### 3/5 — Needs an update. *2024-08-03, version 4.0* Apps works good. Except if you have not been using it recently it will not load your books in your library. To pull your books up you have to go to your account on the web to see what you have in you library. Something to address if the app is being discontinued or blocked for certain devices or States. The developer needs to notify their users. ### 3/5 — Was good... *2023-02-09, version 4.0* I've used this app for several years and it used to be useful although I only used it to "archive" books I no longer wanted to see in my library on the website (you can't archive books *on* their website). For the last couple of months, opening the app shows me an error message: Couldn't connect to the server. An exception has occurred. ### 2/5 — Difficult *2022-07-21, version 4.0* I found it difficult to use the app and find my book. It took many attempts before I found and got to read my book. I found it frustrating ### 4/5 — A bit tricky @ first *2022-07-13, version 4.0* This website is new to me. I’ve used a few others & had great experiences with them. This one has been quite tricky and challenging to figure out. Initially found this difficult to download/claim books on the account I set up. These didn’t automatically download to device as other sites that I have used in the past. No worries though. I finally figured it out…Issues resolved after reading FAQs. ### 3/5 — Poor Kindle integration *2022-05-20, version 4.0* I downloaded this to see if it was easier to side load Kindle files than on the browser, and it was very much worse - just gives a file with a random number name. ### 3/5 — Prolific Works *2022-04-07, version 4.0* I agree with Bad Shar who said it so well! ### 2/5 — Can’t get:( *2022-03-13, version 4.0* Unable to figure out how to download and access my free book. Always before went to authors website download it and they showed up as able to read. Not really user-friendly and able to get the book I really wanted to read. need better instructions on how to do this ### 4/5 — Love the app! *2022-03-11, version 4.0* A co-worker turned me onto the app and I was able to download from an email I received. Only downside I have currently is I’d like to be able to view books in the app by genre to then download instead of trying to search for new books or authors. I’d also like to be able to read within the app versus it downloading to another app to read the book. ### 4/5 — Free reads! *2022-03-09, version 4.0* I enjoy this app but my one wish would be to be able to read these books on my Kindle rather than on the app. ### 2/5 — New ongoing problems *2022-03-07, version 4.0* This app used to be so easy to use, just tap mobi and it appeared on my kindle (after asking me the name of the book). Now, it just does nothing, then it will say unable to connect-then it’s okay. Now I have to email a copy of the book to myself the forward to kindle, then half the time that doesn’t work. So, I’m left with pdf version, which is annoying. It’s been months without the problems being fixed and I see others have the same issues. I have it 2 stars, just because it used to work. ### 5/5 — Prolific Works Rocks *2022-02-18, version 4.0* Easy as pie to use! Some books I really enjoy! Thanks ### 4/5 — Works everytime *2022-02-16, version 4.0* A bit puzzling to start But once I realised what I was doing wrong it’s so simple and quick I download a lot more now it just takes seconds ### 5/5 — I wish I had done this sooner *2022-02-06, version 4.0* I installed the app yesterday and finally got some of the books I’d claimed sent to my kindle. After receiving dozens of codes I frankly hadn’t a clue what to do with I’ll be able to delete them from my phone! Thank you very much from a kindle junkie dinosaur. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — App quit working *2026-01-23, version 4.0* “Couldn’t connect to server. An exception has occurred.” And, if you go to the website, you may or may not be able to access your library. ### 1/5 — Unreadable books *2022-05-28, version 4.0* Unable to read the ebook on kindle. Would rather been able to read the books in app ### 1/5 — Still Nearly useless! *2022-05-25, version 4.0* All I can do is access the books I have downloaded. (All of them.) 1) I can't archive the books I've read, 2) I can't delete anything, I can't 3) add a date to show I completed a review. I'm not sure whether the app is supposed to do more and can't, or it's just for that purpose. The app downloads books easily. That's all. 4) Why isn't there a way to say I won't be reviewing a book because the language is filthy? Or a way to remove it from my list? 5) Three of my books so far, weren't on Amazon or GoodReads. Should I add them to GoodReads to post a review? 6) What do YOU do for authors besides make books available? How do they get feedback? Because I would like to communicate with the publisher or author. 7) And why isn't there ANY other way to contact someone about these questions? ### 1/5 — Response to your email *2022-05-02, version 4.0* So far, not so good. I'm still working with you to figure out a problem ### 1/5 — Awful app *2022-04-11, version 4.0* Doesn’t want to work with Mac products Took almost an hour to download it into a format I can use. Please make things easier for us old folks. Keep it Simple! Leslie ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work with Kindle *2022-04-10, version 4.0* The directions for downloading books was somewhat confusing, not user-friendly. When I try to open them in my Kindle app it says it has sent them but they never show up!😢 update. I can get on kindle app on phone but not iPad. Can’t figure out how to find new books. Too confusing! ### 1/5 — Too hard to use *2022-03-04, version 4.0* Tried to download a book to my kindle. Tried every suggestion their site had and … no book ### 1/5 — Help *2022-01-10, version 4.0* I’ve had this app for a long time, never had any issues using it up until 2 days ago. Now all of a sudden it’s not letting me download anything keeps telling it can’t connect to server or I don’t have access to anything. It’s frustrating because going from able to do this and now I can’t. Please help me!! ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2021-12-07, version 4.0* Signed up. Then it wouldn’t let me use the app because I hadn’t reconfirmed my email. Waited 10 minutes. No email. Requested it again. No email. Unusable. ### 1/5 — Was very hard to use no explanations *2021-10-15, version 4.0* Was very hard to use no explanations ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Brilliant little App *2022-10-10, version 4.0* This App makes it so easy to download books from Prolific Works. Excellent little App. I can't recommend it highly enough. ### 5/5 — Great App *2022-10-09, version 4.0* Easy to use ### 5/5 — Prolific Works App *2022-09-10, version 4.0* Just got my new app. I am so glad to have it! I have been exploring it and loving it! It automatically displays all my books I have received, in an orderly fashion and make the downloading super easy! Whoo hoo! ### 5/5 — Great introduction to new authors *2022-08-30, version 4.0* I found one of my favourite new authors through prolific works and then had to binge read her entire collection. I look forward to every email ### 5/5 — Prolific Works App *2022-06-28, version 4.0* I think this is the first time I’ve left a review for an app. But this app is so easy to use! I need more books like I need a hole in my head, but this is so easy, I have to say how much I love it and yes, a bunch more books have already been added! As the saying goes - ‘Try it. You’ll like it!’ ### 5/5 — No problems! *2022-05-30, version 4.0* Downloading the app was quick and easy. I usually have issues downloading a book when I can’t get it on my kindle. With this app downloading the book was fast and no issues! Now I just open Prolific and my book is there to read. ### 5/5 — Mav *2022-04-23, version 4.0* I enjoyed the book and I think that the app is great. Much easier to download the books. Avid Reader 51 ### 5/5 — Book endings *2022-04-02, version 4.0* I just downloaded the app yesterday and also some books , the only thing I would like to see is if each book is a stand alone book or if I’m going to need to purchase books to end a story line ### 5/5 — Review *2022-03-12, version 4.0* Works great, tons of books ### 5/5 — Great *2022-03-06, version 4.0* Wonderful and easy to use. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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