# Sora, by OverDrive Education — user reviews > 402 indexed App Store user reviews of Sora, by OverDrive Education by OverDrive, Inc., rated 3.80/5 from 597 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sora-by-overdrive-education/id1376592326/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sora-by-overdrive-education/id1376592326.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 325 · 4★ 89 · 3★ 45 · 2★ 26 · 1★ 112 ## What do users think of Sora, by OverDrive Education? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Many options - 👍 Free books - 🎧 Good for audiobooks - 💡 Tracks reading progress **Cons** - 🐛 Glitches and crashes - ⏱️ Long wait times for popular books - 📚 Limited book selection - 🔍 Difficult to find specific books **Commonly reported bugs** - Pages freeze or don't load properly - Reading progress not tracked accurately - Inability to renew books - Accounts randomly logged out **Most requested features** - More manga and graphic novels - Ability to join more reading challenges - Increase loan/hold limits - Better notification system for available holds ## Newest reviews (13 of 402) ### 4/5 — Good.. But... *2026-09-07* I honestly think that this app is excellent. It is an app that my English teacher said we could use on our phone or devices when we want to get some reading in. I love how there are many books of different genres and how the books that I read, that usually aren't provided in places like usual libraries, are provided in the app. The only con about this app that I've encountered is that some of the audiobooks have reallyyyy boring voices. The audiobooks with voices that I feel are way to lifeless or boring, I just end up skipping and not even reading. I literally can't stand boring voices when it comes to audiobooks. Again, this doesn't apply for all of the audiobooks, but it definitely does apply for some. ### 2/5 — Wouldn’t let me sign in! *2026-09-05, version 9.2.4* I was already in when it logged me out and I couldn’t get back in ### 2/5 — Glitched holds *2026-08-24* Im supposed to read two books for my summer reading which is already stressful and a drag, I finally finish my first book and now about to borrow the second book I was supposed to read. My friend was just reading the second book, and mind you she just returned it! I go to borrow the book like a good student and it says I have to wait two weeks! I don’t have two weeks to wait. School starts less than two weeks and the book im reading for that class is HONORS!! I’m really upset and was looking forward to being prepared at my new school. No way someone took the book the second she returned it. I also placed it on hold before my friend even clicked to read it, so no, it did not just give it to the most recent person who placed it on hold, I was that person . No offense to the app, it’s actually very convenient when you prefer reading audiobooks 👀. I would like to read my book “A Little World of History”. I am Fuming. ### 3/5 — Plz add *2026-08-17* I use this and it is ok but sometimes books in groups just aren’t in the app e.g the first book in the “investigators” series isn’t in the app ### 4/5 — Love sora, one problem *2026-08-16, version 9.2.4* I really like sora. It is a good app, but I think that how they turn it is not a very good way it turns halfway, then does a full turn.🤩😒 ### 3/5 — It could be a lot better *2026-08-08* I thing it could use some work because I have it on my phone and my iPad but it doesn’t load on my iPad but it does on my phone. It’s a good app but I feel that it could have some more variety because it doesn’t have many LGBTQIA+ books but a lot of others so…. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ could lowkey use some updates and bug fixes. Other than that its a good app! ### 2/5 — Please change this bug *2026-07-19* So I finished a reading challenge and it just stayed there so you need to make it so once a challenge finishes you need to automatically make it delete ### 3/5 — Better Books *2026-06-07* The app is good, but it needs a wider range of books. ### 5/5 — I love this app *2026-05-19, version 9.2.3* I love this app it’s the best way too get book that you want to read and you down have to buy them ### 5/5 — Awesome app!!! *2026-04-25, version 9.2.2* This app is awesome! I don’t use it at school but I use it at home!!! I have read it for HOURS!! ### 2/5 — Bad *2026-04-19, version 9.2.2* I was borrowing a big nate book and the loading took 30 min after that my iPad crashed ### 2/5 — Struggling with the interface *2026-03-26* App is supper sensitive with the page turns, touch the edge and it flicks to the next page. Tap or pinch and it could flick forwards and backwards. I struggle to work out where I am in the book. It needs to be less cleaver and more focused on the actual reading experience. ### 5/5 — WHAT!?!?!? *2026-03-21, version 9.2.2* This app is used at home and schools like mine and also Sora developers THANKS FOR THIS they have dog man and the new girl best app EVAAA!!! I love it ❤️❤️❤️ ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Sora sucks *2026-08-30, version 9.2.4* Has none of the books I want even if they are in my school library 😡🤬 ### 1/5 — Sort of boring *2026-08-19* They don’t have most of the collection books and I have to wait many weeks just for a book that won’t last that long ### 1/5 — Holds are BS *2026-08-12, version 9.2.4* I hold book and it says 2 weeks. The app randomly pauses hold multiple times. After 3 months it says 4 weeks. This app sucks. ### 1/5 — It was ok… *2026-07-29, version 9.2.3* Sora kept saying that it couldn’t find my account so I deleted the app then 4 months later tried it again and guess what? Still nothing! Otherwise I think it would have been great, because a lot of other apps you have to pay for for this kind of stuff, so Sora was not that bad ### 1/5 — BRO *2026-05-20, version 9.2.3* WHERE THE HELL IS MY SCHOOL! I searched for it TWICE! ### 1/5 — fix it and i will give you 5 stars. *2026-04-15, version 9.2.2* i was first in line on apollo 1 and it said available soon but i come back and said i was 2nd in line and i had to wait 2 weeks then i come back and i’m 3rd and i have to wait 3 weeks please respond if your seeing this sora fix and give my next book immediately please i shouldn’t keep being pushed back. ### 1/5 — Whyyyy 😭 *2026-03-25, version 9.2.2* YOU NEED TO PAY FOR IT!!!? it was amazing while I paid but I can’t do it any more! ### 1/5 — DOESNT EVEN LET ME LOG IN TO MY SCHOOLS *2026-02-28, version 9.2.1* OK ONE WHY CANT WE MAKE OUR OWN ACCOUNTS LIKE WHY 2 I CANT EVEN GO INTO MY SCHOOL ACCOUNT LIKE WHAT 3 IT TAKES FOREVER TO GET WHEN YOU HAVE THEM ON HOLD AND WHY CANT WE JUST GET THE BOOKS WHEN WANT LIKE WHY ALSO SOME PEOPLE ARE INPATIENT LIKE WHAT SO LIKE PLEASE ANSWER ME ### 1/5 — Sora creators I hate you now *2026-02-26, version 9.2.1* The app literally used to be the best, but since the new update you can only choose one library which sucks I hate you. I hate you. I hate you. I hate you. I hate you. I hate you. I hate you. I hate you. I hate you. I hate you. I hate you yeah you you you you you you I hate you. I hate you. I hate you. ### 1/5 — Bad *2026-02-04, version 9.2.0* I thought it was Sora ai this is misleading bc i need an ai girlfriend so i thought it was Sora ai but it wasn’t i sad now fehgfejsdfgehrhwjeadssferhdjhfredjfrdkhjfredkjnbhjf ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-09-03, version 9.2.4* This is overall a great app! Sometimes you have to wait weeks for books, but otherwise, good app! ### 5/5 — SO GOOD *2026-08-24, version 9.2.4* This app is so good I can read all the books that I don’t own and not even have to go the library! It’s so good! ### 5/5 — Me like it *2026-08-16* I like Sora because I like audiobooks and I use the Audiobooks to help me go to sleep so I like the sleep timer and I like the highlights and notes too and they may not have all the books you’re looking for but you can check out other apps like audible. Audible is really great too.🥸 ### 5/5 — Great app🩵 *2026-08-10* So I downloaded this app and I love it sooo much!! The only negative thing I have to say is that some book series are not complete in audio book versions. Including warriors and Harry Potter. If the app could have a few more complete series in audio book I would be very grateful 💛 ### 5/5 — Reading lover *2026-08-09, version 9.2.4* I love using this app to read books during school, sadly I could not finish some books before I graduated ### 5/5 — Not 4 and older 9 and older trust me there are some scary book covers! *2026-07-17, version 9.2.3* This is the best reading app I’ve had! Buuuuut there is a downside for younger kids there are some books on this app that are very horrible for kids to be seeing I highly suggest you read with an adult next to you if you are 10 and younger but that depends if your child can handle scary stuff ok and when I say scary I’m saying 8/10 ok so scroll for books with an adult next to you 👍 PS my sister got nightmares from the book covers ok.There are no ads on this app. ### 5/5 — It won’t load *2026-07-10, version 9.2.3* I was trying to open up Sora today and it wouldn’t work so I closed it and opened it back up, but it wouldn’t work still it works other times, but just not today so I’d give it a four out of five ### 5/5 — Underrated *2026-07-04* An honestly underrated reading app, Highly recommend ### 5/5 — wonderful app *2026-07-03, version 9.2.3* this is a great app instead of entertaining myself by watching TV I’m on this just.a few more things I would have some more books like you should have books like allergic besties find their groove and other graphic novels. I really like the graphics novels. ### 5/5 — Amazing, one problem *2026-06-01* I read a lot of reviews asking why their are holds and a limited amount of copies. The reason is due to the copyright agreements. The one problem I have with the app is the freeze hold mechanic. For some reason if you unfreeze your hold, you will lose the hold. Not sure if this is a glitch but it has happened multiple times. If someone could look into this I’m sure a lot of people would be grateful. --- *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 2026-09-09.*