# Summary.com — Business Book Summaries

> Business book summaries with offline access and personalized libraries. (iPhone/iPad app by Soundview.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/summarycom/id533421877 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Soundview](https://appshunter.io/developer/533421880)
- Category: Business, Education
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.40/5 from 10 App Store ratings · 48 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 9 MB
- Languages: American English, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, Scottish Gaelic, Hebrew, Italian, European Spanish, Turkish
- Released: 2012-07-02
- Data updated: 2026-06-11
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/summarycom/id533421877/reviews.md

## What is Summary.com?

Don't Just Survive Your Job, Thrive In It

Gain access to the key insights from thousands of bestselling business books with time-saving summaries. This app provides existing Soundview customers with access to their Library, and the ability to download content directly to their device for offline viewing.

Summary.com Customers: 
Access your Library by signing in with your Summary.com login information. Every item in your library can be accessed through the app seamlessly. Within the app you can search and filter content by subject, content type, favorites and more. Newly released summaries will appear on the app's home screen, and we’ll notify you whenever new content becomes available.

Features:
- Log in to access all of your content.
- Search, filter, and browse available content.
- Pick up where you left off, or save content to read later.
- Download summaries for offline access.
- Highlight and notate.
- Create custom bookshelves.
- Get notified when new summaries become available.

## Key features

- Access existing library
- Download for offline viewing
- Search and filter content
- Save for later reading
- Highlight and notate
- Create custom bookshelves
- New content notifications

## Recent user reviews (10 of 48)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/summarycom/id533421877/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Decent Summaries HORRIBLE App

*2025-06-23, version 5.0.0*

I am a premium subscriber (text and audio). This app feels like someone said ten years ago “Hey, I guess we should make an app”. They did enough to check that box and then moved on. 

Finding it after install…Type “Book”?… No results.  Really?! 

Want to listen to the book and see the text at the same time. Not possible!! For TWO HUNDRED dollars per year.

Cancelling my subscription.

### 1/5 — Scam

*2024-12-12, version 5.0.0*

This is a subscriber hostage taker masquerading as a legitimate service providers. Impossible to unsubscribe from them.

### 1/5 — Frustrating

*2023-02-28, version 4.0.0*

The app is very frustrating to use. Have no idea why audio function is so difficult to use. Unresponsive. Very poor UX

### 5/5 — Long time member

*2022-10-29, version 4.0.0*

I’m a long-time member of Soundview - over 15 years. I typically use their website, but the app is nice to have when traveling.

### 5/5 — Awesome summaries

*2022-10-28, version 4.0.0*

A great tool for any professional.

### 1/5 — Time to update this App

*2022-10-19, version 3.0.1*

Lots of bugs

### 1/5 — App is broken, content is still excellent

*2022-06-22*

The app appears to have all sorts of issues, it has menu options that go to “this page has moved” screens, indicating a woeful lack of testing. Attempting to share will crash it, downloads don’t download anymore etc etc. Not good.

The material provided though in the summaries is as excellent as ever.

### 2/5 — Love the product. Don’t like the new app

*2022-06-19, version 3.0.1*

App does not seem to work. Tried to download and it worked great before but does not seem to work now.

### 1/5 — Unusable App

*2021-08-15, version 3.0.1*

The app opens but when a summary is selected, nothing opens. There’s no option to read or listen and the book cover doesn’t even appear.

### 3/5 — No Car Play ... No Apple Watch

*2020-11-21, version 3.0.1*

Nice summary 

But I have 20 min driving to work and I enjoy visiting park and in both situation . I cannot listen to the summary in both situation .

I tried to find an app to download mp3 to but it is complicated and not working with me so far .

Hope to get good news on that

## Frequently asked questions about Summary.com

### What does the Summary.com app do?

The Summary.com app provides users with access to key insights from thousands of bestselling business books through time-saving summaries. It allows existing Summary.com customers to access their entire library, download content for offline viewing, and discover newly released summaries.

### How do I access my content on the app?

To access your content, simply sign in to the app using your existing Summary.com login information. All items in your library will be seamlessly accessible through the app. You can then search, filter, and browse your content as needed.

### Can I use the app without an internet connection?

Yes, you can download summaries directly to your device for offline viewing. This feature allows you to access your content anytime, anywhere, even without an internet connection, making it convenient for commuting or travel.

### What are the key features of the Summary.com app?

Key features include logging in to access your entire content library, searching and filtering content by subject or type, saving content to read later, downloading summaries for offline access, highlighting and annotating text, creating custom bookshelves, and receiving notifications for new content.

### Is the Summary.com app free to use?

The app itself is free to download and use for existing Summary.com customers. Access to the summaries and library requires an active Summary.com account. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.0.0 — 2023-11-21

- Updated dark mode graphics
- Branding updates
- Performance improvements
- Bug fixes

### 4.0.0 — 2022-10-28

-track progress
-highlight and take notes
-create custom bookshelves
-adjust font size in summary reader

### 3.0.1 — 2019-10-29

-updated features for iOS13
-added favorite summaries quick link
-bug fixes

### 3.0.0 — 2018-08-28

-Brand new Soundview app
-Download, filter, and search all the content from your summary.com library
-Receive notifications when new content is released

### 2.0.3 — 2017-02-07

-Fixed freezing issue related to exiting the app while viewing certain types of content
-Performance improvements
-Various bug fixes

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