# Synopsia - Book Summaries — Read. Listen. In 20 minutes.

> Audio book summaries app for quick learning and idea discovery. (iPhone/iPad app by Devpool.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/synopsia-book-summaries/id6448647429 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Devpool](https://appshunter.io/developer/945885126)
- Category: Books, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 291 App Store ratings · 34 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 32 MB
- Languages: French (France), German (Germany), American English, Arabic, Chinese (Simplified, China), Korean, European Spanish, Hindi, Italian, Japanese and 2 more
- Released: 2023-05-04
- Data updated: 2026-09-07
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/synopsia-book-summaries/id6448647429/reviews.md

## What is Synopsia?

Synopsia is your ultimate audio book summary app, offering instant access to the key ideas of the best works. Whether you're on the go, cooking, or just taking a break, Synopsia broadens your horizons by allowing you to quickly discover key concepts.

Features:

Extended Library: Explore a vast selection of book summaries covering various genres, including business, personal development, health, history, and fiction.
Bionic Reading: Speed up your reading and absorb information faster with the Bionic Reading feature.
Adjustable Font Size: Customize your reading experience by adjusting the font size to your preferences.
Subtitles for Full Immersion: Immerse yourself in the story by activating subtitles on the audio player for an immersive experience.
Automatic Video Player: Let the story carry you away with the automatic video player for total immersion in the content.
Multiple Languages: Access books in a variety of languages, including French, English, Spanish, Hindi, German, Italian, Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese, and Korean.
Inspiring Quotes: Explore and share inspiring quotes from books to enrich your reading experience.
Speed Control: Customize your reading pace by adjusting the speed of audio books to your preferences.
Learn New Words: Enrich your vocabulary by discovering new words through our "Learn New Words" feature.
Key Points: Quickly access key points of each book for a deeper understanding in less time.
Book Downloads: Download your favorite book summaries for offline listening wherever you are.

Synopsia accompanies you on your literary journey, allowing you to learn, grow, and be inspired wherever you are. Download now and dive into an unparalleled reading experience.

Apple's Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Extensive library of book summaries
- Bionic Reading for faster absorption
- Adjustable font size and speed control
- Subtitles and automatic video player
- Offline book summary downloads
- Learn new words and access key points

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Synopsia+ Monthly Subscription | $6.99 | per month |
| Synopsia+ Annual Subscription | $6.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Synopsia+ Lifetime | $99.99 | one-time |
| Buy a book | $1.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Synopsia?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Great app idea
- 👍 Nice idea for book summaries
- 👍 Cool app for books
- 👍 App reads books
- 👍 Excellent application
- 👍 Really nice idea
- 👍 Keep it on phone
- 👍 Enjoyable app
- 👍 Basic book outline
- 👍 Review reading or audio
- 👍 Top app
- 👍 Perfect app
- 👍 Sublime app
- 👍 Happy to discover
- 👍 Completely addicted
- 👍 Summaries well done
- 👍 Pertinent and enriching summaries
- 👍 10-20 min format perfect
- 👍 Choice of languages a plus
- 👍 Congratulations to developers
- 👍 Beautiful tool
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 Awesome great App
- 👍 Catch up on books
- 👍 Real conscience software
- 👍 Free and simple
- 👍 No ads
- 👍 It’s awesome
- 👍 Voice is great
- 👍 Free app
- 👍 Great First Impression
- 👍 Reading & listening experience
- 👍 Hear books in different languages
- 👍 Superbe application
- 👍 Well designed and easy to use
- 👍 Listen while doing other things
- 👍 Good alternative for busy people
- 👍 Good alternative for remembering books
- 👍 Géniale!
- 👍 Literary companion
- 👍 Audio summaries perfect
- 👍 Extremely useful app
- 👍 Perfect for those lazy to read
- 👍 Learn from wonderful books

**Cons**

- 👎 Very few books of interest
- 👎 Cannot find books when searching
- 👎 No key points
- 👎 No citations
- 👎 Cannot ask AI questions
- 👎 No space to write
- 👎 Error when clicking download
- 👎 Takes to French Amazon store
- 👎 Less free books
- 👎 More books locked out
- 👎 Cannot remove bookmarked titles
- 👎 Support website not for app users
- 👎 Cannot ask simple questions
- 👎 Only about 70 titles total
- 👎 Most titles are self-help
- 👎 Only two fiction titles
- 👎 Synopsis is fraudulent
- 👎 Charged $10.99 when should be free
- 👎 Total fraud
- 👎 No summaries available to listen
- 👎 No results from suggestions
- 👎 Not thousands of books
- 👎 More like three or four dozen
- 👎 Most are self-help books
- 👎 Paying $69.99 is a mistake
- 👎 Inutile
- 👎 Finds no books
- 👎 Useless app
- 👎 Do not pay for this
- 👎 Attention Scam
- 👎 Content is null
- 👎 French voice changes to Spanish
- 👎 Listening becomes incomprehensible
- 👎 Voice pronounces French words in Spanish
- 👎 Lose track of summary
- 👎 Content not as it should be
- 👎 $1.99 is not free
- 👎 Tiny selection of books
- 👎 Books not of interest
- 👎 Cannot gain access to thousands of books
- 👎 App is a scam
- 👎 Claimed to be free, but no books inside

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Error when clicking download
- When I click buy on Amazon it takes me to the French Amazon store
- Cannot get bookmarked titles off my list
- Support website oriented toward business partners, not app users
- There are not any summaries available in this app to listen to
- Attention Arnaque : contenu nul et voix française qui change en espagnol pendant l’écoute
- Attention au bout de quelques minutes l’écoute devient incompréhensible, la voix prononcé en espagnole les mots français, puis lentement, puis on perd le fil du résumé quand il recommence juste après encore à parler en espagnol avec les mots francais
- This App was supposed to be free for the day (from AppAdvice). This garbage app charged me $10.99 when it should have been free.
- This app is a scam. It claimed to be a free book reader on X and there is no book inside.

**Most requested features**

- Support for Airplay, Carplay, and Chromecast
- Ability to copy and paste summaries and share them
- Requests for books, even in French
- Offline mode feature
- Make Amazon link go to U.S. Amazon store
- Increase number of free books
- Ability to remove bookmarked titles
- Download synopses for offline listening
- Add Shakespeare works like drama
- Add more titles and a greater selection of titles
- Add key points, citations, and AI question feature
- Add space to write notes

## Recent user reviews (10 of 34)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/synopsia-book-summaries/id6448647429/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Great app needs more ways to listen

*2025-03-19*

This app should have support for Airplay, Carplay, and Chromecast.

### 3/5 — J’aimerais pouvoir copier coller les résumés et les partager.

*2025-03-09*

Très peu de livres m’intéressent. Je ne les trouve pas quand je fais la recherche. Peut-on faire des demandes de livres même en français ?

Pas de points clés , pas de citations je ne peux pas poser de questions à l’intelligence artificielle, il n’y a pas pas d’espace où écrire.

### 5/5 — Great app here!

*2024-10-21*

Really nice idea to know about books without spending days on it, I’ll definitely keep it in my phone!

### 5/5 — Cool App For Books

*2024-07-09*

This is a cool app for books and I really like that the app reads the books.

### 3/5 — Offline mode feature

*2024-03-12*

When I click download It says error

**Developer response:** Will fix in the next update! Sorry about that

EDIT: it’s fixed!

### 5/5 — Excellent

*2024-01-23*

Excellente application! Je recherchais depuis longtemps une appli comme celle ci. Me voilà comblé

**Developer response:** Merci pour votre avis !

### 5/5 — It's getting better, more books being added every week.

*2024-01-15*

When I click buy on Amazon it takes me to the French Amazon store. Is there anyway to make it go to the U.S. Amazon store?

**Developer response:** Thank you for your review!

We will add this in the next update!

### 4/5 — Enjoyable app

*2024-01-12*

A very enjoyable app. The book synopsis allows for a basic outline of a book. It can be reviewed either reading or audio. Five stars if the number of free books increases and less are locked out.

**Developer response:** Thank you so much, will add more free books!

### 5/5 — Top

*2024-01-12*

Perfect!!!!!!!!!

**Developer response:** Merci Bob!

### 5/5 — Sublime

*2024-01-09*

Je suis vraiment heureuse d'avoir decouvert cette application gratuitement grâce à l'application Indi App Santa.
Et je suis complètement accro !
Les résumés sont très bien fait, pertinents et enrichissants. Le fait que le format soit de 10 à 20m est vraiment parfait notamment quand je conduis.
J'aime énormément cette application.
Le choix en plusieurs langues est vraiment un plus.
Félicitations aux développeurs pour leur travail et d'avoir conçu un aussi bel outil.
Aussi, pouvez-vous m'indiquer s'il vous plaît à quelle fréquence sont intégrés de nouveaux livres : chaque jour ? Chaque semaine ? Chaque mois ?

Dans l'attente de votre retour je vous souhaite le meilleur et merci pour votre travail c'est genial! Je vous adresse tout mon soutien.

**Developer response:** Merci beaucoup ! C'est génial que vous appréciez l'application !

Il y aura environ 10-20 nouveaux livres par mois.

Merci encore pour votre message,

## Frequently asked questions about Synopsia

### What is Synopsia?

Synopsia is an application that provides audio summaries of popular books. It allows users to quickly grasp the key ideas and concepts from a wide range of genres, making learning more accessible and efficient.

### What are the key features of Synopsia?

Key features include an extended library of summaries, Bionic Reading for faster comprehension, adjustable font size and audio speed control, subtitles for audio, offline downloads, and a 'Learn New Words' feature.

### Is Synopsia free to use?

The application is free to download and use with in-app purchases available. This allows users to access a certain level of content and features, with options to unlock more through purchases.

### What devices is Synopsia compatible with?

While the provided data doesn't specify exact device compatibility, it mentions Apple's Terms of Use, suggesting it is available on iOS devices. Users can typically find app compatibility details on the respective app store page.

### How can Synopsia help me learn?

Synopsia helps you learn by providing concise summaries of books, allowing you to absorb key information in a fraction of the time it would take to read the full book. Features like Bionic Reading and vocabulary building further enhance the learning experience.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.0.1 — 2025-01-07

Bug fixes

### 4.0.0 — 2025-01-02

- Podcasts  
- Learn the book with: Quiz, Mindmap, and Flashcard  
- App improvements

### 3.2.0 — 2024-06-05

Discuss with any book

### 3.1.0 — 2024-05-07

Scan a book and instantly access its summary.

### 3.0.2 — 2024-03-19

Adding Portuguese
Corrections on book downloads

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