# The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton — user reviews > 102 indexed App Store user reviews of The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton by Loud Crow Interactive Inc., rated 3.90/5 from 41 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-going-to-bed-book-by-sandra-boynton/id421933225/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-going-to-bed-book-by-sandra-boynton/id421933225.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 29 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 9 ## What do users think of The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Beloved by children across multiple age groups - ✨ Beautiful interactive animations and visual design - 🎵 Charming music and narration (mostly positive) - 🎯 Faithful adaptation of beloved book series - 🔄 Long-lasting value - works for years without subscription - 🎮 Engaging Easter eggs and hidden interactive elements - 📚 Educational tool for learning readers - 💫 Soothing bedtime routine companion - 🏆 High production quality and attention to detail - 🎭 Multiple reading modes (narrated or self-read) **Cons** - 🔊 Audio/sound issues are persistent and widespread - 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezing - 🎮 Navigation is confusing and unintuitive - 📱 Poor optimization for iPad screen size (letterbox format) - 🎤 Narrator voice described as flat, boring, or lifeless - 👆 Narration stops when screen is accidentally tapped - ⚠️ Specific page crashes (steamy sink/brushing teeth) - 📏 Text and interactive elements too small to tap easily - 💰 High price point for limited content - 🔧 Lack of app updates and maintenance over time - 📞 Developer support contact form doesn't work **Commonly reported bugs** - Audio/sound not working across multiple iOS versions - App crashes on launch or after first page - Steamy sink feature causes app to stall and crash on iPhone X and later - Narration stops when user taps screen - App freezes when hot water animation is triggered - Mute switch on device disables sound in app - Update installation fails with 20MB+ file size - App won't open or launch properly - Intermittent crashes on tooth brushing page **Most requested features** - More Sandra Boynton books adapted (Hippos Go Berserk, other titles) - Better voice narration with more energy and emotion - Improved iPad screen optimization and larger text - Dark mode option - More interactive features and animations - Ability to disable narration without stopping playback ## Newest reviews (12 of 102) ### 3/5 — Love the book but it doesn’t read *2021-01-21, version 1.7* My grandkids all love Sandra’s books. We have them in print and download. Unfortunately 3 of the 4 we have purchased have no sound when they want to listen to them. ### 3/5 — Please fix the steamy sink crash *2018-11-24* Great app. But ever since upgrading to iPhone X, if you trigger the steamy sink on the brushing teeth page, the app stalls and crashes. Now on XS Max and still having same problem for the past year now. **Developer response:** Hi meepleninja, sorry you're having problems. Please contact us at support@loudcrow.com and we'd be happy to assist you with your issues. ### 2/5 — Needs an update *2017-01-06, version 1.6* We love this app. It would be nice if something I spent $5 a pop on would be updated occasionally. Rather frustrating. ### 4/5 — First kids book app, wasn't disappointed *2016-06-21, version 1.6* These books are some of my daughters favourites, and seeing this one on iTunes, I had to get it for them. Not one to allow much tablet time, this book is a great compliment to the 'real' version we have at home. Animations and such are great for our little people. 👍😊 ### 5/5 — Awesome bedtime book; NO Sound Problems! *2016-06-17* I just installed this on my iPad Air running IOS 9.3.2, and I have perfect sound. This is a great quick bedtime story: perfect when you hear, "PLEASE? Just ONE more story?!?" Suggestion: If you don't have sound, look at the switch to the right of the volume keys (on iPad). If you see orange, flip it. The default setting for that button is MUTE, but you can change it to lock rotation if you prefer (go to Settings, Use Side Switch For). Some apps ignore it and use the volume settings, but some don't, so if you're not getting sound, that's the first thing you should check. Most people just assume it's a bug in the app. Sorry, it's not! Anyway, it's an easy fix, now that you know about it! I hope everyone who's already complained gets to see this. No child should miss out on this book, it's just too good. Don't pass this up! Don't pass ANY of Sandra Boynton's books up. ### 5/5 — The Going to Bed Book *2014-11-15, version 1.6* Much loved story in our home by all ### 5/5 — Delightful! *2014-10-07, version 1.6* My 11mo old loves it. Lots of fun Easter eggs to discover. We haven't found anything "too small." ### 4/5 — Lovely adaptation of my son's favorite book *2014-06-04* My 1 1/2 year old has turned us into a Sandra Boynton household, and this has been one of his favorite books since he was 6 months old. He was thrilled when this book magically appeared on the precious "iPad-uh". The music and voiced narration are beautifully applied, and he has been having a great time exploring the nuances of the various "Easter eggs" throughout the story. My only complaint is that the narration does stop if a finger strays to tap one of the words on the page (which is easy to do when a 1-2 year old is aimlessly poking at the screen to explore what might happen. But we've worked around it, and he continues to figure out what ares of the pages to tap in order to get it to function the way he wants. Thanks for a great app to complement a great story. ### 5/5 — Timeless *2014-04-12, version 1.6* I read this book and the rest of Boynten's collection to my daughters, now 32 & 30, and have been reading the same 'hard cover' to their children 6 & 3 (very love worn by now) so it was an absolite delight to find it as an interactive app/ book for our paperless world. Worth every cent and we can take it everywhere to keep our routine or just for comfort. None of the magic has been lost Thank you ### 4/5 — No Sound *2014-02-17, version 1.6* No sound at all! Please fix and I'll update review. Thank you ### 5/5 — Good night *2013-12-31, version 1.6* This is my favourite book. I like the part where the animals go up the stairs except for the pig which goes under the stairs. We are now five and three and have loved this book since we were babies! ### 5/5 — 1 and 3 year old approved! *2013-12-14, version 1.6* My kids LOVE this book. We love the board book version too, but its so cool having the interactive parts too. Don't know what the other guy is complaining about. Seems like a winner to me and causes lots of fights over the iPad. Kid tested, parent approved! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Love the concept, terrible execution *2024-09-19* Audio does not work and navigation is confusing. Really a shame cuz we love these books. ### 1/5 — No sound *2020-04-23* My son loves the Sandra Boynton books. I bought him the bundle Pack for his birthday, but unfortunately there is no sound. I wish I would have read the reviews beforehand. I noticed that the developer team responded to the reviews with a website to contact them to fix the issue. Again I was met with disappointment as the email I had written out failed to send regardless of the device I was using. ### 1/5 — Sound quit working *2019-03-30* A couple months ago the sound just quit working on all my boynton books apps. Please fix! My 3 year old is devastated. **Developer response:** Hi need s, sorry you're having sound problems. Please contact us at support@loudcrow.com and we'd be happy to help you get audio working. ### 1/5 — can’t get sound to work? *2019-01-02* Why is it silent? **Developer response:** Hi Calderon76, sorry you're experiencing issues. Please contact us at support@loudcrow.com and we'd be happy to assist. ### 1/5 — No sound *2018-10-08* No sound when I first got it, second time there was sound then the app froze and hasn’t worked since. **Developer response:** Hi StephP82x, sorry you're experiencing issues. Please contact us at support@loudcrow.com and we'd be happy to assist. ### 1/5 — No Sound at all *2018-06-15* This app has no sound. I can’t find any way to turn on the sound. I am super bummed as I think my son would have really liked it. I am going to be asking for a refund. **Developer response:** Hi Bouldermom2016, sorry you're experiencing issues. Please contact us at support@loudcrow.com and we'd be happy to assist. ### 1/5 — No Sound *2017-06-09, version 1.6* No Sound on iPad Pro with version 10.3.2. Needs updating ### 1/5 — Snore *2014-07-15, version 1.6* What a fun book... What a terribly boring app. ### 1/5 — I know its a small book but, come on! Really.? *2013-12-10* It's flawed in so many ways, it a small book but it shouldn't be this small on a iPad, old tech crammed into a new tech world just has the feel of pleather in a luxury organic leather with fine glass polish world. The same company makes the Peter Rabbit series, AAA quality there, clearly this was built by the D - team. Its hard to touch the tiny text, tiny objects, tiny, tiny, tiny... When you see red arrows to tell what you can do on the screen, that should tell you, red flag! Its not intuitive to use, even for a child... Goodnight moon book is done by the same team and i regret buying both of these without reading the reviews first, this book needs to learn from the green eggs and ham series on how a book could be entertaining in this new tech eWorld. ### 1/5 — Fail. A pain in the ^ ^*%