# The Love Book — user reviews > 94 indexed App Store user reviews of The Love Book by iLiterature Ltd, rated 4.50/5 from 34 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-love-book/id680155362/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-love-book/id680155362.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 24 · 4★ 6 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 1 ## What do users think of The Love Book? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎭 Exceptional voice acting by celebrity narrators - 📚 Diverse collection of poetry, prose, and quotes - 🎵 High-quality audio recordings - 😌 Soothing and relaxing listening experience - 💝 Beautiful app design and interface - 🎓 Educational value for poetry appreciation - ✍️ Ability to record and create own poems - 🤝 Charitable donations to Save the Children - 📖 Good mix of classic and contemporary works **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezing - 📵 No Bluetooth/AirPods support - 🔇 Audio stops when phone is locked/minimized - ⏱️ Slow loading and navigation - 💾 User-written poems don't save properly - 🔤 Text scaling issues on iPhone - 📱 Poor touch responsiveness - ⚠️ Outdated app requiring iOS updates **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes frequently when navigating between sections - Bluetooth connectivity not working - Audio cuts off when phone is minimized or locked - User-written poems fail to save - Specific poems won't play (Desiderata, The Now) - Audio stops mid-playback - Slow search functionality - Unresponsive touch interface requiring multiple attempts - Inconsistencies between advertised and available content **Most requested features** - Bluetooth and AirPods compatibility - Play All Favorites feature with continuous playback - Ability to organize favorites by poet or narrator - More audio recordings from celebrity narrators - Background playback when phone is locked - Additional celebrity narrators (Benedict Cumberbatch, Ewan McGregor, David Tennant) - Search functionality for poems - Playlist creation capability - More Robert Browning readings - Author information and biographical details - Text corrections for mismatched readings - Audiobook expansion ## Newest reviews (15 of 94) ### 4/5 — lovely to listen *2022-01-06* the app is so comfortable to use, and the readings are fantastic as well. there’s also a decent variety of works available which is great! only thing is i wish it was able to connect to my airpods, it seems like the audio doesn’t connect with bluetooth devices unfortunately:( ### 4/5 — Great app! But it could be even better. *2015-05-26, version 1.3.2* I wish we had more readings to listen to... the poems are fabulous but some readings don't match the words in the poem (The Invitation, by Oriah. Read by Emma Watson is one that comes to mind) it would be nice to have the text corrected or a side note explanation. Some info on the authors also would be a great addition. Overall the app is totally worth the money and I hope we get more readings... Why is it that I can listen to Tom Hiddleston reading Love After Love on YouTube but not in this app? ### 4/5 — Make it closeable *2015-04-29, version 1.3.2* I got this app just now and it seems lovely, but I wish I was able to lock my phone and listen. I wanted it to listen to while sleeping but it cuts off when minimised ### 4/5 — Great, but I wish it saved my poems *2014-12-31* Title is self explanatory ### 5/5 — Hauntingly interesting *2014-10-25, version 1.3.2* As an avid reader especially in the fantasy section I underestimate the hold that poetry has. This app is a good reminder to have that everything written doesn't need so magic spells, swords, creatures from another world but something as pure as a few words just to make you feel... ### 5/5 — I was sold at Tom Hiddleston +poetry *2014-10-23* I bought this lovely app because it combines my love of poetry and Tom Hiddleston :) The app allows you to record the poem or listen to the actors/actresses read it for you. The visuals on this app is appealing and fun. Thank you for such an app now if you'll excuse me I'm off to listen to Tom Hiddleston read my favorite poem via this great app :) ### 4/5 — Wonderful! But... *2014-10-22, version 1.3.2* I love this app! I listen to poetry every day & I love the ones read by Tom Hiddleston! My only issue with the app is-that there are more poems read by him (on YouTube) that are Suppose to be on the app BUT I don't have access to them. I'd like them All please since I paid for the app! (Oh & if they could get him to read the F. Scott Fitzgerald ones in the voice he used for Midnight in Paris I would be ecstatic!) ### 4/5 — More poems... *2014-05-20, version 1.3.1* I love this app so far. It has so many nice poems by my favorite authors! I just wish you guys could add more poems :) ### 5/5 — Tom has the voice of an angel *2014-05-11* Tom Hiddleston was a great chi police to read these poems, his voice is so soothing and beautiful, amazing ### 4/5 — Wonderful if they would fix the bugs! *2014-03-18* When I discovered this app it just about made my night. What could be better than listening to Tom Hiddleston reading love poems to me? Not to mention, he reads from some of my favorite early modern poets (Donne and Shakespeare). Unfortunately, the app crashes very frequently. I have yet to be able to listen to more than two poems in a row before it does. I've notices that several other reviewers have been having the same issue. Please fix! ### 5/5 — Poetry in your pocket *2014-02-19, version 1.3.1* A really lovely app for any fan of classic and contemporary poetry. The audio work done by the stars, such as Tom Hiddleston, Helena Botham Carter and Emma Watson is clear and divinely read by all. This has let me explore some samples of great works to follow, and even leaves inspiration for the poet within us all. Highly reccommended! ### 4/5 — Great for English study *2014-02-18, version 1.3.1* Great. Only thing is I can't scale up the fonts in iPhone version. Otherwise it's a numerous app with a lot fun and funny stuff about love.;) ### 3/5 — I love it but... *2014-02-18* I absolutely love being able to poetry being read aloud and the actors who have done recordings make this app more than worth it. I hope to be able to listen to more of the poems with future updates! I found some major problems with the portion of the app that allows you to add poems. It's next to impossible to type in the space given, and trying to edit the text completely deletes everything that's been written. When I tried to add a poem later, I hit save but the poem was no where to be found. ### 3/5 — Won't play through Bluetooth headphones *2014-02-18, version 1.3.1* I was all settled in to fall in love with my new app only to find out it only plays through the phone's speaker. Can you fix that or tell me if it is a setting on my phone? iTunes plays just fine, I switch to your app and it comes through the speaker not the Bluetooth. ### 5/5 — Perfect *2014-02-17, version 1.3.1* Beautiful & inspiring thank you ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — it doesn’t connect to airpods *2018-04-05* :( only speaker mode... ### 1/5 — Unhappy Appy *2016-07-19, version 1.3.2* Really slow to load different sections ### 1/5 — Waste of money *2014-02-16, version 1.3.1* Very poor content compared to similar apps ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2013-12-12, version 1.2.1* I was so excited to finally find an app like this and I'm sure it's great... If it worked... It's slow, it freezes, and crashes. I haven't even gotten to listen to anything yet. :/ Hopefully the creators can make some bug fixes?? ### 1/5 — The love book app *2013-10-03, version 1.2* Sorry but this app is made more as if for a web interface, not for touch, and with the features we expect for an immersive app. Disappointing.. it is audio only. I'm happy to give my 10% of purchase to Save The Children but otherwise I would not purchase it. ### 2/5 — Disappointing *2021-08-30* The concept is amazing, however it won’t let me connect to my Bluetooth, rather it be a speaker or my AirPods. I had so wanted to just relax and listen to this with my earphones and can’t. ### 2/5 — Please fix *2014-05-21, version 1.3.1* I bought this app a while ago and I can every time I want to look through the app it crashes. It's getting on my nerves. PLEASE FIX! ### 2/5 — Love the concept *2013-12-10, version 1.2.1* I love the app, it's a lovely collection of poetry, prose and quotes from many different authors. The problem I had though was that it was so touchy, you had to wait and make sure 100% that the last action was complete before making another one and even then sometimes it would crash for little reason. I can't access my favourites and the search takes forever to load any results, it's faster to navigate through everything...sort of. I want to use the app, but with the constant crashing it is becoming to annoying to consider unfortunately. Would love it to be fixed :) ### 2/5 — Might be nice *2013-08-16, version 1.1.0.* Except that it consistently crashes when I try and get past any of the main menus ### 3/5 — A great app! But it doesn't let me write. *2014-11-02* Under the MY LOVE BOOK (write a poem!) tab, my poems never save. I write a poem, save it, and look back to see if my poem is there. It isn't! The title and author are there, but nothing I wrote. Please fix! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Please Update *2017-06-11* Simply that; please update this app for the new iOS. This is by far my favorite app and would be gutted to no longer have it for such a silly reason as this. ### 5/5 — Just beautiful. *2016-05-20, version 1.3.2* Great selection, beautifully read. ### 5/5 — Love it! *2016-01-23* Wonderful selection of poetry, prose, and quotes. Sadly it hasn't been updated in a long time so it is very slow nowadays but no less enjoyable. ### 5/5 — Love this! With one suggestion... *2015-10-23* I adore this app. I sometimes use it to meditate when I need a soothing, British voice to help me zone out. I also use it to lull me to sleep, much like a lullaby. The only thing I wish I could do with it is hit Play All on My Faves that I have saved, like we can on all of the poems, and listen to those without stop. Also, being able to organize My Faves would be lovely, sometimes I like listening to the same voice for awhile, or the same poet, so having all of my favorite Shakespeare items in one Favorites section, and all of my favorite Tom Hiddleston or Emma Watson read poems in another would be lovely, for example. Other than that, I use it nearly as frequently as my social media apps--and I certainly cannot say that about many other apps. ### 5/5 — Five stars and beyond *2015-10-20, version 1.3.2* Still one of my favourite apps, have not removed it from my phone since downloading it, thank you... It truly gives peace of mind ### 5/5 — I love this!! *2015-09-08* I wish they would come out with an audiobook. Listening to Tom Hiddleston read Tennyson was a pleasure not to be missed. ### 5/5 — Really nice *2015-04-14, version 1.3.2* I love this APP. ### 5/5 — New favorite app. More recordings please! *2015-01-30* I just bought this app a few days ago, and I absolutely love it. I love poetry (meeting Billy Collins in college was like meeting a rock star to me). This app not only introduced me to new poems, but the actors reading them brought them to life in a new way. The write your own/record your own poem feature saved everything perfectly. I hope there will be more recordings coming soon. I would love to open up this app and hear Benedict Cumberbatch reading "The Good Morrow," or Ewan McGregor, David Tennant or Robbie Coltrane reading Robert Burns. ### 5/5 — I love this app.. *2014-10-30* A great compilation of poetry. I love getting to hear some recited- a part of me wishes even more had been! It also introduces you to some you may have never heard before.. Bravo!! I do hope there is an update one day with more!! ### 5/5 — Beautiful *2014-10-28, version 1.3.2* This exceptional collection has wonderful readings by some top actors. It's a joy to use and useful too - especially for weddings! --- *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 2026-06-10.*