# TumbleBooks — user reviews > 93 indexed App Store user reviews of TumbleBooks by TumbleBooks Inc., rated 3.43/5 from 14 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tumblebooks/id998074198/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tumblebooks/id998074198.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 8 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 5 ## What do users think of TumbleBooks? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 😊 Wonderful stories and playlists - 👍 Great app for kids - 👍 Amazing service - 👍 Superb and convenient access - 👍 Great content collection - 👍 Beautiful idea for an app **Cons** - 🐛 Login problems - 🐛 App crashes frequently - 🐛 Books not loading - 🐛 Poor user interface - 🐛 Content removed - 🐛 Difficult to navigate - 🐛 Not user-friendly - 🐛 Low quality app - 🐛 Basic and clunky - 🐛 Annoying sound intro - 🐛 Cannot read full book - 🐛 App is basically a useless in-app browser - 🐛 Search function slow and clumsy - 🐛 Chapters don't flow - 🐛 App freezes - 🐛 App shuts down on opening - 🐛 Error messages - 🐛 Form field boxes overlap - 🐛 App keeps logging out - 🐛 No easy way to toggle read/auto mode - 🐛 Cannot select local library - 🐛 Cannot flip pages - 🐛 Not mobile friendly site **Commonly reported bugs** - Unable to login with library card - Login problem - Did not let me sign in - It does not work - Tumble Mobile Is Broken - Can’t login - App won’t accept username/password - Just no - Library list does not appear - Can’t login!! - Logging in please wait and it never really logged in - Thanks for the meltdown - Basically nothing worked - You can’t read the full book - Hard to get in - Only read 1 page then it said thank you - Issues trying to log on - Crashes all the time - Wont even open now - Not letting me start the video or zoom in - Who puts out crap like this - Can’t get in - Tarable - Kicked me out - Baaaaaaaaaaad - Just no - Nothing loads - Page just stays blank - Books never load - Logging in is bugged - Ceps on glitching me to da homescreen - Can’t log in!!! - Doesn’t have the List of Libraries to select from - Gives me an error message - Ceps crashing - It’s the WORST - Login failure - App consistently fails to login - It worked at one point and never worked again - Not working app - The books don’t load - Not downloading! - Can’t login - It freezes - Website and app don’t work on iPad - Books won’t load - Can’t get passed the login - Keep getting an error - App fails to deliver - Cannot get into the app - Kicked me back to my home screen - Clunky - Typing is so teeny - Doesn’t seem like it was developed to work on phones - Hard to navigate - Difficult to get back to the homepage - Can’t login!! - No way to enter my library name - Terrible for iPad - Failed to log in - Doesn’t work - Unable to log in- app is worthless - Every time I would turn it on it would not work - Can’t even open app - Hangs up all the time - Does not work, at all - I NEVER CAN LOGIN - AWFUL DONT GET - Shuts Down - As soon as I open the app it shuts down - Flickers - Goes dark - Back to my home screen - Unable to login - Can’t use it - Doesn’t show Charlotte Mecklenburg library in the drop down - Login screen itself does not work - Worked 3min then nonresponding - Crashed every time - Not able to remember the login - Error message for login - App is great...when it lets you log in - Cool - Can’t sign in to read - Can you fix it ? - lol - Can’t play videos any more - No longer can read - App gets hung up - Never plays - Cannot log on - Constantly crashing - Can’t log in - Login simply fails every time - Can’t login - Barcodes squares to scan to login but no where is that an option - How do I login ? - Error couldn't sign in - Never able to sign in - Kept getting an error - Hi - Username baythorn and the password is Books - Unable to login. Error message - Can’t log in, tried two different library cards - App just crashes now - See the splash screen and then the app crashes - Horrible - Huge mistake - You have to have your school or library subscribe to it - Can’t get in - Cannot log in - With my library card number! - Several others have had the same issue - Please fix it! - Doesn’t work! - Will not let me log in - After I select my library and enter library barcode! - Very very frustrating! - The app keeps logging out - Can’t put in Library name - Unable to pull up the list of libraries - Unable to login - Keeps giving me an error - Log in error - Can’t log in! - Keeps saying log in error - Very annoying! - Can’t login - List will not pop up for entering the library - Therefore I cannot login - Unable to log in - Selected my library and entered my library card - Can’t log in - Why???!!! - Awful - Unable to login - Unable to select local library - Unable to read books - Crashing at log in - Worked great for a while - Now it's crashing when trying to log in - Ridiculously Inept - Takes so long to download - Doesn't work - Doesn't accept login - Needs work - Doesn't accept my login even though it works fine in a web browser - Please fix it - Can't log in - Family - Great when it works - Can no longer login since June bug fix! - Doesn't work - Trying to login but keep having error msg ! - Doesn't work - Won't recognize my password - Needs lots work - Issue flipping pages - Going to the next page - Couldn't get to the next page - No next page arrow or button - Disappointing - Please fix it quickly **Most requested features** - Offline reading feature - Filter for age-appropriate books - Adjustable speed for audio read-alongs - Option to not require sign-in - Improve usability - Order books by grade level - Fix page flipping and navigation ## Newest reviews (15 of 93) ### 2/5 — Great app BUT… *2024-12-15, version 4.0.33* This is a great app! My kids love it. BUT…most of their favourite books have been removed. Searching their favourite author shows “no results”. We have only found one Robert Munch book recently. When we first got the app several years ago, there were several books by him on here. Now we can only find one. ### 3/5 — Eh. Could surely use improvements! *2023-09-27, version 4.0.33* I just downloaded it today and it’s very basic with sort of a poor user interface. I was hoping to have a filter to find age appropriate books instead of just seeing book cover after book cover and having to sort through 94 books to find ones good for a 4 year old. Not a great selection. I can’t believe even Eric Carle, Little Blue Truck, and Llama Llama books aren’t on there. Like…the most basic of children’s books. Also I found an audio read-along book in Spanish but you can’t adjust the speed, so you kinda have to already be fluent or nearly so. Will probably delete the app. Easier to find books on YouTube where someone reads them aloud. ### 4/5 — Can’t log in *2023-06-24, version 4.0.18* An amazing service that we can log in from the website, but the app won’t accept the username/password the school gave us. Perhaps our school division has an updated password but the website still accepts the old one? ### 1/5 — Help me *2022-02-08, version 2.10* The app takes me out every time I log in I cannot make my homework like this! ### 2/5 — Needs work *2021-11-20, version 2.10* The app needs a lot of work as there are simply too many issues trying to log on and navigate the site. Why not have a big picture of the actual book cover instead of a thumbnail and half a page of description? The mascot and sound intro each time you want to view a book is truly annoying. ### 1/5 — Crashes all the time *2021-10-27, version 2.10* Latest update, crashes and wont even open now. Going to delete since its as good as useless. :( ### 1/5 — NOT WORKING *2021-09-09, version 2.10* It’s not letting me start the video or zoom in. ### 1/5 — Who puts out crap like this *2021-05-24, version 2.10* Our local librarian texted us to tell us she obtained this resource for the local kids. Would love to use it. Can’t get in. Of course there is no tech support. You should be embarrassed ### 1/5 — Tarable *2021-05-11, version 2.10* When I got the game it kicked me out ### 1/5 — Baaaaaaaaaaad *2021-05-05, version 2.10* I hate this app cuz my mom makes me listen to books that are like 4- AND I AM NOOOOOT 4 3 2 OR 1 YEARS OLD, BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADDDDDDDDDDDDDDD make this app NOT EVEN A THING PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ### 1/5 — :( *2021-03-02, version 2.10* Just no ### 1/5 — Basically a useless in app browser *2020-12-28, version 2.10* I downloaded the app to provide my kids with books in a different format in hopes of breaking up some monotony during the pandemic. Well, in this app, I can browse to my heart’s content, but nothing loads. Whenever I select read online, the page just stays blank and books never load. ### 1/5 — Login *2020-11-15, version 2.10* Can you please make it so people do not have to sign in? The logging in is bugged and I hate it. ### 1/5 — DO NOT GET DIS APP!!!! IT SUPER TRASH!!!!!!!! *2020-09-22, version 2.10* WAT DA HEK!!!!!!!! DIS CEPS ON GLITCHING ME TO DA HOMESCREEN!!!!!!!! (DIS IS PROBABLY A SCAM PEOPLE) ### 1/5 — Can’t log in!!! *2020-09-07, version 2.10* It doesn’t have the List of Libraries to select from. If typed in, the name or initials of the local library, it gives me an error message and can’t log in. Please fix the bugs!!! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Login problem *2025-10-10, version 4.0.33* Unable to login with my library card ### 1/5 — I did not let me sign in *2025-09-18, version 4.0.33* Two stars ### 1/5 — It does not work *2025-02-08, version 4.0.33* You have to go to a school for this ### 1/5 — Tumble Mobile Is Broken And Music Brick Out *2025-02-02, version 4.0.33* On Mobile Is Sounds Like 3098 [2.73] Roblox Music Friday… ### 1/5 — Can’t login *2024-02-07, version 4.0.33* Can’t login ### 1/5 — Just no *2022-09-20, version 2.10* Do not buy is a very bad buy epic it way better ### 1/5 — Can’t login *2022-08-27, version 2.10* Library list does not appear but I am able to access the website ### 1/5 — Can’t login!! *2022-06-24, version 2.10* I was always looking forward 2 reading in this app and I entered the correct thing(login details )but it always says logging in please wait and it never really logged in so could not login ### 1/5 — Thanks for the meltdown *2022-06-03, version 2.10* This app stunk so bad and was so frustrating to my 5 year old instead of occupying her for a few minutes while I put her little brother to bed it led to a frustrated meltdown because basically NOTHING worked. ### 1/5 — You can’t read *2022-03-14, version 2.10* You can not read the full book. It is also so hard to get in yes I have a library card but it no letting me in I got in found the book i want to read and I only read 1 page then it said thank you for reading the book ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Making a Plan *2025-10-22, version 4.0.33* I wish that Hamada would be careful with this app by not replaying in it. ### 5/5 — My Childhood *2025-03-29, version 4.0.33* Back when I was in Kindergarten, this website has been wonderful. It’s wonderful stories, the playlists, there is just so much to this app. (Although I do miss some books like Scaredy Squirrel). Still, a very good app! ### 5/5 — Exactly the app I was looking for!! *2024-01-08, version 4.0.33* My daughter kept complaining that she needed more AR points, but I had no idea how to help her with that. I looked for an app and was delighted to find this one. We happen to have a library that was part of the list and it’s great being able to favorite books that she can have read to her or read along with. I would love a feature that allows you to read off-line in the future, but very grateful for this offering. ### 5/5 — They updated! *2023-06-09, version 4.0.18* I read about this app from my local library and checked out the website, looked great and came to the App Store to check if I could get it on the iPad. Reviews were terrible but old … so I looked at version history and they just put out a new version! Looks great, can’t wait to read with my kids! ### 5/5 — Amazing work! *2022-05-28, version 2.10* Awesome work on this app, me and my daughter really enjoyed it, and she said that all teachers should use this app for class reading! :)j ### 5/5 — Best and nothing happens *2020-04-10, version 2.10* People say so but not for me I don’t know way but it works and it’s a great app to read if this goes not work go to the website ### 5/5 — Help *2020-03-03, version 2.10* Every time I press school I put in my username and password but it always says failed to log in it is so stupid if you put the right thing in it will still say failed to log in. so they need to fix this ### 5/5 — No funciona la estúpidamente app *2019-05-08, version 2.10* Porque me saca a cada rato ### 5/5 — it good *2019-03-18, version 2.10* I like this app ### 5/5 — No sirve *2019-02-01, version 2.10* Me saca a cada rato --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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