Audiobooks Reviews

by Ambjg

Below this you will see my original 5 star review. However, in the last couple months it continuously deletes my downloads. Instead of indicating a 100% download, everything is now 0%, awaiting download. I live in a rural area with very poor internet connection, so it is essential that I have books on my phone. Also, I rely on Audiobooks when I travel, but I can’t anymore if it keeps deleting my downloads. Please fix this.

I had it on my iPhone 2, my iPhone 4 and now my iPhone 6s. If it were the only app on my phone, the cost of my phone would be worth it. So many books and so many genres to choose from! Some readers are better than others, but, hey, they are volunteers. I have about 50 books downloaded to my library which has slowed things down a little so I make sure now to delete the file and just keep the title. I love being able to store books to have on hand when I travel. I love being able to listen to all the science fiction selections and the history and biographies. I love being able to fall asleep to a book after a stressful day. Just download it and enjoy!

by Word Choice Matters

For a long time this was a great app- the narration and user interface were great, and so many books to choose from! But there has been a recurring problem with the files simply disappearing all at once. All books will be 100%, and the next time I open Audiobooks , they will all be 0%. Repeatedly. I only have a few books at a time and plenty of memory, so I don’t see why it should purge like this. Honestly tempted to delete Audiobooks if I can’t even listen to one book without downloading it four times.

by Jeycee32

Something is wrong with the downloading process. Often I have to close Audiobooks and reopen it in order to retrigger Audiobooks to resume downloading after one file has completed. It usually gets stuck once it finishes one file and doesn’t move on to the next. Sometimes it continues with the next file but almost always it doesn’t, meaning I have to close and reopen many many times for books with many files, like the ones I have that are about 60 files big. It’s very annoying and inconvenient. I tried messing around with the settings but couldn’t get the download process to work right. Please fix this!

by Ejmjensen

I have listened to Librivox books with Audiobooks for years. Enough so that paying the small fee to access plus titles was easy. However, for reasons unknown, Audiobooks now irregularly purges completed downloads. I dod not want to leave a review regarding this, but it happened again this morning: 15-20 books went from “all files downloaded” to “0 files downloaded.”
I’ve written and received responses several times on this single issue though no resolution has surfaced. The customer svc response time is fine; it’s just that this malfunction persists. The explanation they offered was that Audiobooks might purge previously complete downloads if/when a device’s available storage is exhausted or close to it. I have averaged 8-12gb of free space throughout my correspondence with developer, and have never run out of space. Unfortunately, I am to the point where I will trial the many competing apps. Resigned, EJ

by Verkingetorix

I love this as a resource but I wish they curated some of the people who do the reading a bit more critically. When listening to the Count of Monte Cristo, chapters 25 and 26 are nearly unlistenable. The woman has thick accent and is clearly uncomfortable reading English, also her audio equipment is terrible. There is a high pitched sound in the background. Very difficult to listen to. Some of the readers are great, with good voices and high audio quality. But some aren’t nearly as good. I especially the narrator in chapters 25 and 26. I can’t really under what happened in those chapters. Looking back I should have just skipped them and looked up what happened. It gave me a terrible headache.

by AgentP86

I really enjoy Audiobooks and use it frequently. My literary interests have almost always dwelt in long ago and lesser known titles, and Audiobooks gives me access to tomes nearly impossible to find anywhere else. I give it only four stars because the search function can be rather problematic. For example; I’ll search for titles written by a certain author and only be given a few choices, but if I look up that author under the actual Authors section, there are dozens more. Or I’ll search for a title and the results give about twenty other titles along with it that seem to have no connection to that title at all. Sometimes this is because my title was mentioned in the description of the other books, but other times not. There have been other difficulties with the search function, but for the sake of conciseness, I won’t mention them here. I have also noticed that many of the titles available on the Librivox website are not available here; I’m not sure if the reason for this, but it would be great to have access to them as well. Also, it can be very time consuming to find a title that captures my interest and holds onto it as well, so I wanted to suggest the addition of a “recommended for you” section that brings up available titles based on your previous listening selections. I believe this would seriously streamline the process and increase the enjoyment of your app. Thanks!

Tami

by Dojee

Karen Savage was the narrator on these and several other titles. She is fantastic. Audiobooks has been so enjoyable. I am somewhat selective with the narrators . But for a free app it has been wonderful. Thanks for offering so many great titles. Although... I’m having issues with Audiobooks running background and draining my iPhone 7 Plus battery. I’ve had Audiobooks for 5 years and LOVE IT. But turning off the background refresh didn’t work. 😢 please fix it.

by Jarroyo50090

Ever since I got Audiobooks it was good to have. Until this happen. I had a library of books that has been downloaded with all the files, when I open Audiobooks , every downloading files are gone and start yet again download them once more. This happen to me twice and I'm sick and tired of having all the files downloaded for only Audiobooks self delete the books files. I'm done with Audiobooks. I used to love it and I enjoy it listening good books from there; just hate the idea of auto self destruct app and start over. I have zero time to waste for all the books files to be downloaded.

by CameronJConrad

I have enjoyed these books so much! I got this app Plus, which is somewhat better. Some narrators are good, but the quality varies. I had to stop reading one audiobook because I could barely understood what they said. And another Plus book was read by a child. Not an enjoyable read. But you can sometimes get a good reader. Overall, if you want to hear a book, regardless of how you hear it, this is the place to go. The Sherlock Holmes reading is excellent (If you do the ones by David Clarke.) There are some small errors in the organization of the books in the authors, for example.

My rating (out of 5 stars)
Narrating ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Books ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

by Me6157

I have listened to uncountable number of books every night for years! I have discovered many amazing new authors, laughed and cried, and now can’t go to sleep without it. I started by listening to the favorite 50 books and listened to all the books of my favorite authors. Next, I listened to my genres with a relisten to my favorites once in awhile.
Thank You 😀

by Blaquebuttaphly

I am so appreciative of Audiobooks. Most audio book apps cost money. I am a wife and a mother of five children. Money is very sparse in my house especially for extras. I used to be an avid reader but with the business of caring for a large household as well as dealing with focus issues as I get older, it is very difficult to find the time to read a book.

Now, I’m able to enjoy literature as I wash dishes or care for other responsibilities around the house and it is helping to keep my spirits up.

Thank you!❤️

by Run Happy

I recommend Audiobooks to my friends. With it's handy snooze setting, I can fall asleep listening to what ever book I fancy. I can also listen to my favorite authors while doing household chores or crafting . My son uses Audiobooks to listen to classical literature , while he follows along on the Kindle for books like Ivanhoe which may be a little difficult for him. This is a very useful app.

by Hfggghgfffg

The biggest problem I have with other audio-book apps is that in many cases they only offer abridged versions, so it’s really just an interpretation of a work. Not here, you get the original version by the author.

The recordings vary in quality, there have been a few that were so bad, I couldn’t even listen to them, but some are as good as the pay sites and read by pro readers.

Also, I highly recommend forking over the $10 for the featured this app, it’s such a great value! I’ve listened to about 60 books from Audiobooks.

by Wolverine368

All of the classic’s I never got around to reading. And it has enriched me more than I would have thought. Sure there are great Writers, Today. But can they really hold up against The masterpieces. Of all time ? I will unequivocally Say, NO! Dickens , Twain, Arthur Conan . Just three of Icons who I have been re- acquainted with. And the Orator’s, you will find your favorites. Make our Books even more compelling. Jimmy M

by Hycvjyv

The menu before was very easy to maneuver. You could go from playing it back to your library easily now all the buttons are jammed at the bottom in a soon as you click on preview the book immediately starts to play. Looks like they want to upgrade it, and got someone to do it cheaply.

by Jmills7777

Wonderful! I use this all the time, and there’s always an interesting story waiting for me every time I open Audiobooks .

My only complaint is sometimes I cant understand the narrators. I understand that the narrators are volunteers, but maybe just review the audio, make sure that your listeners can understand them. Just a suggestion.

Otherwise, amazing app!

by Kate D. From Greendale, WI

The early 20th century is the time. A small town surrounded by farmland the place. Living from birth with a mother who resented her very existence, Elnora Comstock does not grow into an embittered young woman. Instead, she makes her way with a full heart, sympathy and forgiveness for everyone she meets. Earning her way as a budding naturalist and then a teacher she finally finds a mother and then a lover deserving of her. The language can run to overly sentimental; but the story is engaging and enjoyable.

by Ltlgne

How did we get to where we are, from where we have been? Jane Austen writes of such a complex life, which most of us in the 21st Century would find impossible to navigate, let alone survive. As always, we have so much to be thankful for. The narration by Elizabeth Klett is simply lovely. For those of us who enjoy this app, the narrator is usually the deal breaker when it comes to choosing the book or not. Congratulations Ms. Klett.

by Mickmac

Such an excellent way to enjoy certain books. Let’s face it, some books are more challenging than others, and in our day and age we are struggling to find time for the important things. This helps make important things, such as growth and intellectual exercise a priority.
Audiobooks ’s interface is clean and easy with a good feature set: back up, jump ahead, sleep timer, etc. Enjoyable and helpful. Thanks also to LibriVox!

by Kimk Lover#kimk

So I LOVE Audiobooks it has SOOOOOO many amazing authors and books!! With that being said their is one thing I wish that I saw more....KID BOOKS!! I wish their were more books for kids such as Nancy Drew, and what about comic books? Can we see some of those?, and what about Magic Treehouse? Speaking of Magic Treehouse can you guys make a feature where you can search Series of books and guys group them together so all the books in the series in one group that would be awesome! If you guys have these features please let me know thanks! 😘

by Bjxski

You have changed the view on Audiobooks so that the font is much larger. It isn’t something I can change. When you want to do a search for a new book you only use 1/2 to 1/3 of the page so you can only see a few titles at a time. I can no longer scroll through quickly to find a new book.
Also is there a way Audiobooks could know which books we have already read without downloading it again to find out?

by Caelem517

The new update is pretty good, and of course having access to all these classics is great. My one complaint is that we can not edit the order our books are in in the library. If I try to sort them, they go right back to where they were to begin with. Please address this in the next update.

by Smitten With Written

The format allows easy playback and review. The timer feature helps me make my own little bedtime story list, and the categories listing Narrators and Genres has helped me find new gems for my reading and listening pleasure. Sometimes its the only reason that I carry my tablet!

by Momma Larlar

Love is why we are here. We are called to show the Love God has shown us through and in Jesus! I never realized the true joy of fellowship that I can have with my Savior, Brother and friend in this life on earth but have been waiting until I see Him in Heaven. This book, written by Andrew Murray, has helped me to understand that Christ has Loved me with an everlasting Love which started long before I was born. Everlasting Love is God and God is everlasting Love! Both are true and Jesus is the fountain through Whom all of God’s Love and Blessings flow!

Read or listen to the words written in this book. Think on them. Dwell in them as you learn what a blessing it is that Christ abides in you and learn of Him for the Glory of God the Father!

May God’s Love be made manifest through you for His Glory through Christ who will give you the strength to Glorify our Father in Heaven. All Glory belongs to God and, through Him, His Son with whom He is well pleased!

With all my heart, May the Lord bless you and keep you all the days of your life and may you live in the House of the Lord forever. In Jesus’ most Holy Name, Amen and Amen!