Epic - Kids' Books & Reading Reviews

I’m in the first few days of subscription, and wondering if I’m missing a better way to search? It’s horrible! Literally the poorest search function I’ve yet to experience. Can’t type more than one word without getting hundreds of irrelevant results. Clicking on Boxcar Children in “popular series” offers only three books, although 60+ are available in this app! The series I’ve looked at are completely unsorted, making it very difficult for children to use those independently if they have a continuous story from beginning to end. The thumbnail view, even on large screen tablet, can’t be zoomed, so subtitles and numbers within series are not readable.
I attempted to create collections and assign to my homeschooling student, following the directions on this app’s site, but “My Library” is missing entirely, so can’t get past first step. I’m using Epic on iPad Pro.
One good thing is children can comfortably browse featured items, although I’d love to adjust what’s there since my child is mostly reading Halloween titles (in mid November). The library definitely has liberal leaning options (ex. several books about Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Big Bang ‘science’) but none to be found leaning conservatively after much searching.
I’m disappointed that so few Caldecott books are included. Also lacking unabridged classics. There is no shortage of Twaddle.
Not sure this is anything I expected or want to pay for.

this app is the #1 suggested reading app, I use this for my school and it’s fun! But for some reason when I first got Epic , before that I’d always use my laptop to read on it and when I got it all my profile pictures, backgrounds, badges, etc. were locked even tho I have unlocked them and when I reached level 30 I didn’t get the badge. I find this very odd, still happening for the locked items that are supposed to be unlock it today as well. I have to go on the website to change my profile pic because sometimes my classmate or a glitch or some sort would change my profile picture and my other stuff (I use my this app account for school purposes!) I have can’t do it on Epic . But there’s lots of good things as well, this makes reading fun for me especially the quizzes. I really love Epic , the books and collections. And do not get me started on the audiobooks, my teacher was playing an audio book for me and my class (we had the actual book as well) and I love the voices! You guys get amazing narrators and voice actors, my teacher says the voices as well! Really love it, it’s amazing and the ultimate reading app for school as well. ❤️

Like I said I LOVE Epic, when your at home and you don’t have a book you can read or you’ve read all of them, just download Epic!!! It’s has all the books in the world! Also if you want to read in a different reading app I recommend NOOK its free, but some of the books aren’t :/. But anyway Epic is amazing and teachers love it to! But there are some bugs that can be fixed, but other then that this is my top 10 recommended apps, if you want to hear about them they are going to be listed below >
ROBLOX: this is my most favorite game to play and their are endless possibilities! You can friend your friends and chat with them which is convenient since of COVID-19 and their are TONES of games and obbys that are fun and eventful! But I would only give Epic 3 stars, because like any other app there are hackers and scammers, and somtimes even viruses that are lerking in Epic :( AND its very scary, so you have to be carful who your friends with. There are also mean people in this game too :( so not the most “fun” game if your hacked, but it’s pretty fun if you just for get about it!!! Well that’s all I’m going to say for now, this is WAY to long and I don’t think anyone will read it :/ but I’ll stop talking 😅

this app is really good for every body but I think it would be much better if you could put books for adults so they can enjoy reading too and just so you know I just gave this idea if you guys want Epic to be much popular and more fun for everyone. Also some thing that will also help your app is that it does not have to be with money because why not we use it for free because maybe some people don’t have the money and because every body wants to talk about it they really want to try Epic and they download it but then they see oh no 🤦‍♂️ 🤦‍♀️ Epic needs money every month. Thanks for understanding. Just so you know this is just a feed back and please mail me I want to know if you guys liked my feed back. Bye!!!!!!👏👏👏 Thank you very much for Epic. Also, thank you for your support. From: a fan of your app👍. P.S: just so you know all of this is just a feed back but the following is a review, I hope you like it ❤️❤️. I love Epic and I think that it is such a clever and fun app to use every body at my school 🏫 always talks about this app because it’s such a good app.

I have to be honest and say that purchasing Epic for a whole year was not my intention. And to my surprise, it has been the best accidental purchase. Epic has helped my 1st grader to enjoy reading. When he is on this app he is having fun and learning in a way that doesn’t make reading a chore. My 4 yr old daughter is obsessed with Epic. It’s given me the extra support I’ve needed in helping both my children read. It’s extremely user friendly and the amount of books and videos available continues to surprise me. Epic is a must have for all parents. It’s an amazing gift to give young children. I know my kids love it. In my house, this app has become a constant resource for entertainment and education. It truly is an extension of our home library. It’s my virtual bookshelf and our nightly bedtime story. I don’t know what I would do with out. I know for a fact that my life n the lives of my children would be less wondrous n beautifully illustrated without this app.

Thank you to everyone at this app. Because of your app my kids are reading more. And during this difficult time in the world, you have helped make my life a little easier n more quiet.

this app is a good app but I can’t say the one thing I don’t like is that some of the real long does the auto parts you can’t see the words and I don’t really like that.
I also like it because I can’t listening to a book while I’m doing something else and I’m still kind a like yet so it’s nice I really like it and I don’t think there’s really anything else like it besides like Kindle and stuff but that’s for like kids and is a nice thing you can make two accounts and you get to pick what you like for each of help or it’s over two accounts and you can pick what do you like whatever you want and I really like that. And I think that this app earth not the best App but it’s good I would like to see improved and I’d like to do more interviews on it so yeah I’m actually reading a book right now and it’s called farm life oh yeah here’s another thing I don’t like it about it is it it is it doesn’t have all of the books I like like dog Mia Sammy it to you have a great selection of yesterday have a great collection of who is the new wires so I’d really like to see dog man and some more some more nonfiction book it’s more of a biography wrapping who is it who was biographies so yeah I would really like to do another review so I really like either but I think it can improve so yeah.

I am paying the monthly subscription to help my son find books to read for his AR assignments for school so he can still read in the evenings but be able to get credit for them by taking AR quizzes at school the next day. this app allows him to be flexible in choosing books in his level on various topics and encourage him to read more. HOWEVER I’ve found quite a few books that will list an AR level and they are nowhere to be found on the arbookfinder website. He is 10 and this is upsetting to him to read a book only to find that there is no AR quiz to take at school the next day. I would love to keep this app for him during the summer when AR doesn’t matter where he can read just anything he wants… but during the school year his focus is to ensure he meets his AR goals. Please update to add more books that appropriately match the arbookfinder website because we are having to check each one before he will read it. And please add more AR books overall as often the selections are somewhat small or they are on topics he does not show an interest in. Thank you. He loves earning badges too. Really enjoy that part of Epic for encouraging his reading.

Ok first of all,..... Epic IS FREAKING AMAZING!!!! You get to read books, listen to books, and even watch videos!!!! My whole class did this app during the school year and I loved it so much I just had to get it on my phone!!!! It’s so much fun, the more you read the more badges you get,some badges come with prizes like, new profile pics, frames and more! In the winter and spring they have these contests where you read as many books as you can and if you in one of the top ten you get a prize!!( this is usually done with a class so the teacher usually picks the prize) This totally makes reading way more fun so I recommend this to the parents reading this because before I HATED reading but then I striding it with my teachers recommendation and now I always have a book in my hands!!!!!! Now here are some suggestions, when I was on Epic I noticed there weren’t a lot of books I usually read like, dog man, diary of a wimpy kid and books related to that. I really would enjoy this app much more if you guys at least make an effort to put some of those books in but other than that, Epic IS PERFECT!!!!!! 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃😉😉😉😉

Our boys (8 & 11) absolutely LOVE Epic!! It’s literally a whole library JUST 4 kids!! We don’t have to worry about them finding books that have adult content in them. Also, if they see book covers that scare them a lil or freak them out, they can go into that book & press this lil icon that looks like an eye w/a line through it. Then this app won’t show them any books that r similar to that book anymore. Woo hoo!!!! I love how Epic keeps track of the minutes they read. I love getting emails about what books they r reading. They truly look to get into bed & get on this app!! They have SO many books right in their hands. They can easily go from book to book to book. Epic has really helped them enjoy reading more. I know there’s more to Epic , for schools & teachers. But we homeschool, so I just keep an eye on what they read & get the emails. But there is more u can do in Epic that we haven’t used.
I have recommended Epic to numerous friends b/c we all LOVE it so much!! Now, I still love to hold books & read to them. So we will still be making trips to the library. But not as often

I love this app are use it for school it’s very entertaining it’s not just entertaining it’s not just fun but it’s also learning it has no bad words there’s no bad stuff like I read a book by Beyoncé and Katy Perry and Taylor Swift and it’s not bad day Pichooo what year you I love this app are use it for school it’s very entertaining it’s not just entertaining it’s not just fun but it’s also learning it has no bad words there’s no bad stuff like I read a book by Beyoncé and Katy Perry and Taylor Swift and it’s not bad day Pichooo what year they they were born and it’s fun download this app! it’s an awesome app awesome game you could even watch slime videos anything it’s not just for girls it’s for boys to it’s the best app ever it’s better than ABC mouse no offense but I think it is it’s just that awesome by please download this app! Oh and it’s the best app ever just download this app! it’s not hard just click the little download button that’s it at least if you don’t like it and you’ve never seen it before just right because you don’t know if you do you’ve never used it before it’s amazing bye please download this app!

I'm a very busy mother of six- ranging from 16 years - 6 months!! No matter how organized, preped/prepared I think I am time is always something I find myself needing more of everyday...mostly just bc of how quickly our children grow up!!! Being a mother now myself I often "look back" on the traditions/memories that my Mother and Grandmother started with me..and I can say one of my favorite things with my parents were a bedtime story!! Some of my most fond memories were from my bedtime story times- there's no greater feeling then being all snuggled in bed with your Mommy reading from your favorite book!!!! Having so many rugrats I think it's safe to say "I've tried it all"...some work better than others of course for certain children but finding this app has definitely made the "process" of learning to read a lot more fun and even something my children will NOT let me forget about with all of our daily tasks!! The "badges" you collect at different stages/tasks completed is very exciting to the younger ones!! Keep up the great work!!!! And thank you for helping me keep my kids interested in reading!!!!!!

As a bookworm Epic has been absolutely amazing; however, more diversity is a must. In response to the BLM movement there has been more books by black authors and more black representation, but there are hardly any books with queer representation. Out of all the thousands of books on Epic I only found about 3 books with queer characters or great queer representation. If more representation of the LGBTQ+ community could be added that would be amazing. Educating today’s youth on kindness and respect for others is key, and more diverse books would be an amazing way to start.
I also think that adding more YA books for the older children would be amazing. It’s really hard for me to find books that are mature and grab my interest, so more books for older children would be great.
Adding more filters for different genres and interests would also be nice, and maybe a section for older kids.
Others then that Epic is absolutely amazing, with many great reading options.

We are home schoolers and Epic is great for me and my kids. Epic allows each of my kids to have their own profile and to read a free book per day. Lots of nice books and new books. The user interface is attractive and works well. The monthly premium price is ok, a little high for us to pay so we stick with free ,but not horrible considering the profiles. There are a few cons mostly technical; for example the “upgrade to premium” bar often obscures other features or buttons and is in the way. It allows me to make a book collection but I can’t find it. I want to be able to assign collections but we don’t want to connect to an outside school or teacher. We don’t like when the cat interrupts our books and asks us questions. We would rather it not ask or make an option to shut it off. Also when the kids pop the ballon it appears that there is no badge but sometimes there is, yet the animation doesn’t show us either way. Epic is counting total reading time as total time in one sitting. So the badges are way off time wise.

I haven’t been on Epic for long. I have only been on it for only like a month and I’m already level 50!!! Epic is very good for younger people. Epic has grades for like 7th grade. It
has so many categories of books and it has so many books to read. There’s book for 7th and under. I recommend Epic to everyone to use! I’m also a fan of reading so this makes it even more fun too. In 6th grade we have to do reports on books which I am obsessed with. Epic makes everything on here more fun. There’s videos, audiobooks, read to me books, and etc. I absolutely recommend Epic to book lovers. There’s tons and tons of books for people to read when they are bored one day. Last night when I was in bed at like 9:47 p.m I stayed up til’ 1 am reading on the this app app. I especially want other people to read too because you can learn new things as you read. I love how Epic can also let you put cool names too. Also the people who hate to read should try Epic. I really hope everyone can enjoy Epic. It’s very this app!

Thank you for all of this OK first of all this is the best App ever you guys are the best thank you for the books thank you for the things everything and I love audiobooks I love read to me books especially books I can read it help me I’ve been in this I’ve been in this app since I was five I am seven right now my name mannat I love all of this book it reminds me of my books are used to have but then I needed to donate all my baby bucks and I was so sad but I always get more books thank you thank you thank you so much you guys are the best you’re worth your effort on this this app is the best game ever all the parents approve this game is the best you guys are all the prayers time you guys make it so fun you guys are the best thank you so much once again thank you thank you thank you thank youI love Epic so much you guys are the best LoveGuys are the best seriously love you guys so much I can go crazy for Epic if my parents really did this I will tell them to re-download Love mannat Thank you once again love you this app this app

My family loves Epic. There is something for everyone. My kids have their own profiles and like earning new reading buddies and avatars. I even have a profile for myself because there are some great non fiction books for those ‘forever nerdy’ folk. We’ve been using this app! for a couple of years now and I couldn’t imagine road trips, rainy days or bed time without it. My 7 year old daughter is reading at a 4th grade level. I think this app! has contributed a lot to her advancement. Her teacher used this app! during the pandemic and we were able to link accounts which added a reading level selection of books. I can’t recommend Epic enough. My 5 year old as pretty severe ADHD and loves having Epic read to him. I think it’s the combination of hearing the book, seeing the words popping and the illustrations that help keep his attention. His vocabulary is higher than normal, which this app! definitely contributes to.

Every time I go on this app it has to be early. Why,You might ask? Because every time after 3:30 or 4:00 (exactly on the dot) it kicks you out! If you don’t want that you can go to free this app. The only problem with that is that you only get picture books. Also, when you go onto this app free you only get two hours. Then it says your time will be renewed. That never happens! If you want this app unlimited you have to pay seventeen dollars for three months. Also all of the good books you could get for free at the library or a book sale for cheap. The only good part about this app is that it has books for all ages. It has audiobooks, chapter books and picture books. It also has places to put the books you like. If you klick on the little heart you get your favorite books in one part. That is the only good parts about this app. It may seem that this app is all good but honestly it not. I went onto this app and it won’t let me onto my school account. Now I can’t read any of the books my teacher sends me. this app was so much better last year. I set my expectations high and I was not pleased. I honestly don’t know what the programmer thought when they changed this app. I am very disappointed ☹️.
PS the help site does not work at ALL!

I was about to start using it on my phone until I saw that subscription... I use it in my school all the time and didn’t like it because the level was way too low and so I was stuck with baby books which is one of my pet peeves. I just ended up scrolling for books for older ages, but they never had any. I just wish that you could adjust your reading level by yourself because my reading level is eighth grade but I’m reading about first. I ended up looking up Epic on my phone just to see how it was to be able to choose your level, and I realized that my library teacher thought it would be an amazing idea to make all of the levels for babies so when fifth grade came along, all we had to do was look at random videos of slime and stuff. I was going to ask to use RAZ-kids, but she said ‘strictly this app’ so now I'm doomed. I know that you can use the search bar to change the level, but that never REALLY works. It just changes you to the highest level for your grade, which is about second or third in Epic . Also, you have to pay for it and lots of people cant cancel the subscription. I know I'm going to get put in critical, but I honestly don’t think it matters right now. I should’ve known...

Hi there this is a great app but a couple issues
1.I have a favoritebook series dork diaries but it is not on there
2. My brother age 5 has reed 100 read- to-me books at level 18 I am at level 17 but not even close to 100 books I have reed 36 books not 70 not 80 not 90 but 36 I read chapter books And I get it they are pretty long but 36 books at level 17 my brother is now at level 20
3. Some achievements are really hard to get to like Reed for 3 hours a day some kids might not be able to reed for that long
Thanks byeeee the way (see that catch lol) I want to connect my profile to my classroom but I can’t and how do you cuz my teacher 👩‍🏫 duz not have a this app classroom but she duz have this app on here computer 💻 overall that this app! IS this app. Oh one more thing my cousins have Epic and I look for the books they read search. THANKS 😊 one more thing I probably estimating by how long I have had this app I actually probably really read 100 💯 books 📚 bye 👋-Gracie and add books by Rania tiglemher pls pls pls pls.

this app is AMAZING! You can use it as a computer website too, but it’s also great on Mobile. You can read in the car without getting a headache unlike with paper books. I love it! You get achievements and can level up!! There a classrooms that teachers can use for their students to be in. You can see how much minutes your student reads in a day. When on search, there are many different topics and interests for your child, student or you (if you are the child). You can customize your character, background and outlining on this app mobile. You can earn more of them by reading and achieving more. You read to get achievements. Most books for younger kids have read alouds. Even some chapter books do! Needless to say, Epic and its name are exactly the same! Thank you this app for helping me grow my reading and find books and authors I like. Thank you for giving a wide variety of interesting and fun filled books!

When it comes to sitting in bed at night to sitting outside on a hot day reading to my brother I use this app when my brother is cranky or maybe my mom and dad need me to watch him I pull up this app on my iPad and read to him he really likes Elmer the Elephant and he really enjoys listening to barnyard boogie!
I also enjoy reading the weird but triple books and the goosebumps books in bed or whenever I relax I also enjoyed reading one of my favorites always October I love the mystery in the monsters I listen to it all the time I actually started reading listening to it in second grade and then I lost second grade I didn’t have Epic so I forgot all about it and then one day I thought of a good reading book or maybe even to listen to and then I thought of this one book that I was reading in second grade I tried so hard to think about it and then I finally realized what it was it was, always October! I got Epic and started listening!

I've tried to cancel my subscription to Epic & for some reason I can't. I have a son who just turned 3 a few days ago. He likes books & I thought this would be something he would be interested in. He's not. He has other learning apps that he chooses over this 1. He loves the interactive Montessori school app, which I pay $5.00/month for and I can check and see his progress there, his likes & dislikes, & change the age range or learning level. Not only can I not unsubscribe to this app, but when I look at his progress, he's only spent 27 minutes on the Epic , interested in 2 books, both Elmo, however it's telling me he's reached level 2 & has earned a bunch of achievements/awards already. I don't see how that's possible. My son is advanced so he started out in the 3+ area. He likes Elmo he can read the books for free on the PBS apps. Since I can't unsubscribe in the "manage account" area in "settings ", like it tells me I can, I'm going to have to get in touch with Apple & solve my issue that way. I've never been unable to unsubscribe from an app before. This is extremely frustrating. Parents this sounds good for a classroom setting, I've read mixed reviews. My suggestion is to let the school pay for it so you don't end up in a similar situation.

It’s great for older and younger children, I feel like it helps me a lot and could start a path to a great reading lover, and normally my mom doesn’t Press the free trial but she did and thought it would help me out on my reading skills, and even though I’m still not sure if I want to keep, but I feel like it’s a great app not to mention that I use the audiobooks every night to help me fall asleep 💤 and even for little ones , like if you don’t have enough time to read them a book, well hit Audiobooks and type in the name, and not to mention that if you press the free trial button but don’t really like NO WORRY’S !! 👍you can stop it and time and they would make sure that you’re not paying for something that you don’t still have or want, that’s just my opinion but I do recommend it for younger and older children 👍

I love this game, it is so educational. Reading, Learning, Growing! It is great. But my doubt is that every few months, if you want this, or that. You have to pay a big amount of money!
I feel good about it being educational, but when they say kids can’t move on to the next level unless they pay like $25, I don’t like that. Then they end up using up all of their money, I feel suspicious about them wanting money! I feel like they’re trying to put something educational into money to get money and it’s not fair. The feeling to pay money for a GAME!!! Just doesn’t feel right. If you want your child to learn education I highly rated Epic! If you don’t want to waste your money on your iPad cause you’re saving up for other stuff, I don’t know about Epic. It has voices in the game that says,”you can do it” and I love them being supportive. But it also has voices saying,” give me money.”
I don’t like that and since they know children play that app, I don’t think it is very nice!!!! 😊 Thanks for your support!!!!

ALL THE BOOKS ARE BELOW LEVEL THAT THEY SAY THEY ARE. Literally no good books on Epic. Everything is for preschoolers or is insanely boring beyond comprehension. Like I’m not even joking there are NO YOUNG ADULT/TEEN FICTION BOOKS LIKE CMON!! :((((( It’s just not worth it when the worst book in my public library is better than epics best book(which isn’t very good). Anyway why pay 10 bucks for under level books when most towns have a public library and most schools have a school library for the kids. Any adult would DIE OF BOREDOM on Epic......its basically the typical kindergartener to the advanced 1st grader who would like this and that’s about it. All in all its WAY to expensive and doesn’t even have decent books. Like its one thing to not have every awesome book in history, but at least make it decent. this app the not at all this app app, absolutely failed at that. Your wasting 100 bucks a year to download this and the school subscriptions that schools pay for? Those dont even allow access past school hours. Why? Just more classic lameness by the not-this app. Lol bad joke sorry. Anyways bad underage library, too expensive, and its boring. Thanks for reading! Bye.

I love Epic I read books to my cousin, Monroe and he loves all of the books as long as he is happy I'm happy. I love everything about it it's tittle it's books and all of the other stuff
It's helping me learn new words and pernouns words you should be glad you made Epic cause I think it's
PERFECT!!!! Also On here I did not know there were chapter books! I love reading the this app original stories I also like how there are no adds! Reading is know my favorite subject know! And all the books are page turners ( That means people can't stop reading the books) And they have books for all ages! But I love how you can change subjects and it will have pacific books. So if you haven't down loaded Epic, I feel bad for you. So you should download Epic!

The 9 year old,Avery

It was a wonderful book but not necessarily the book I was looking for a lot of the books have audio or read to me I think maybe you guys should take a little bit of those off because a lot of the books or books for like big kid and stuff like that and I know a lot of us a big kid and want to read them have a book read to us but other than that this app is a great app by all means a lot of the books that I want him looking for I’ve been looking for they have not been on here I’ve been typing a man for days but I’ve only had it for at least two or three days but still I haven’t found it so I think maybe you guys should add a few more books on here and if you guys can’t that’s all right your still a great app

I like the variety that it has however for an app that I have to pay for in a monthly basis, it is glitchy.

Often it is missing the last moments of chapters. It hangs up at the end of a chapter sometimes and I have to go out of Epic and back in. I hate constantly having to relog in when my phone rings or when my alarm goes off or in between chapters. It is quite annoying. Sometimes it is quirky when I skip back to chapter. For example it will show that it is chapter 4 while it is actually reading chapter 3. Also when my subscription expired, I received an email to receive a month for free. I tried to establish my account but was not able to and ended up having to pay for my account.

If I am able to find the audio books through the library then I will probably let my account go as it is just too expensive for me.

Monthly access to a multitude of children's books for the price of one?! Yes, sign me up. Great collections! One huge issue I have and it may just be me (the reason why it's four and not five stars) - I can't turn off the audio read along feature in the settings. Read why below.

I love reading to my three year old son. I put my own inflections and set the mood just right for him and I stop at certain times to point out things in the illustrations so he can make the proper associations. While I'm sure other parents would rather have someone else read the story to their kids, I would rather my son associate these stories with me reading them. It will have a more lasting effect.

Please add the option to turn off the audio read along in your next update and I'll happily take my review to five stars.

So I’m 12 years old and Epic is really fun but the wings of fire escaping peril and the wings of fire talons of power audiobooks have glitches in them. I was listening to escaping peril chapter 10 and 19 minutes in it just stops. I tried closing Epic and skipping ahead in the chapter but it didn’t work, then I skipped ahead to chapter 11 and it was working fine again. When I finished escaping peril I decided to listen to talons of power (the next book in the series) and guess what? The prologue stops and goes all silent 1 minuet in 😑. And I would go to my library and get the books there but my library doesn’t have any wings of fire books, so please this is really important. Please fix this and I will be happy to give it 5 stars