Reviews of BookBeat Audiobooks & E-books

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List of user reviews and ratings for BookBeat Audiobooks & E-books

Total ratings

3.65 (Rating count: 42,724)

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Review summary

Users praise BookBeat for its large, multilingual catalog and easy-to-use interface, with good value for money and features like saved lists and responsive support. However, recurring complaints focus on subscription drawbacks: access may be lost when not paying, complicated cancellations, and confusing trial terms. Other frequent issues include weak search and filter tools, language and regional restrictions (locked languages, currency issues), and platform limits (no browser playback, Wear OS not supported). Overall, the app is strong for content and usability but hampered by policy/region constraints and search quality.

Pros

Extensive multilingual catalog with new releases available quickly.
Easy-to-use interface and overall good usability.
Good value for money, including student pricing and flexible tiers.
Useful saved-lists feature to organize titles.
Responsive customer support.

Cons

Subscription model can cut access when you stop paying; cancellation and trial terms are confusing.
Weak search and filters; hard to discover titles, and language filters are often locked.
Language and regional restrictions and localization issues (locked languages, currency/pricing oddities, playback language bugs).
Platform limitations: no browser playback and Wear OS support is missing.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.70

All time rating average: 3.65

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35% (47)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-02	*****	I like it better than audible, its actually 5 stars but I give 3 because I would like to emphasise that with british crime fiction bookbeat is always far behind. take Ian Ranking Rebus Novels. The last three are completely missing even if they're from 20/22/24. Would never happen with audible
I like it better than audible, its actually 5 stars but I give 3 because I would like to emphasise that with british crime fiction bookbeat is always far behind. take Ian Ranking Rebus Novels. The last three are completely missing even if they're from 20/22/24. Would never happen with audible
2026-08-02	No*****	the best audiobook app ever
the best audiobook app ever
2026-07-25	Ma*****	Używam odkad weszli na rynek i polecam. Lepsza od konkurencji, zawsze mam cos do słuchania.
Używam odkad weszli na rynek i polecam. Lepsza od konkurencji, zawsze mam cos do słuchania.
2026-07-21	gh*****	Lovely and understanding customer service, many available interesting books and overall easy to use! ☺️
Lovely and understanding customer service, many available interesting books and overall easy to use! ☺️
2026-07-18	To*****	why is my account in Swedish?????
why is my account in Swedish?????
2026-07-17	He*****	I don't get why I can't listen many books in english. Yes my account is finnish but that doesn't mean I can't have the same access as other people. I find it easier to listen to audiobooks in english because finnish can be really overwhelming to listen to. It literally ruined my day when I saw that I can't even listen to PERCY JACKSON, a VERY popular fantasy book in english. Shame on you!!!!!!!
I don't get why I can't listen many books in english. Yes my account is finnish but that doesn't mean I can't have the same access as other people. I find it easier to listen to audiobooks in english because finnish can be really overwhelming to listen to. It literally ruined my day when I saw that I can't even listen to PERCY JACKSON, a VERY popular fantasy book in english. Shame on you!!!!!!!
2026-07-17	Pa*****	1. Kod, który otrzymałam, miał zapewniać 60 darmowych dni, ale dostałam tylko 30. 2. Chciałam wykorzystać cały okres próbny i jednocześnie wyłączyć automatyczne odnowienie, aby zdecydować później, czy aplikacja jest warta zakupu. Niestety subskrypcji nie można anulować pod koniec okresu próbnego - trzeba zrobić to natychmiast, co jest bardzo słabą praktyką. Nie będę ryzykować przypadkowego obciążenia, więc odinstalowuję aplikację i nie zamierzam korzystać z jej funkcji.
1. Kod, który otrzymałam, miał zapewniać 60 darmowych dni, ale dostałam tylko 30. 2. Chciałam wykorzystać cały okres próbny i jednocześnie wyłączyć automatyczne odnowienie, aby zdecydować później, czy aplikacja jest warta zakupu. Niestety subskrypcji nie można anulować pod koniec okresu próbnego - trzeba zrobić to natychmiast, co jest bardzo słabą praktyką. Nie będę ryzykować przypadkowego obciążenia, więc odinstalowuję aplikację i nie zamierzam korzystać z jej funkcji.
2026-07-10	Ch*****	the app is great but the free trial is hard to use. When you cancel the subscription the free trial stops immediately. That means that, to use the full free trial, you have to set reminders to cancel on the last day of the period. It feels designed to trick people to keep paying for subscriptions they no longer use.
the app is great but the free trial is hard to use. When you cancel the subscription the free trial stops immediately. That means that, to use the full free trial, you have to set reminders to cancel on the last day of the period. It feels designed to trick people to keep paying for subscriptions they no longer use.
2026-06-30	Sa*****	Charged me without expecting it
Charged me without expecting it
2026-06-22	Ma*****	No warning agents AI books and no filter option to hide AI books.
No warning agents AI books and no filter option to hide AI books.