Reviews of BookBeat Audiobooks & E-books

By: BookBeat

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

Total ratings

3.61 (Rating count: 41,150)

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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

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All time rating average: 3.61

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150% (42)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-06-02	Em*****	every time I try to listen to something, I just get prompted to log in, even if I already just did
every time I try to listen to something, I just get prompted to log in, even if I already just did
2026-05-30	da*****	good audio app... would be cool if cool follow reviewers too... for similar listens
good audio app... would be cool if cool follow reviewers too... for similar listens
2026-05-21	An*****	In the app there is no option to cancel your subscription. You need to log in from browser which it's more of a hustle. Also support was no helpful at all.
In the app there is no option to cancel your subscription. You need to log in from browser which it's more of a hustle. Also support was no helpful at all.