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: 43,180)

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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: 3.40

All time rating average: 3.65

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-27	Ma*****	Nie da się zmienić języka w aplikacji z angielskiego na polski XD
Nie da się zmienić języka w aplikacji z angielskiego na polski XD
2026-08-27	Pe*****	so far its alright. i dont really care about the audiobooks, i prefer to read thwm myself. the selection of personal growth books seems meh so far, and you cant evem use it on pc. pretty cheap tho
so far its alright. i dont really care about the audiobooks, i prefer to read thwm myself. the selection of personal growth books seems meh so far, and you cant evem use it on pc. pretty cheap tho
2026-08-24	Ju*****	Muuten ok, mutta tilaus on hankala peruuttaa.
Muuten ok, mutta tilaus on hankala peruuttaa.
2026-08-22	Ha*****	There's no longer a section for 'Downloaded books' in my profile. I can't remember all the books I've downloaded. How can I even switch between books? Put the section back in the next update
There's no longer a section for 'Downloaded books' in my profile. I can't remember all the books I've downloaded. How can I even switch between books? Put the section back in the next update
2026-08-22	Ma*****	Hyvä tapa nauttia kirjallisuudesta.
Hyvä tapa nauttia kirjallisuudesta.
2026-08-21	vi*****	UI works well and the selection is great. However, when will you be adding a desktop version or just a web player? Feels insane that I can't listen at my desk
UI works well and the selection is great. However, when will you be adding a desktop version or just a web player? Feels insane that I can't listen at my desk
2026-08-20	va*****	Good. i like the odea of having minutes rather than buying a book i may only listen to it once. however, unfortunately, their library isnot as extensive as audible.
Good. i like the odea of having minutes rather than buying a book i may only listen to it once. however, unfortunately, their library isnot as extensive as audible.
2026-08-19	je*****	love
love
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