Reviews of Glose - Social ebook Reader

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List of user reviews and ratings for Glose - Social ebook Reader

Total ratings

4.21 (Rating count: 3,750)

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Review summary

Users report a strong catalog and enjoyable reading when it functions, but the app is plagued by instability and performance problems: frequent crashes, failures to open or download purchased books, unreliable audiobook playback, missing features like communities, and non-persistent settings. Overall sentiment is mixed to negative, with content quality praised where applicable but reliability issues dominating feedback.

Pros

Broad catalog of titles, including popular and niche reads, available in the app.
Free to use and easy to access for reading.
Pleasant reading experience and enjoyment when the app functions correctly.

Cons

Frequent crashes, freezes, and overall instability that hamper usage.
Inability to open owned purchases or download purchases; slow or failed downloads.
Poor audiobook playback with skipping, speed resets, and lost playback position.
Catalog gaps and search limitations; many desired books missing or not searchable.
Settings (e.g., reading goals, speed) often do not save.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.80

All time rating average: 4.21

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-09-07	Ch*****	This app has been consistently buggy on Android. Audiobooks will randomly not load or stop playing despite being downloaded. I have to force stop the app and reload, often losing progress and having to refund my place. Right now, I cannot use the bookmark or sleep timer modes. they appear at the top of the screen overlapped with my phones toolbar and I am unable to select anything.
This app has been consistently buggy on Android. Audiobooks will randomly not load or stop playing despite being downloaded. I have to force stop the app and reload, often losing progress and having to refund my place. Right now, I cannot use the bookmark or sleep timer modes. they appear at the top of the screen overlapped with my phones toolbar and I am unable to select anything.
2026-09-05	Sa*****	No option to scroll pages, must swipe right or left. I'm deleting this app and going back to the online version. Scrolling is a must for me as dumb as that might sound to some people. It has to do with the way I read and process information. Swiping does not work well for me.
No option to scroll pages, must swipe right or left. I'm deleting this app and going back to the online version. Scrolling is a must for me as dumb as that might sound to some people. It has to do with the way I read and process information. Swiping does not work well for me.
2026-09-02	Da*****	I was surprised to see another Ebook app. I can't buy books that regularly, but it is certainly.a good place to find a serious bit of reading.
I was surprised to see another Ebook app. I can't buy books that regularly, but it is certainly.a good place to find a serious bit of reading.
2026-08-15	Gl*****	The Colorado K 9 series is phenomenal. I can't put them down. I am reading a book almost in a one day. Love the work with the K 9 dogs. Great authors.
The Colorado K 9 series is phenomenal. I can't put them down. I am reading a book almost in a one day. Love the work with the K 9 dogs. Great authors.
2026-08-13	Ta*****	a great story! the stigma around women dating younger men. feeling it first hand through the main character and her emotions.Feeling the ups and downs of her life. Her finally coming to terms with who she is. written soooo well!
a great story! the stigma around women dating younger men. feeling it first hand through the main character and her emotions.Feeling the ups and downs of her life. Her finally coming to terms with who she is. written soooo well!
2026-08-11	La*****	awful app audio stops every 5 mins
awful app audio stops every 5 mins
2026-07-31	Bo*****	A little more hopeful than the movie versions but still effective today with shadows of COVID and the political atmosphere able to be connected to what Miles and Becky have to go through.
A little more hopeful than the movie versions but still effective today with shadows of COVID and the political atmosphere able to be connected to what Miles and Becky have to go through.
2026-07-15	Ri*****	an enjoyable read, great view of the insides of significant history. very relevant to today's events.
an enjoyable read, great view of the insides of significant history. very relevant to today's events.
2026-07-14	Pa*****	fantastic social ebook app! I'm reading books with my friends and discuss it is so much fun
fantastic social ebook app! I'm reading books with my friends and discuss it is so much fun
2026-07-13	Sa*****	A real old fashioned page turner- read this in 2 sittings!
A real old fashioned page turner- read this in 2 sittings!