Reviews of getAbstract: Book Summaries

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List of user reviews and ratings for getAbstract: Book Summaries

Total ratings

4.43 (Rating count: 2,709)

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Review summary

Users appreciate getAbstract for its time-saving, high-quality book summaries and useful audio content that aid professional and personal growth. The app's curated recommendations and broad content selection are highlights. However, multiple reviews report significant issues with the audioplayer functionality, poor app performance including slow navigation and unresponsiveness, and aggressive prompts to upgrade to premium. Offline mode is essentially nonfunctional, and some features like text highlighting and audio exporting are buggy or missing. Overall, while content is strong, the app's technical shortcomings impact user experience.

Pros

Provides quick, reliable summaries of educational and motivational books saving users time.
Includes audio summaries which enhance the learning experience.
Curated sections and personalized daily suggestions based on user interests.
Useful tool for both personal growth and professional development.
High-quality content with a wide selection of titles and trusted sources.

Cons

Audioplayer has frequent bugs including freezing, timeout errors, and lack of controls like playback seek and notification controls.
App performance issues such as slow navigation, clunky interface, and unresponsiveness are common.
Free version is very limited and aggressively promotes premium, which can be frustrating to some users.
Offline mode is ineffective, making the app unusable without internet access.
Highlighting and exporting functions either have bugs or missing features.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.90

All time rating average: 4.43

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-04-14	Ru*****	Good publication
Good publication
2025-06-26	An*****	Good
Good
2025-06-24	Ta*****	infinitely valuable! I have been using Blinkist and Headway for the past three years, and now I'm not. This should tell you enough about the value I'm getting from getAbstract.
infinitely valuable! I have been using Blinkist and Headway for the past three years, and now I'm not. This should tell you enough about the value I'm getting from getAbstract.