# Book Lovers App

> A community for black readers

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1561098513](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1561098513)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1561098513`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Book Lovers Corp.
- **Category:** Books
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (148 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-02-28
- **First published:** 2021-07-20
- **Size:** 23 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/book-lovers-app/id1561098513)
- **Website:** [https://www.thebooklovers.co/](https://www.thebooklovers.co/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.thebooklovers.co/terms-and-conditions](https://www.thebooklovers.co/terms-and-conditions)

## Description

**Book Lovers App** is a community platform for **Black readers**, founded by NYT best-selling author **Ashley Antoinette**. It brings together fans of African American literature to celebrate Black writers, both new and established.

Inside the app, users enjoy **exclusive stories**, unheard-of engagement, and rich peer interaction, creating a space for discussion, discovery, and connection around Black literature.

## Rankings

- #123,544 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviewers praise the app's concept, content depth, and fan-driven community, but reliability issues dominate: sign-up and sign-in failures, frequent crashes, content not accessible after purchase, and missing essential ebook features. Many feel pricing is too high for the current functionality. The app shows strong potential and enthusiastic fans, but significant usability and stability improvements are needed before widespread positive sentiment can rise.

### Pros

- Rich content library with ongoing author-led content and discussions with readers
- Active fan community features and author interaction (AshArmy, author spotlight)
- Visually appealing design, graphics, and organized content

### Cons

- Sign-up and account creation/verification problems are frequently reported (can't create account, verification codes failing)
- Frequent crashes and overall instability including login/out loops and constant error messages
- Purchased ebooks or content disappearing or not appearing in library and being unreadable after purchase
- Lacking core ebook features (no bookmarking, no highlights, no table of contents, no font size/zoom control)
- Pricing concerns: expensive ebooks and subscription with limited value, perceived greed or poor value for money

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1561098513)