Reviews of Summary.com

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Total ratings

3.40 (Rating count: 10)

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Review summary

Reviews praise the high-quality content and mobile access, plus some UI improvements. However, the app struggles with stability, content-access failures, audio issues, and subscription/login problems across devices. While the material is valuable, reliability and navigation need major fixes.

Pros

High-quality professional book summaries and content.
Good for mobile use; access summaries on the go.
New UI design with useful filters improves navigation.
Solid update over older, slower versions.

Cons

Frequent crashes and freezes; slow loading; overall stability issues.
Content access problems: library won't load, searches return no results, downloads fail.
Audio playback issues; audio is often unresponsive or unusable; no reliable sync with text.
Device/platform performance is inconsistent; iPhone/iPad optimization and older devices affected; need reinstalls.
Subscription/authentication problems: difficulty canceling and account/login errors.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 1.70

All time rating average: 3.40

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51% (21)

Date	Author	Comment
2025-06-23	im*****	I am a premium subscriber (text and audio). This app feels like someone said ten years ago “Hey, I guess we should make an app”. They did enough to check that box and then moved on. Finding it after install…Type “Book”?… No results. Really?! Want to listen to the book and see the text at the same time. Not possible!! For TWO HUNDRED dollars per year. Cancelling my subscription.
I am a premium subscriber (text and audio). This app feels like someone said ten years ago “Hey, I guess we should make an app”. They did enough to check that box and then moved on. Finding it after install…Type “Book”?… No results. Really?! Want to listen to the book and see the text at the same time. Not possible!! For TWO HUNDRED dollars per year. Cancelling my subscription.
2024-12-12	We*****	This is a subscriber hostage taker masquerading as a legitimate service providers. Impossible to unsubscribe from them.
This is a subscriber hostage taker masquerading as a legitimate service providers. Impossible to unsubscribe from them.
2023-02-28	ne*****	The app is very frustrating to use. Have no idea why audio function is so difficult to use. Unresponsive. Very poor UX
The app is very frustrating to use. Have no idea why audio function is so difficult to use. Unresponsive. Very poor UX
2022-10-28	cb*****	A great tool for any professional.
A great tool for any professional.
2022-10-19	MD*****	Lots of bugs
Lots of bugs
2022-06-19	Ho*****	App does not seem to work. Tried to download and it worked great before but does not seem to work now.
App does not seem to work. Tried to download and it worked great before but does not seem to work now.
2021-08-15	mr*****	The app opens but when a summary is selected, nothing opens. There’s no option to read or listen and the book cover doesn’t even appear.
The app opens but when a summary is selected, nothing opens. There’s no option to read or listen and the book cover doesn’t even appear.
2020-11-21	Bu*****	Nice summary But I have 20 min driving to work and I enjoy visiting park and in both situation . I cannot listen to the summary in both situation . I tried to find an app to download mp3 to but it is complicated and not working with me so far . Hope to get good news on that
Nice summary But I have 20 min driving to work and I enjoy visiting park and in both situation . I cannot listen to the summary in both situation . I tried to find an app to download mp3 to but it is complicated and not working with me so far . Hope to get good news on that
2020-09-29	ra*****	How can you have such a terrible app on 2020? I mean, you guys have been around for a while, you should have a functional app by now. You’re leaving all the market to apps like blinklist.
How can you have such a terrible app on 2020? I mean, you guys have been around for a while, you should have a functional app by now. You’re leaving all the market to apps like blinklist.
2020-06-11	IM*****	This app (and possibly the company) are bogus. 1. The search function will not return any book selections. Hence my library remains empty. I’ve not been able to listen to a single book. 2. I’ve tried to cancel my subscription, but when I select the Account view the product errors out. So, conveniently for them, their crappy product keeps me from cancelling my subscription. Beware!
This app (and possibly the company) are bogus. 1. The search function will not return any book selections. Hence my library remains empty. I’ve not been able to listen to a single book. 2. I’ve tried to cancel my subscription, but when I select the Account view the product errors out. So, conveniently for them, their crappy product keeps me from cancelling my subscription. Beware!