# SoBrief: Book Summaries

> Swipe, Read & Listen to Books

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6723865613](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6723865613)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6723865613`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Audiblogs, Inc.
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (354 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2.11
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-17
- **First published:** 2025-03-17
- **Size:** 15 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sobrief-book-summaries/id6723865613)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sobrief.com/privacy](https://sobrief.com/privacy)

## Description

SoBrief is the #1 AI-powered book summary app with the largest catalog, offering 73,530 summaries in 40+ languages. Swipe to Discover—our AI-driven, 'Tinder for books'—delivers personalized recommendations so you can finish any book in about 10 minutes. Access a massive library across Business, Self-Help, Romance, Thriller, Psychology, History, Science, Philosophy, Biographies, and more. Audio summaries let you listen anytime in your preferred language.

Effortless learning is at the core: search and discover, scan any book's barcode for an instant summary, and request new titles to be summarized. Enjoy an ad-free, distraction-free experience across multilingual access, making microlearning fit busy lives.

## Rankings

- #85,509 — Overall
- #13 — summarize website
- #24 — summary writer
- #41 — summarizer plugin

## Review summary

Most reviews are negative due to a paywall and reliability issues. Some paid users value personalized recommendations and quick summaries, but frequent crashes, questionable AI-quality, and weak support overshadow potential benefits.

### Pros

- Useful when it works: provides quick gist of books and main points.
- Personalized book recommendations based on your profile (available with the paid plan).
- Speeds up reading by delivering many summaries quickly (claims of 10x).

### Cons

- Paywall / subscription required to access content; little to no free content and perceptions of opaque or high pricing.
- Frequent crashes and reliability issues; account status can be misread or access blocked.
- AI-generated summaries quality is perceived as low or unoriginal; some users prefer human-written summaries.
- Poor or unresponsive customer support; difficulty resolving billing and access problems.
- Billing/login problems: paying users report being unable to access content or being asked to sign up again.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6723865613)