Overview
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- By:
- Library Of Congress
- Rating:
- 3.80 (191)
2 new ratings
- Version:
- 2.2.6 Last updated: 2026-07-03
- Version code:
- 887605350
- Creation date:
- 2013-09-19
- Compatible devices:
- Size:
- 22.04MB
- URLs:
- Website ,Privacy policy
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Apple Apps Store
- Data ingested on:
- 2026-07-23
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User Reviews
Pros
- Large catalog of books with a vast selection of titles
- Accessibility-focused design for blind/visually impaired users, including human narration
- Offline access via downloading books for later listening
- User-friendly, easy-to-use interface
Cons
- Frequent login/authentication issues (account suspensions, password resets, cross-device login problems)
- Download queue problems where items stay queued or fail to download
- VoiceOver and braille accessibility issues, especially after updates (iOS 26) with navigation and braille displays
- Stability and compatibility problems (crashes on launch, unreliable syncing, iOS compatibility)
Recent reviews
I've added books to my wish list, and frequently, when I go back, they've dropped off my wish list, though I can find them and re-add them. Sometimes they stay, sometimes they don't. This is a big problem when trying to put books from a specific series, or a type of book in your wish list so that you can have them available without having to search over and over again. I've had to start downloading them, which takes up a lot of room, just so that I don't forget what books I wanted to read, because of this problem. A wish list was supposed to alleviate that problem, but it doesn't.
by Mo*****, 2026-07-10
Sleep function is nice that it tapers volume down as timer end approaches. Sometimes after sleep timer is used, playback point goes back several minutes prior to timer initialization upon resuming. Search function very much limited in relevant results and does poor job overall. Category search extremely poor. Should have more speed and tone options. Offers poor selection of existing audiobook presentations, sometimes offering pre-1980 audio recordings when post-2000 recordings exist. Example of how much taxpayer-funded Library of Congress/library for the blind holds its users as priority: app in app store gives many images which could be removed and app presentation be equal for target audience, blind and visually impaired individuals.
by De*****, 2026-07-07
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