Reviews of Bookshare Reader

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List of user reviews and ratings for Bookshare Reader

Total ratings

3.14 (Rating count: 77)

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Review summary

Users appreciate Bookshare Reader's extensive book library, ease of use, and its benefits for print-disabled individuals, highlighting its effective audio playback and adjustable reading speed. However, many report significant issues including app instability with frequent crashes, navigational challenges like no bookmarks or page turning, inconsistent accessibility features, problematic text display formatting, and interface glitches that impact login and usability. These issues hinder the app's overall experience despite its promising features and accessibility focus.

Pros

Great library of books that is continually growing.
Helpful and easy to use, especially for people with print disabilities.
Includes adjustable reading speed without changing system settings.
Audio playback works well in some cases and is beneficial.
Simple and effective reader preferred over older apps by some users.

Cons

App is unstable, frequently crashing or closing abruptly after updates.
Poor usability with navigation issues like lack of page turning, no bookmarks, and difficult chapter navigation.
Accessibility features such as TalkBack are unreliable and inconsistent.
Visual display of text is problematic, including large spaces between words and lack of smaller margin options.
Login screen and interface glitches such as flickering, jumping username/password fields, and inability to register.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.20

All time rating average: 3.14

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42% (10)

Date	Author	Comment
2025-01-10	Ka*****	Please improve the TalkBack accessibility on book share reader app because only one time I have found the options to navigate the app but when I open the application in second time all the options are hidden it is very important it is very difficult to read and navigate the app I hope you will improve it in the future updates
Please improve the TalkBack accessibility on book share reader app because only one time I have found the options to navigate the app but when I open the application in second time all the options are hidden it is very important it is very difficult to read and navigate the app I hope you will improve it in the future updates
2024-12-26	Jo*****	great app. I just wish I can use my other speech synthesizers, hope there will be an option to select other TTS on the audio settings.
great app. I just wish I can use my other speech synthesizers, hope there will be an option to select other TTS on the audio settings.
2024-12-17	Br*****	App is generally fine. But after the latest update the app crashes when I try to check the option to show page numbers.
App is generally fine. But after the latest update the app crashes when I try to check the option to show page numbers.
2024-12-13	Ha*****	I love the app. Much better than the one I'd been utilizing for over ten years. I just wish you could close the screen and the audio would still play like on the other app. Oh well, you can't have it all I guess! I'm removing one star for that.
I love the app. Much better than the one I'd been utilizing for over ten years. I just wish you could close the screen and the audio would still play like on the other app. Oh well, you can't have it all I guess! I'm removing one star for that.
2024-09-08	Ni*****	Unfortunately the app is borderline unusable in its current state.
Unfortunately the app is borderline unusable in its current state.
2024-06-17	Az*****	The application still not stable and that closes abruptly many times
The application still not stable and that closes abruptly many times
2024-06-14	Ni*****	Hi, my device is aupo A15. , By clicking on a chapter from the table of content in the book navigation option in the bookshare reader, the chapter does not open, the window or page that is open before remains open.
Hi, my device is aupo A15. , By clicking on a chapter from the table of content in the book navigation option in the bookshare reader, the chapter does not open, the window or page that is open before remains open.
2024-06-07	Ju*****	Why is there no option to turn pages like the goread app? This service is for people with print disabilities and mine is with my hands and wrists. I can't constantly scroll down to read.
Why is there no option to turn pages like the goread app? This service is for people with print disabilities and mine is with my hands and wrists. I can't constantly scroll down to read.
2024-05-24	Br*****	Horrible the app dose not show the book when you click on read book. It just blank white screen
Horrible the app dose not show the book when you click on read book. It just blank white screen
2024-03-12	Ca*****	Simple excellent reader for my son.
Simple excellent reader for my son.