Reviews of Learning Ally Audiobooks

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List of user reviews and ratings for Learning Ally Audiobooks

Total ratings

3.25 (Rating count: 736)

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Review summary

Users praise Learning Ally for accessibility and educational value, especially for dyslexic readers, and for its broad book selection useful for homeschooling. However, recurring complaints focus on reliability: playback glitches with repeated sections, jumps, and pauses; poor narration quality—robotic/AI-like voices, mispronunciations, and inconsistent readers; and stability problems such as books disappearing after updates and sign-in errors. Additional frustrations include a sticky audio slider, screen-off resets, and laggy downloads. Overall, the app is valued for accessibility and content but needs fixes to playback reliability and voice quality to meet expectations.

Pros

Accessibility and learning support for readers with dyslexia and other reading difficulties, making study and reading easier.
Large selection of books, especially valuable for homeschooling and higher education.
Easy to follow along with audiobooks and generally helpful when the app is functioning.
Positive overall service and value when the app works.

Cons

Frequent playback/navigation glitches, including skipping, jumping back, repeating sections, and pauses.
Narration/recording quality problems: robotic/AI-like voices, mispronunciations, and inconsistent readers.
Stability and account issues: books disappearing after updates, sign-in errors, and signup problems.
Controls and performance annoyances: sticky audio slider, screen-off resets, and laggy/download issues.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.20

All time rating average: 3.25

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35% (23)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-12	Ry*****	Very good app!
Very good app!
2026-06-29	Th*****	whoohoo
whoohoo
2026-06-18	X_*****	I love that it is real people talking and not a AI.
I love that it is real people talking and not a AI.
2026-05-14	Sa*****	it's a great service but the app needs a lot of work, it always bumps back like 5 pages then you have to skip ahead to try and find your spot, also freezes a lot.
it's a great service but the app needs a lot of work, it always bumps back like 5 pages then you have to skip ahead to try and find your spot, also freezes a lot.
2026-04-09	Co*****	works half the time
works half the time
2026-03-30	Ka*****	not free
not free
2026-01-04	La*****	the best
the best
2025-10-23	Li*****	really great!! I struggle to read alot and this app is helpful. i just wish you could change the voice or make the readers sound a bit more... human? I'm reading 'Girl in Pieces' and the reader sounds totally Ai. also trying to get the reader to read a line again is really a pain.
really great!! I struggle to read alot and this app is helpful. i just wish you could change the voice or make the readers sound a bit more... human? I'm reading 'Girl in Pieces' and the reader sounds totally Ai. also trying to get the reader to read a line again is really a pain.
2025-10-21	Al*****	It repeats the book section over and over and freezes in some section.
It repeats the book section over and over and freezes in some section.
2025-09-08	Em*****	While I'm appreciative of the service, as we have long book lists to get through with our homeschooling, I have to grind my teeth just to get through listening to a book. The people reading are usually terrible. Names are butchered, page numbers are read in the middle of a sentence, and one we're listening to now the lady is constantly leaving out words- like her mouth isn't next to the mic or something. One book we read had a new person reading almost every chapter. It's very frustrating.
While I'm appreciative of the service, as we have long book lists to get through with our homeschooling, I have to grind my teeth just to get through listening to a book. The people reading are usually terrible. Names are butchered, page numbers are read in the middle of a sentence, and one we're listening to now the lady is constantly leaving out words- like her mouth isn't next to the mic or something. One book we read had a new person reading almost every chapter. It's very frustrating.