Reviews of Project Gutenberg

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List of user reviews and ratings for Project Gutenberg

Total ratings

3.79 (Rating count: 951)

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Review summary

Users generally praise Project Gutenberg on Android for free access to a broad library and educational value, including historical works and ease of downloading. However, the experience is spoiled by heavy ads, slower performance and reliability problems, plus search/navigation difficulties and missing features like bookmarking or locating certain texts. The positives emphasize content breadth and usefulness for study, while negatives focus on ads and usability/kinks that disrupt reading.

Pros

Free access to a large catalog of public-domain books for study and research
Strong educational value with historical/19th-century literature
Good for downloading books and using with other e-reading apps (e.g., PocketBook)
overall positive sentiment and broad content availability

Cons

Ad-heavy experience with frequent and intrusive ads
Performance and usability issues such as slow loading, timeouts, and some features not loading
Search/navigation issues and missing features (e.g., bookmarking) or difficulty finding certain texts
Incomplete content discovery for some items (e.g., can't locate certain texts like specific religious works)

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.10

All time rating average: 3.79

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27% (39)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-17	um*****	this application is showing like this my internet also is on but showing like this not opening this application Disconnected Please make sure you have internet connection and try again
this application is showing like this my internet also is on but showing like this not opening this application Disconnected Please make sure you have internet connection and try again
2026-08-16	Al*****	pretty much good about this app it literally provides free books
pretty much good about this app it literally provides free books
2026-08-15	Ja*****	it has many book to choose from
it has many book to choose from
2026-08-14	Ma*****	It's fake since I downloaded it it's not working
It's fake since I downloaded it it's not working
2026-08-09	Jo*****	only 3 because of the ads, but you've got to pay for free stuff somehow. If you don't mind sifting through the ads then go for it. I will, I'm a poor retiree and have all the time in the world. I'm glad these things exist.
only 3 because of the ads, but you've got to pay for free stuff somehow. If you don't mind sifting through the ads then go for it. I will, I'm a poor retiree and have all the time in the world. I'm glad these things exist.
2026-08-09	Ra*****	bestest app
bestest app
2026-08-05	Um*****	the app has a wide range of literature so unimaginable
the app has a wide range of literature so unimaginable
2026-08-02	Sa*****	Not enough books
Not enough books
2026-08-01	Jo*****	it's great but it does not have the kind of books I usually like it's still good
it's great but it does not have the kind of books I usually like it's still good
2026-07-31	Ta*****	less books to read
less books to read