Storytel Сторител - аудиокниги
★ 4.5What it actually doesAn audiobook, e-book and podcast subscription service with a large international library that lost access to the Russian market and removed Russian-language content and localization.
Actually does
- ✓Audiobooks40% of reviews
- ✓E-book reader10% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Podcasts
- ⚠Offline-first
- ⚠Dark mode
- ⚠Subscription
- ⚠Детский режим с родительским контролем
- ⚠watchOS support
- ⚠Free trial
- ⚠Персональные рекомендации и личная полка
Common complaints
- ✗Russian language and content removed50% of mentions
«No Russian language 👎🏻. They withdrew from Russia and removed Russian language from the app.»
- ✗Subscription unavailable in Russia40% of mentions
«Subscription is not available in Russia. They withdrew from Russia»
- ✗Limited selection of books in Russian15% of mentions
«There are no books in Russian, I was looking for several specific series»
- ✗App crashes on iOS5% of mentions
«After the latest update, the app keeps shutting down on iOS 18.3.2»
- ✗Inconvenient search and navigation5% of mentions
«Very inconvenient book search, overall the user journey is poorly designed»
What people praise
- ★High overall app quality
«The best app, all competitors don't even come close»
- ★Quality of narration and performance
«Good narration and variety of interesting books. A treat for the ears, top quality»
- ★Convenient listening while traveling
«I listen while traveling. It's very pleasant to listen»
- ★Wide variety of books and authors
«Variety of interesting books, which delights me»
- ★Convenient interface and intuitive design
«Very convenient app, intuitive to use»