Литрес: Книги и аудиокниги

4.7
iOSApp Store

What it actually doesRussia's largest e-book and audiobook service with subscription access to 800,000+ titles, featuring a built-in reader and audio player, but suffering from stability, synchronization, and VPN compatibility issues.

35%Marketing ≈ reality15%Stability99%Live project

Actually does

  • E-book reader70% of reviews
  • Audiobooks60% of reviews
  • Subscription50% of reviews
  • Text-to-speech10% of reviews
  • Dark mode10% of reviews
  • Cashback and Rewards10% of reviews
  • Available in Russia100% of reviews
  • VPN(bonus)25% of reviews

Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews

  • Offline-first
  • Sync across devices
  • Podcasts
  • Free trial
  • Timer / alarm
  • Система отзывов и рейтингов книг
  • Умные рекомендации на основе истории чтения

Common complaints

  • Entire library suddenly disappears after update25% of mentions

    «I've been buying ebooks for over 10 years. Three days ago everything disappeared. My entire library accumulated over many years is gone»

  • App blocks access when VPN is enabled28% of mentions

    «Restore access to reading books with VPN enabled. I often listen to audiobooks in the background, but now I can't. What are you trying to achieve? Making people read less?»

  • Lost downloaded books and resets to chapter start35% of mentions

    «Now it constantly resets audiobooks to the chapter start from where I was listening. I updated the app and everything vanished, all I bought over several years, give it back!!!»

  • Black screen, freezing and app crashes22% of mentions

    «Doesn't open after the last update. Black screen. This mess has been going on for two weeks. Got logged out and can barely log back in.»

  • Non-functional support (bot auto-replies instead of real help)20% of mentions

    «Technical support sends stupid auto-replies (bot). Contacting support is useless, the stupid bot writes the same thing over and over.»

What people praise

  • Huge book collection (800,000+ titles)

    «You can find a lot of books here»

  • Convenient reader settings (font, color, brightness)

    «The ability to customize reading to your preference is really nice. Nice discounts too.»

  • Loyalty program with cashback up to 15%

    «Nice discounts, the loyalty program works»

  • Good quality narrators for audiobooks

    «Everything is great, would love to have more good narrators with unique voices»

  • Built-in text-to-speech for reading aloud

    «The reader has the option for a bot to read books aloud»

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