BookFunnel

Name: BookFunnel
Rating: 3.7 (409 reviews)
Author: BookFunnel

by BookFunnel

iPhone · iPad

Abandoned risk Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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What it is: Store information collected; independent summary not yet available.
At a glance: Free to download

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Official categories

Books
Entertainment

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Key functions

Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Free app	Yes	Free	—	Store published

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Shown for US

Free

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

App Store

Shown for US

3.7 409 ratings · App Store

4/5Not bad
It would be nice if it worked with Car Play so I can listen to the audiobooks while driving. I would also like it if I can browse my library as the book is playing. I purchased Laura Burton and Jessie Cal’s Fairy Tales Reimagined series, and since the books are meant to be read in a specific order, I would really like if the number in the series was included in the title, or better yet, the cover art. I’m also a little disappointed that the books cannot be sent to other listening apps such as Audible (which is accessible on Car Play, hence my attempt) despite it showing “Send to Another App” as an option on the book’s main screen.

KiraJ202 · 31 Jul 2026
1/5So bad it was unusable
Downloaded the app to read an extended epilogue download for a book I’d just finished, and the experience was truly horrible. The content library worked fine but beyond that functionality totally fell apart. The display type was very small - smaller than 8pt type I’m sure - and controls to zoom to page width or fit to screen did nothing. Zooming using iPadOS reverse-pinch motion did zoom but then it was impossible to scroll up or down to the next page and pinching back to the original resolution didn’t fix that issue - in fact it went too far and switched into page thumbnail view. Then the display froze entirely. Tried closing the app and restarting - and same thing happened. Ridiculous waste of time. The last one of these I downloaded had the option of opening the PDF download in Kindle. Not sure why that option went away, but a save yourself the hassle and just open and read the PDF on its own. This app isn’t worth the effort to download it.

Shh0523 · 31 Jul 2026
4/5Works well; let’s me listen to non-audible books
I like it just fine, but I wanted to provide a minor bug report and I can’t figure out how else to communicate with the developer. After listening for a while the entire background gets overlayed with what looks like a small, fairly random pattern that is tiled over everything. When you interact with the controls then that section of the screen is updated and the pattern disappears there. If you leave the screen and come back it’s gone completely but it will come back after a while. It doesn’t stop you from listening to the book or anything and the visuals on a audio book app aren’t all that important but I thought you might want to know. I’ll happily up my rating to 5 stars if you fix it, as otherwise I’m pretty happy with the app. A personal preference, though certainly not a bug, would be that the book I’m listening to doesn’t pause when I’m browsing the library until I click on a different book to play. Anyway, thank you very much!

Deruwyn · 31 Jul 2026
4/5Please add option to add note to bookmark
Overall I enjoy using the app. I like that it shows total percentage finished on category homepage. The one complaint I have is there’s no means to annotate/make a note at bookmarked spots. As an audiobook reviewer many advance copies are provided through book funnel and it’s helpful to be able to add a reference note at particular spot to refer back to when compiling the review. Audible has this feature and I miss it when I’m utilizing book funnel.

Yemil83 · 31 Jul 2026
2/5Works great, battery devourer!
The app functions as well as Audible, less some features and not quite as polished, but it is extremely inefficient when it comes to battery. I listened for 4 hours 8 mins to a book that was downloaded, 11 minutes of that was with the app up on the screen, the remaining 4 hours 3 minutes the app was in the background (maybe 15 mins while I did other things on my phone) or my phone was locked (vast majority). In that time BookFunnel used 44% of my phone’s (iPhone 12 Pro Max) battery!! It wasn’t streaming the book, it only used 7MBs data total. That’s the only issue I have with the app. I work 10 hour shifts and don’t have access to a charger, which makes this nearly unusable.

Luminin · 31 Jul 2026

Privacy & accessibility

App Store

Privacy

Data Linked to You — App Functionality — Usage Data — Product Interaction Developer declared
Data Linked to You — Usage Data Developer declared
Data Not Linked to You — App Functionality — Contact Info — Email Address Developer declared
Data Not Linked to You — App Functionality — Identifiers — Device ID Developer declared
Data Not Linked to You — Contact Info Developer declared
Data Not Linked to You — Identifiers Developer declared

Accessibility

No accessibility labels collected yet.

Versions

App Store

2.0.20
Fixed a bug where loading the app would sometimes cause a white screen. Other minor bug fixes and enhancements.
2.0.23
Minor bug fixes and enhancements.
2.0.27
- Dark Mode is now available to all users within the app and reader. - Readers can now add bookmarks while reading in the BookFunnel reader. - Streamlined the login and library creation process to make it easier to get started. - Many other bug fixes and speed enhancements.
2.1.0
- The library now includes a new detail view of your books with information like word count, page count, and time to read. - Readers can now mark books as new or finished and filter their libraries accordingly. - A completely redesigned audio player with bookmarks and customizable settings. - A new PDF viewer built right into the BookFunnel app.
2.1.10
Fix a bug where audio does not stop playing when a call comes in.
2.1.12
Fix a bug where audio playing in another app could cause an audiobook to skip forward a chapter.
2.1.3
Fixes and stability improvements in the new audio player.
2.1.9
Lots of fixes for the new audiobook player BETA. A new option to auto-switch to dark mode based on device settings. Tap the book cover in book details to see the full cover. Lots and lots of little bug fixes and improvements.
2.2.0
Fix bugs in audio playback and navigation interrupts.
2.2.1
Minor bug fixes and improvements.
2.2.2
Minor bug fixes and improvements.
2.2.3
Minor bug fixes and improvements.
2.2.4
Minor bug fixes and improvements.
2.2.5
The BookFunnel app now keeps track of the books you add and keeps them in a library just for you. You can read ebooks and listen to audiobooks right on your device without ever having to log in or use a password.
2.3.0
Minor bug fixes and enhancements.
2.3.1
Minor bug fixes and enhancements.
2.4.0
Minor improvements and bug fixes.
2.4.10 · 13 Aug 2024
Bug fixes.
2.4.2
Minor enhancements and bug fixes.
2.4.4
New Car Mode view for audiobooks while driving Various bug fixes and enhancements
2.4.5
Minor bug fixes and enhancements.
2.4.6
Add support for iOS 12.x
2.4.7
Minor bug fixes and enhancements.
2.4.8
Added ‘Series’ view to the group slider at the top. Easily find all books that have been marked as part of a collection. Group sorting now lives at the top of the library page. Adds the ability to change between different types of books, authors, and series with a single tap. Add ability to search while filtered by All, Ebooks, Audio, Other, Authors, and Series Various bug fixes and enhancements.
2.4.9
Added support for iOs versions 12 and below.

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Alternatives

NetGalley Shelf — Same category + similar ratings
JoyLit: Novels, Stories — Same category + similar ratings

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Last verified: 31 Jul 2026
Sources: App Store

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