Harvard Classics

Name: Harvard Classics
Rating: 3.4 (11 reviews)
Author: himalaya-soft

by himalaya-soft

iPhone · iPad

Abandoned risk Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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At a glance: $2.99

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Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Family Sharing	Yes	Unknown	App Store	Store published

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Price: $2.99

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

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3.4 11 ratings · App Store

3/5Great format and content but missing a crucial piece.
This is a great app that contains a wonderful and important collection, however it fails on one key issue in that it appears to be missing Dr. Elliott's guide for completing the anthology in 15 minute/day through a set of selected passages. It would be a great improvement if this app at a minimum included a text of the guide. It would be incredible if it linked directly to those passages so that one could complete the collection using only this app.

Fort Worth Frog · 31 Jul 2026
5/5App is amazing
I love that you can listen and read these, depending on your choice. I had trouble finding a title and emailed support to find out how to search. They were helpful in showing me I could sort the more books section and sort the title’s. Very well done.

Keystock509 · 31 Jul 2026
1/5Disappointing and terrible UX
There’s no actual “guide” here. This app just seems to be nothing more than a list of public formation texts of books. There’s no daily reading guide like there is with the actual Harvard Classics so this app feels like a bait and switch. As someone else said I want my money back.

SgtRock44 · 31 Jul 2026
1/5Great Promise, Poor Execution
Just purchased; HOWEVER, all the Harvard Classics books are not identified as “Harvard Classics: Volume 1” containing (a) Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, (b) The Journal of John Woolman, (c) Fruits of Solitude … followed by “Harvard Classics: Volume 2”. Instead the individual books are there (maybe) but not in the order of the original Harvard Classics. I want my money back.

Disappointed Covey Fan · 31 Jul 2026

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1.0
10.0
This release substantially improves both functionality and usability. Specifically (1) full support of dark mode; (2) allows both page turning and scrolling; (3) precise control of font style, size, background color, and contrast; (4) improved TTS reading of all books;
10.3
(1) Fixed a bug in catalog search. (2) Fixed a bug in downloading audio books.
10.4
(1) Fixed one bug in Quick Book Search (2) Improved book page display for iPhone 12
1.1
Improved home screen. Each book now has an icon to indicates its status: (1) open-book icon -- currently reading; (2) closed-book icon -- downloaded in device; (3) download icon -- to be downloaded.
1.2
(1) Pop up a dictionary, wikipedia, or search page by touching any word while reading. (2) Enhanced table of contents for books
12.0 · 29 Jul 2024
Substantially tested against new iPhone devices. Fixed many bugs.
2.0
3 new features for each book: (1) a human-read audiobook for free download or instant listening. (2) A wikipedia article about the author or book (3) A selection of youtube video related to the book
3.0
New audio player improved audio download manager
4.4
improved audio download
4.7
A few bug fixes. Simplified home screen display.
4.8
fix a bug in audiobook download
4.9
1. Page turning experience is greatly improved for iPad 2. Fixed a bookmark bug that may show up in certain situations.
5.0
1. Enabled playing audio in background; 2. Added a slider for fast forwarding and fast backwarding audio tracks.
6.0
1. Enhanced read-along. Most audio books now allow read-along. 2. Optionally allow download of 128kb or 64kb audio. 3. Fixed some bugs.
6.1
More responsive and better page formatting
6.2
(1) A new text search function: You can now search either current chapter or the entire book for any text. (2) Bookmarking has been greatly enhanced: You can now insert bookmark on any page, select any paragraph to bookmark, search for bookmarks, and jump to the latest bookmark. (3) Off-line books easily sorted by last reading date or by book title.
8.0
(1) share books (including bookmarks, notes) between your iPhone and iPad using airDrop; (2) Export book, bookmarks, notes in an .html file to any device; (3) Bookmark selected text; (4) Insert notes, edit and remove notes. Export notes with editing dates.
8.1
Landscape display enabled: Now read your books leisurely, hands free! In-between readings, for a break, enjoy a beautiful video to enrich your reading experience.
8.3
1. fixed a bug in page turning 2. offline booklist beautified
8.4
(1) optimized for IOS 11; (2) fixed a few bugs showing up in the latest version of IOS.
8.5
(1) optimized for iPhone X (2) fixed a bug in search (3) fixed a bug in inserting notes (4) easier to export book and notes
8.8
1. Select and download any individual chapter (audio track) in an audio book. 2. Delete unwanted audio tracks, and keep only the few needed in the immediate future ( to save storage). 3. Audio controller on lock screen: jump to next /previous audio track, pause/resume, adjust volume. 4. Improved display for iPhoneX. 5. Fixed a few bugs.
8.9
1. Change page turning speed: Fast, Normal, Slow 2. Select and download any individual chapter (audio track) in an audio book. 3. Delete unwanted audio tracks, and keep only the few needed in the immediate future ( to save storage). 4. Audio controller on lock screen: jump to next /previous audio track, pause/resume, adjust volume. 5. Improved display for iPhoneX. 6. Fixed a few bugs.

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