Kobo Books & Audiobooks

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Last verified 30 Aug 2026

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• In-app purchases: $0.05 - $999.99 per item

Last verified 31 Aug 2026

4.5 27237 ratings · App Store

1. 4/5Kobo App on my iPhone

   First of all- I love Kobo and have a Kobo Glo e-reader too. 😘 I just read that some problems with the App may really be problems between iPhone and the Kobo App..which makes sense. Just to report on the App itself as per my own experience, I have some real difficulties. The most important is that I can't close and set as finished an e-book- not in any of the three supposed ways listed on the App! Also while much less troublesome than years past, I too notice that occasionally the book I tap- is not what opens..and I mean even when I try *very* carefully. Some other parts of the App are dysfunctional too, such as the section entitled "Manage Downloads". I have a great many Kobo e-books-yet only about 6-7 are listed here and I can't seem to do anything with them anyway, except perhaps delete them. Secondly, I've read on the App several times, that we should be able to sync what we're reading from our Kobo E-readers, to Kobo on our desktops, to our Kobo Apps and back exactly- so whatever page we are on in an e-book- will open exactly the same for us on whichever device we choose at a given time. However, at least on this particular update, so far, this piece of the App doesn't work for me. I still love that I have the Kobo App, and I use it. I liked the old "themes" and I like the new ones. It would be *great* though, if it worked fully in all the stated ways.

   Little Bear and Gaenga · 30 Aug 2026

2. 4/5Minus a star for improvements

   I’ve used kobo for years and it worked perfectly for my needs until they messed with the programming. What I like the least is that the screen no longer dims for reading at night with the lights off. At the dimmest setting on the new app the light is so bright it will burn your retinas. That is a shame because the old app could dim down quite nicely and that made it way better than kindle—although, I haven’t looked at kindle in a decade so maybe they have added that feature. More recently, an update to kobo made it so that the last few words at the end of a chapter would drop off. These words can be retrieved by adjusting the font size, but it disrupts the flow of being immersed in what one is reading. And there’s the issue of the app not retaining the reader’s place in the book. That seems to have improved some in the last couple days. Now the app doesn’t retain the book, but once you reopen the book it opens pretty close to where you left off reading. I’ve noticed several changes in just the last 7 days so hopefully, they will soon get things back to how they were before they improved the app. Fingers crossed that they fix the dimming option too.

   Hectic13 · 30 Aug 2026

3. 4/5Keep it simple

   After seeing Ryder’s original video years ago, I started using the bullet journal method and did so for several years. Recently, I’ve come to realize that I missed a lot of the intention behind it. I missed the forest for the trees. I missed the point. To me, it was just a planner. A flexible one for sure, but it was just a planner. I developed systems to keep from rewriting things. I tracked habits. I broke down tasks. But I wasn’t really engaging with it later. Now I think it finally clicked for me. Using it as journal (in addition to it being a planner) and getting myself a pocket sized notebook that I can carry with me everywhere has completely changed the game. My bullet journal has significantly increased its role and value in my life. Seeing my thoughts and feelings on paper let me engage with my core motivations and values. It’s something I didn’t know I needed until I tried it. This book describes the process of bullet journaling very well. Understanding the intent behind the core concepts really opened the door for me to a whole new world. I can’t recommend this book enough. While it’s certainly not a prerequisite, understanding the ideas on a deeper level can really answer a lot of those questions that come up.

   Piperviper · 30 Aug 2026

4. 3/5E arc read

   First off I have to think netgalley for sending me this book! It came as an extremely pleasant surprise when I needed one. This is a really interesting Frankenstein retelling? I’m not sure if that’s the right word for it but it’s definitely Frankenstein inspired if anything! I will admit I had a very slow start to this book but once the first resurrection happens it really started to pick up for me! The dynamic between the two sisters is fascinating and so is the relationship between Odile and her deceased father. I will admit I wish that the latter relationship was explored upon more because were given a sort of reason for the way he treats her but I don’t know I just wish there was more development there! Because there’s an obvious difference in how he treated the two while he lived and it could be argued that that difference may have set off the whole story. The question they ask at the end is intriguing but I wonder if the reveal muddles it a little bit. Though it was definitely set up. Overall the book is a fun and interesting read. Once I got into it it went pretty quickly too but it’s definitely not a book I normally would have reached for

   riddledear · 30 Aug 2026

5. 1/5Horrible Customer Service

   As an avid audiobook listener I like trying new apps and sites to see if a new one happens to be better then audible. After doing my free trial I decided I didn’t like the set up of this app and continued to my cancellation. The app itself wouldn’t let me cancel my subscription and trying multiple times, for days, I finally contacted customer service. They cancelled it; however, it didn’t go through until the day of my renewal and I was charged anyway. One month later I hopped back on the app to see if I wanted to give it another shot. I noticed a credit on my account, but didn’t do anything right away (at this point I hadn’t checked my bank account). While listening to samples I somehow purchased one of the books with the credit. After realizing I was charged after trying to cancel I contacted customer service. Their response was I purchased a book so they aren’t going to refund me. They say it shows I was listening, but I never got past the sample. That would be understandable if I hadn’t contacted them about cancelling before I ever should have been charged. The lady was no help and not listening to me. She kept telling me I was in the wrong, when in fact they technically stole from me when I shouldn’t have been charged. The app is designed poorly and seems to be built to get the most out of you. Don’t trust this company, please! I don’t want this to happen to you too. I understand that it’s my fault that the credit got used, because I hit the wrong button, but again that credit on my account should never have been there.

   Iove1 · 30 Aug 2026

4.5 306375 ratings · Google Play

1. 5/5

   Great service

   Semoain Burke · 1 Aug 2026

2. 3/5

   as much as I enjoy the app, the app is super glitchy.. the menu is going up and down at rapid speed, the word for my review/sample and read/reading are on top of each other making it unreasonable, idk what's going on... oh and I'm missing the fact that you select a word that it immediately shows the definition instead of having to click for it

   Soraida Croes · 1 Aug 2026

3. 5/5

   exquisite

   Mako Touma · 1 Aug 2026

4. 5/5

   I love this app and do most of my reading on it. I love to have a library of books at my fingertips

   Lynn Halliday · 1 Aug 2026

5. 4/5

   I wish there more options for changing the font and margins otherwise the app is stable and responsive when reading books.

   Tom Leary · 1 Aug 2026

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