Wiser: Bite-Sized Learning

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• Book summary subs. 1 year — $26.49/year ($2.20/mo)
• 1 Year Book Summaries Subs. — $52.99/year ($4.41/mo)
• 1 Year Book Summaries Subs. — $89.99/year ($7.49/mo)
• Unlock All Titles for 3 Months — $12.99/month
• Unlock All Titles for 3 Months — $29.99/quarter
• Unlock All Titles for 3 Months — $49.99/year ($4.16/mo)
• Unlimited Infographics Access — $19.99

Last verified 2 Sep 2026

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4.7 56052 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5Wiser review

   I started my reading journey at probably around 22? When I watched a video about a person improving their real life through their reading life. The power of reading lies in the value of confirmation. Everything that exists already exists around us. But some of the things I’ve learned from reading is that some of these books have helped me accentuate, articulate, and identify key concepts drawn from everyday life activities. Whether that be from movies, writing, social engagement, finances. The things I thought I knew are carefully nudged in the right direction. And if that is all that is gained from books that would be enough. Fortunately, it’s not since these quick analysis offer knowledge about things that aren’t confirming but entirely new strings of information. If you are someone who wants to improve your thought life, mental acuity, or health in any other area, we become what we read. As we think so we are. This app is perfect for anyone who wants to level up their personal or private life :D

   seanyboy9779 · 2 Sep 2026

2. 3/5A Disappointing Experience for Serious Learners

   I purchased the full year of Wiser hoping it would become a valuable tool for learning and capturing insights from books. Unfortunately, my experience has been underwhelming and disappointing. While Wiser does a good job of reading book summaries aloud, that’s essentially all it offers — just passive listening. There is no way to interact with the content: no highlighting key points, no saving insights into a notes app, no option to share or send clips to others, no way to organize or store what resonates with you. It’s simply a one-way delivery of summarized information without giving the user any meaningful control over how they engage with or apply what they’re hearing. I expected more from an app positioned for growth and learning. At the very least, basic features like highlight saving, note exporting, or even sharing options should be included. Without these tools, Wiser feels less like a smart learning companion and more like just another audio summary service — but without the flexibility or functionality that serious learners need. Overall, Wiser left me disappointed. If you’re looking for a true resource to help you study, capture, and apply insights from great books, you might want to look elsewhere until they build out the capabilities that would truly make it “wiser.”

   Todd McK · 2 Sep 2026

3. 1/5Lots of bugs

   I was in high hopes of learning so much and listening to great books with this app. I almost feel like it’s a kid running it and Kudos to him/her, but if not, shame of the developer for selling this. The app works sometimes and sometimes it does not. Also, some of the summaries of these books do not make sense. It makes me wonder if they are using AI for the whole app, from summarizing to the voice. Further, I have contacted them numerous times regarding bugs, the first time they answered but after that it was pure silence. Finally, I asked for my money back, and still silence. I would never give this app another chance. I have a whole year with this app, and $90, all to waste. I so wished this worked well, I so wish I could have gotten a lot out of it. What are some of the bugs? It doesn’t play the voice but you can read it, defeats the purpose. Sometimes when it plays the voice it stays stuck on one place replaying that one second segment and even if you close the app, it still is stuck for days. Defeats the purpose. It’s not a great app, and it definitely is not worth $90 for the year. I would find another app that doesn’t waste your money or time.

   TDLRT · 2 Sep 2026

4. 1/5Not worth it

   I have been trying to figure out how to cancel this for months and I’m extremely dissatisfied with the lack of communication in how to do that. I have sent emails and tried the website since it wasn’t shown in my subscriptions as an active subscription even though it was bought in the App Store and continued to get charged for two pay period months (so six months total) for a service not even on my phone anymore. I just so happen to see the receipt come in at TWO IN THE MORNING this time and figured out how to cancel it. This is ridiculous and there’s not even a customer support line you can contact and they get in contact immediately. It was a cool service but not many options of books after you get thru most of them and impossible to actually speak to someone. Will not be recommending this but since I got charged AGAIN for it I’m considering redownloading it and seeing if more options of books are available now. My daily recommendations kept being books I’d already listened to on the app and so it lacked variety for me personally.

   E.Perez Was Here · 2 Sep 2026

5. 2/5Tried to like it…

   I really like the idea of Wiser, but wow. Tried to sign up via Apple with hide my email and got an internal server error. Probably because they want your real email to sell your data. Then I tried to skip signup just to see if this app was even worth the trouble, and immediately got hit with signup screens without even simply seeing what the app looked like. Then because OF COURSE I’m not going to pay them without even getting to see what the screens or content looks like, I edited the trial signup pop up. AND THEN, this dark pattern nag screen pops up offering me a lower price BUT JUST FOR TWO MINUTES with a little fake ticking clock. When I finally got out of the “but wait there’s more” sales screens, I find out they actually charge like $5 a piece for these book summaries (might as well just buy the book) and only give you one “free” one a day (that you’re still paying like $50 a year for). This app feels like a timeshare presentation. Great concept, but spammy untrustworthy feeling execution.

   aft3rglow · 2 Sep 2026

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