{"data":{"items":[{"id":"f4852c86-e683-4211-9570-3547b9d47dc2","excerpt":"Kobo Books & Audiobooks — Some frustrating glitches ... — I use the app for reading books I have already bought on Kobo as I hesitate to buy more right now.   I have experienced a lot of problems with the ios app, syncing between two ipads I have, and more recently I get on one of the ipads, or the other when I log in,","url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id301259483?see-all=reviews","role":"pain","weight":1.2220988,"occurredAt":"2026-10-14T18:19:44.000Z","sourceKey":"appstore_global","sourceName":"App Store (English storefronts)","credibility":0.72,"venue":"App Store US/search","intent":"feature_request","painScore":0.8354425,"sentiment":-1,"confidence":0.66583335,"matchedPatterns":["frustrating","missing_feature","product:Kobo Books & Audiobooks"],"statement":"My books in my Kobo library often lack book covers.","title":"Kobo Books & Audiobooks — Some frustrating glitches ...","body":"I use the app for reading books I have already bought on Kobo as I hesitate to buy more right now.   I have experienced a lot of problems with the ios app, syncing between two ipads I have, and more recently I get on one of the ipads, or the other when I log in, you are not connected to the internet.   My books in my Kobo library often lack book covers.   All my other ipad apps work, and I am connected.   I had tried troubleshooting with Kobo support on the syncing problem, but it takes endless time, and nothing gets solved.  I'm tired of uninstalling and reinstalling the app, or logging out and logging back in.  Sometimes it helps, other times it doesn't. The you are not connected to the internet suggestion is annoying.","authorHash":"04f9437a86373bd0b8c6eb85a3132ff1","rating":3,"offTopic":false},{"id":"17e1c2f6-8a0d-4ffb-9c87-5b1fa0e24638","excerpt":"Kobo Books & Audiobooks — Trash App and Spammy Pop-Ups — First, the app is maddeningly glitchy. It constantly gets stuck such that it won't turn from the last page in a chapter to the next chapter unless the app is closed and reopened. Even more infuriating: it frequently opens at the cover of a book instead of where y","url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id301259483?see-all=reviews","role":"pain","weight":1.1202096,"occurredAt":"2026-10-01T16:46:02.000Z","sourceKey":"appstore_global","sourceName":"App Store (English storefronts)","credibility":0.72,"venue":"App Store US/search","intent":"problem_report","painScore":0.8264286,"sentiment":-0.82857144,"confidence":0.61333334,"matchedPatterns":["terrible","frustrating","product:Kobo Books & Audiobooks"],"statement":"Is this why the reviews for the app are so useless because most of them are people who think they are being asked to review a book?","title":"Kobo Books & Audiobooks — Trash App and Spammy Pop-Ups","body":"First, the app is maddeningly glitchy. It constantly gets stuck such that it won't turn from the last page in a chapter to the next chapter unless the app is closed and reopened. Even more infuriating: it frequently opens at the cover of a book instead of where you left off (so you had better remember where you were because it cannot be trusted to remember for you). In other words:  this app constantly fails to fulfill its most basic functions.\n\nApp ignores it if you have in app review requests turned off in phone settings and has programmed their own spammy pop-ups asking for positive app reviews. This is one of those companies that willfully disregards your stated preferences (the foolishness of which I will never understand--why do companies think it is a good idea to aggravate customers in such a petty manner?).\n\nIs this why the reviews for the app are so useless because most of them are people who think they are being asked to review a book?","authorHash":"de0c562e9071ace67319a8d19e852ef4","rating":1,"offTopic":false},{"id":"7e9ae033-e245-4fbb-8b56-0407d2ef9e9f","excerpt":"Kobo Books & Audiobooks — Missing key features — I am using the app mainly for audiobooks. The title details do not list the names of the narrators. Also, there is inconsistency in whether or not titles are grouped correctly in series; I have to go to another app or website to figure out which book comes next. A listen","url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id301259483?see-all=reviews","role":"pain","weight":0.9690667,"occurredAt":"2026-10-28T04:00:32.000Z","sourceKey":"appstore_global","sourceName":"App Store (English storefronts)","credibility":0.72,"venue":"App Store US/search","intent":"feature_request","painScore":0.58,"sentiment":-0.4,"confidence":0.61333334,"matchedPatterns":["frustrating","missing_feature","product:Kobo Books & Audiobooks"],"statement":"Kobo Books & Audiobooks — Missing key features.","title":"Kobo Books & Audiobooks — Missing key features","body":"I am using the app mainly for audiobooks. The title details do not list the names of the narrators. Also, there is inconsistency in whether or not titles are grouped correctly in series; I have to go to another app or website to figure out which book comes next. A listen log would be helpful for when you need to go back to a previous place. Back button goes back to the beginning of the previous chapter, instead of the beginning of the current chapter (very annoying). Would like to be able to queue books so that the next one will play automatically.","authorHash":"1500d033f539fd2363657d49f5dae162","rating":3,"offTopic":false},{"id":"f0ac7e18-148a-452b-b665-5aff57244180","excerpt":"Kobo Books & Audiobooks — Useless at times — This app is glitchy, doesn’t sync with the ereader, and barely loads at times. Reading on it is frustrating. It doesn’t scroll or turn pages well and is generally frustrating. Definitely needs TLC to be a useful alternative to the ereader.","url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id301259483?see-all=reviews","role":"demand","weight":0.9207593,"occurredAt":"2026-10-07T03:45:59.000Z","sourceKey":"appstore_global","sourceName":"App Store (English storefronts)","credibility":0.72,"venue":"App Store US/search","intent":"alternative_search","painScore":0.8020243,"sentiment":-1,"confidence":0.5109583,"matchedPatterns":["frustrating","alternative_to","product:Kobo Books & Audiobooks"],"statement":"Definitely needs TLC to be a useful alternative to the ereader.","title":"Kobo Books & Audiobooks — Useless at times","body":"This app is glitchy, doesn’t sync with the ereader, and barely loads at times. Reading on it is frustrating. It doesn’t scroll or turn pages well and is generally frustrating. Definitely needs TLC to be a useful alternative to the ereader.","authorHash":"dcb144ddd25b9ceb8049835d7f0894da","rating":3,"offTopic":false},{"id":"12d97445-33da-4217-880a-2884f8455a16","excerpt":"Kobo Books & Audiobooks — Recent Issues/Request — I typically enjoy the app, however, whatever recent update took the ability to click on an author name or series to see all offered is frustrating. Additionally, it would be great to have more sort options with the filter (I. E. Recently added, length, title), especiall","url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id301259483?see-all=reviews","role":"pain","weight":0.70912075,"occurredAt":"2026-10-09T02:39:00.000Z","sourceKey":"appstore_global","sourceName":"App Store (English storefronts)","credibility":0.72,"venue":"App Store US/search","intent":"problem_report","painScore":0.52444446,"sentiment":-0.11111111,"confidence":0.46516666,"matchedPatterns":["frustrating","product:Kobo Books & Audiobooks"],"statement":"I typically enjoy the app, however, whatever recent update took the ability to click on an author name or series to see all offered is frustrating.","title":"Kobo Books & Audiobooks — Recent Issues/Request","body":"I typically enjoy the app, however, whatever recent update took the ability to click on an author name or series to see all offered is frustrating. Additionally, it would be great to have more sort options with the filter (I. E. Recently added, length, title), especially with audiobooks and removing digital voice.","authorHash":"953f363113b594b4085c1192ac82002f","rating":3,"offTopic":false},{"id":"9f192bcd-82d9-44bb-ab83-aa43836189c5","excerpt":"Kobo Books & Audiobooks — Disappointing — I would really like to move away from buying books on Amazon and using my Kindle (app), but the Kobo app is proving to be disappointing. I've been using the Kindle (then Kindle app exclusively after my Kindle died after 10 years) for over a decade, and can't recall any problems","url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id301259483?see-all=reviews","role":"pain","weight":0.532,"occurredAt":"2026-10-14T08:55:57.000Z","sourceKey":"appstore_global","sourceName":"App Store (English storefronts)","credibility":0.72,"venue":"App Store US/search","intent":"other","painScore":0.4,"sentiment":-1,"confidence":0.38,"matchedPatterns":["product:Kobo Books & Audiobooks"],"statement":"Kobo Books & Audiobooks — Disappointing.","title":"Kobo Books & Audiobooks — Disappointing","body":"I would really like to move away from buying books on Amazon and using my Kindle (app), but the Kobo app is proving to be disappointing. I've been using the Kindle (then Kindle app exclusively after my Kindle died after 10 years) for over a decade, and can't recall any problems except that it slowed down a month or so before it died. The Kobo app has been problematic from the outset: (it wouldn't let me open third party books, so I had to sign-out, then sign-in -- incidentally wiping ALL of my third party); it freezes periodically; it resets all my books to \"Unread\" status... I'm not really sure if I should continue on with the app or if should just resign myself to Amazon/Kindle.","authorHash":"1dfa12564a5a3b1a089fda524676886a","rating":1,"offTopic":false},{"id":"ce0859f9-7d08-49ba-b747-3cf69f43e79c","excerpt":"Kobo Books & Audiobooks — Good but…. — The UI is smooth, but there are books available via web that don’t come up in the app. I was looking for a series and when I selected the title in the app, nothing came up. On the site, all the books are there for purchase. Maybe it’s the search navigation but definitely adds a ba","url":"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id301259483?see-all=reviews","role":"demand","weight":0.5151067,"occurredAt":"2026-10-05T00:56:30.000Z","sourceKey":"appstore_global","sourceName":"App Store (English storefronts)","credibility":0.72,"venue":"App Store US/search","intent":"tool_discovery","painScore":0.12,"sentiment":1,"confidence":0.45991668,"matchedPatterns":["looking_for","product:Kobo Books & Audiobooks"],"statement":"I was looking for a series and when I selected the title in the app, nothing came up.","title":"Kobo Books & Audiobooks — Good but….","body":"The UI is smooth, but there are books available via web that don’t come up in the app. I was looking for a series and when I selected the title in the app, nothing came up. On the site, all the books are there for purchase. Maybe it’s the search navigation but definitely adds a barrier to buying books for my next read.","authorHash":"1afb42cb2fcead60e9596488eb69c879","rating":3,"offTopic":false}],"breakdown":[{"sourceKey":"appstore_global","sourceName":"App Store (English storefronts)","count":7}],"total":7}}