Kobo Books & Audiobooks: Kobo app missing book covers and navigation features
Users experience missing book covers and broken navigation features within the Kobo mobile app, such as the inability to search by series or author names. Additionally, the application suffers from poor functionality and useless reviews from users confusing app feedback with book reviews.
7 different people have complained about this since 01 Oct 2026, most recently on 28 Oct 2026. 3 of them in the last 30 days.
- “My books in my Kobo library often lack book covers.”
- “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?”
- “Kobo Books & Audiobooks — Missing key features.”
7 people in 7 posts across 1 source · 3 in the last 30 days, 4 in the 30 before
The pain
What goes wrong, and for whom
- Who
- 7 people using Kobo Books & Audiobooks
- Since
- 01 Oct 2026 → 28 Oct 2026
Is this a startup idea?
Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use — the fix belongs first to that provider.
- Complaints are about
- Kobo Books & Audiobooks
- Looking for something else
- 29% want an alternative · 0% ask the provider for a feature
- What the numbers say
- 29% are looking for an alternative — if there is an opening, it is with them.
The pain — what people say
Their asks, who is writing, and the posts themselves
People are asking for
In their own words — asks pulled from the evidence, most-repeated first
“Definitely needs TLC to be a useful alternative to the ereader.”
“I was looking for a series and when I selected the title in the app, nothing came up.”
“Kobo Books & Audiobooks — Missing key features.”
“My books in my Kobo library often lack book covers.”
What people were doing
Every post behind this page, by what its author was doing — and when each one was written
- Complaint571%
- Looking for an alternative229%
Sources
7 signals · 1 sources
Evidence
Raw public posts behind this opportunity — click through to the original
…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…
FrustratedMissing feature…k it is a good idea to aggravate customers in such a petty manner?). 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?
Strong complaintFrustratedKobo 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…
FrustratedMissing feature…g. It doesn’t scroll or turn pages well and is generally frustrating. Definitely needs TLC to be a useful alternative to the ereader.
FrustratedWants an alternativeKobo 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), especially…
Frustrated
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Why did it move?
Score unchanged at 40.7 · 09 Nov 2026, 10:00 → 11:15 UTC
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Questions about this idea
- Is Kobo app missing book covers and navigation features a startup idea?
- Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use, and the fix belongs first to that provider. The page shows what is frustrating users and how badly — not an open market to start a company in.
- How many people have this problem?
- 7 different people described it independently, in 7 mentions, the earliest from 01 Oct 2026 and the most recent from 28 Oct 2026. The quotes, with dates and links to the originals, are in the Evidence section.
- Is this problem getting worse?
- Status: steady — no change the counts can show. 3 people raised it in the last 30 days and 4 in the 30 days before; the status compares its share of everything collected from the same source, so collecting more or less cannot create a trend.
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