---
source: marlvel.ai
type: app_intelligence_section
content_version: "v2"
section_slug: "sentiment"
section_label: "User Sentiment"
section_anchor: "#user-sentiment"
app_name: "ThriftBooks: New & Used Books"
bundle_id: "com.thriftbooks.mobile"
parent_report: "https://marlvel.ai/api/llm/apps/books-reference/thriftbooks-new-used-books"
canonical_url: "https://marlvel.ai/apps/thriftbooks-new-used-books#user-sentiment"
report_date: "2026-09-04"
license: CC-BY-NC-4.0
citation: "Marlvel.ai - ThriftBooks: New & Used Books User Sentiment (section of intelligence report)"
---

## 🟡 User Sentiment (High Confidence: 50 of 50 reviews analyzed) {#user-sentiment}
- **Overall Rating:** 4.05/5
- **Platform Split:** iOS 3.8/5 (1.6K ratings) | Android 4.1/5 (4.7K ratings)
- **Overall Sentiment:** Mixed

### Top Praises
- **Competitive pricing and a vast selection of used books attract budget-conscious readers to the platform**
- **The integrated buy-back program provides a convenient way for users to earn store credit for books**

### Top Complaints (Impact Areas)

- **Inconsistent book quality and inaccurate condition descriptions lead to dissatisfaction with the physical product received**

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