Audible: Audiobooks & Podcasts user reviews, decoded

High confidence · 50 reviews analyzed · Based on 50 reviews. Signal may be noisy.

Excited

The recent review mood reads excited. Users appreciate extensive library of diverse audiobook titles provides a convenient way to consume stories during daily routines and sleep timer and playback features allow users to integrate audiobooks into their nightly wind-down habits, but report offline playback fails to function reliably because the app requires an active data connection to start.

Rating: 4.6

Reviews: 50

Confidence: high

The latest update has not resolved persistent freezing and battery drain issues, and users continue to report that offline playback remains broken despite recent library-focused improvements.

How did the latest release land?

Overall
4.8/ 5
★★★★★
(7.3M)
Current version
4.9/ 5
+0.1 vs overall
★★★★★
(5.6M)
Main signal post-update: extensive library of diverse audiobook titles provides a convenient way to consume stories during daily routines.

Sentiment over time

Weekly average rating and review volume across stores, last 90 days.

Not enough recent reviews to plot a sentiment trend.

How have ratings & review volume moved?

Rating, review sentiment, and total reviews over time, with release markers showing the post-launch impact.

Review sentiment over time

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Review themes

Praise

What users love

  • Extensive library of diverse audiobook titles provides a convenient way to consume stories during daily routines
  • Sleep timer and playback features allow users to integrate audiobooks into their nightly wind-down habits
  • Ownership model allows users to retain access to purchased books even after ending their monthly subscription
Complaint

Common complaints

  • Offline playback fails to function reliably because the app requires an active data connection to start
Request

Most requested

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