We analyzed this app across 3 independent signals and corroborated nothing unfair. That is a signal, not an audit.
This analysis describes version 5.22.0 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 5.22.0, updated 2026-08-27.
What the analysis found
One source only — shown, not confirmed 3
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
What reviewers said
Verbatim excerpts from public store reviews, shown as corroborating user reports. They are not Appworthy audit evidence, and a quotation is not proof of the finding it sits under.
Aggressive ad load
WAS the best book player… — Update: When I originally downloaded this app, I had given a one time donation. I figured that it was a great app, and I liked that it wasn’t requiring you to pay if you couldn’t, so I supported the developer…
Tip screen persistent on first open 16 PM — This isn’t fixed on iOS 18.3.2, 16 Pro Max. A persistent, fullscreen ad asking for a tip or a subscription with no way to exit other than force closing the app. Open it a second time and you are…
In app full screen ad that does not close. — After using this for a few months the app has an add pop up asking for a monthly fee. If you long click the icon you can simply select the option to resume last book.
States a price, or offers a one-time purchase
Free is amazing and all you need — The app works great and I have no need for a pro. With that said it works so well, I was willing to throw them a few bucks and get the pro to support the developer. However, pro is a subscription model I…
Fabulous! — I tried about 20 different apps to find the perfect audiobook player and this was my favorite. No ads, no having to pay for upgrades… No subscription needed. I even donated to the developer because I liked it so much. It’s not…
best audio book player — best app on ios for this purpose. i’ve used it for the last half decade, listened to hundreds of books and have about 1,800 hours of listening time, and will use book player until the end of time. i gladly paid…
How the automated analysis works
This assessment is produced automatically. Three independent signals are read — user reviews, the store listing and the store privacy disclosure — and each candidate finding is filed under the sources that support it.
No charge stands on one kind of evidence — with one published exception. A finding is either a measured fact that anyone can reproduce (an ad SDK is in the package; every subscription bills weekly; the privacy label omits a tracker we can see), or it is an interpretation — and an interpretation needs independent sources to agree before it reaches the catch list. The exception is a harm only users can see: a charge may publish from reviews alone, as “Reported by N users”, once enough reviewers raise it to clear that charge’s own published bar. That agreement rule is what replaced the human reviewer, not a model’s confidence.
There is no overall score, on purpose. A 0–99 number was published here until 2026-09-15. It was withdrawn because it discriminated too weakly to be the instrument — 44.7% of every pair of apps tied — and because a single number is a verdict where a count is an observation. What publishes instead is a row of measurements, each of which says what was counted and, where we could not look, says that instead.
Findings under One source only are real reports we do not stand behind as findings. They are shown because withholding them entirely would hide a genuine complaint, and labelled because publishing them as charges would be an accusation off a single source.
Several measurements above say “Not assessed” because no artefact we hold can answer them. A human review is what resolves those — and it can remove a favourable band as easily as add one.
Hands-on inspections are not yet open.