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Bound - Audiobook Player Positive Reviews

Fantastic!I will start by saying in the entire time I’ve owned apple products (more than 10 years) I have actually paid for less than 5 apps and have reviewed about the same amount. So safe to say I only download free apps, and I don’t leave reviews. I had been using the book player free app for a couple years to play my downloaded audiobooks but that app is beyond frustrating. Books would never load into the app after restarting, reinstalling etc. my daughter was having the same issues with it. So I gave in and started looking around for other options. There were no free ones that seemed good at all so I FINALLY (after literally days of considering) decided to buy the Bound app. I’m as stingy with money as can be (yep, I’m poor 🤷🏻‍♀️) but I am so glad I got this app. It works flawlessly and is so crazy easy to use. My daughter now uses it as well and neither of us has had any issues (knock on wood 😬). I love that I can speed up the audiobooks and it always keeps my place when I close it. Books download into the app quickly as well. I prefer to either download my files from google drive or do the web upload where I upload my files to a specific address and it automatically downloads them to my phone. I literally have no complaints about this app. This is my favorite app of at least 100 I have on my phone. Listen to it probably 5+ hours every day. I hope this app always works as well as it has for the past 6 months because of it breaks, I will riot 🔥.WendiwoodVersion: 2021.1

BoundI managed to get several audio books into my iPhone 14. I used iTunes once and drop box one time. Both were hard. Not user friendly and one audio book app found one and a completely different audiobook found the other. Neither found both. To make matters worse I couldn’t remember exactly how I did it. It seemed like I got lucky. I was dreading having to do it again. Neither had the book cover. so I was trying different audiobook apps and came across bound. One review said it works solidly every time. So I paid four dollars and gave it a try. Wow! I can now bypass iTunes completely. All I have to do is use the web uploading page. So I open that page on my computer and I open that same page in the Bound app and suddenly it’s so simple for me to get books into my phone! I was pleasantly surprised that the book covers magically appear. I’m not sure that will always happen but so far I put about 10 books into my iPhone and the cover came with each one. I don’t usually rave about apps but this one is really extra helpful. I love this app highly recommend..LloydzterVersion: 2024.1

So long, BookPlayerI’ve been happily using BookPlayer for years. Sadly, they’ve recently started pushing a subscription service every time I open the app which requires me to close and reopen the app each time. I decided it was time to shop around for another way to play my books. This app does not have all of the features of BookPlayer; I especially miss being able to organize my books into folders. However, it functions very smoothly. It’s simple and does everything you’d want a book player to do, including a sleep timer, a rudimentary but functional bookmarking feature, and the ability to adjust the playback speed of the book. Best of all, I was able to buy the app outright (which I’m very willing to do!) without having to pay a subscription fee (which I am not willing to do). Thank you, Bound!.AberberianVersion: 2024.2

Almost PerfectIBooks has become a disaster, and I got this since it supports CarPlay. It works, but some notes: * Cover Art appears in the app but not on the car’s CarPlay screen, instead it shows a default icon for the “currently playing” book. It seems much MUCH more stable than iBooks, but why use CarPlay if you’re not going to use the screen and show the cover art? * Downloading from a network drive is wonderful, but after I download a book it drops me back out to the main directory listing, at the top. This makes me have to scroll all the way down to find where I was at again. * When downloading from a network drive I wish I didn’t have to select all the files and could just select a directory. Whether it’s “yes, download Prisoner of Azkahban” or it’s “yes, download the entire “Harry Potter series, even if that means multiple subdirectories below this one”, being able to choose a directory instead of a file (or set of files) would make life much much easier.SynosureVersion: 2020.3

Thank goodness there is a good app for Apple devicesI own various audiobooks that did not come from Audible or another book service, and it has not been easy finding a good app for them. Everything I have tried has had a variety of bugs and problems. I found this app by mistake, and I am glad that I did. Although its user interface is simple, (which I happen to like), I am not noticing any of the bugs that the others had. My one suggestion would be to implement an option that allows the books to be grouped by folders as well as tags, but even though I have had the app for just a day, I am very pleased..AmyherstVersion: 2021.1

The best audiobook app on iPhoneEdit: I have switched to BookPlayer, despite it’s objectively worse interface, because it offers an Apple Watch app. If you don’t need that functionality, this is still the one to go with. Original review: I’ve been using this app for about three years now. Prior to this app I tried everything under the sun, from syncing books over via iTunes to a variety of other apps. This is the only app that lets me use the standard iOS document interface to load files, while offering a great audiobook listening experience. I also appreciate the tasteful design and nice features for managing things like cover images. If you have a reason to listen to any audio files in an audiobook style interface this is the app to use. (Don’t forget that your public library probably has tons of great audiobooks on CD! It’s easy to rip them and add them to this app!).RayganVersion: 2021.1

The audiobook app I have been looking forWith the Windows version of iTunes becoming more and more problematic to use under modern operating systems and the latest versions of iOS, I found myself very frustrated trying to continue to use it in order to manage the audiobooks on my iPhone 13. Most of the time it would fail to finish syncing and was just a general pain to use. With Bound, all I do is copy my audiobooks into OneDrive, where I have plenty of storage available in the cloud, configure the app to connect to OneDrive, which only takes a couple of seconds if OneDrive is already set up on your device, and within a few seconds, I can copy the audiobook down into the Bound application. So far the app has played everything I’ve thrown at it, and I find it very much worth whatever it was that I paid for it months ago when I purchased it. Highly recommended..ManWhatADorkVersion: 2024.1

Killer Feature: Cloud Storage IntegrationThis app ticks all of the standard boxes for an audiobook app, bookmarking, variable playback speed, sleep timer, but the cloud storage integration is it's killer feature. I can offload my huge library of audiobooks from my phone to Google Drive and still keep access to my entire library at any time. Also, playback speed is more granular than what's standard in Apple's app or other audiobook apps (I prefer 1.3x speed better than 1.25 or 1.5x). What's keeping it from being 5 stars? It really needs search & filtering capabilities in both the local audiobook library, but especially in the cloud storage. Trying to find the 3 files that make up a single book by scrolling through my entire library is less than ideal. I'd be happy to help write user stories, or join in UAT or external beta testing for these features..BSteggemanVersion: 1.5.2

The BestI’ve tried most of the alternatives to apple books which I still don’t like and Bound is by far the best. I never lose my place, it doesn’t do weird things like apple books and it’s incredibly easy to load onto with many different options for loading. Loading via browser is just brilliant and works flawlessly. The support is non existent and I wish the developer would make it apple watch compatible but it is controllable via my watch unless apple messes that up again which they did with the previous update but its working again with the latest. Definitely superb!.GeoffLauVersion: 2021.1

I never review apps. This one is amazing.I've been wanting to write an app that would store audiobooks locally on my phone, then keep track of where I am in each one of those books. This app has done that in the most elegant way. You can start an http server on your phone at a location where you're on the same network as a desktop machine and upload files from that machine to the phone. It's painless and wonderful. My only complaint would be the file editing features within the app. For instance, I have one book that has a random chapter that wasn't marked correctly, so it's floating out on its own. Otherwise a perfect app! Thank you!.WakeVersion: 1.3.0

Finally! Can import audio filesI purchased some mp3 audio files to help study for my medical boards. They would load into iTunes but only as music. This is not ideal - can’t skip forward/backward easily, also total mood-killer on music shuffle. Trying to use iBooks or podcast app was challenging- changing genre (to podcast or to audiobook) was time consuming and the files were not easy to work with. This app worked seamlessly! I imported files into iCloud Drive, separate from iTunes. Each folder there could be added to this app as a chapter. All of the files came over. Quick and painless. I am very grateful for this app..KiffyVersion: 1.8.1

Good for downloaded podcasts tooYou wouldn’t believe how many hours I probably have logged using this app. I fall asleep to podcasts, listen to them on breaks, and use it for audiobooks too of course. The only thing I can kind of knock against it is that google drive used to be integrated, but I understand their API pricing changed or something. Also, I occasionally have to finagle with the ordering of the files in a group because they’re not ordered correctly. If this app would show metrics of how often I used it, people would think I’m insane..NateybeeVersion: 2025.2

Issue with most recent versionI love this app. By far the best audio book player I’ve found. Worth the purchase. However in the most recent version it doesn’t seem to properly advance to the next chapter file. Once one chapter file ends stops playing even though the play pause indicator shows as playing. To get it to play the next chapter you have to select a different chapter file from the one that is supposedly playing and then go back. It didn’t do this before so something must be off…. Even with this inconvenience it is still a great audio book app and worth every penny..PfauxTunesVersion: 2021.1

Love the player, hate the bugsI love that this app plays audiobooks from my cloud account. I’ve used Bound to totally get away from audible. But I’ve had my entire downloaded library totally wipe twice now. One time I closed the app and reopened it and all my audiobooks were gone, and I was logged out of my cloud service. This is super inconvenient when you don’t have good cell service to re-download your books. I also lost my place in the book I was listening to. I’m on the latest iOS and the latest version of this app. I don’t know what it’s happening, but it makes me uneasy to rely on Bound while traveling..SatsumaSadGirlVersion: 2025.2

You can re-order files that make up a book!This app is working quite well through the Files app. It will automatically group similarly named files or metadata together as a book which is good. But if that file name and metadata information is not completely accurate, it will play files on the wrong order. I'm happy to report that you can indeed sort the files that make up a book. Tap the … beside the book and at the bottom you can rearrange the order of the individual files..Tech44Version: 2024.2

Looks great, doesn’t work quite as well as it used toI am on an audiobook award jury, so I listen to a lot of audiobooks. Bound has been my go-to app for most of this year. It works well with iCloud (where I keep the files that I’m sent for review) and it’s easy to use. The latest update looks great, and importing works a little better (fewer skipped files than before), but I’m unable to delete audiobooks from my library. I click the trash can icon and...nothing. It’s frustrating! I have a couple of audiobooks with missing files that I can’t delete and reimport because of this issue. I hope this bug will be fixed soon...I hate having to switch over to another app to listen to these problem titles!.KnittingKnerdVersion: 1.8.1

Web Uploader is greatI tried a couple other audiobook players but was having issues importing large files from iCloud. I didn’t want to have to keep uploading to a cloud service then download again on my phone anyway. The Web Uploader worked without a hassle. The player is basic, but it has all the features I need (dark mode, saving my place, time skip, audio speed). I appreciate not being asked to pay a subscription when all I need is simple functionality..NecarieVersion: 2024.2

Playlists pleaseI do love this app and use it all the time for my audiobooks. It is an excellent app and I very much recommend it. The only thing that I would like to see is some sort of playlist or category management. I often am listening to several types of audiobooks -listening to what my kids are reading, listening to a fiction book on my own, listening to a non-fiction book. If I could create playlist or manage the organization in someway that it would be easy for me to I have a subset of books to look at when I need a new nonfiction or fiction or young adult book..GregspiralVersion: 2024.1

Best Audiobook App On Any PlatfrormBound is undeniably the best audiobook app on any platform (and there’s really no viable competition) for listening to your personal audiobook collection. Sure, Audible is great but it’s strictly for paid audiobooks from Audible. Bound reads nearly every audio format in a full featured, beautifullly rendered app that accesses your unlimited personal collection of audiobooks from any of the major cloud storage providers: Dropbox, iCloud, Google Drive, etc. Book covers are included, adjust speeds, dark mode. The developers just keep making it better. Love you guys, love this app from its early days! Thanks..LewstoweVersion: 1.8.0

The best audiobook player appIt plays beautifully, handles album art beautifully, and it’s cloud integration between all platforms is perfect. Stuff i have to dispute from other reviews: I’ve never had any cloud download issues, always been able to download the full books no problem (if something happens based on your connection you can back out and go back and download what didn’t get downloaded). 2. Never had any gap in playback, that’s either your files or settings. To developer: Please add DARK MODE. Also add options to change UI color..OreogodVersion: 1.6.1

Fantastic app!!!! No brained to buy!I gotta day I was hesitant to buy this app. Are used to bind all of my audiobooks through a different app and then bring them into iBooks. It was very time-consuming and difficult at times. The apps never really worked quite right. Then I found this app! It’s super easy to sync with dropbox. All you do is download from dropbox and the app does the rest. Even if it doesn’t find a picture for the book you can put a picture in manually, extremely easily. I can’t recommend this book any higher!.Ryanvinedale67Version: 1.7.1

Great but wishing for some featuresBound has been my go-to app for quite a while now. It’s simple, I can add files easily, and the option to edit book data or cover art in-app is super nice. I’m finding myself wanting a way to add shelves or collections as time goes on though. I’ve added emojis to titles to quickly find books I want to group together but this isn’t ideal. Also I’d love to have Bound on my iPad too and be able to sync playback but I don’t think that’ll be happening..SS BananaVersion: 2021.1

No Shared Drive optionThis is exactly what I’m looking for! but I am bummed that it doesn’t support “Shared Drive” originally “Team Drive” from google. I give it 4 stars because it’s exactly what I want but lacking a certain feature. Will gladly pay again for that option but I will probably not use this till then. If it seems like it’s not a big deal it’s probably not but I have over a TB of audiobooks and it would be a pain to go into google drive to make a copy from the shared drive to my regular drive then open the app and download it. I go through about 1-2 books a week depending on the length..EigenbrotlerVersion: 1.8.1

This is the one!Bound is now my go-to app for audiobooks. It has a simple but lovely and intuitive interface, and the ability to easily add books from the cloud (and later change title, add artwork, etc) is a killer feature. Other apps make this pretty clunky and difficult to do, if at all. The price is more than fair. Feature requests: add the excellent pCloud to online drive providers, and consider a landscape view like the iBooks app. Otherwise, this is a perfect, straightforward app that does exactly what I need it to do..JbladeVersion: 1.8.1

Love it!This app is perfect for my needs! Great-looking interface, has rewind/fast-forward buttons and bookmark capabilities. Here’s a pro-tip: if you import a multi-file book and it shows up in the app as two books, check the metadata (i.e., album, author, year, etc.). Make sure each track on your computer matches the others (except for title and track number; those should be unique). Then, re-upload files to your cloud service, wait for them to sync, and re-import them into the app :).KatnissPeetasonVersion: 1.5.2

Missing one key feature.This is an amazing app. I love it. But it’s missing one key feature and that’s the ability to set a global speed for books. I listen to all books at 1.5 speed and don’t want to have to change it with every book. I ended up starting a new book in the car today and couldn’t listen to it because it was slow and I couldn’t change the speed up to where it was for the last book. Add a default speed setting and this is the perfect app..ByronicZeroVersion: 2021.1

Best Audiobook App For iOSThis is easily the best audiobook app on iOS. The interface is simple and clean. Uploading files to the app is super simple with numerous options to add files. I personally always uses the web uploader and have no issues as long as I keep my phone awake while it transfers the files. The price of the app is very cheap and a one time purchase. Highly recommended for anyone who has a personal library of audiobooks..JCShumpertVersion: 2021.1

Perfect AppI have tried a couple of "so called" audiobook players on iPhone over last two years. This player is hands down, the best. Very elegant and simple user interface. Every feature is working as expected for me. Suggestion - it would be very useful if this app can stream audio files from Dropbox instead of downloading them all. This way, I can select as many folders from Dropbox without running out of memory space on my phone..GurinderGVersion: 1.3.0

An otherwise great app with one glaring flawI was excited when I found this app. I used it for quite a while before I ultimately decided to abandon it and stick with the stock iBooks app. It has a great design, and its super simple to import audio from a number of cloud storage providers. I had to give up on it because of one glaring flaw. I would be listening to an audiobook on my morning commute. When I arrive I would pause the track, then bookmark where I was. When I left work 8 hours and went to resume the audiobook from my bookmark, it wouldn't be anywhere near where I had left off. It would be as much as 10 minutes ahead or behind where I had bookmarked. This is less of a problem in a book with shorter tracks, but a lot of mine have 10-20 minute tracks Until this is fixed, I would recommend against using it. Pros: -Easy to import audio -Easy to edit media -Simple, clean design Cons: -Audio drift.VenkmanologistVersion: 1.5.2

Losing downloaded content on device restartUpdated both my app and apple device recently. Twice since then when I restart my phone all of my downloaded books were gone from the app library. The first time, I restarted the phone again and I could see the book titles but there was no content. The second time nothing at all. Very frustrating..Mmmx2Version: 2020.3

Great playerThis is a pretty good, no frills audiobook player. It has a super clean UI and works really well. I consider it my backup book player at this point. The problem is that there’s already a free book player on the market that has the major features that I never really knew I needed until I tried out this app. 1. The sleep timer works as intended, but one feature that would be nice is to have a “reset sleep timer when play button is hit” feature. If you’re listening to a book and haven’t fallen asleep by the time the book stops, then you’re forced to go back into the app and reset the timer. 2. A control panel widget to resume playing the last boom where you left off. Having a 1 click solution to playing your audiobooks is SUPER handy and something I feel gets overlooked..HayateV4Version: 2024.2

Very solid appI’ve been using Bound for a few years now and it feels like a close trusty friend. It fills the niche perfectly that I need it to. My only issue is that recently it does not accept books that I download that are larger in size. It’s rejected three books with no warning message or any sign of where they went. It says that it downloaded successfully and just does not appear in my library. Aside from this quite frustrating bug, I think this app is great..Zhane ChapmanVersion: 2020.3

Great to use but not great to add content.I love using the app. It has all the features I want. It is a pain to get the audiobooks on. I have had errors using the web browser transfer. Several files were skipped and I was unable to add them. When using onedrive bound app says there are no audio files when there are. You are unable to transfer books through iTunes. They only successful way I have been able to transfer books is using Dropbox. It’s unfortunate because the app itself is awesome, but it’s really sucky uploading books..Avi4nfLuVersion: 2020.3

Best audiobook app I've used. Almost perfect, except...I love that it plays so many audiobook formats and integrates with my cloud storage apps. I was getting tired of converting and uploading to my phone, but if I still want to do that, there's even a built-in upload server! The interface is clean and functional allowing me to quickly get to an audiobook, but I can also drill down to see details about them. But where's the CarPlay integration?.JwernickeVersion: 1.8.1

Works greatThis app works great. Multiple files as one book is seamless with bookmarks, skip/rewind, and even CarPlay/Lock Screen media controls work perfectly. This app is one of the few ones that let you add the media and then just works and gets out of your way without annoying dialog ui popups when you’re trying to listen to something..CMH349Version: 2024.1

I love Bound!I’ve been using Bound for 5 years now almost daily. It’s super simple to attach to my files and even easier to listen to my books. I just started accessing my data off a shared drive. It’s almost as good as downloading my books from my iCloud Drive. So, now I don’t have to transfer them to iCloud and then wait for my books to sync. Even faster..The Sus WalrusVersion: 2021.1

Near-Perfect Audiobook Player!!I’m a new user and I love the app! Works great for me and was exactly what I was looking for. All the playback features are perfect! The interface and file management are top-notch and flawless, but the real killer feature is the amazing cloud drive support! This is superb! Wonderful app that has replaced both the Audible app and the Apple Books app on my phone for listening to my audiobooks! One thing I would really appreciate would be if there was support for a small Home Screen widget that would open the app and begin directly playing the current book/file. This would be awesome and make Bound the best book player out there. Thanks for considering!.PerknsteinVersion: 2021.1

Great!I used to use another amazing audiobook app that stopped being updated and no longer works. This app just as amazing! My needs are very simple, and this has them covered: - Simple audiobook playback app (no audiobook store included, I like using my own MP3 files) - Simple/easy file transfer - Fine tuned audio controls (I love 1.1x playback speed, most apps only allow 1.25, 1.5, and 2x) I especially love the web interface for file transfer, but it isn't advertised (I don't believe.) It works GREAT! I didn't know it was included until after I bought the app. Oh, and it's def a plus that the app just looks great. And I love the credits to all the open source libraries and icons used. 🤓 This app has all this covered. Great job, Tim! 👍👍👍.ColbylynVersion: 1.6.0

The best, but needs improvementThis app is carefully designed to satisfy Audiobook listeners’ needs. Few suggestions/comments: 1) at higher speeds (>1.1), the reader’s becomes somehow computerized and unnatural. I have compared thus with iBook app, and I confirmed that the sound quality drops significantly in Bound, and not in other apps. 2) for some audiobooks there is an annoying short noise played between the tracks, as the player transitions. 3) I wish I could add notes to my bookmarks and clippings..KadaveshVersion: 1.5.2

Perfect Little App — Tremendous ValueIt’s a real pain to import downloaded audiobooks into the default Apple Books app, you have to plug your iPhone into your Mac and manually import them. Well not anymore. This beautiful little app default links to iCloud and downloading them is just one touch, voila. So worth the money. 10/10 would buy again..JthorpVersion: 2024.1

Love it!I have been using this app for years and my favorite feature is that it does not distort the narrator’s voice when you speed up the playback. One thing I hope to see in the future is a widget, like the ones I use for Libby and Audible. But that would just be a cherry on an already delicious cake. Keep up the great work!.StarlightRoofVersion: 2024.1

Love this appI love this app. It makes it so easy to download audiobooks from my Google cloud. I love how it saves the place of my audiobooks as well. On to the feedback: I wish that there was a way to add a title to the bookmarks. This would help to take notes at certain sections of the book that you want to come back to instead of having to look through your bookmarks and guess based on the timestamp..TheMottsHouseVersion: 2024.1

Just what I was looking for!!This app is perfect for the functionality I was looking for. I find it tedious and annoying to have to sync audiobooks to my iPhone using iTunes. I was looking for a quick way to upload audiobooks to my phone directly from my mac or cloud location. This app does both seamlessly. New to using and not a lot of mikes on this app yet, but so far, loving it!! Thanks!.LuvaneezerVersion: 1.7.2

This the one you wantIt’s $4 because it’s the best one. Basically instant access from your cloud storage of choice, with a simple download all option to grab the entire book at once, or pick and choose yourself. Does a great job of parsing and organizing with zero input from me. This is the best app for your drm-less audiobook needs..BenderIsOkayVersion: 2024.1

Amazing app but there’s a chance for improvementThis app has everything I need! The best thing is its ability to merge separate mp3 or m4b files manually into a big one. It deserves the five stars! To developer: I have a lot of audiobooks and I wish if there was a better way to organize them like with folders. Also, It would be amazing if I can add notes to my bookmarks..HkkghjkVersion: 2020.1

Love it, but….Love this player - but my library is now using ID3v2.4 for downloaded MP3s, and Bound seems to get confused - it doesn’t get all the file parts sorted correctly. I have to use Mp3tag to downgrade the files to ID3v2.3 and that makes Bound work perfectly. If the developer could please update this app to support ID3v2.4 I’m sure there are other users besides myself that would appreciate it very much..FieldsfamVersion: 2021.1

Love ItThis is the app I’ve been looking for for years. It has all the features of a good audiobook player, easily imports files from Dropbox, and allows the user to organize them afterwards. It even has a dandy tool for finding cover art for books that lack it. I wish I’d paid more for it..MonsterMoVersion: 2021.1

Easy-upload is the highlight of this appThe perfect player. Does all the standard stuff players do but also cleverly gets around the annoying itunes file upload requirement with a local web server. Turn it on, drag and drop from your web browser. On wifi. Awesome..BhodibVersion: 2021.1

Great AppAs an alternative to Audible when you already have audiobooks downloaded locally and just want to move them to your phone, there’s nothing better!.Camclegg123Version: 2021.1

Problem with playing audiobooks with multiple partsThis app is really great. I love the smart rewind function in it to jog your memory when you have to pause for some reason. My only problem with it, and it isn’t a small one, is that whenever I play a book with multiple parts/chapters, as soon as it is done playing one part the app refuses to play the next one. I’m only met with silence. What’s stranger still is that the scrub bar continues to progress as though it IS playing, but there’s not sound. To fix the issue, I have to close the app, reopen, and press play again and then it resumes. This is obviously not feasible when you have a book with 200 parts at 3 or 4 minutes a piece. I’ve tried contacting the devs, but have been met with no reply. I may need to switch apps if there isn’t a solution available which is shame considering the price tag on this one..Kai GuyVersion: 2020.3

Merging audiobooksI can put 30 different parts of an audiobook that I downloaded, and it’ll automatically sort them into chapters.Uros12341234Version: 2024.2

Excellent PlayerWell designed. Easy to use and understand. Robust and fast. Keep it going guys. Thanks!.JollyfellowVersion: 2024.2

Very goodThe web upload has saved me a few times..Donovan HalifaxVersion: 2024.1

Issues PersistAfter years of owning this app and contacting the developer about issues, almost all the original problems persist. - Sometimes M4B files just freeze when trying to resume them with Shortcuts. When the app is force closed the book returns to 0. - You can't bring folders of audiobooks in. You have to navigate into each folder and select the files you need. Very impractical for series. - You can't export a book once it's been imported. - For the last two issues I suggested this a while ago: "import and export books via the Files app. (Add Bound as a source. Maybe have an inbox that you can drop files into, that will then get organized into the format the app expects.)" On the plus side, they did introduce dark mode pretty quickly after iOS 13 shipped. So that's something! Things that have been fixed since initial review: - You cannot add Audiobooks while disconnected from the internet. Tapping the Files option just brings up an error telling you that you're disconnected..Romans BVersion: 2024.2

The best audiobook app I’ve triedThere are some apps that really change how you feel about developers, and this is one of them. Not only does this app does everything what you expected to do it does it effectively and flawlessly. Adding new books is a breeze, and it’s as enjoyable (if not more so) than other apps including Audible’s..WatsonHelmholtzVersion: 2024.1

Great alternativeIt has come a long way, almost like audible app..Deep_akVersion: 2021.1

Love the appDoes exactly what I need it to. Plays my audio books. Isn’t choosy about format or source. Did I buy it or make it. Wish it had an applewatch sister app. So I could leave the phone at home while out exercising..SuperbunnyboyVersion: 2024.1

Perfect but needs iCloud SyncingAlmost perfect. If you have multiple devices (iPad and iPhone) you won’t be able to sync up over the cloud.. it’s the only thing missing imo…. Please add this and it’s a 5/5 app.JiroududeVersion: 2021.1

Best audiobook player on iOS hands down !Keep it up guys !.Wesam KhalfallaVersion: 2021.1

Just works!This app is still the best non-audible audiobook player I’ve found. And the various ways to upload your audio books mean that it will work however you normally store your audio book files. Highly recommended!.CRusselVersion: 2021.1

Solid local media playerDoes everything it says it will and looks good too. Glad I found this player. Happy with it for about a year now and no plans to look for another one. Well worth the money.DK3353256Version: 2021.1

Simple yet ProficientFastest review ever.Doo_dle007Version: 2021.1

Excellent AppWorks flawlessly..Wiggs1034Version: 2021.1

THIS APP DOES EVERYTHING YOU NEEDProbably the best app I’ve downloaded from the app store. Just the fact that you can directly upload tracks over wi-fi is like changing.MustownageVersion: 2021.1

Finally perfect audiobook playerThis is finally a player that syncs with google drive and Dropbox so you can import files from pc or Mac and has a sleep timer ! Goodbye forever audible !.Stephanie in CanadaVersion: 2021.1

GreatI’ve tried some other Audiobook readers but this is the best. It just works!.RturnockVersion: 2021.1

The BestChanged my life.HashimahmxVersion: 2021.1

Where was this app all my lifeFabulous app. Simple and efficient. I have wanted a good audiobook reader ever since the first iPod came along. Bound solves the problem I always had of getting my audiobooks onto my iPhone. It is reliable and unfussy. I absolutely love it..SpartickleVersion: 2021.1

Great appGreat app, no sign-up required. Not cloud based, local to the phone 👍🏼.JohnnysmusiqVersion: 2021.1

CarPlay compatibility made it five stars!I’ve loved this app since I got it, but was disappointed to find out it wasn’t CarPlay compatible when I got my new car. It’s interface is clean and I love that the voice doesn’t distort when you listen at a higher speed. It’s so easy to grab my books from the cloud. This was always a great app, but adding CarPlay compatibility just brought it up to the next level! Thank you for making Bound even more amazing!.AkqzallVersion: 2020.1

Needs read/unread abilityThe blue read/unread dots are pointless. When you accidentally play a book or preview it, it marks it as unread. The UX is poorly thought out. Look at how Apple Books treats a book you truly ‘finished’ reading vs ‘previewed’. If not that, then at the very least give us the ability to mark us unread and put that blue dot back—as simply as swiping right (just as you swipe left to delete)..Ph6ixVersion: 2020.3

Nice AppI love the app. It makes listening to self ripped audiobooks much more enjoyable than otherwise. My only suggestion for its improvement to the developer is about the Web Uploader feature. Apparently it only works when a phone is connected to WiFi so it’d be nice if the user can be reminded when they try to use the feature while the phone is not connected to WiFi..T3rrybbVersion: 2020.3

This is the best app ever writtenThank you is all I have to say.Hdudihhdhshahzhj$:7.$Version: 1.8.1

Doesn’t support OneDrive BusinessOverall this is a great app. Fantastic design and implementation. Unfortunately it doesn’t perform as advertised. It only supports OneDrive Personal account, if you are using OneDrive Business you are out of luck! Hope the developer can fix this in a future release..McGinn1Version: 1.8.1

This is the one.This is it guys. This is the audiobook app that we’ve been waiting for. I’ve tried (and paid) for most of them out there and this the best one. If you are using DRM free audiobooks through a cloud service — this app cannot be beat..Sufent@Version: 1.8.1

Solid AppSolid app and works well with all my audiobooks. Clean interface. Would really like to see a progress bar on the audiobook list so I know how far along im on each audibook.Lil NisVersion: 1.8.1

Great!Awesome audio book app. But one critical feature is missing. Car play. But other then that it’s number 1 in audio book..Tak23odaVersion: 1.8.1

5 starsBest app ever!!!.Magellan2000Version: 1.8.0

Best app for playing your own booksBeat alternative to the default books app..SlyfoxitVersion: 1.8.0

Amazing App - need feature to describe bookmarkThis is the app I was looking for a long-2 time. It is amazing and make listening to books very easy. I highly recommend it. I would appreciate a way to add text to bookmarks to remember what I bookmarked. It should be easy feature but will make this app very-2 powerful..Yogesh_arVersion: 1.6.0

A must have app for audio file playbackThis solves the problem of audio files not bought from amazon or connected to iTunes. Must-have especially now that they Finally have iCloud Drive support. I do wish they’d offer a plex style guide to help you make sure files are formatted correctly so they stay together with books/series that have lots of files you want to bind together in an order. The auto feature for this works reliably but there are enough problems where I wish I could know how to prep files for best playback..The Creech LeagueVersion: 1.5.0

Great app at normal playback speed..I was hoping to replace iBooks/iTunes with this app, as I hate managing my audio books through iTunes and syncing them to my phone. Bound is great, and does almost everything right.. with the exception of playback speed. I usually listen to my audio books through iBooks at 1.25x or 1.5x speed. However when testing this in Bound, I noticed the sound quality is significantly worse, like there’s some sort of metallic distortion happening. I tested listening to the same section of an audio book back and forth at the same speed between the two apps, and Bound is not nearly as natural sounding as iBooks. So, unfortunately I’m going to have to keep using iBooks for now. Maybe future releases will be able to improve on this?.TalistoVersion: 1.5.2

Great appYou can’t upload really long audiobooks to this app. I’m not sure what the size limit is but it’s a pretty big inconvenience. Other than that problem the app is amazing, definitely worth buying.Derek2396Version: 1.5.2

Elegant and EasySuper easy, straight to the point and nothing gets in the way. Instantly became my preferred app for audiobooks..JscoLPVersion: 1.3.0

Very useful audiobook appI love this app. It’s really handy for listening to your own audiobooks. My favourite feature is being able to connect to my google drive. I sync my audio books from my computer to Gdrive, then I can easily download them to my phone using this app. I only wish it had a way to mark audiobooks as being finished, or archiving them somehow without actually deleting. Aside from that it’s great!.DanimaltronVersion: 1.4.0

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Bound - Audiobook Player Negative Reviews

Loses library data on restartI purchased Bound 2 years ago and I recall it working pretty well. I recently tried using it again and haven’t had a good experience. I’m able to import audiobooks successfully via iCloud, local file import, and via the web uploader but each time I close and reopen the app, my books and location are lost and I have to reimport them. I emailed the developer 4 weeks ago about the issue and haven’t heard anything back. It’s a shame. The UI and support for importing from a bunch of different sources are both great. But constantly losing track of my library and location makes the app pretty unusable../dev/nallVersion: 2020.3

Usually love the app, but no longer saving location when removing AirpodsThis but used to be rare but it’s happening a lot more frequently now. When I remove my Airpods, the iPhone automatically pauses what you’re listening to. Cool feature. Most apps just pick up where it paused when you put them back in. Not Bound, not reliably at least. Most of the time, I jumped back to where you originally started in that listening session. For me, that can be HOURS. Very frustrating and time-wasting having to scrub through and find my location..AaronCPVersion: 1.8.1

Buggy messRiddled with bugs. Constantly keeps deleting/not showing books..Omegab0yVersion: 2024.2

Often need to restart the appThis app was pretty much perfect, but starting in iOS 17 a bug started where the app, having been backgrounded, will get into a weird state where it either won’t start playing at all or it will start playing and then stop once the app is backgrounded (starting again when you foreground the app). The solution is just to restart the app and clear whatever in memory value is not being set correctly, but it is getting more and more annoying over time..JamesismVersion: 2024.2

Can only select individual files from apple files appThe apple files integration doesn’t support importing more than one file at a time. This is not practical if you have a large folder in iCloud you’d like to use..JvaticVersion: 2021.1

Continuous play locked behind subscriptionContinuous play feature is locked behind a subscription, don’t pay for it. Worthless without ongoing paid subscription..JenMcMmVersion: 2021.1

Disappointed!So just purchased Bound and it does not show all of the audiobooks in my Onedrive. You can’t even refresh the folders. This is extremely frustrating since all of my authors have several books in a series. One author has nineteen books in his series all are displayed in my other cloud app, but only seven in Bound. Please fix this asap or provide a refund. As this is unacceptable..MR.GeeQVersion: 2021.1

Audio StopsI too have run into an issue with audiobooks stopping after each chapter. It seems to work when iPhone screen is on but when it’s off the audio stops. This is a great app however this isn’t a minor issue to me. I’d be glad to adjust my rating upon a fix..LeviathanVersion: 2020.3

Has trouble playing multiple filesI really want to like this app, but if your audiobook is cut into multiple files, there doesn’t seem to be an option to continue playing. App freezes and there is no support to speak of..Yikes88Version: 2020.3

App stopped working correctly after the latest updateI can no longer see audio files using one drive. Google drive works fine but all my stuff is on one drive. I emailed the developer but got no response. Still hoping for a fix..Watch out I'm a photographerVersion: 2020.3

Lacks Siri integration...I listen to audiobooks daily via CarPlay. Bound is a nice looking app, but lacks Siri integration. Without being able to pause playback via Siri, it makes controlling playback hands-free impossible. Unfortunately, because of that, I have to give it 1-star (otherwise, I’d give it a 5-star rating) and will have to go back to Apple’s lacklustre Books/Audiobooks weirdness..TheboykVersion: 2020.3

No support - can’t upload lecturesI bought this app as a workaround to get lectures onto my iPhone and be able to play them in double speed. Although it had some hiccups, it mostly did its job. I haven’t used it in a while and now I can’t add new lectures. I tried reaching out and haven’t heard back from anyone. If I hear back and get things working I’ll change my rating. Otherwise, the app is a waste..Flid2Version: 2020.1

Not for iPadI paid for this app believing its iPad compatible because its on the IPad App Store. It shows up as an iPhone sized screen and expanding it doesn't help. It doesn't rotate with the iPad either..JjeesswwooVersion: 1.8.1

Broken app; Doesn’t workCrashes when importing. Doesn’t save audiobooks.Bound is brokenVersion: 1.8.1

Perfect app if it had CarPlay supportLove this app, works just as I imagined it. Integrates with google drive and downloads and plays seamlessly. And then I hook it up to my CarPlay enabled car, nope, nothing. What good is an audiobook app with no CarPlay. That’s when I listen to audiobooks. Will change my review to a 5 star immediately As soon as Tim adds this feature. Btw Tim, I emailed you about this and my email bounced back. Maybe you change update your email address on the bound website. Thank you..AusinatorVersion: 1.4.0

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