Blinkist: Book Summaries Daily subscription: cost, reviews, how to cancel

• App Store rating4.8★ from 157,282 ratings
• Cheapest subscription$12.99 per month
• Reviews mentioning billing, last 12 months85 of 250 reviews

On this page: what it costs, how to cancel, what reviewers say.

What the data says

• Billing complaints in reviews85 of 250 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (34%)
• Free trial converts to a paid plan7 days free trial, then $79.99 per year

What Blinkist: Book Summaries Daily costs

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $12.99 per month.

• Blinkist Premium (1 Month)Renews every month, no trial$12.99
• PremiumRenews every month, no trial$14.99
• Blinkist Premium (1 month)Renews every month, no trial$15.99
• ProRenews every 3 months, no trial$47.99
• Blinkist Premium (1 Year)Renews every year, no trial$79.99
• Blinkist Premium (1 Year)7 days free trial, then renews every year$79.99
• Premium7 days free trial, then renews every year$89.99
• Blinkist Premium1 year free trial, then renews every year$99.99

How to cancel Blinkist: Book Summaries Daily

1. Open Settings on your iPhone and tap your name at the top.
2. Tap Subscriptions.
3. Select Blinkist: Book Summaries Daily (listed under a plan name such as Blinkist Premium (1 Month)).
4. Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

If the app is not in that list, it was not billed through Apple. Cancel it with the developer instead: support page or website.

Charged after cancelling or during a trial? Request a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com within 90 days.

What reviewers say

Reported bugs

Login issues; Inability to access content during free trial; Automatic renewal problems; Syncing issues between devices; Playback bugs during offline use.

Recent one-star reviews

FailsConstantly restarts the blink when resuming the app

Sneaky subscription practices.When you sign up for the seven day free trial, they will tell you that they will email you with two days left to remind you of your upcoming paid subscription. What they don’t tell you is they email you every single day (email fatigue) and the message that they send to allow you to opt out of the…

Shady auto renewSomething shady about their auto renew. It didn’t show up as a subscription under my Apple ID like all of my other apps do. So I got billed on auto renew even though I didn’t know I had a subscription.

Recent five-star reviews

Gently Run to BlinkistMore fun than imagined

InspirationalHave grandchildren that need this message of the compass not a map to be able to control their life themselves to watch and react to the changing landscape. Thank you

Yes, there is a free lunch!Even if you don’t subscribe, it’s worth having this app!

About the developer

Blinks Labs has published on the App Store since Nov 13, 2013: 2 app(s), 0 of them no longer in the store.

• Loomi Learning Games4.4★

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Questions people ask

How much does Blinkist: Book Summaries Daily cost?

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $12.99 per month.

How do I cancel Blinkist: Book Summaries Daily?

On your iPhone open Settings, tap your name, tap Subscriptions, select Blinkist: Book Summaries Daily and tap Cancel Subscription. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

Does Blinkist: Book Summaries Daily have a free trial?

Yes: Blinkist Premium (1 Year) offers a 7 days free trial, then $79.99 per year.

How much does Blinkist cost?

Blinkist offers a free 'Basic' plan with one daily summary. 'Premium' and 'Pro' plans are available for full access to all summaries, guides, and advanced features like AI summarization. These premium plans likely involve a subscription or one-time purchase, with a '2-for-1' offer for sharing a Premium account.

Blinkist: Book Summaries Daily in one paragraph

Blinkist: Book Summaries Daily by Blinks Labs is a Education app for iPhone. Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $12.99 per month across 8 plan(s). App Store rating 4.8 from 157,282 ratings. 85 of 250 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (34%). The developer has 2 app(s) on the App Store, 0 no longer listed. Cancel through Settings › Subscriptions on the iPhone. Data verified Oct 23, 2026 by AppsLupa.

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