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BookPlayer subscription: cost, reviews, how to cancel

Gianni Carlo, Books

Free on the App Store

BookPlayer by Gianni Carlo. 8 subscription plans from $1.99 per month. 5% of 365 recent reviews mention billing. Verified Sep 8, 2026.

  • App Store rating4.8★ from 18,845 ratings
  • Cheapest subscription$1.99 per month
  • Reviews mentioning billing, last 12 months17 of 365 reviews

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

What the data says

No label applies: the numbers below sit inside the normal range for apps of this size.

All signals behind this verdict
Reviews in the last 12 months365
Reviews mentioning billing17 (4.7%)
One- or two-star share, last 90 days11% of 119
App Store rating4.8 (18,845 ratings)
Developer's apps3, 0 removed from the store
Age3,658 days
Days since last update11
Subscription plans9
Subscription price changes, last 12 months10
Overall review sentimentpositive

Thresholds and definitions: how we rate apps.

What BookPlayer costs

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $1.99 per month.

  • Support Monthly (1 Month)Renews every month, no trial$1.99
  • Support Monthly (1 Month)Renews every month, no trial$2.99
  • Support Monthly (1 Month)Renews every month, no trial$3.99
  • Pro Monthly (1 Month)Renews every month, no trial$4.99
  • Support Monthly (1 Month)Renews every month, no trial$6.99
  • Support Monthly (1 Month)Renews every month, no trial$9.99
  • Support Monthly (1 Month)Renews every month, no trialAU$12.99
  • Support Monthly (1 Month)Renews every month, no trialAU$14.99

How to cancel BookPlayer

  1. Open Settings on your iPhone and tap your name at the top.
  2. Tap Subscriptions.
  3. Select BookPlayer (listed under a plan name such as Support Monthly (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

Rating breakdown

  • 5★90% (17,099)
  • 4★6% (1,132)
  • 3★1% (249)
  • 2★0% (90)
  • 1★1% (275)

Recent updates

  • 5.22.0Aug 27, 2026
  • 5.21.1Jul 2, 2026
  • 5.21.0Jun 9, 2026
  • 5.20.1May 12, 2026
  • 5.20.0May 5, 2026

Praised

  • Flawless playback
  • Intuitive and clean interface
  • Ability to import from various sources
  • Fast and responsive
  • Remembers playback position
  • Customizable playback speed
  • No ads or in-app purchases
  • Excellent organization features

Complained about

  • Occasional crashes or glitches
  • Issues with importing or playing certain files
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Unreliable performance after updates

Reported bugs

Playback issues with certain audio formats; Importing problems with large audiobook libraries; Crashes when deleting books.

Recent one-star reviews

Нет автовоспроизведения следующей главыЭто ключевой функционал

Puerchick, Jul 7, 2026

Lost all my notes and bookmarksThe latest update made me lose all my bookmarks and notes from hundreds of books! I hate this app now. The note export format is terrible; the notes need to stay within the audio file. They really should have an iCloud backup for notes. I don't understand why they only allow this if you pay such a h…

HappyChildOfGod, Aug 7, 2026

Used to be 99% fantasticUsed to be a great app. Now bugs me so frequently for reviews and stars it’s becoming unusable (despite having done this at least twice before). Looking for a replacement.

Angellick, Jul 29, 2026

Recent five-star reviews

Great reader, many formatsAfter downloading books locally with Audible on watch, I was astonished to see how quickly BookPlayer downloads them. The syncing between watch and phone is also super convenient

Reviewguyok, Sep 6, 2026

Best and free!Using this for years, can't appreciate enough how useful is this player is.

Updateteamsux, Sep 2, 2026

Very niceThe best there is

Reviewguyok, Sep 3, 2026

About the developer

Gianni Carlo has published on the App Store since Sep 2, 2016: 3 app(s), 0 of them no longer in the store.

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Alternatives to BookPlayer

Also similar: Kobo Books & Audiobooks (4.5★), Google Play Books & Audiobooks (4.4★), Apple Books (4.4★)

Questions people ask

How much does BookPlayer cost?

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $1.99 per month.

How do I cancel BookPlayer?

On your iPhone open Settings, tap your name, tap Subscriptions, select BookPlayer and tap Cancel Subscription. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

Does BookPlayer have a free trial?

No plan lists a free trial in the US App Store.

BookPlayer in one paragraph

BookPlayer by Gianni Carlo is a Books app for iPhone. Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $1.99 per month across 8 plan(s). App Store rating 4.8 from 18,845 ratings. 17 of 365 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (5%). The developer has 3 app(s) on the App Store, 0 no longer listed. Cancel through Settings › Subscriptions on the iPhone. Data verified Sep 8, 2026 by AppsLupa.

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