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Calibre Companion App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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Calibre Companion for Negative User Reviews
✓ GreatFantastic app.Version: 2.0.15
✓ Is not a reader app; just a way to move your calibre books overI thought this included a reader function, but it's just a way to move your books over from calibre. Works ok for me over wireless so far to move the books over without problem; but, lacking a built in reader, you still have to then copy them over to a reader app..Version: v1.3.2
✓ Waste of timeDoesn’t work. Don’t bother downloading..Version: 2.0.15
✓ Annoying adwareLargely useless.Version: 2.0.13
✓ Won’t connectIt won’t connect at all. The troubleshooting is ridiculous (merely tells me to click on the connect/share button — of course I've already done that). I paid for an app that it doesn’t work. Not happy..Version: v1.3.2
✓ Calibre companionDon’t waste your money. You cannot get through the dialog box to enter your user ID and password to login to your content server. Ok button is always disabled so cannot get any further. Absolutely useless and a waste of money! Very disappointed!.Version: 2.0.0
✓ App was abandonedNo support, no updates, and no bug fixes are or will be available since the new owners walked away..Version: 2.0.15
✓ Disappointed in subscription choiceI've already bought this app but it's now become a subscription one with obnoxious ads if you don't sign up. If you're expecting people to pay subscription fees you should at least polish the ugly UI and make it possible to send books to the Books app in bulk. I would have even been ok with paying an additional fee for this app, even though I paid it once, but I simply do not want a subscription and don't think this bait and switch is reasonable..Version: 2.0.15
✓ And so the money grab begins...When the new developers introduced the subscription model it was $0.99 a month. Now, they have stayed on Mobileread forums that as of September 1, the price is jumping 100% to $1.99 a month. This is exactly why I will NEVER do subscriptions. If they double the price again, the cost will be approaching nearly $50 a year...for a ePub organizer. (I paid a one-time price for the premium version under the previous developer) There is no way that the app is worth what they are charging for it. There have been almost no major improvements from them. I am not going to participate in lining their pockets based on all the more I have seen in terms of development & on how they have issued several very flawed updates. If I could give zero stars, I would..Version: 2.0.8
✓ Non-intuitive crapThis app does not work with Calibre on my Mac. I cannot get it to sync as Compaion just keeps displaying the same error messsges regardless of what I do. There is NO HELPFUL support info for what I am expecting experiencing. Whoever did final testing on this crap at Calibre should be fired-either didn’t work or so complicated that nearly impossible to get to work. So Calibre got $4 from me. Way to go Calibre.Version: v1.3.2
✓ Subscription model breaks appHappy user for many years before subscription model. Just want to sync with Calibre on my Linux desktop. More is less. Deleting app. UPDATE: contacted by developer: "If subscription model is only thing causing you issues, we are sorry you won’t pay $1 dollar to use the app. It helps support our development moving forward. " Dear developer, if you want to fund development please carefully read the reviews. Many of us are willing to pay a fixed price but not to commit to an ongoing subscription or endure nagware. I would gladly pay a fixed price for each major release with significant improvements..Version: 2.0.8
✓ Used to be a fantastic appI have used this app and the pc version for years, even going so far as to tweak my nas so I can have a Calibre server run on it. But recently it has been going in the wrong direction. Now I have to click through all this crap every time I launch the app just to get my to my books, it’s becoming more of a haste than its worth. Looking into alternatives..Version: 2.0.8
✓ Purchased previouslyWhy have you added a subscription price? I’ve already paid for this before. Why have you changed the bookshelf so drastically? I liked seeing my books neatly arranged with not too much space between them..Version: 2.0.2
✓ Fiddly to set upInitial experience of setting this up was not good. It's not that intuitive and to get help you need to sign up to an external forum but it seems that once you have things in place it could be OK. I will update my review as I use the app more. I hope my experience improves..Version: v1.3.0
✓ Do not waste your money with this appAfter last update the app does not stop to offer premium service and there is not option to stop seeing this add, even this is a paid app(it was, I paid 6.99$ and now I have to pay a premium service, that’s not fair). But that’s not all, now we have ads inside the app, so what is the point about paying for it. You should refund all the people that paid for this app..Version: 2.0.5
✓ Gets More Annoying with Every UpgradeI would love to pay the developers of this application for a Pro version that pays for their hard work. It’s worth it to me. What I don’t want to do is to pay for a subscription service. I definitely don’t want to be hammered with random loud ads at random intervals. In the end the aggravation simply isn’t worth it. I’m choosing to just uninstall the app and download through other methods. There are too many alternatives built into Apple products to put up with this annoyware..Version: 2.0.5
✓ Lost libraryThis update has lost the books that I had in calibre on my iPad!.Version: 2.0.0
✓ Intrusive ads in paid versionThe introduction of intrusive full-screen advertisements that interrupt the app during use and aggressive pushing of the subscription makes for a frustrating bait-and-switch for those of us who *paid* for the app already. I do *not* care for the new developer of this app and will be searching for an alternative..Version: 2.0.8
✓ Disappointed...Just updated the apps. Very unhappy with this update. It’s a downgrade for me. The app was working perfectly before, books were easy to find and the general look of the app was pleasing. Now, I feel i’m looking at a very cheap version. Also paid for the app before and now I’m asked for a subscription for a lower quality version! I wish I did not updated it and kept the previous version..Version: 2.0.2
✓ Wonderful on ipad, but...Taps into my calibre on my laptop wirelessly so that i can read and save my books in ibooks or the kindle app on my ipad. Very easy and convenient. So glad I bought app. But for some reason i can’t get it to do the same on my iphone. ??? Not sure what problem is. FIVE STARS for ipad, ONE STAR for iphone..Version: 2.0.0
✓ Purchased and now a subscription?I am not happy. I previously purchased this product and should be grandfathered to NOT have to pay a subscription in addition. At the very least refund my payment if I have to pay a subscription!.Version: 2.0.2
✓ Worked great until the upgrade.After the upgrade, this app seems to have a mind of it’s own. I also lost all of my books. Plus I can’t get the app to do anything now. It was just a big waste of money! It bothers me that the developers released a buggy update with KNOWN PROBLEMS and seemingly no concern for potential loss of an entire library of books. It also bothers me that when I bought the app, I believed it to be a one-time purchase. The new developer is planning on making this app subscription based. Great, now we are going to be nickeled and dimed on something that should be free to use after the initial purchase. Based on the way we have been treated by this developer, I will be reluctant to purchase anything by Mr. Cohen again. Greed and ineptitude have ruined a great product..Version: 2.0.0
✓ Horrible AppThis app is slow, complicated, and geeky..Version: 2.0.8
✓ GoodbyeSorry guys. I’m not subscribing..Version: 2.0.1
✓ Premium member now I get ADDSI pay an annual fee. Today April 19, 2023, bloody ads start popping up all over the app. This app is clunky but it works. So much for the premium features. Borden, the annoyed!.Version: 2.0.15
✓ Not very easy to useJust trying to add my library to an iPad and so far having a hard time understanding the program. The Calibre on the computer says there isn't enough space even though I have only around a thousand books and the iPad has 100 GB for free..Version: v1.3.0
✓ Latest Update (Ver 2.0)This latest update deleted all of my books from the app which I use on my iPad. I thought it wasn’t a big deal because I could just sync everything again. But once I did, I found it very hard to navigate. Whenever I type a book tittle it won’t search for it. It will also not sort things in any order. I tried sorting by date, author, etc and nothing. My books are all there I can see them but when I search for anything specifically it doesn't work anymore..Version: 2.0.0
✓ Wow just wowPaid app, now with ads and subscriptions!.Version: 2.0.5
✓ Recent update!The most recent update cleared my database. All of my books are gone. I know I can move them over again when I connect to Calibre, but I was not happy to discover that everything is gone after updating. Anything I've done on my iPad since I've last connected to my computer is gone. This is super annoying. If I knew it was going to delete everything, I would have waited to update 😠.Version: 2.0.0
✓ DOES NOTHINGComplete waste of money, doesn’t sync properly at all. Cannot download books once you do sync. Basically had to get a different app and drag and drop my Calibre library into Dropbox, so WHY would I pay $13 for this app?? I would like a refund immediately. Not interested in visiting the support forum, would simply like a refund of my money back. Thank you..Version: 2.0.2
✓ Not functioning on iPhoneThis app will connect to your Calibre library, and download the book. But it will not open them on the iPhone..Version: 2.0.15
✓ Showing ads even with subscription?I pay for this app through a subscription and I am seeing lots of pop up ads in the app. Not cool at all. Uninstalling..Version: 2.0.13
✓ Used to be a very solid useful tool, getting worseI happily paid for this app a while back, but lately the subscription model is basically an annoying barrier to using the app. Now, with latest update, it’s also asking me iCloud login every time I use it. So performance is degrading, but the dev is asking me to pay a subscription fee..Version: 2.0.7
✓ No updates for couple of yearsThe app now has an annual fee (was a once off fee), with the promise of enhancement/improvement, bug fixing. I pay my annual fee, however no updates for the last 3 years, no point in paying the annual fee. Product showed some promise of be developed further but has just stagnated..Version: 2.0.15
✓ No offline accessThe app won’t even open while offline. That makes it virtually useless for me. Also, I’ve already paid for the app. I’m not going to pay a sucscription..Version: 2.0.2
✓ GoodbyeSo, two years without any updates and zero tech support, and now a new subscription model that provides no recognition at all for users that previously purchased the app. How can anyone assume that there will be steady improvement going forward when the past history is so dismal. This just smacks of a money grab .... goodbye..Version: 2.0.1
✓ Older VersionKind of hacked, preferred the older version interface, but with the joys of updates I now have this and no way to get back. Might have been nicer to bring this out as a new version so people could choose if the wanted this white space interface and if they wanted to pay a subscription. But then I guess you knew that when you submitted it as an update that most people would be automatically upgraded to your subscription version. I pay various subscriptions for software, but a library manager for a handful of books is probably a push despite its ease of use with Calibre. Hey ho, back to copying to Marvin.Version: 2.0.1
✓ For what it’s worthLike the majority of the recent posts and reviews on this app, I am greatly disappointed with the developers decision to go subscription! I have been using calibre library on my laptop, and Calibre companion on my iPad and iPhone for many years having paid for and appreciated it’s simplicity and flexibility. I am simply disenfranchised by this and so many other applications which in recent times, developers have decided to, Basically take advantage of those who have respectively purchased an application in a market please where virtual commodities seem to imply that the consumer has less rights to propriety subsequent to purchase then in a typical brick and mortar commodities industry. It is time that Apple or the App Store take the lead in a market place where regulations are still significantly lagging and either antiquated or inappropriate , in the rapidly changing virtual market place, and develop policies that protect the consumer of their commodities and hold vendors to the usual implied contractual responsibility to their consumers. Consideration could be given to how “possession” is defined and perhaps those who have previously purchased and now “possess” an application on their device can, by way of a grandfather clause, be protected from back end coercion into subscription charges that we’re not part of the original purchase terms and agreement. Sorry Calibre for the rant, but you deserve it!.Version: 2.0.8
✓ Keyboard Covers Up Fields/Buttons, No Way to ResolveWhen trying to input server data, the keyboard covers up the buttons and fields, preventing you from seeing or selecting covered fields or even clicking ‘OK’ to confirm your entry. Also, unless you’re going to pay a subscription for what largely appears to be an app with the same functionality as the free web page created by Calibre for accessing books on the server (which works great in iOS except for the constant need to re-enter credentials as though I was accessing a financial account), you’ll be confronted with annoying ads for the paid version every time you open the app. I might consider paying if it was a one-time fee, but a subscription model is for me, like with most things, out of the question. I’d rather pay $200 once than $5 per month—I don’t want to have to remember the charge, and I want to have something approximating genuine ownership of the things that I buy..Version: 2.0.3
✓ Not happy JanReinstalled this app a month ago after not using it for a good few year, since installing the charges have changed upwards nearly every week, can’t believe how greedy you are!.Version: 2.0.13
✓ Avoid, subscription fees and adsI paid for this app and now the developer has added both ads and subscription fees to the existing app, not allowing me to use the original app without fees, and with no reimbursement for my existing purchase. Thanks to this being a “virtual good” I have zero recourse but to delete the app and warn everybody to avoid it..Version: 2.0.8
✓ From hero to zeroWhy has this update wiped my database?.Version: 2.0.0
✓ I didn’t buy this app expecting that a subscription is required!I purchased this app a month ago today for $4.99 plus tax. At first it did not work for me because it would not let me sign in to my OneDrive account. Calibre Companion’s App Store page said they were working on fixing this, so I decided to wait. Meanwhile, a couple weeks later, I figured out how to enable 2-step verification for OneDrive, and I was able to log in with Authenticator. Today I saw there was an update to the app, but now it tells me I need to become a premium member (monthly/yearly fees), but I did not see anything about this before the update! I did not buy this app with a view to continued purchases..Version: 2.0.1
✓ Lack of background permission breaks 2FAI use two-factor authentication with my Dropbox account, so to sign in to m Dropbox to get to my Calibre library there I need two pull up my 2FA app, but Calibre Companion closes out of the login page and drops back to the welcome screen when I do that. This app is only usable with cloud libraries if you use the weaker security settings for your cloud storage service which is completely unacceptable to me.Version: 2.0.15
✓ No longer connects as wireless deviceAt one point in time this worked wonderfully to sync my ipad with my Calibre library. When I try to connect now it connects and starts its “initial sync” but after 30 or so seconds it appears to disconnect. No error is given. It just silently fails. I don’t have the time or patience to deal with bad software. It’s bad enough that it fails but it’s even worse that it fails with no explanation. Your mileage may vary. You may never trip over the issue I’m experiencing but since I’ve got no way to tell what happened to cause this it’s possible you may..Version: v1.3.2
✓ UselessHow do I get a refund?.Version: v1.3.2
✓ Go Premium annoyingVery good app. Not sure about the new interface - lots of space taken by things you don’t care about then the comment that you might want to read you scroll to at the very bottom. But no, I don’t want to be navigating around the premium subscription questions every time it starts up..Version: 2.0.2
✓ Can’t sync itDone everything on the help advice. Doesn’t connect so I can’t use it.Version: v1.3.2
✓ One drive support did not workCouldn’t find metadata.db despite it being in the cloud drive root..Version: 2.0.5
✓ A disaster - DO NOT DOWNLOADAfter many years of faithful use, CC decided to get greedy and introduce what has to be the biggest cockup in app history. The latest version introducing a subscription even for users who paid like me, totally destroyed my library, due to the way it handles new setup. Even now I can’t login to my library to replenish cause of a bug that hasn’t been fixed for months. The author blamed his team members. Google calibre companion and you can see the disaster unfold. Do not update or download this app until the author has fixed this. If you are still on the older version do not ever update. You will be forced to pay a subscription..Version: 2.0.0
✓ Used to be great, now not so muchCan’t even search for books by title. Incomprehensible to me why they decided to demolish a perfectly good product. I’m sympathetic to the idea that devs should be paid on an ongoing basis for an app with ongoing utility, but this is such a downgrade in functionality that it grates..Version: 2.0.2
✓ Awful now with no app supportThe original designers transferred the app on and now it’s awful. It wipes library, or doesn’t update at all. It can’t sort anymore and there is no support at all. And to make matters worse the new developer wants to charge a subscription for it! Absolute rubbish..Version: 2.0.0
✓ This is a scam!I bought the premium application several years ago while it was developed by another company. Now, with the latest upgrade by the new developer, this application reverted to a trial version, asking for a subscription fee. I understand that the new developer wants to move to a subscription model to found the development. Nevertheless, it should have done that by creating a new app and leaving the old one unmaintained. I am not sure that the operation performed by the developer complied with the terms of the App Store. In any case, I consider it quite inappropriate. I urge to have my application (the one that I pay for) back. If not I am gong to escalate the issue to Apple..Version: 2.0.2
✓ Awful design principlesToo much white in centre of attention space; eyes naturally look to the middle. This new update has pushed book icons to the side. Moreover there’s now a subscription model. Why?.Version: 2.0.2
✓ Sept 2019 update is a disasterI liked Calibre Companion and was happy to pay for it to keep my ebook library available on my devices. Since it automatically updated I have now lost all my books, the comment was that they didn’t think it was a big deal to reload everything. This combined to with the move to a monthly subscriptions means it’s time to research an alternate method and delete this now useless app..Version: 2.0.0
✓ Why do I get ads when I’ve paid for the subscription?It’s only ok. It gets book from my content server. But why can’t it just sync with my PC’s whole library library?.Version: 2.0.15
✓ No forward thinking by developersYes this seems to be alright on the surface when wanting to access books on my Calibre but how about some simple tweaks so you can add books that are on your device, you have to pay the $5.99 there is no way to trial and I believed that it had the ability to add your books I would not have paid for this item if I had known how limited it was give it some forethought and use forward thinking you would reach a lot more people.Version: v1.3.2
✓ Used to be betterI purchased this App and now the developer decided to include Ads. Before it was useful for organizing my E-book library. Now it’s very distracting with all the annoying ads which I can’t get rid of despite having paid for this App, and this App crashes very frequently. If there were another alternative to sync books with Calibre on my desktop I would definitely have taken it..Version: 2.0.15
✓ Failed at first hurdleNot user friendly and overdone with adverts. I wanted to connect to a NAS library. Gave up quite quickly in frustration . I guess this does something for someone, but I could not work out what..Version: 2.0.15
✓ Waste of MoneyDaft that I can’t connect to my library on iCloud? Only options are Dropbox (more expense) and OneDrive. The alternative is to connect to PC but this won’t always be on. How it works isn’t explained in the blurb before purchase..Version: v1.3.2
✓ Lack of recent updatesI have paid my subscription, but it is months since the last update, there are still bugs and functionality updates needed that I reported and to date nothing. What is the point of the subscription?.Version: 2.0.15
✓ No ThanksI’m not going to pay for a subscription to read my books. There are better options out there..Version: 2.0.15
✓ Will not connectI’ve tried everything in the help and faqs but everything fails..Version: v1.3.2
✓ New version got rid of all books on my iPad!Used to be a good app. Then I got the latest "upgrade" which ERASED the over 300 books I'd stored on the iPad. A warning would have been nice. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? I consider myself ripped off. I paid what was supposed to be a one-time fee and instead lost books I relied on having and am expected to pay a monthly fee. No thanks. Kybooks works better..Version: 2.0.0
✓ Doesn’t do muchYou can send your books to your device but you can’t do anything with them. When I use the share sheet, I try to send the books to Kobo or Apple’s Books app, and nothing happens. I activated the apps files location in the Files app. When you try to open the folder it doesn’t open and reports problems with the helper app. I am on iOS 14..Version: 2.0.15
✓ Missing FunctionalityI have been using CC for years and never had a complaint until I tried it on my new ipad. Why, oh why can’t I have the book series displayed in the list view? It did this on the kindle. Why can’t this functionality be on the ipad version? I just want to sort my books by author and see which number in a series a book is. I tend to buy the whole series at once, so going back and figuring which one to read first is time consuming. Can this be fixed please?.Version: 2.0.14
✓ Good app, but change to subscriptions means I lose access to an app I previously paid forThis app used to cost a few bucks to purchase- I happily paid for it, and it was a great app. The conversion to a subscription mode is unfortunate, but understandable, in order to stay sustainable. What isn’t understandable, and is a really jerk move by the developer, is to lock me out of the app I already paid for if I don’t start the subscription service. According to the launch screen, I only get to skip starting the subscription dialog three times....Version: 2.0.1
✓ Do not buyDespite having a subscription now has ads and is not syncing.Version: 2.0.15
🙂 Calibre Companion Positive Reviews
Calibre Companion works most of the time. If it is not working for you, we recommend you excersise some patience and retry later or contact Calibre Companion.
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