Bartlett's Familiar Quotations Negative Reviews

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations app received 60 complaints, negative comments and reviews by users. Have you ever had a bad experience using Bartlett's Familiar Quotations? Can you share your negative thoughts about bartlett's familiar quotations?

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations for Negative User Reviews

✓ Bad AppIt doesn’t load properly. It freezes. Disappointing..Camden Yards GuyVersion: 1.10

✓ Don’t buy - no updates in 5 years and quotes aren’t visibleThis app is a waste. I’m sorry I didn’t check the reviews before I bought it. They haven’t updated it for years. A 2016 Apple update Made the text white on a white background so it is not visible on my iPhone. You can’t see the random quotes until you export them to share. Really disappointing after using the print version for so many years. It could be so much better..Beer Wolf in LondonVersion: 1.10

✓ White text on white backgroundI find it hard to believe that this app has just been updated and that the author(s) have not yet noticed that using white text on a white background actually makes the quotes invisible. This is a joke right? I just want to know why. WHY?!!!!!!.CPortmanVersion: 1.10

✓ WthHey. What the hell is this application, nothing is showing on screen except a few tabs with search button, and even search is been made nothing appears in quotation section... refund me my money idiots ....Sikandar Ali KhokharVersion: 1.10

✓ Good idea, broken appBartlett’s has been on my family’s bookshelf for generations, and I was curious enough about what the app would be like to buy it, despite the low reviews. I now see the problem for myself. The random quotes and quote of the days don’t show up. There is simply no text. Searching for quotes appears to work, but that’s about it, and considering how easily that can be done in other apps for free, this app, as it stands, is a rip off. If they ever fix it, I’m sure I’d use it often and gladly change my rating!.LemondroppedVersion: 1.10

✓ DisappointingIronic that a name synonymous with quotations would associate its name with an app so tedious in function and dearth in content..Michael AspergerVersion: 1.2

✓ Don’t get it!I wish I would have read the reviews first. I was desperate to find the source of a fairly common quote. It didn’t show me the quote or anything else. Just blank. Uugh. Wasted that money for sure..SharonjirdanVersion: 1.10

✓ Broken. Don’t wasre your time.This app does not work, full stop. Its flaws, the biggest one being simply displaying blank pages where full quotes should be, has apparently been around for some time. Apple should take this out of the App Store..Spike1954Version: 1.10

✓ Needs Major Update/OverhaulReally a shame that the effort hasn't been put in to update this app for iOS 10. Was a great reference that is now literally useless..SmodrichVersion: 1.10

✓ Worthless piece of junkSearch Berlin Wall and you don’t even get Reagan’s quote “tear down this wall.”? This thing is worse than useless and I can’t believed I was duped I to paying money for it. It is NOT Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations.DancingtroutVersion: 1.10

✓ Notifications not working in iOS9This is a fantastic app but there appears to be some iOS9 incompatibility. The quote of the day notification doesn't come through when it did previously in other versions of iOS. As it's the main feature of the app for me (I can read the daily quote in notification centre without ever having to open the app) I'm knocking some stars off until it's fixed again..AdamskizVersion: 1.9

✓ Update it or remove itNo longer shows any quotes. It used to be a very good app. No mo! One star is required to put in a review. It deserves none..Jgh40Version: 1.10

✓ Broken on iOS 12Quotes don’t display at all on iPhone XS on iOS 12. It used to be a decent app..SebacVersion: 1.10

✓ Utterly disappointedIt looks like it was made in 1999. When you search for a topic and choose a result, it displays a very meager selection and when you select them to actually read them, it brings you to a blank landing page. Every time. I’m glad I only spent $3.99 on this but seriously how difficult is it to update this app? With the money you charge you can hire a somewhat decent app developer to make it actually function the way it advertises..Teddy NicholasVersion: 1.10

✓ Does it have any quotations about what a fool is?Because that is someone who buys this app, which does not function as defined and lacks any sort of depth in terms of searchable quotations..Kathmk7Version: 1.10

✓ Does not work.Has not worked for the last four years. No quotes appear..Nigel12345Version: 1.10

✓ App doesn’t workWhen I go select a quote to read, I get a blank screen. Poor app..Fsramsey3Version: 1.10

✓ Not workingContent of App is not visible - just titles/headers and footers but quotes, for instance, are not shown. This drawback seems to defeat the purpose of the app... I’d add a witty quote but I can’t see them. Please fix..SoludagVersion: 1.10

✓ PLEASE FIX THE APP!!!This app was great when I was able to actually see the quotes. When IOS updated a while ago, the app stopped working properly. Now you can't see the quotes, which makes the app useless. The developers haven't even updated the app in over a year! I would give this app 4 stars if I could actually see the quotes. There is potential here if the developers would actually care to maintain the app..Th3 Thr1ll3rVersion: 1.10

✓ Failed appDifficult to understand…impossible to use. The creator of this app is bereft of common sense. I’m so disappointed. Wasted my money. IT DOES NOT WORK……..P E R I O D !.DPD1940Version: 1.10

✓ UselessThis app is useless. Each screen is white. Maybe it uses a white font, but I can’t actually read the quotations most of the time and there appears to be no way to change it..KM 505Version: 1.10

✓ This app doesn't even workTerrible. Not worth more comment.BbbbbbnnnnnnmmmmVersion: 1.10

✓ Deplorable disrespect for a literary treasure.I bought it hoping to ease searching by topic compared to print version. The content is no longer online. This app iteration has an atrocious interface, fails to organize content in a succinct and readable manner and is generally a big index finger to those who loved Bartlett’s for decades. Apparently it has been left to fester un-nursed for a decade. “Alas, where is there still a sea in which one could drown: thus our lament resounds-across shallow swamps.” — Nietzsche.DrmorganVersion: 1.10

✓ I want my money backPoor app.CWM 2011Version: 1.10

✓ No goGreat source. Too bad you can’t access it from this app.GabagabawingwingVersion: 1.10

✓ They won't updateThis app hasn't received an update that would allow us to see any text/quotes in at least six months..CountupirVersion: 1.10

✓ Blank pagesThere’s a lot of blank pages . Worthless app. Fix the issue ..TaylorMonique16Version: 1.10

✓ Garbage app.I want a refund. None of the app works not to mention its failure to live up to the functionality of the hard copy. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage..Terrence HowardVersion: 1.10

✓ How is this app still in the app storeApp is faulty. Remains in a white out mode. Can’t read quote unless you ask it to share. Was a waste of $$&!.Disappointed with appVersion: 1.10

✓ Waste of money, blank screenAfter the tutorial, the “quote of the day” is just a blank screen with the date at the top. If you try to share or use the meme maker, it shows the quote, but how would I know I wanted to share it if I can’t see it?.Disorganized in MarylandVersion: 1.10

✓ What a disappointmentGreat idea, non-performer to put it mildly. I’ve written very few reviews, I making an effort to save anyone else the disappointment. Basically, it does not work, the search engine is worthless. If you have the book, keep it..R. AnnMarieVersion: 1.10

✓ Absolute junkWhat a piece of junk. It doesn’t work. I click on the quotes and I get a blank screen instead of the full quote. Waste of money..Ok648765Version: 1.10

✓ Waste of moneyPretty sure this has no real connection to the Bartletts we all know and love; a complete rip off- zero stars.Dhp055Version: 1.10

✓ Currently worthlessI can't read the quotes, which is quite a serious limitation for a quotes app. I think they're displaying white text on a white background: if I share the quotes—e.g. by email—they become visible. Reported the fault to the developer months ago....FitzMacVersion: 1.10

✓ TerribleThis app is so awful that it should just be removed until it’s usable..Momo7419Version: 1.10

✓ NO.This app is a colossal waste of money. Cant find any quotes that should be easy to locate immediately..LilieEmVersion: 1.10

✓ USED to be great.This abandoned app needs some love. Won't even display the quotes anymore, it's just a blank screen..JoeMitchell79Version: 1.10

✓ Doesn’t FinctionWaste of money...Random quote doesn’t work..cannot browse quotes...useless.DbtruckerVersion: 1.10

✓ Doesn’t function properlyIt does not display the quote of the day, random quotes, or full quotes when selected from a search - just a blank screen..OldStoneFaceVimesVersion: 1.10

✓ “Thought this would be great...I was wrong.” - everyone who downloaded the app Surprisingly, when selecting a quote, there is no text. Hard to share white text on a white background. I know there’s a funny joke there, but this app is legitimately useless. So sad; I wanted something to have at hand when my Bartlett’s is in the office. This poorly designed substitute does not even fit the proper screen size, let alone function properly! C’mon people, it’s 2020. Get with the program..JagilesVersion: 1.10

✓ Doesn’t workThe headline says it all. It doesn’t work. Just displays blank pages. And the few times it worked, when I searched by a keyword, it returned only 2 or 3 quotes (I did make sure I was on the “all” tab and it still only showed 2 or 3 quotes)..KerrybatdogVersion: 1.10

✓ Useless; the pages are blank.I’ve been using my 19th century edition of Bartlett’s for decades, then I saw the app! How wonderful, I thought. Sadly, it’s utterly useless. The pages appear blank apart from a couple of icons. Another reviewer has suggested this might by white text on a white background but, whatever, the app is useless. And nobody in development or quality control noticed this? The AppStore didn’t notice? Come on guys!.Pablo el BigoteVersion: 1.10

✓ Feels like fraudWhen I paid for this app, it had good reviews, and did what it was supposed to. Since the update, it is completely unusable. Even worse, the company has taken no visible steps to remedy the problem. I feel like they owe all of their customers a refund..Sumar's HoodVersion: 1.10

✓ Can’t see the quotesI wish I had read the reviews before I purchased. I’m on iOS 13 and can’t see the quotes. Looks like a blank screen..WyattsMom123Version: 1.10

✓ DiscontinuedThis app was wonderful however since a long time it doesn’t work properly I presume they have discounted working on it..DaftkVersion: 1.10

✓ Fix it or get rid of itI should have checked the reviews before I bought it although four dollars was an OK investment for something that doesn’t work very well I have a ton of quotes of my own maybe I should submit that and make my own app this has far fewer.John&meg5759Version: 1.10

✓ Roll Your Own Quotes?In the past Bartlett's was a good app but it does not appear to run on iOS 10 - it displays only blank pages rather than quotes. Last week I emailed support but have not received any response. Today the app asked me to rate it, but then failed to connect to the App Store so I had to navigate here manually. Update: I found out that the blank quotes really are there - they show up when using the share feature - but given that they don’t show in the app to me makes the app DOA..No Nicknames 4 MeVersion: 1.10

✓ Currently unusableFrequently crashes, and currently the text of quotes will not display when a specific quote is selected. The app crashes whenever I try to send feedback. It's dead in the water..TPB, Esq.Version: 1.10

✓ The app doesnt work.Good selection but you cant access or read a quote more than one sentence..Wwd6761Version: 1.10

✓ Like pullin teeth from a sharkDifficult to work with and frustrating! How do I get out of this bogus deal?.Smellbad1Version: 1.10

✓ App no longer worksThe app no longer shows quotes. It’s a blank page. The last update was three years ago. Very disappointed!.MkevintVersion: 1.10

✓ Just awful complete waste of $$Apple should not be selling this.KelllygVersion: 1.10

✓ No longer worksWhat a shame that such a fine app is now useless. You can no longer actually see an individual quotation you look up (without a lot of hassle, like pretending to email it). It would be great to see a fix, but this problem seems pretty permanent..Mr. CheerfulVersion: 1.10

✓ Can’t see a thingDoesn’t work at all. Can’t see any quotes at all. A different reviewer mentioned white text on a white background ! Seriously ? I guess that would explain it, but how stupid is that ? Now I have to apply for a refund. What a nuisance. Avoid Avoid Avoid !.AdamofwarmfieldVersion: 1.10

✓ Disappointing MessThe app didn’t find any of quotes I entered. It doesn’t reference where the quote is found and when the quote is longer than the preview allows it doesn’t open the entire quote. I want my money back. The only reason it gets a star is that it won’t let me rate it lower..Player AdvocateVersion: 1.10

✓ Doesn’t workI can’t use this on my phone as most info doesn’t open. It Also gives a very limited number is quotations and they are not as diverse s as nd interesting as you get in book version. Don’t buy..Lizt331Version: 1.10

✓ Only a selection of quotesI love the app. I love the "Quotos" feature. However, I find it very frustrating that the app only contains a small fraction of the quotes in the book or online site. I would like a way to add more quotes. UPDATE: new updated version (Apr.15,'15) crashes as soon as it opens. :(.MommysewsVersion: 1.8

✓ HESITATES AND DOESN'T FIND ANYTHINGI can accept that MAYBE my iPod (3rd Gen/64 Gb) is too "old", but this app is SLOW!!! Every letter I type hes...i...tate...s. And all of my searches have yet to be matched. I began with "it was the best of times" from A Tale of Two Cities, but this app found no match. I then selected the play "As You Like It" and patiently typed in "all the world's a stage"...but it didn't find a match. What am I doing wrong? It should be the best (app) of times!!!.Avalanche EaterVersion: 1.2

✓ Crashes constantlyCan't use the app at all. Crashes every single time upon opening on iPhone 6 / iOS 8..StripelordVersion: 1.8

✓ Simply doesn’t work on multiple platformsThe daily quotations don’t appear - and I’ve tried this on different devices. There are other daily quotation apps that are infinitely better (in that they actually work). Approached their customer service with absolutely no reply. Avoid..Dr CJFVersion: 1.10

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