Reading mode: what 37 low-star reviews complain about
We read 37 one-to-three-star reviews written between 2026-07-17 and 2026-09-12 and kept the ones that describe a specific unmet need. Grouped with reviews of other apps that say the same thing, they land in 2 repeated complaints. Store listing.
What reviewers complain about
- Voice resets to the beginning after exiting the page
- Turns off automatically
- Turns itself off randomly
- Touch buttons don't work
- Takes forever to recover
- Stops reading and restarts from beginning
- Requires manual re-enable in settings
- Reopening reading mode refreshes instead of restoring progress
- Removed volume button shortcut
- Removed swipe gesture in favor of tiny exit button
The opportunities these reviews point to
- 0182Text-to-speech app with one-time voice purchases5 of 129
- 0245Locked — subscribe to read this opportunity2 of 2
Every opportunity with the quotes, the apps named, a build memo and the score breakdown.
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