Be CAREFUL. That initial trial is a set up for their full service. You must manually cancel or they'll bill you. That is not a trial it is buying the service. A trial should automatically collapse when trial period is over. I don't like businesses that do that. They're not clear up front about that. Show me where I'm wrong. Also, the material is very basic and generic and to get in more depth you have to purchase a other level or something. Way too complicated for me. Sorry.....
Reviews for Headway: 15-Min Book Summaries
← Back to Headway: 15-Min Book SummariesI did not like the content so I tried to cancel the free trial on the first day. The subscription does not show up in Google Play and when I click the account link in the welcome email to go to my account, it doesn't matter how many times I click "Cancel subscription" and "I'm sure," the free trial remains and says I will be charged when it's over. It seems that this is designed so that it is almost impossible, if not impossible, to cancel.
Total scam - Stay away! I wish I had read the other reviews before signing up for a free trial! After signing up, the app did not unlock any of the books, and even the daily free one won't load - I just get a loading icon that never goes away. I also don't see any way to unsubcribe or cancel! What a hassle. I signed up for a free trial through an online ad that showed a yearly cost under $50 with weekly payments around $1 after the first free week. Now the app shows annual pricing at over $80!!
Nothing's wrong with the app. The interface is clean, the recommendations are decent and you can listen or read books. But everything is behind the paywall, except you get 1 free book a day (you cannot close this book, it is automatically chosen for you). Their is a 7 day free trial and after that it's $87.88/year. If you wanted an app with free, short, books. Sorry folks. 😐
Okay... This thing keeps asking me to leave a review , so here. This is about a year now using this app. Paid full price. The particular female voice used on half of these readings is not a very pleasant sound. We should definitely have a couple narrator options for each reading. Regardless of how much time spend reading on this, I keep getting the the same reminder of " Just 15 min more and you will reach your daily goal." Also limited to 500 characters on this review.
I purchased an annual subscription but accidentally clicked on an add-on and was charged for an additional monthly subscription. After receiving the confirmation email I realized the error and tried to cancel / get a refund immediately. I was able to cancel but they still charged me and were refusing to refund. Update: after emailing I was able to get the refund. Their customer service response was prompt. The issue resolved in 24h. I will still try using it. Hopefully the effort is worth it!
The AI voices don't always get it right. There's a decent variety of books on a variety of topics. Starts to get pretty repetitive after a while especially because some of the most interesting points are whittled down to a few sentences and feel pretty reductive. Probably the most egregious thing about it though is that they're still charging me despite canceling my subscription through the Play Store. Harder to cancel payments for than a gym membership.
The app functions well for what it tries to do. No bugs, smooth operation. But all of the summaries read like they were written by AI or a high schooler. The voice is odd and the sentences within a paragraph rarely flow together smoothly. It's often so bad that it detracts from the process of injesting the material. I cannot recommend paying for high school level book reports.
I sadly have to rate it 1 star for a glitch and the very poor support Google Store provided. The selections and the idea behind the micro-learning is good - useful app on that regard. However, it twice prompted of discounted yearly prices during the trial. I tried obliging but it errored out everytime. I let it be knowing my trial would end by the week. Auto renewal was not mentioned. However, that's exactly what happened. Now, no refund from either the app or Google, despite my evidence 👎
I really like this app. The content is clear and helpful. The price for a yearly subscription is extremely reasonable. Unfortunately, I can only give Headway 3 stars, which may be a bit generous. I can only access the app 15% of the time when I actually want to listen to a reading, which is very frustrating. I've uninstalled the app, then reinstalled several times without success. When I open the app, there's an option to select a random book, but won't give me access to any content, please fix!
This app is immensely helpful! I feel like I've learned a lot, and have actually used the knowledge I've gained in my career. However, I'm not a fan of the AI voices as they pronounce things strangely, skip words, and sound so dry and stiff. I also would like to be able to save challenges to my library and, if possible choose a narrator. There is one male narrator who sounds like every word hurts his throat. Apologies if this voice is of a real person, and it's just the AI that's being weird.
I've really enjoyed the app so far—great content and worth the subscription. I love the read-along feature; it makes the material resonate more. However, the lack of a seek bar and synced scrolling with the audio can be frustrating. It would be great if the text stayed in sync with the narration, like on YouTube Music or Spotify, and if I could jump around seamlessly in any mode. Because sometimes you get interrupted and then you realize you missed the last 15 seconds of talking.
The app saves a lot of time from old-fashioned reading. I enjoy the format of the library, downloads, and an option to read the transcript at the same time. HOWEVER, there seem to be only 3 narrator voices, and I got tired of them. Additionally, I listened to a few summaries for books I also physically have, and the summary does not match the message of the book. In short, it was doing the interpretation for me, while the point of reading a book is to decide for yourself. Going back to books.
Downloaded this app. spent maybe 5 minutes on it, and then closed it. A week later, and I am checking my bank account, I see a $95 charge.. I say "hmm, that's weird?" I checked, and saw that it was from a subscription to this app for $95... Now you can call me irresponsible, but I am pretty dang sure I would have noticed subscribing to something, especially for something that cost nearly 100 frigging dollars!! and apparently,I can't get refunded! What a scam!!! Just read books people!!
Hello everyone I just started an application named Headway and I am well pleased with the system it has curated with many best selling books. The audiobooks are excellent and you have the option to read along with the audiobooks. It's been a good tool for learning and developing in your life and journey with anything that you have interest in. I like the fact that it tracks your use and progress to reflect back to manage time. I recommend it to anyone who listens or reads.
Complete scam. I tried to install the app but the app never installed properly and wouldn't even open. I didn't think anything of it until I was charged $42 for a 3 month subscription. Went online to cancel and was magically offered a year subscription for the low cost of 14.99. What they don't tell you until you click accept is that it's after the current billing cycle so in summary I paid over $42 for an app that I've never once opened. Steer clear of these scammers
If you're into self help books but not big on reading long books all the time like me, then this is perfect! I love how you get to choose the topics that you're interested in. My favorite feature of this app is the goals for how many minutes you'd like to read each day. There's 5, 10, 15, and 20 which are all practical for everyone's busy lives. Well worth it to improve yourself!
This app saves tons of time reading a book to see if it's worth keeping. Lots of books I read these days regurgitate many key points, so this app keeps me from buying books that basically say the same thing. I have even become encouraged to read the whole book when the summary leaves me wanting more! I find is app to be better than doom scrolling!!
I love this app! I canceled my subscription because I don't want to be surprised with a big charge when it renews. I'm not sure if I'm renewing. My subscription doesn't end for another 2 months and I'm being bombarded with pop ups and reminders to renew and resubscribe. Save that for later!! Maybe closer to the sub end date. I'm just trying to use the app normally and you guys act like I'm gone already. Annoying.
App works about half of the time, even when downloaded. Then they charge your card multiple times a day every 3 months, even though you have purchased an annual membership. THEN, when you email customer service(they dont offer a live person or phone call), they send you generic responses that dont address your issue and then say they have no record of your email or account...and this happens EVERY THREE MONTHS!Other than this, I really enjoy it.