BARD Mobile Reviews – Page 4
4/5 rating based on 50 reviews. Read all reviews for BARD Mobile for iPhone.
BARD Mobile is free iOS app published by Library Of Congress
Love the service, dislike the app
Ggfds
If anyone has a way to turn off the screen when using the app please post the step by step instructions. I am a stroke victim. Thanks
Could be a lot better
Lisa cushman
It is possible to use this app with voiceover. However, I frequently find that if I leave the app open for a while that when I come back to the app after doing something else I get the message that it failed to decode. I must then close the app and reopen it. If I have not set a bookmark, I get moved around somewhere in the book. I am also found a book that at a certain position, will crash the app and requires me to re-open it. Though less important, the search process is clunkier than necessary. It would be nice if the search edit field was close to the beginning of the get books tab. Finally, it would be nice if the wish list was optional, and you could download a book right away directly. I try to give an app developer feedback before writing a bad review. However, there is no feedback option in the app, and the Feedback option in the app support page how to captcha that I could not solve even after multiple tries.
Glitch?
Magistra Sowell
I’m at the very end of a 12 book series. It is the Cornwall series by Winston Graham. With 1 hour and 17 minutes left in the last book, Beeka Poldark, it just stops and freezes the app. This also happened toward the end of the book, Having Our Say: the first 100 years by the Delaney sisters.
Appreciated, but could you some improvements.
BasenjiBuddy
The BARD service is a wonderful thing, and provides much-needed support for those of us with visual issues. There are so many ways but this app could be made better, smoother, and easier (especially for those of us who can’t see well, or not at all.) For an app in the genre, voiceover support is a must, and it would be nice if someone took the time to get feedback from users who require it. Much of the functionality is slow and cumbersome and does not need to be. Perhaps the Library of Congress would be willing to gather up some volunteers to test the app and make it better. It’s such a great service, it deserves a better app.
Annoying System messages.
Cmorrison0826
For the most part this app works well. However, there are a couple issues that I would like to see addressed. 1. Could we please, The System messages…. Is there any way the System message could be shown one time only or for those who wish it to be repeated maybe the introduction of a do not display again checkbox. Having to clear three or four instances of an System message can be pretty annoying. Especially, when all of the messages are the same. Keeping us updated is very much appreciated however. 2. Any way the most downloaded books section could be added to the main menu of the get books tab? That would be pretty cool.
Feedback
fghjgssdgjt
Although the app has immensely assisted me and many others, it can be enhanced. When a book is downloading, it says only “Downloading” but it should say how much it is downloaded. I.e. “Downloading, 89%.
Screen Freezes
drew7219
only able to read/listen book via talking.books from BARD list halfway before screen freezes. also takes days to download book from wish list. talking.books lady says my computer issue not their web site ha.
-2 stars for crash on using dictate feature every time
Jeffshippen
When using dictate feature, it inserts the text and as soon as it is done the application crashes rendering dictate useless!
App not working
Dpsatx13
Keeps freezing up since yesterday’s update; tried a reinstall and still not working.
new app
working yet?
I was going to download this new app for my husband then read the negative reviews. Please post when the problems are fixed. I' m not computer literate but my husband is blind so he can't do it or at least thinks he can't.