Deseret Bookshelf LDS Books 4+

When I’m in a book and want to change books, I am unable to get out of the book without first deleting the app and reinstalling. It keeps me in the book opened no matter where I touch or swipe on the screen.
On the scrolling option parry of the book the whole screen “jiggles” when you try scrolling down. It scrolls down, but the page also moves (jiggles) making it hard to read.

We are sorry for your problems. We would invite you to contact our customer service team and they can provide you with assistance as well as gather more information from you in order to solve this problem. In our extensive testing, we have not seen this behavior so your feedback through them would be invaluable.

Update July 25, 2025:
With the new app update now my app won’t even open. It opened one time, long enough for me to see the screen issue was resolved, then closed out and won’t open again. I restarted my phone to no avail. Sad. ☹️

I’m wondering if the average rating is removed from the app store because it is so low? It’s sad because we want to live this app!
We listen to A LOT of audiobooks. (Across our family we average 8-10 audiobooks a week primarily in Audible and Libby) In the past the Deseret Book App was a solid, albeit a bit behind everyone else, option. It has just gotten worse and worse. With the latest upgrade, the app interface does not fit my phone screen, making it impossible for me to use some of the features like the sleep timer. I saw responses in other reviews that this is due to the font size on my phone. I changed my font size, closed out of the app and came back in with the same result. I wonder if it has to do with using smaller phone options, like the iPhone SE or iPhone 16E? I don’t know. I do know that it is very frustrating to be paying for content that is trapped in a terrible App experience.

Thank you for your feedback. We do test on all models of iPhone and iPads that meet the minimum requirements for our app, including iPhone SE and iPhone 16E. Most likely you have "Display Zoom" turned on. Go to your general settings -> Display & Brightness -> Display Zoom" and set to Standard. WIth Display Zooming turned on, it does make it hard for us to fit much of the detail on the screen. We have logged tickets to look into ways to make this easier with Display Zooming turned on. Also, please feel free to contact our customer service with other questions, concerns, or feedback.

I have been a bookshelf reader forever. I think since it first became a thing. I love bookshelf and the access I have to so many books, but the new version it very frustrating for me. It doesn’t fit my phone screen, I have no access to chapters or even the forward buttons. I can not see all the options on the screen and my entire organized library that I worked on for years disappeared. I do like the links for authors and genre, but my actual reading/ listening experience has become very frustrating. I use an iPhone mini, which may contribute to the issues, but the product should have the capability to zoom in or out and be functional no matter what format is being used.

Thank you for your feedback. Our latest version has fixed problems with users who have defaulted larger font sizes or zoomed displays. THis includes the iPhone mini. Should you continue to have problems after updating to our latest version, please contact our customer service team and they can gather more information to help us make the product better OR to. help you with questions you may have. Your feedback is invaluable.