Wiser: Bite-Sized Learning 4+

Unfortunately, my experience with the app hasn’t been ideal. It frequently crashes after each chapter, and initially, it attempted to charge me twice. I managed to resolve this by logging out and restarting the app, but the most frustrating issue is the recurring blank screen when it crashes.

That said, the app is absolutely worth the hassle. It’s a fantastic time-saver, especially if you’re a busy book lover or focused on self-improvement. With a vast library and diverse perspectives, you can read all day and reflect on your lessons in the evening. Plus, the app’s clean design is very pleasing to the eye.

5th star will be added once bugs get fixed

I have been trying to figure out how to cancel this for months and I’m extremely dissatisfied with the lack of communication in how to do that. I have sent emails and tried the website since it wasn’t shown in my subscriptions as an active subscription even though it was bought in the App Store and continued to get charged for two pay period months (so six months total) for a service not even on my phone anymore. I just so happen to see the receipt come in at TWO IN THE MORNING this time and figured out how to cancel it. This is ridiculous and there’s not even a customer support line you can contact and they get in contact immediately. It was a cool service but not many options of books after you get thru most of them and impossible to actually speak to someone. Will not be recommending this but since I got charged AGAIN for it I’m considering redownloading it and seeing if more options of books are available now. My daily recommendations kept being books I’d already listened to on the app and so it lacked variety for me personally.

I purchased the full year of Wiser hoping it would become a valuable tool for learning and capturing insights from books. Unfortunately, my experience has been underwhelming and disappointing.

While Wiser does a good job of reading book summaries aloud, that’s essentially all it offers — just passive listening. There is no way to interact with the content: no highlighting key points, no saving insights into a notes app, no option to share or send clips to others, no way to organize or store what resonates with you. It’s simply a one-way delivery of summarized information without giving the user any meaningful control over how they engage with or apply what they’re hearing.

I expected more from an app positioned for growth and learning. At the very least, basic features like highlight saving, note exporting, or even sharing options should be included. Without these tools, Wiser feels less like a smart learning companion and more like just another audio summary service — but without the flexibility or functionality that serious learners need.

Overall, Wiser left me disappointed. If you’re looking for a true resource to help you study, capture, and apply insights from great books, you might want to look elsewhere until they build out the capabilities that would truly make it “wiser.”