Blinkist: Book Summaries Daily

Blinks Labs GmbH

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About this app

A WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE IN YOUR POCKET

Get powerful ideas in minutes—not hours or days with our summaries of today’s most transformative books.
With 6,500+ key insight summaries in audio or text, plus personal guidance through topics from our experts and curators, whatever you want to learn, you’ll find it here.
29+ million people already trust Blinkist to help them grow and maximize their potential and their time.
Join us and learn smarter, not harder.

GET THE KEY INSIGHTS FROM 6,500+ BESTSELLING BOOKS & PODCASTS
• Blinks: Read & listen to book summaries from top titles in 15 min
• Shortcasts: Get to the heart of transformational podcasts
• Sharpen your professional skills with the best business books & podcasts
• Grow with the most impactful self-improvement titles
• Discover new perspectives with bestsellers on economics, science, history & culture
• Find inspiration with the latest trends & ideas in your professional field

GROW WHEREVER YOU ARE: ENJOY BOTH AUDIO & TEXT
• Listen to audio versions of our book insights to easily fit learning into your day
• Learn hands-free at the gym, in the car, or doing chores with Autoplay
• Download book & podcast key insights to listen offline

LEARN & GROW TOGETHER WITH BLINKIST SPACES
• Curate Spaces—your learning playlists—to organize toward your goals
• Share your Spaces for FREE with anyone you want to learn with, even if they’re not on Blinkist yet

ENJOY PERSONALIZED RECOMMENDATIONS & EXPERT-CURATED LISTS
• Always know what to read or listen to next—we’ll suggest titles based on your interests & goals
• Let a pro lead you through today’s must-know topics and apply what you learn right away with interactive tools and activities.
• Discover new ideas & find motivation with recommended book lists curated by experts

BENEFIT FROM A PERSONAL TOUCH
• Focus only on top books—our editorial team carefully selects every book
• Listen to Blinks of Podcasts, made with the podcast creators for exclusive new insights
• Enjoy lovingly written summaries of key ideas by experts with a passion for explaining complex topics in simple, beautiful language

IN THE PRESS
"Blinkist is an intriguing new app that encourages you to read more nonfiction books... It’s a fun and fascinating way to discover new and interesting topics" -The New York Times

"There is no such thing as too much knowledge. If you would like to expand your horizons but don’t have the time to read, Blinkist is a speedy and convenient way of learning" -TheNextWeb

"Blinkist offers a terrific service—great ideas distilled down to their very essence. For those of us who are deeply curious about new ideas on success, happiness, innovation, progress, and more, it’s a great start." - Forbes

HOW WILL YOU LEVEL UP?
Getting started is simple. Download the Blinkist app now & sign up for a free 7-day trial with unlimited access. When you’re ready, choose a monthly or annual plan!

📚6,500+ Book summaries & 27 categories to explore
🔖 PERSONALIZED book recommendations from the Blinkist editors
🤝 A free EXTRA PROFILE on your account to share books with a friend
🧑‍🏫 Expert & curator led AUDIO GUIDES through today’s must-know topics
📖 A NEW curated book every day to easily fit learning into your routine
📙 READING LISTS with books from hundreds of topics
🎙️ AUDIO versions of all key insights from books

If you choose the Blinkist Basic plan you can still enjoy 1 title selected by us, every day. Ready to make headway? Download Blinkist today!

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Ratings and reviews

I like key point summaries of books. Sometimes a summary is all I need, and other times it motivates me to read the book. 3-stars because Blinkist is using AI for some summaries: I find these very hard to listen to, they interfere with my ability to focus on the content because the phrasing + lack of emotion in the voice make it hard for me to focus on the content. At a minimum, it should be transparent about which summaries are AI voices and which are human so we can choose the format.

The service/concept is great. There is a ton of content. However... The app is terrible. It doesn't sync well across devices. It doesn't update completed blinks as finished. I have to manually flip through the pages to get to the mark as finished button because there isn't a way to check box multiple blinks and bulk mark as finished. I can queue specific blinks like a playlist. The autoplay doesn't always work. The episodes won't mark as finished within the app.

The new design of the app is TERRIBLE. They removed the feature that made Blinks easily digestible (text on cards that you swipe left to read through). Now, all of the text of the blink is in ONE LONG page with the audio player at the bottom taking up a quarter of the page (a horrible experience for people who just want to read the blinks and not deal with audio). Canceling my subscription after being a paid subscriber for several years.

What's new

Clearer, cleaner, and better than before! We’ve redesigned the consumption experience to show you original Blinks text, which means now, you’ll only ever see AI-generated transcripts when the original content is a podcast. Otherwise, it’s the human-made or human-verified Blinks you love. If you like to read more than listen, you’ll notice a new text display with an improved chapter breakdown. And of course, we’ve squashed bugs for a smoother experience.