Kindle app on iPad keeps freezing

When I open app, I cannot do a thing: access library, access a suggested book, anything. I’m using latest Kindle for iPad version (6.82.0.100) on constantly (almost daily!) updating iPad iOS 16.6. I am having no problems at all on iPhone Kindle app. I have hard-started, removed-and-replaced app: same result. As soon as Kindle app opens, frozen> I touch every little icon, get zero response.

I’m reading 2022 discussions that indicate that this is a Kindle/Amazon slow-maybe-never resolve issue a/o an Apple slow-maybe-never resolve issue: discussion ends with no solution, resolution. Is the situation that dire?