Storyteller Reader

Name: Storyteller Reader
Rating: 5.0 (37 reviews)
Author: Shane Friedman

by Shane Friedman

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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At a glance: Free to download

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Books

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Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
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Free

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

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5.0 37 ratings · App Store

5/5This app is a hidden gem.
This app (back-end server included) is awesome. I don't know of any other solution in the Apple App Store that can do what this app does. You'll need to run your own (Docker) server though, so for home lab enthusiasts, this is pure gold. Shane Friedman (the developer) definitely deserves our appreciation and help to keep this project alive and growing so we can get quality-of-life updates and new features in the future. GUI improvements and personalization options would be appreciated and if it’s not too much to ask, metadata scraping and graphically presented reading statistics and data would be awesome to have as well. Thank you, Shane!

Juana Soa · 31 Jul 2026
5/5A hidden gem.
This app (back-end server included) is awesome. I don't know of any other solution in the Apple App Store that can do this. You'll need to run your own (Docker) server touhg, so for home lab enthusiasts, this is pure gold. The developer definitely deserves our appreciation and support to keep this project alive and growing so we can get quality-of-life updates and new features in the future. GUI improvements and personalization options would be appreciated. If it’s not too much to ask, metadata scraping and graphically reading stats would be awesome to have as well. Thank you, Shane!

Juana Soa · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Amazing app, amazing dev
I love storyteller, my family and I use it daily. The ability to seamlessly swap between listening to an audiobook while driving or on a run and be at the exact sentence when in the ebook has single handedly renewed my love for reading. I also really appreciate how the developer has built a great community on discord and actively responds to support requests. Shane fixed a bug I reported in just a few hours. Insanely awesome!

Robogeeko · 31 Jul 2026
4/5Amazing app, if this is how all Audio books should be
You need to learn some Docker commands to setup the Storyteller server but once it's done, it's very easy to build these ebook + audio book synced ebooks. It's the best of both worlds, if you ever got lost in though listening to a audio book and wished you could just read the last few lines to get back to where you were, the try this app. The only thing I wish they added was a sleep timer, so I can go to sleep listening to my book

everyothernicknam · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Thank you AWESOME appp!
The app is a God Send, Please add a form to contribute to the development process. This app allows me to create merge my converted audiobooks, of super thick technical guides and hear and see them. And with dyslexia this is amazing. Is it possible to add another feature to the bookmarking which we can highlight specific part to quickly reference them like a higher like in Apple Books app. Again thank you either way.

Bruhsheesh · 31 Jul 2026

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Versions

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1.13.3
- Add tap-to-hide for statusbar
2.0.0
- Design refresh: new home screen and updated UI - Search for books - Support standalone audiobooks and ebooks! - Move to a browser-based login flow that supports OAuth login - Browse your server’s books even when you’re offline - View books by author, tag, collection, and series - Improved table of contents in listen mode for readaloud books - Log in to multiple servers at once - Edit and delete custom themes and fonts - Choose a custom readaloud color
2.0.1
Fix custom fonts, logout, timestamp column type
2.0.4
Improves performance and decreases battery usage during readaloud listening
2.10.1
**Release mobile-v2.10.1** ## 2.10.1 (2026-07-03) ### changed (1 change) - Use @expo/ui menus and sliders and switches ### fixed (4 changes) - Fix late readaloud page-turn scheduling - Fix LayoutItem in toolbar to set book setting not global setting - Prevent iOS EPUB mount from emitting current locator - mobile app ustom theme bugfixes ### added (1 change) - Add Underline readaloud decorator style
2.1.1
- Only allow readaloud download when aligned - Mobile details page redesign - Add new default pure black/white E-Ink optimized theme
2.11.0
fixed (1 change) - Styling improvements post-Expo UI integration by @trcoffman added (1 change) - Footnote popups by @smoores
2.11.3 · 28 Jul 2026
- Fix sleep timer and integrate it with keepawake functionality - Replace search results dropdown with search screen
2.1.2
- Minor rendering performance improvements
2.2.1
- Fixes various issues with position syncing
2.2.2
- Fixes an issue that prevented readaloud status from syncing correctly from the server sometimes
2.2.3
- Correctly check for media overlays on imported books - Disable swipe gestures to navigate on read page
2.3.0
Fixes a large number of audio and performance issues.
2.3.1
- Fixes a bug that could cause very long delays when opening a book while not connected to the server
2.3.4
- Add adaptable icon - Fix issues with standalone audio playback
2.4.1
- Adds the ability to sign in via QR code from the server - Fixes performance issues, especially when multiple books are downloaded - Fixes a bug that prevented progress sync when a book didn't have all three formats
2.4.2
- Fixes a bug that cause the app to crash when opening a readaloud with audio aligned with the last chapter
2.4.3
- Add an about section to settings screen with app version info
2.4.4
Prevents a crash when readalpud files have no embedded audio
2.5.1
- Some UI cleanup - Adds back the in-app button to import local ebook files - Adds full list views for built in shelves - Fixes "next up"
2.6.0
added (1 change) - auto-turn page in middle of page break fixed (1 change) - Fix readaloud syncing for books with footnotes and improve post-download processing times
2.6.1
- Fixes a bug where books downloaded before 2.6.0 would have broken readaloud behavior on 2.6.0 - Fix bookmarks for audiobooks - Fix next/prev physical page button not working on first press after screen is touched - Support the same creator having multile roles (e.g. author & narrator)
2.7.3
- Add floating toolbars feature - feat: Add enhanced bookmarks with chapter titles and return to previous position - feat: Add adjustable page margins with tap navigation
2.8.0
changed (1 change) - Use formSheets instead of popovers for navigation, speed control, and reading... by @trcoffman fixed (1 change) - Stable locators on mount by @smoores added (1 change) - Add Scroll Layout to reader view. by @trcoffman
2.9.2
fixed (2 changes) - Fix Android seek increment and iOS remote next/prev behavior by @smoores - Persist Android Auto progress via Headless JS by @noah.bare added (2 changes) - EpubView: Disable the swipe gesture in scroll mode. by @t-real - Use separate playback speeds for listening and readaloud by @t-real changed (1 change) - Set seek forward to 30s, back to 15s by @smoores maintenance (1 change) - Expo 56 by @smoores

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Last verified: 31 Jul 2026
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