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Books Apps

123 apps

Definition

A novel you cannot open on a delayed train is just a file sitting in someone else's cloud. Book apps are for reading, listening, and keeping a place in a long text — highlights, dictionary taps, and a library that survives a flight mode toggle. They are not comics readers (panels need a different gesture) and not news stands. DRM, publisher windows, and 'buy once, read on one brand of device' are the usual traps. A good listing says whether the title downloads, whether highlights sync, and whether the family share actually includes that ISBN.

Common tasks

Download a title and read it without a network
Highlight a passage and jump back to it later
Listen to an audiobook at 1.2× on a commute
Browse a library loan or a purchased shelf

Common constraints

DRM often locks a purchase to one storefront
Family Sharing does not always include every title
Sample chapters are not the full book

Top current products

SpanishDictionary.com Learning Curiosity Media Learn Spanish with interactive lessons and exercises

iPhone · iPad · Watch · Android

4.8 · 199K Free · In-app purchases

Updated 27 days ago Enriched

Storytel - Audiobooks Library Storytel Sweden AB Audiobook and ebook library app

iPhone · iPad · Watch · Android

4.7 · 10K Free · In-app purchases

Updated 22 days ago Enriched

Self Help Classics . TEDRA SOFT SRL Book

iPhone · iPad · Watch

4.9 · 157 Paid · In-app purchases

Updated 3052 days ago Store data

Free Books - 23,469 Classics For Less Than A Cup Of Coffee. An Extensive Ebooks And Audiobooks Library Digital Press Publishing Book

iPhone · iPad · Watch

3.1 · 56 Paid · In-app purchases

Updated 3931 days ago Store data

QuickReader - Speed Reading Inkstone Software, Inc. Book

iPhone · iPad · Watch

4.5 · 616 Paid

Updated 2587 days ago Store data

Ancestry: Family History & DNA Ancestry.com Discover and research your family history and ethnic origins

iPhone · iPad · Watch · Android

4.8 · 638K Free · In-app purchases

Updated 28 days ago Enriched

Apple Books Apple A reading app that lets you discover, read, and listen to books and audiobooks.

iPhone · iPad · Watch

4.4 · 87K Free

Updated 276 days ago Enriched

Barnes & Noble NOOK Barnes & Noble Read and listen to digital content across devices.

iPhone · iPad · Watch · Android

4.7 · 118K Free

Updated 166 days ago Enriched

Audible: Audiobooks & Podcasts Audible, Inc. Listen to audiobooks and podcasts on the go

iPhone · iPad · Watch · Android

4.9 · 5.6M Free · In-app purchases

Updated 22 days ago Enriched

Litres: Books and audiobooks LitRes OOO Read and listen to books online

iPhone · iPad · Watch

4.8 · 8.1K Free · In-app purchases

Updated 56 days ago Enriched

The Holy Quran - English Peace Through Understanding Book

iPhone · iPad · Watch

4.7 · 2.9K Free

Updated 154 days ago Store data

QQ阅读 Tencent Mobile Games Book

iPhone · iPad · Watch

4.4 · 1.4K Free · Subscription

Updated 55 days ago Store data

iPoe Vol. 1 - Edgar Allan Poe iClassics Productions, S.L. Book

iPhone · iPad · Watch

4.3 · 192 Paid

Updated 2415 days ago Store data

Audiobooks.com: Get audiobooks Storytel Audiobooks USA LLC Audiobooks.com is an app for listening to audiobooks

iPhone · iPad · Watch

4.7 · 65K Free · In-app purchases

Updated 20 days ago Enriched

Litres: Audio LitRes OOO Book

iPhone · iPad · Watch

4.7 · 2.6K Free · In-app purchases

Updated 47 days ago Store data

起点读书-看小说听书的阅读神器起点中文网 Book

iPhone · iPad · Watch

3.8 · 2.1K Free · In-app purchases

Updated 56 days ago Store data

Tortoise & the Hare Wanderful, LLC Book

iPhone · iPad · Watch

4.2 · 25 Paid · In-app purchases

Store data

Everand: Audiobooks & Ebooks Scribd Book

iPhone · iPad · Watch · Android

4.3 · 27K Free · In-app purchases

Updated 18 days ago Store data

The Book of Mormon The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Book

iPhone · iPad · Watch · Android

4.5 · 1.2K Free

Updated 132 days ago Store data

MyBook: books and audiobooks Zhivaya Biblioteka OOO Book

iPhone · iPad · Watch

4.8 · 3.7K Free · In-app purchases

Updated 146 days ago Store data

Downpour: Audiobooks Blackstone Audio, Inc Book

iPhone · iPad · Watch

4.4 · 468 Free · In-app purchases

Updated 142 days ago Store data

懒人听书-热门有声小说听相声广播FM Lazyaudio Online Co., Ltd. Book

iPhone · iPad · Watch

4.7 · 2K Free · Subscription

Updated 52 days ago Store data

BorrowBox Bolinda digital Book

iPhone · iPad · Watch · Android

4.7 · 847 Free

Updated 50 days ago Store data

iPoe Vol. 2 - Edgar Allan Poe iClassics Productions, S.L. Book

iPhone · iPad · Watch

4.4 · 80 Paid

Updated 2405 days ago Store data

Compare

App	Price	Platforms	Rating	Offline	Account
SpanishDictionary.com Learning	Free · In-app purchases	iPhone · iPad · Watch · Android	4.8	Unknown	Unknown
Storytel - Audiobooks Library	Free · In-app purchases	iPhone · iPad · Watch · Android	4.7	Unknown	Unknown
Self Help Classics .	Paid · In-app purchases	iPhone · iPad · Watch	4.9	Unknown	Unknown
Free Books - 23,469 Classics For Less Than A Cup Of Coffee. An Extensive Ebooks And Audiobooks Library	Paid · In-app purchases	iPhone · iPad · Watch	3.1	Unknown	Unknown
QuickReader - Speed Reading	Paid	iPhone · iPad · Watch	4.5	Unknown	Unknown

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Free Audiobooks Pro- 4,727 audiobooks to go. Digital Press Publishing Book

iPhone · iPad · Watch

3.9 · 9 Paid

Store data

Tortoise & the Hare Wanderful, LLC Book

iPhone · iPad · Watch

4.2 · 25 Paid · In-app purchases

Store data

My Little Pony: Trick or Treat PlayDate Digital Book

iPhone · iPad · Watch

0.0 Paid

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Audio Tome - Audiobook Player Shandong far Heng Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd Book

iPhone · iPad · Watch

4.4 · 7 Free · In-app purchases

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Goodnight, Construction Site Oceanhouse Media Book

iPhone · iPad · Watch

4.6 · 113 Paid

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Quran Pro · القران الكريم Quanticapps Ltd Reference

iPhone · iPad · Mac · Watch

4.8 · 108K Free · Subscription

Store data

Golden Quran | المصحف الذهبي OMAR SHARIF Book

iPhone · iPad · Watch

4.7 · 184K Free

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Book Tracker: Bookshelf & TBR Simone Montalto Book

iPhone · iPad · Watch

4.7 · 6K Free · In-app purchases

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123 apps · Data checked 2026-09-06

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