How To Listen To Audiobooks On Iphone For Free

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Free Audiobook Apps for iPhone
- 1. OverDrive App for iPhone (FREE)
- 2. Librivox App for iPhone (FREE)
- 3. Oodles App for Apple (FREE)
- Oodles iOS App Features
- 4. Free Audiobooks HQ (iOS: Free)
- 5. Audiobooks App (iOS: Free)
Paid Audiobook Apps for iPhone
- 1. Audible for iOS App ($ Subscription)
  - Audible for iPhone App Features
- 2. Audiobooks.com iPhone App ($ Subscription)
  - Audiobooks.com iPhone App Features
- 3. Kobo for iPhone App
- 4. Scribd Audio Books ($ Subscription)
Buy AudioBook iPhone Apps
- 1. Nook App for iPhone (Buy)
- 2. Google Play AudioBooks for iOs App (Buy)
  - Google Play Book App Features

Free Audiobook Apps for iPhone

1. OverDrive App for iPhone (FREE)

Another audiobook option to consider is your local library if it has a digital media lending system. Overdrive iOS App is a media management app that allows users to borrow ebooks and audiobooks from their library's collection, with all the flexibility and convenience of a digital app. OverDrive users can borrow titles from the library's collection 24/7, and users can create holds, wishlists and effortlessly return ebooks and audiobooks. Cross-device syncing of titles and bookmarks allow you the flexibility to listen to an audiobook on the device of your choice.

Apple iOS
Free

Overdrive App for Android

2. Librivox App for iPhone (FREE)

iOS
Free
15,000 Free Audiobooks

If you're not necessarily looking for the latest bestsellers, Librivox iOS App offers access to more than 15,000 free audiobooks of public domain works ranging from classic bestsellers to out-of-print titles that users can browse by title, author or genre. Users can save and listen to any number of books that they want, setting unlimited bookmarks as well as a sleep timer. As the work is done by volunteers, narration quality can vary, but it's a great way to get classic works of literature in audiobook format without breaking the bank.

Librivox App for iOS App

3. Oodles App for Apple (FREE)

iOS
Free
50,000 Free Audiobooks

Another option for public domain ebooks and audiobooks is Oodles (Oodles iOS App), which offers up more than 50,000 free titles that you can download and read or listen to. Oodles sources its English audiobook titles from Librivox, while also including Hindi titles. Playback controls are on the sparse side, with a timeline that you can scroll through, and 30-second skips forward and back. However, there's no way to speed up or slow down playback. Still, it's hard to argue with free. The app is ad-supported, with an in-app purchase removing advertising. Don't come here looking for the latest bestsellers though, as Oodles' reader app is strictly for public domain content.

Oodles iOS App Features

Read books and stories in English and Hindi for free
Discover the great classics and some of the world's best authors
Import books from your phone and read in Oodles reader
Take your library anywhere on your phone and read offline
Personalise your reading experience
Share ebook files with friends through email

Fiction books
Romance books
Fantasy books
Adventure books
Science fiction,
Christmas books
Horror books
Short stories
Love stories

Oodles iOS App

4. Free Audiobooks HQ (iOS: Free)

Free Audiobooks HQ by Inkstone allows users to listen to more than 8,500 free audiobooks, as well as purchase and listen to anyone of 10,000-plus premium titles in a variety of languages. Playback controls come with some good options, such as configurable playback speeds, bookmark support, and a sleep timer. You can check out curated lists of titles or use the app's built-in search functions to find just the titles you want.

Free Audiobooks HQ

5. Audiobooks App (iOS: Free)

iOS
Free
5,000 Free Audiobooks

The Audiobooks app from Cross Forward Consulting might have an unimaginative title, but it allows users to listen to a library of more than 5,000 free, public domain audiobooks in a clean, easy-to-use app. The app includes background and AirPlay support, a sleep timer, a dark mode and support for podcast playback. Users looking for more can also buy premium audiobooks ranging from modern bestsellers to professionally narrated classics.

Audiobooks

Paid Audiobook Apps for iPhone

1. Audible for iOS App ($ Subscription)

Audible for iPhone App Features

Download Audiobooks. You can download audiobooks and original podcasts to listen offline, anytime, anywhere
Find New Audiobooks – The "discover" section of the app and see best sellers, new releases and personalised audiobook recommendations and add to your reading list.
AudioBook Player Tools – The Audiobook player makes it easy to skip ahead or back and navigate through chapters.
Sample Audiobooks First – Try Book samples for free on App
SLEEP TIMER: Use the sleep timer to stop narration if you drift off.
NARRATION SPEED: Speed up or slow down the narration by up to 3x to suit you.
BOOKMARK: Save a Clip or Bookmark, so you never lose your place.
Free Book Returns – Exchange any audiobook, any time, for any reason.
Book Syncing – Automatically sync your library of audiobooks across all your devices – Web, Apps.
Multiple Devices – Listen books on your phone, tablet, App, computer or Amazon Device.
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS – Audible Members also get up to 70% off selected audiobooks and free unlimited listening to original podcasts.

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Audible remains the powerhouse in the audiobooks field, with more than 150,000 titles in its library. Audible's audiobook player offers solid playback features, with chapter navigation, bookmarks, a sleep mode, variable playback speed and multitasking support for background playback and downloading. Its increasing integration with Amazon's Kindle system is reaping added benefits for its users, as Kindle users can pay a small fee to upgrade a Kindle ebook with an Audible audiobook; Amazon's Whispersync allows users to switch between audiobook and text near-seamlessly.

iOS App
Free Trial for New Customers
From $14.95/m for 1 Audiobook Credit
150,000+ Audiobooks

2. Audiobooks.com iPhone App ($ Subscription)

Simply Audiobooks' cloud-based Audiobooks.com platform also offers a solid audiobook app for Android and iOS listeners, allowing subscribers to choose from a library of more than 45,000 audiobooks from every genre that they can stream or download for offline listening.

Audiobooks.com iPhone App Features

With over 150,000 titles
Find books easily, with over 10k+ audible free titles
1m Podcasts included
Browse books by genre and discover what others are listening to
Download audiobooks
Audio Books app Player – includes variable playback speed, automatic bookmarking and a sleep timer
App includes cross-device syncing allowing listeners to easily transition from their smartphone, tablet or computer without losing their place in the audiobook.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNUZmrNKRCw

150,000+ Audiobooks
From $7.95/m
Free Audiobook Trial for New Customers
Audiobooks.com| iOS App|

3. Kobo for iPhone App

While Kobo (iOS App) may not have the same big name recall of Amazon in the US ebooks and audiobooks market, it offers a rich library of ebooks and audiobooks in its online marketplace and reader apps.

Kobo's audiobook player covers your basics, with a timeline scrubber bar, timeskip buttons, chapter navigation, playback speed configuration and a snooze timer. The app provides cross-platform syncing and a customizable ebook reader in addition to the audiobook player.

New users can sign up for a $5 discount on their first ebook purchase.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVMNUC7SW8Y

Kobo (ios App)

4. Scribd Audio Books ($ Subscription)

Android App
$8.99 per month subscription

Scribd iOS App has taken a different tack with its audiobook offerings, presenting them to users as part of its on-demand, Netflix style service. For $8.99 monthly, Scribd subscribers now have access to a library of more than 30,000 titles in addition to the more than half-a-million ebooks that they can already access with their Scribd account.

Scribd iOS App

Buy AudioBook iPhone Apps

1. Nook App for iPhone (Buy)

Free Apple App
No membership – Buy and own AudioBook only
Buy 50,000 Audiobooks

Barnes & Noble offers the Nook Audiobooks app (Nook iOS App), with a store library of more than 50,000 titles across a variety of genres. Rather than use a subscription model like Audible or Audiobooks.com, Nook features an online store where users can buy books, and then download and listen to them through the app.

Shop the latest new Barnes and noble releases, bestsellers, and promotions.
80,000+ free titles
Childrens interactive picture books.
Also, Download free eBook samples
Add notes, bookmarks, and highlights as you read. Share favorite highlights with friends across social networks.
Organize your Book Library into custom collections.
Search inside the book and look up words with the downloadable in-app dictionary.
Share eBooks, magazines, newspapers, and comics across Profiles—no need to purchase again! Reading position, bookmarks, highlights, and notes are saved to each Profile.
Visit B&N Readouts for daily streams of free book excerpts, magazine articles, and all kinds of bookish news—including reviews from our community. Share on social, email, and other apps.

Nook Android App

2. Google Play AudioBooks for iOs App (Buy)

Google Play Books (iOS App) also builds in audiobook features, allowing you to listen to your purchased audiobooks across platforms and devices. That enables listeners to pick up where they left off on their Android device, iPhone, or desktop PC. Audiobook controls allow you to skip ahead or scroll along the timeline, jump to chapters, and configure playback speed and a snooze timer. Unlike other audiobook services, Google Play Books doesn't run on a monthly subscription, instead of allowing users to preview audiobooks and then buy what they want over the Google Play Books marketplace.

Google Play Book App Features

LISTEN TO A GREAT AUDIOBOOK ANYWHERE, ANYTIME
View Latest Audiobooks are now available on Google Play
Buy one New Audiobooks – no monthly subscription.
Preview free samples of audiobooks before you buy
Sync Audiobooks status Apps or web browser

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50,000+ Audiobooks
Buy AudioBooks Only

play.google.com | iOS App

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