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Best audiobook apps for Android

Audiobook apps play long books while you drive, walk or do chores, with chapter navigation and a saved position that picks up on another day or device.

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50 apps ranked · How we rank

  1. Number 1: Audible: Audiobooks & Podcasts

    Audible, Inc.

    4.6 out of 5 (1.8M) 100M+ installs

    A polished, catalog-rich audiobook and podcast app that rewards regular listeners and is best judged through its free trial.

    Download Now: Audible: Audiobooks & Podcasts Read our review of Audible: Audiobooks & Podcasts

  2. Number 2: Google Play Books & Audiobooks

    Google LLC

    4.7 out of 5 (3.2M) 1B+ installs

    A free, no-subscription store and reader that suits anyone who wants their ebooks and audiobooks on every device.

    Download Now: Google Play Books & Audiobooks Read our review of Google Play Books & Audiobooks
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  1. Number 3: Podcast Player

    Castbox.FM - Radio & Podcast & AudioBooks

    4.8 out of 5 (316.5K) 10M+ installs

    A broad, free podcast, audiobook and radio player with easy OPML import and offline downloads.

    Download Now: Podcast Player Read our review of Podcast Player

  2. Number 4: StoryTime Audiobooks

    Sanity Audio Apps

    4.6 out of 5 (136.2K) 10M+ installs

    A free, well-stocked library of classic audiobooks that suits listeners who value breadth over polished narration.

    Download Now: StoryTime Audiobooks Read our review of StoryTime Audiobooks

  3. Number 5: Blinkist: Book Summaries Daily

    Blinks Labs GmbH

    4.6 out of 5 (177.3K) 10M+ installs

    A well-built summary service for busy readers who want the core ideas of a book in about 15 minutes.

    Download Now: Blinkist: Book Summaries Daily Read our review of Blinkist: Book Summaries Daily

  4. Number 6: Kuku FM: Audio Series

    Kuku Technologies Limited

    4.3 out of 5 (1.5M) 100M+ installs

    A free, ad-free audio fiction app with per-episode coin pricing that suits serialized-story listeners, especially those who listen on the move.

    Download Now: Kuku FM: Audio Series Read our review of Kuku FM: Audio Series
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  1. Number 7: Hoopla: Your Library, Anywhere

    Midwest Tape LLC

    4.7 out of 5 (219K) 5M+ installs

    A free, ad-free way for participating library members to borrow books, audiobooks, music and video in one app.

    Download Now: Hoopla: Your Library, Anywhere Read our review of Hoopla: Your Library, Anywhere

  2. Number 8: BookTop: Audio Books & Booktok

    BookTop Team

    4.8 out of 5 (40.3K) 1M+ installs

    A free, ad-supported home for serialized romance and fantasy novels, with audiobooks included and a points system layered on top.

    Download Now: BookTop: Audio Books & Booktok Read our review of BookTop: Audio Books & Booktok

  3. Number 9: LibriVox Audio Books

    BookDesign

    4.6 out of 5 (68.1K) 5M+ installs

    A free, deep library of volunteer-read classics that suits long-session listeners who value range over new releases.

    Download Now: LibriVox Audio Books Read our review of LibriVox Audio Books

  4. Number 10: Audiobooks.com: Books & More

    Storytel Audiobooks USA LLC

    4.5 out of 5 (64K) 5M+ installs

    A broad, free-to-start audiobook library with solid listening controls, best suited to regular listeners who may later want the optional membership.

    Download Now: Audiobooks.com: Books & More Read our review of Audiobooks.com: Books & More

More of the best audiobook apps

  1. 11 Spotify: Music and Podcasts Spotify AB 4.3 1B+
  2. 12 Storytel - Audiobooks & Books Storytel Sweden AB 4.4 10M+
  3. 13 Libby: Read Library Books OverDrive, Inc. 4.8 10M+
  4. 14 Wehear - Audiobooks & Stories STAR READING LIMITED 4.6 1M+
  5. 15 Listen AI: Text to Speech Deep Flow Apps 4.4 5M+
  6. 16 @Voice: Text to Speech Reader Hyperionics Technology 4.3 10M+
  7. 17 Chirp Audiobooks Pubmark 4.7 500K+
  8. 18 독서의 모든 것 - 윌라 (주)인플루엔셜 4.5 1M+
  9. 19 Libro.fm Audiobooks Libro.fm 4.9 100K+
  10. 20 Inkitt Galatea: Audio & eBooks Inkitt Inc 4.6 10M+
  11. 21 ElevenReader: Read Books Aloud Eleven Labs Inc 4.4 1M+
  12. 22 WhisperFM: Romance Novels FMPROJECT LIMITED 4.5 1M+
  13. 23 Bedtime Stories for Kids Sleep Stas Apps 4.5 1M+
  14. 24 밀리의 서재 - 독서와 무제한 친해지리 (주)kt 밀리의 서재 4.7 5M+
  15. 25 Dreame FM - Audiobooks & Story GLOBOOK PTE. LTD. 4.4 500K+
  16. 26 Wiser - 15 minutes Audio Books HubX 4.3 1M+
  17. 27 Kobo | eBooks & Audiobooks Kobo Books 4.5 10M+
  18. 28 Speechify – Text to Speech Speechify - Voice AI Assistant 4.0 10M+
  19. 29 NovelFlow-FreeNovel&Story rnovel 4.7 1M+
  20. 30 CloudLibrary OCLC 4.7 1M+
  21. 31 Dwell: Audio Bible Dwell App, LLC 4.8 1M+
  22. 32 کتابراه: کتاب الکترونیک و صوتی Tose'e rah nashr electronic 4.6 5M+
  23. 33 Listen Audiobook Player acme-android.com 4.4 100K+
  24. 34 Barnes & Noble NOOK Barnes & Noble 4.4 10M+
  25. 35 Freewave: Romance Audiobooks Womanly Corp 4.5 100K+
  26. 36 My Passion: Read Novel & Books HW Fantasy Limited 4.4 1M+
  27. 37 Empower You: Unlimited Audio Hay House, LLC fka Hay House, Inc. 4.2 100K+
  28. 38 Amora: Romance Novels & Books Riseforward Ltd. 4.2 100K+
  29. 39 Everand: Audiobooks & Ebooks Scribd, Inc. 3.5 10M+
  30. 40 MoonLit - Werewolf Novels FMPROJECT LIMITED 4.6 100K+
  31. 41 AudioBooks Unlimited to Kindle Cee68 4.1 50K+
  32. 42 طاقچه؛ کتاب الکترونیکی و صوتی Taaghche Development 4.2 1M+
  33. 43 MagicWave: Spicy Audio Stories META ELEMENTS 3.5 100K+
  34. 44 Allure: Alpha Werewolf Stories Riseforward Ltd. 4.8 10K+
  35. 45 Crave: Werewolf Audiobooks Riseforward Ltd. 4.7 10K+
  36. 46 MyLuna: Werewolf Romance Books Riseforward Ltd. 4.6 10K+
  37. 47 Lovella: Novels & Audiobooks FMPROJECT LIMITED 4.4 100K+
  38. 48 Dipsea: Spicy Romantic Fiction Dipsea 3.1 500K+
  39. 49 Soundbooth Soundbooth Theater 2.9 100K+
  40. 50 JoyLit-Novels, Stories & Audio JoyLit Team 3.8 500K+
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About audiobook apps

Commuters, people who find it hard to sit down with a book and anyone who wants a story during dull tasks get the most from them. The main split is where titles come from: subscription services offer a broad catalog for a recurring fee, store apps sell individual books, and text-to-speech readers turn documents or files you already own into synthesized speech. Narration quality, playback controls and offline support vary more than the basic function.

What to look for

  • Check how titles are obtained, because a subscription library, a per-book store, and a text-to-speech reader lead to very different ongoing costs and catalogs.
  • Look at the playback controls, especially narration speed adjustment and a sleep timer, since these decide how comfortable long listening sessions feel.
  • Confirm that downloads play without a connection, as mobile data is not always available on a commute or a flight.
  • Consider whether progress syncs across devices, so you do not lose your place when switching from a phone to a tablet.
  • Read the privacy policy for what listening activity is recorded and shared, since a reading history can reveal a lot about a person.

How we rank

Apps are ranked by their Google Play rating (weighted by how many people rated them), their number of installs, how recently they were updated and how closely they fit the category. Only apps we've reviewed are included.