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Best Audiobook Listening Apps for iPhone (2026)

31 apps ranked S through F · · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

Audible: Audiobooks & Podcasts is the top-ranked of 31 audiobook listening apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.9/5 from 5,611,140 ratings.

  1. 1
    Audible: Audiobooks & PodcastsS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 5,611,140 ratings · score 99
  2. 2
    Libby, the library appS
    Free · ★ 4.9 · 4,569,847 ratings · score 98
  3. 3
    Audiobooks.com: Get audiobooksS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 66,219 ratings · score 95
  4. 4
    BookPlayerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 19,691 ratings · score 95
  5. 5
    Kobo Books & AudiobooksS
    Free · ★ 4.5 · 27,546 ratings · score 95

What belongs in this list

Listen to audiobooks narrated aloud on my phone.

Not here: a podcast player alone; a radio app alone; a text-to-speech reader for ebooks alone; an ebook reader alone; a music player alone

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier. Read the full method →

S
AudibleLibbyAudiobooks.comBookPlayerKobo BooksPocket FM
A
PrologueStorytelHooplaLibriVoxApple BooksLibro.fm
B
FreeFMEverandElevenReaderGoogle PlayLitres: Books and audiobooksChirp
C
MoonlitSABA ReaderPocketBookGraphicAudioGoodFMEmpower YouDeseret
D
Big FinishMyBookAudioAudiobooks HQBoundless
F
Audiobooks

Compare every app

  1. 1
    Audible: Audiobooks & PodcastsS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 5,611,140 ratings · score 99 · best in class
  2. 2
    Libby, the library appS
    Free · ★ 4.9 · 4,569,847 ratings · score 98 · best in class
  3. 3
    Audiobooks.com: Get audiobooksS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 66,219 ratings · score 95 · best in class
  4. 4
    BookPlayerS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 19,691 ratings · score 95 · best in class
  5. 5
    Kobo Books & AudiobooksS
    Free · ★ 4.5 · 27,546 ratings · score 95 · best in class
  6. 6
    Pocket FM: Audio DramasS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 272,404 ratings · score 93 · best in class
  7. 7
    Prologue Audiobook PlayerA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 5,797 ratings · score 93 · excellent
  8. 8
    Storytel - Audiobooks LibraryA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 11,219 ratings · score 93 · excellent
  9. 9
    Hoopla: Your Library AnywhereA
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 1,391,587 ratings · score 93 · excellent
  10. 10
    LibriVox AudiobooksA
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 32,998 ratings · score 93 · excellent
  11. 11
    Apple BooksA
    Free · ★ 4.5 · 104,648 ratings · score 93 · excellent
  12. 12
    Libro.fm AudiobooksA
    Free · ★ 4.9 · 40,684 ratings · score 91 · excellent
  13. 13
    FreeFM: Audibooks, Good NovelsB
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 12,657 ratings · score 91 · good
  14. 14
    Everand: Audiobooks & EbooksB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 27,468 ratings · score 90 · good
  15. 15
    ElevenReader: Read Books AloudB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 10,811 ratings · score 90 · good
  16. 16
    Google Play Books & AudiobooksB
    Free · ★ 4.4 · 9,641 ratings · score 88 · good
  17. 17
    Litres: Books and audiobooksB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 8,966 ratings · score 87 · good
  18. 18
    Chirp AudiobooksB
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 89,269 ratings · score 87 · good
  19. 19
    Moonlit - Werewolf AudiobooksC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 8,172 ratings · score 84 · situational
  20. 20
    SABA Reader: Books, AudioC
    Free download · ★ 4.9 · 7,428 ratings · score 83 · situational
  21. 21
    PocketBook ReaderC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 10,115 ratings · score 81 · situational
  22. 22
    GraphicAudio Access AudiobooksC
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 6,763 ratings · score 79 · situational
  23. 23
    GoodFM - Dramas & AudiobooksC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 7,722 ratings · score 70 · situational
  24. 24
    Empower You: Unlimited AudioC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 8,585 ratings · score 70 · situational · provisional
  25. 25
    Deseret Bookshelf LDS BooksC
    Free download · ★ 4.9 · 10,134 ratings · score 69 · situational · provisional
  26. 26
    Big Finish Audiobook PlayerD
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 2,638 ratings · score 69 · weak · provisional
  27. 27
    MyBook: books and audiobooksD
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 3,806 ratings · score 68 · weak · provisional
  28. 28
    Litres: AudioD
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 2,732 ratings · score 67 · weak · provisional
  29. 29
    Audiobooks HQ - audio booksD
    Free · ★ 4.6 · 6,811 ratings · score 66 · weak
  30. 30
    BoundlessD
    Free · ★ 4.4 · 18,232 ratings · score 65 · weak · provisional
  31. 31
    Audiobooks HQ +F
    $1.99 · ★ 4.7 · 2,382 ratings · score 42 · avoid · provisional

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Questions people ask

What is the best audiobook listening app for iPhone?
Audible: Audiobooks & Podcasts, S tier, ranked #1 of 31, rated 4.9 by 5,611,140 people.
Which audiobook listening apps are free?
30 of 31 are free to download: Audible: Audiobooks & Podcasts (S), Libby, the library app (S), Audiobooks.com: Get audiobooks (S), BookPlayer (S) and more. 13 of them sell in-app purchases. 9 report no in-app purchases.
Which audiobook listening app has the best App Store rating?
SABA Reader: Books, Audio at 4.9 from 7,428 ratings.
How many audiobook listening apps reach S or A tier?
12 of 31. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.

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