Hearken: EPUB to Audiobook
Text to Speech Ebook Reader
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Turn the ebooks you already own into audiobooks with a natural on-device voice. Offline and private — no account, no cloud, your books never leave your phone.
Hearken turns the books you already have into audiobooks — EPUB, PDF, FB2, HTML, Markdown, or plain text. Import a file and a natural, on-device text to speech voice reads it aloud. No account, no cloud, and no internet needed after the one-time voice download.
Your library, your books
• Import EPUB, PDF, FB2, HTML, Markdown, and TXT files
• Add books from any app with the share sheet, or "Open with Hearken" from Files
• Real chapters from your ebook's table of contents, or automatic chapter detection
• Full-text search inside any book — jump straight to a result
• Grid or list view — sort by recent, title, or author
A real audiobook experience
• Natural neural voice that runs entirely on your device
• Adjustable playback speed
• Skip by sentence or by chapter
• Sleep timer — 15, 30, 45, 60 minutes, or end of chapter
• Background playback with Lock Screen and Control Center controls
Follow along while you listen
• Read along: highlighting tracks each sentence as it's spoken
• Tap any sentence to jump the audio there
• Adjustable font size for comfortable reading
Stay motivated
• Weekly listening stats with a daily chart
• Listening streaks — current and longest
• Books completed and in progress
Private and offline
• The voice runs 100% on your device — your books are never uploaded
• Listen on a plane, on the subway, or completely off the grid
Great for
• Working through your ebook backlog while you commute, cook, or exercise
• Students and professionals listening to PDFs, papers, and notes
• Resting your eyes without losing your place in a book
• Accessibility — hear any document read aloud in a natural voice
Hearken is free with ads. Hearken Premium removes them — monthly or yearly, with a free trial.
Start listening to your library today.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://www.hearken.cc/privacy/
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The developer, Qingguo Ran, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Identifiers
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
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Information
- Provider
- Qingguo Ran
- Size
- 39.3 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Premium Yearly USD 11.99
- Premium Monthly USD 1.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Hearken App