Undulib

Name: Undulib
Rating: 4.5 (29 reviews)
Author: Charles Butler

Audiobook & Audio Drama Player

Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

29 Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Books
Developer

Charles Butler
Language

EN
+ 1 More
Size

26.8
MB

The audiobook player for audiodrama enthusiast. Keep your audiobook's separated from your audio drama collection. It's as easy as adding #audiodrama to the comments in iTunes. Supports embedded chapters and multi-track books. Two progress indicators, one for the total length and another for chapter length. Remembers playback position Includes a sleep timer Uses iTunes to manage your media and obeys sort metadata such as "Sort Title" Supports Audible and iTunes books with DRM (iOS 8 does not support DRM chapters) Works with external headset or car stereo controls If you're not interested in audiodramas Undulib is also an excellent audiobook player. Listen Smarter. Listen with Undulib!

Ratings & Reviews

4.5

out of 5

29 Ratings

Rock solid but too basic
12/01/2017
RetiredGoose
This player has a lot going for it. Clean look, never crashes, handles chapters well, is very nimble and responsive and putting the radio plays in a second tab is a clever secondary feature. Note that I expect you could put any books you like on the second tab as long as you added the tag in iTunes to those books.Now to the shortcomings. Note that this is my most used Player but these are the things that it really lacks. First, it really needs a swipe forward/swipe back/tap on the artwork for pause/play to make it useful while driving. Looking for the buttons is just too distracting when behind the wheel or when walking in bright sunlight. Second, since the sleep timer is most useful when going to sleep, why is it impossible to see at night after you've taken your glasses off? There has to be a way to make it more visible. In addition, the shake to extend feature is useless to those of us who dock the phone for charging at night. I've suggested better ways that have been used in the past in players. Hopefully some Dev will someday listen :-). The ability to have the entire screen rotate 180 when in a car dash slot or in your pocket would also be very welcome. All these things aside, it's probably the best $.99 I've spent in a long time. If you listen to a lot of books this is a nice app to have in your arsenal since it's few problems are acts of omission rather than commission. I'm not suggesting it gets bulked up with features like some other better known player but it does need a small set of features added.
Rock solid but too basic
12/01/2017
RetiredGoose

This player has a lot going for it. Clean look, never crashes, handles chapters well, is very nimble and responsive and putting the radio plays in a second tab is a clever secondary feature. Note that I expect you could put any books you like on the second tab as long as you added the tag in iTunes to those books.Now to the shortcomings. Note that this is my most used Player but these are the things that it really lacks. First, it really needs a swipe forward/swipe back/tap on the artwork for pause/play to make it useful while driving. Looking for the buttons is just too distracting when behind the wheel or when walking in bright sunlight. Second, since the sleep timer is most useful when going to sleep, why is it impossible to see at night after you've taken your glasses off? There has to be a way to make it more visible. In addition, the shake to extend feature is useless to those of us who dock the phone for charging at night. I've suggested better ways that have been used in the past in players. Hopefully some Dev will someday listen :-). The ability to have the entire screen rotate 180 when in a car dash slot or in your pocket would also be very welcome. All these things aside, it's probably the best $.99 I've spent in a long time. If you listen to a lot of books this is a nice app to have in your arsenal since it's few problems are acts of omission rather than commission. I'm not suggesting it gets bulked up with features like some other better known player but it does need a small set of features added.
Really nice!
07/19/2021
Scorer61-2
I really like this app. I was given an iPhone 6 that I use like an iPod. Unfortunately, Audible’s app will no longer play on it. This is a more than adequate replacement. The only improvements I would like to see are an automobile mode similar to Audible’s app and a bookmark feature.
Really nice!
07/19/2021
Scorer61-2

I really like this app. I was given an iPhone 6 that I use like an iPod. Unfortunately, Audible’s app will no longer play on it. This is a more than adequate replacement. The only improvements I would like to see are an automobile mode similar to Audible’s app and a bookmark feature.
Lacking features
07/05/2018
Spoinlar
UpdateThe index is hugely helpful, and makes the app much more useable.Looking forward to further improvements. :)————While I do use this app daily, it lacks features that have me searching for a replacement. For perspective, I keep over 200 audiobooks on my iPhone.Features this app needs:1. Search2. Index on the right side, as found in Contacts app3. Condensed list display / ability to turn off cover art in the book list (I.e. show more titles at once)4. Sorting options (by author, A-Z/Z-A)Other features that would be appreciated:1. A way to sort series/show series titles together (folders, tags, ?)2. Ability to have the book list presented using just the cover art

Developer Response
I really like these ideas! I've just got the index working. I'll for sure be adding the sort options and see what I can do about searching.In regards to sorting series together, I suggest either putting all of the titles into one album or using the "sort album" field in iTunes. For example, I have my entire Sherlock Holmes collection sorted under the "S" section chronologically.
Lacking features
07/05/2018
Spoinlar

UpdateThe index is hugely helpful, and makes the app much more useable.Looking forward to further improvements. :)————While I do use this app daily, it lacks features that have me searching for a replacement. For perspective, I keep over 200 audiobooks on my iPhone.Features this app needs:1. Search2. Index on the right side, as found in Contacts app3. Condensed list display / ability to turn off cover art in the book list (I.e. show more titles at once)4. Sorting options (by author, A-Z/Z-A)Other features that would be appreciated:1. A way to sort series/show series titles together (folders, tags, ?)2. Ability to have the book list presented using just the cover art
Developer Response 06/03/2018
I really like these ideas! I've just got the index working. I'll for sure be adding the sort options and see what I can do about searching.In regards to sorting series together, I suggest either putting all of the titles into one album or using the "sort album" field in iTunes. For example, I have my entire Sherlock Holmes collection sorted under the "S" section chronologically.
Great app for audiobooks and drama
05/22/2018
CameraObscura2012
I’m a collector of radio drama and have hundreds of old time radio shows I like to listen to. This app makes it easy to do and allows me to keep them separate from audiobooks.If there was one think I’d like to see in the future is the addition of a CarPlay UI, which is where I listen to my content the most.

Developer Response
CarPlay has arrived! 🚘
Great app for audiobooks and drama
05/22/2018
CameraObscura2012

I’m a collector of radio drama and have hundreds of old time radio shows I like to listen to. This app makes it easy to do and allows me to keep them separate from audiobooks.If there was one think I’d like to see in the future is the addition of a CarPlay UI, which is where I listen to my content the most.
Developer Response 07/17/2018
CarPlay has arrived! 🚘

Fixed crash when changing audio source. (For example unplugging your headphones while playing) Fixed crash when launching the app from a shortcut.

Version 1.5.3 11/17/2019

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Seller: Charles Butler
Size: 26.8 MB
Category: Books
Compatibility: Requires iOS 9.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 9.0 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 9.0 or later.

iPod touch
Requires iOS 9.0 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages: English and German
Age Rating: 4+

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Undulib

Ratings & Reviews

Rock solid but too basic

Really nice!

Lacking features

Great app for audiobooks and drama

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