Reader for Watch turns your Apple Watch into a fully standalone EPUB & TXT reader. Import books from your iPhone Files app, send them to your paired Apple Watch, then read offline or listen with Read Aloud (TTS) anytime—completely phone-free!
Perfect for workouts, commutes, running, or leaving your phone behind. The app beautifully adapts your books for the watch screen with auto-scroll, chapter parsing, and customizable text styles.
Key Features:
• Standalone Reading: Read fully offline on Apple Watch after a quick transfer.
• EPUB & TXT Support: Easy import from the iOS Files app or other apps.
• Image Support: Full support for displaying images and illustrations in EPUB books.
• Text-to-Speech (TTS): Listen via the Apple Watch speaker or Bluetooth headphones.
• Smart Layouts: Automatic chapter parsing, reading progress sync, and bookmarks.
• Smooth Auto-Scroll: Enjoy hands-free reading while on the move.
• Quick Resume: Continue Reading widget and watchOS complication/control for fast resume.
• Library Management: Pin books, track progress, and manage finished books.
• Highly Customizable: Adjust font size, themes, custom colors, and speech rates.
• Local Archiving: Option to archive local copies on iPhone after sending them to your watch.
• Privacy First: Completely private. No data collection.
Reader for Watch is designed for book lovers who want a clean, private, and simple way to carry their personal library on their wrist.
I read 2 or 3 books a week with this app since I’m stuck without a phone at work. Scrolling with the Digital Crown is smooth and easy. With small text it’s very readable. I often even find myself reading on my watch when I have my phone with me. I have never had any issues whatsoever. It’s quite a powerful little reader.
Works Great!
jan_enjo
This works great! i was hestiant because of some of the bad reviews, but either there was a bug (that was fixed) or they dont have the files and expected it to connect to books or something (which is not how it works.) It is as advertised and is super handy if I’m bored and lost my phone.
Awesome reader
Steve_in_Dallas
This is probably the best ebook reader for the watch. It’s simple to use and very powerful. The only thing I wish it had was a way to bookmark where you left off. But has only been out for a few weeks so I can’t expect everything. I will upgrade my rating to 5 stars when that happens.
Love the app go epubs!
SafeAppleUser
Overall your the best epub watch app. Great work on fixing the next chapter bug. No other epub app is as good as this on watch. The text scrolls really smoothly too.Hopefully one day hyperlinks that link to various chapters can be supported or images can be supported. But if not this app is great regardless.
Developer Response
Thanks for the feedback! The ‘Next Chapter’ button bug has been fixed in v3.0
What's new in this version:
• Added a Share Extension: You can now quickly and seamlessly import EPUB and TXT files into your library directly from the Files app or other apps.
What's new recently:
• Added the ability to hide or show the navigation bar with a single tap when viewing images.
• Improved app performance and reliability when returning to the app from the background.
• Fixed an issue where watch face complications and widgets might display stale reading progress.
• Added full support for displaying images in EPUB books on Apple Watch, bringing a richer and more complete reading experience to your wrist. (Note: Previously transferred books will need to be re-uploaded to display images.)
• Significantly improved EPUB parsing for better chapter recognition, deeper table-of-contents hierarchy, and improved metadata preservation.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the app to freeze when transferring very large books from iPhone to Apple Watch.
• Enhanced book transfer tracking between iPhone and Apple Watch to improve reliability.
• Resolved multiple stability issues, including an error when the Apple Watch speaker is unavailable while charging.
• Improved Text-to-Speech (TTS) behavior and chapter title matching.
• Listen to books on Apple Watch with the new Read Aloud experience, including natural voices, chapter announcements, Now Playing controls, cover artwork, and background audio.
• Customize Read Aloud with per-language speech rates, voice quality choices, and preferred voices for each language.
Version 26.7.18
The developer, 磊 汪, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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