Babel Reader

EPUB Reader with Translation

$4.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Read your EPUB library anywhere. Translate any paragraph with a single tap — entirely on your device, no internet required. Babel Reader is a clean, distraction-free EPUB reader for iPhone and iPad. Import your books, read with beautifully crafted typography, and translate any paragraph with a single tap — all without sending a single byte to any server. READING EXPERIENCE • Page-by-page layout with smooth swipe navigation • Portrait and landscape support (two-column layout in landscape) • Four reading themes: White, Sepia, Night, and Slate • Five typefaces: Georgia, Palatino, Baskerville, Iowan Old Style, and System • Adjustable text size and line spacing • Each book remembers its own display settings — font, size, line spacing, and theme • Optional hyphenation and text alignment (flush left, justified, flush right, centred) • Clock and chapter progress indicator always visible while you read TRANSLATION • Tap any paragraph to translate it in place • Tap again to restore the original • Translation runs entirely on your device — no text leaves your iPhone or iPad • Supports 20+ languages including Arabic (with full RTL support), Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese • Optional Read Aloud & Share: have the original or the translation read aloud, or share either via any app on your device YOUR LIBRARY • Import EPUB files from Files, Mail, Safari, and any other app that supports Share Sheet • Organise your books into Collections • Grid or list view • Sort by date added, title, author, language, or most recently read • Edit book title, author, and language metadata • iCloud sync: keep your entire library and reading progress in sync across all your Apple devices (optional, uses your private iCloud account) AVAILABLE IN 6 LANGUAGES The app interface is fully localised in English, German, French, Dutch, Spanish, and Italian. PRIVACY FIRST Babel Reader collects no personal data. It contains no advertising, no analytics, and no third-party tracking of any kind. On-device translation never sends your text to a server. iCloud sync uses only your own private iCloud account — your data is never accessible to the developer. EPUB FORMAT Babel Reader supports EPUB 2 and EPUB 3 files. PDF, MOBI, and AZW3 are not supported in this version.

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New Features - Scroll reading mode: read a chapter as one continuous page with smooth vertical scrolling. Switch between Paged and Scroll in the Aa menu — each book remembers its own choice. A slim marker on the right edge shows your progress through the chapter. - Read aloud & share by long-press: press and hold a translated paragraph to read the original, the translation, or both aloud, or to share them. The paragraph now shows whichever language is being read. - System actions on original text: press and hold an untranslated paragraph to copy, look up, or translate it with iOS. Improvements & Bug Fixes - Read Aloud now uses the correct voice for each book's translation language. - The in-book search interface is now fully translated. - Various stability improvements in scroll mode and read-aloud.

The developer, Martin Bocker Dr, 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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    Seller
    • Martin Bocker Dr
    Size
    • 2.2 MB
    Category
    • Books
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 18.6 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 18.6 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 15.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 2.6 or later.
    Languages
    English and 5 more
    • English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    • © 2026 Martin Böcker