BookNest: Read & Listen
Read & hear the classics
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Every book in BookNest is out of copyright — the classics, unabridged, downloaded to your device and yours to keep.
Browse tens of thousands of ebooks and audiobooks from Standard Ebooks, Project Gutenberg, and LibriVox. Read a chapter on your iPhone, keep going on your iPad, and finish it on your Apple Watch with your headphones and no phone in your pocket.
READ BEAUTIFULLY
• A fast, distraction-free EPUB reader with page or scroll layout
• Choose your typeface, size, spacing, margins and theme — light, sepia or dark — plus a dyslexia-friendly font
• Full-text search inside any book
• Bookmarks and highlights, collected in one place so you can find that passage again
• Read aloud with natural system voices, at the speed and pitch you like
LISTEN ANYWHERE
• A complete audiobook player with chapters, adjustable speed, skip controls and a sleep timer
• A mini-player that follows you around the app so you never lose the thread
• Lock Screen and Dynamic Island controls, Bluetooth and headphone controls
ONE BOOK, TWO FORMATS
Many classics exist as both an ebook and an audiobook. BookNest pairs them automatically, so you can read on the train and listen on the walk home — your place carries across.
YOUR LIBRARY, ON EVERY DEVICE
• iCloud sync keeps your library, reading progress, collections and highlights current across iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch
• Download anything for offline reading and listening on a plane, a subway or a trail
• Import your own EPUB files and read them with the same tools
• Handoff picks up on the device you just reached for
• Spotlight search finds your books from the Home Screen
BUILT FOR APPLE PLATFORMS
• A standalone Apple Watch app that downloads and plays without your iPhone nearby
• Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for what you're reading now and for your collections
• Live Activities that show download progress in the Dynamic Island
• Siri and App Shortcuts to start a book hands-free
KEEP THE HABIT
• Reading stats and streaks that show where your time actually goes
• Finish-by goals that turn "someday" into a page count per day
• Optional, gentle reminders — no guilt, no badges you didn't ask for
• Collections and smart collections to organize a library that grows fast
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No account. No sign-up. No ads. No tracking. Your library lives on your device and in your own iCloud, and you can export your data whenever you want.
BookNest is built entirely in SwiftUI for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch.
Books are sourced from Standard Ebooks, Project Gutenberg and LibriVox, whose volunteers have spent decades making the public domain readable. BookNest is not affiliated with those projects.
BOOKNEST PLUS
BookNest's catalog, reader and audiobook player are free to use. BookNest Plus is an optional upgrade that adds iCloud sync across your devices, importing your own DRM-free EPUB files, advanced reader customization and data export. It is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time lifetime unlock.
Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase.
Privacy Policy: https://sudoswisshub.github.io/BookNestLegal/privacy.html
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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BookNest Plus is here — an optional upgrade that unlocks iCloud sync of your library, reading progress and preferences across iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, importing your own DRM-free EPUB files, advanced reader customization, and data export. Choose monthly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime unlock. Everything you already had stays free.
Also in this update:
• Faster browsing — the Audiobooks and Ebooks tabs now load from cache first and open instantly
• Search results appear progressively as they arrive instead of waiting for the whole request
• Refreshed app icon, tidier inline search headers, and fixes throughout
The developer, Alice-Georgiana TURCANU, 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 Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Alice-Georgiana TURCANU
- Size
- 28.3 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 11.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Profanity or Crude Humor
Horror/Fear Themes
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- BookNest Plus Yearly $19.99
- BookNest Plus Monthly $2.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Alice Turcanu
