BookOrbit: The Official App

Your reading space

Free · In-App Purchases

BookOrbit is your private reading space for books, comics, PDFs, audiobooks, and podcasts. Connect to your BookOrbit server and keep your library close whether you are online or offline. READ YOUR WAY • Browse and search your library • Read EPUB, MOBI, AZW, AZW3, FB2, PDF, CBZ, CBR, and CB7 files • Listen to audiobooks with chapter navigation and playback controls • Turn supported ebooks into audio with text to speech • Add bookmarks, highlights, notes, and reading progress BUILT FOR OFFLINE Download books and audio for reliable access away from your server. Changes are saved locally and synced when your server is available again. YOUR READING LIFE Track activity, sessions, progress, achievements, pace, and reading patterns in one place. APPLE WATCH Take supported audio with you and listen offline from Apple Watch. iPAD BookOrbit is designed for iPad, with two-page spreads in the reader, a side panel for contents and notes, and a library, activity, and settings that use the whole screen in portrait, landscape, and resizable windows. Keyboard shortcuts and trackpad support are included. PREMIUM BookOrbit Premium unlocks unlimited downloads, Apple Watch listening, every app finish, advanced text to speech, and advanced activity insights. Choose a yearly subscription with a two-week free trial for eligible new subscribers, or a one-time Lifetime or Lifetime Family purchase. BookOrbit requires access to a compatible self-hosted BookOrbit server. Server availability, content, and storage are managed by you or your server administrator. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bookorbit.github.io/bookorbit-ios-support/privacy/ Support: https://bookorbit.github.io/bookorbit-ios-support/support/

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NEW • Connect through Cloudflare Access, Pangolin, and custom-header access gates • Add multiple verified addresses for one server, so BookOrbit can connect at home or away • Update outdated downloaded books in place without removing and downloading them again • Choose squiggly highlights and see each highlight style in the picker • Audiobook chapter lists now open at the chapter currently playing • Siri can resume the audiobook you last listened to, whether streamed or downloaded • Read Along starts faster by streaming narration instead of downloading every audio file first • Each narration engine now has its own named playback speeds • AZW3 books now show their chapters in Contents • Read Along titles display their book and audiobook covers together • Read Along books now appear as audiobooks in CarPlay • When another device moves an audiobook, BookOrbit can ask before following the newer position FIXES • Vertical-writing EPUBs and mixed reading directions now turn pages correctly • Briefly locking the screen or switching apps no longer splits one reading session into many • Paused Read Along books recover correctly after a long time in the background • Adjusting a text selection keeps the highlight menu available • Highlights changed on another device refresh correctly, including highlights shared between editions • Scrolled reading keeps the selected text size and no longer treats a short flick as a page turn • Large tables of contents open without freezing • PDF and comic scrolling, fitting, progress tracking, and interrupted downloads are more reliable • Audiobook positions and bookmarks sync more safely across devices • Book Requests and uploads remain current and recover more reliably from interruptions • Widgets, Activity, Home, offline search, Apple Watch, and CarPlay receive additional reliability improvements

The developer, Ila Chandel, 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 Linked to You

    The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

    • Purchases

Privacy practices may vary based, for example, on the features you use or your age. Learn More

The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More

Size
81.2 MB
Category
Books
Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later.
  • Apple Watch
    Requires watchOS 26.0 or later.
Languages
English
Age Rating
4+
In-App Purchases
Yes
  • BookOrbit Premium Yearly 7,99 €
  • BookOrbit Premium Lifetime 29,99 €
  • BookOrbit Lifetime Family Upgrade 17,99 €
  • BookOrbit Lifetime Family 44,99 €
Provider
Ila Chandel
  • Ila Chandel has not identified itself as a trader for this app. If you are a consumer in the European Economic Area, consumer rights do not apply to agreements between you and the provider.
Copyright
© 2026 BookOrbit