Reader Audiobooks
Audiobooks and podcasts
Free · In-App Purchases
Reader brings your personal audiobooks and podcasts into one player. Create separate audiobook libraries for each source and manage only the folders you choose—Reader does not scan an entire device or cloud drive.
Key features:
- Enjoy adaptive iPhone and iPad layouts, including split views and a spacious wide-screen player on iPad
- Build libraries from local folders, Google Drive, or iCloud Drive
- Scan only a selected folder and its subfolders
- Recognize M4B, M4A, and MP3 files and group multi-track audiobooks
- Display book covers with less repeated loading and network use
- Play local files directly and stream supported remote sources
- Remember listening position and sync progress when supported by a connected network media library
- Continue playback in the background and use lock-screen or headset controls
- Rescan, update, or remove each library independently
- Discover recommended podcasts without a Reader account, search Apple Podcasts by keyword, or paste a public RSS/Atom address
- Preview and play a podcast before following it; remember listening progress on this device
- Return to recently played podcast episodes from Listening History
- Listen within a show from oldest to newest or newest to oldest, with continuous playback and progress restored after reopening the app
- Permanently unlock unlimited audiobook libraries and books, plus compatible network media libraries and read-only WebDAV connections
Google Drive access is read-only. Remove a connected library from Reader without deleting the original audio files.
Podcast discovery, search, following, and listening are free and separate from audiobook library limits. Podcast feeds, artwork, and audio come from their publishers and delivery services; Reader does not host or sell those programmes and does not provide podcast downloads. Apple search filters out shows marked explicit by default. You can change this setting, and Reader remembers your choice. This filter applies only to Apple search results; it does not restrict recommendations, direct RSS or followed shows, verify age, or guarantee content is suitable for younger listeners.
For audiobooks, the free version supports local folders, Google Drive, and iCloud Drive, with one library containing up to 10 books in total. A one-time Permanent Unlock removes those library and book limits and enables compatible network media libraries and WebDAV. It is not a subscription and does not purchase podcast content. Purchases and purchase restoration are handled through the Apple App Store.
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This update fixes known issues, improves playback stability, and refines parts of the interface.
The developer, 德书 林, 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 following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
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Information
- Seller
- 德书 林
- Size
- 30.7 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Simplified Chinese
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
Realistic Violence
Profanity or Crude Humor
Mature or Suggestive Themes
Horror/ Fear Themes
Medical/Treatment Information
Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References
Sexual Content or Nudity
Guns or Other Weapons
Contains
Advertising
User-Generated Content
Health or Wellness Topics
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Reader Permanent Unlock $7.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 DESHU LIN
