AudioBookSync
Audiobooks with text search
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
AudioBookSync is the intelligent audiobook player that bridges listening and reading.
LISTEN YOUR WAY
• Plays M4B, MP3 and MP3 folders
• Background playback with lock-screen controls
• Adjustable speed (0.5× to 3×)
• Adaptive skip-back when resuming — AudioBookSync remembers where you stopped
• Sleep timer (including "end of chapter")
• Bookmarks with notes
FIND ANY SPOT IN YOUR BOOK
• Point the camera at a page — OCR + fuzzy matching jump the audio to the exact passage
• Works with printed books, screenshots and handwritten pages
• Fully on-device: no cloud, no upload, no tracking
• Choose between Apple Speech (fast) or Whisper (local, best for German)
READ WHERE YOU STOP LISTENING
• Built-in EPUB reader with themes (Light/Dark/Sepia), 8 fonts, adjustable size and margins
• "Listen here" button jumps from reader to the matching audio position
• Seamless cross-navigation: open the book in either mode
CARPLAY + HOME-SCREEN WIDGET
• CarPlay: full library, chapter navigation and Now Playing while driving
• Home-screen widget: current book with progress ring and quick actions
• No subscription, no upsell — included with the free version
iCLOUD DRIVE LIBRARY
• Drop your audiobooks into iCloud Drive → AudioBookSync → Audiobooks
• Bookmarks and library state stay on your device
• Nothing ever leaves your iCloud account
AUDIOBOOKSYNC PRO — OPTIONAL ONE-TIME PURCHASE
The free version keeps one audiobook active at a time. Switch books for free at any time, or unlock Pro for:
• Unlimited audiobooks — use your entire library at once
• Multi-device sync — listening progress syncs automatically between iPhone and iPad via your private iCloud Drive
• Shared transcription index — transcribe a book once, every other device picks up the index
• Apple Watch — slice off a section of your audiobook, send it to your Apple Watch and listen offline — leave the iPhone at home. Position syncs back to iPhone and iPad automatically.
NO ADS. NO SUBSCRIPTION. NO TRACKING.
Your library, your bookmarks, your progress — all stored in your iCloud Drive.
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Fixes a freeze of the Apple Watch app on cold launch after watchOS had terminated the app in the background. Newly received audiobook slices from the iPhone are now reliably picked up again.
The developer, Hans-Peter Jordi, 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
- Provider
- Hans-Peter Jordi
- Size
- 11.8 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 Watch
Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and German
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- AudioBookSync Pro USD 5.99
- Copyright
- © Hans-Peter Jordi
