Babel Reader
EPUB Reader with Translation
₱ 299.00 · 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
• One menu for everything while you read: contents, search, translation, appearance, and bookmarks
• Two ways to read: page-by-page layout with smooth swipe navigation, or continuous scrolling
• Page numbers for the whole book, as in a printed edition — worked out for your device, font, and text size, and the same in page and scroll mode
• Distraction-free by default: just the text and a discreet progress indicator — page number, percentage, or page dots, as you prefer. A tap brings back the controls and the clock
• Portrait and landscape support (two-column pages in landscape)
• Ready for iPhone Duo: adapts to the new foldable and makes full use of its large inner display
• 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)
• Full-screen image viewer: tap any illustration and pinch to zoom
FIND YOUR WAY
• Contents with chapters and their sections — even in books that put everything into a single file
• Links inside the book, such as footnotes and cross-references, take you straight to where they point
• Search within the current chapter or across the entire book, in page and scroll mode — the arrows carry on into the next or previous chapter
• Bookmarks: save any passage, rename it in your own words, and jump straight back to it — synced across your devices via iCloud
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
• Export your entire library to a folder and import it again — as a backup or to move to a new device
• iCloud sync: keep your entire library and reading progress in sync across all your Apple devices (optional, uses your private iCloud account)
AVAILABLE IN 7 LANGUAGES
The app interface is fully localised in English, German, French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Polish.
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.
Ratings & Reviews
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New
• A redesigned reader: one menu holds everything you need while reading — contents, search, translation, appearance, and bookmarks. The page itself stays free of controls; a tap brings them back.
• Page numbers for the whole book, as in a printed edition, in page and scroll mode alike. Under Appearance you choose whether your progress shows as page numbers, a percentage, or page dots.
• Sections and links: Contents now list the sections of each chapter, even in books that put everything into a single file. Links inside the book, such as footnotes and cross-references, take you straight to where they point.
• Scroll bar in scroll mode: a bar on the right edge shows how much of the chapter is on screen — drag it to move quickly through the chapter.
• Search works fully in scroll mode, and the search arrows carry on into the next or previous chapter in both modes.
• The reader's menus take on the colours of your reading theme.
Improvements & Bug Fixes
• Changing the text size, font, or line spacing keeps you at the same passage instead of shifting the text.
• The text size buttons keep working after you rotate your device.
• Books with a subtitle or several authors now show the correct title and author names.
• Library covers stay aligned when a title wraps onto two lines.
• Text in subtitles and date lines of some books now gets the usual side margins.
• Help and tips are up to date.
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 .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- Martin Bocker Dr
- Size
- 2.7 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.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 6 more
- English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Martin Böcker

