# Auribook: Audiobook Player — Offline on Apple Watch

> Standalone Apple Watch app for audiobooks and podcasts with server sync. (iPhone/iPad app by Jonas Minke.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/auribook-audiobook-player/id6752285662 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jonas Minke](https://appshunter.io/developer/1838658027)
- Category: Books, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 21 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-09-11
- Data updated: 2026-10-24
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases

## What is Auribook?

Auribook is a focused, standalone Apple Watch app for listening to audiobooks, podcasts, and relaxing sounds on the go.

Discover and download classic public domain audiobooks right from your watch, no server required. Or connect your own library through Audiobookshelf, OneDrive, Google Drive, or Dropbox to browse, download, and listen offline — directly from Apple Watch.

Google Drive and Dropbox support are currently in beta. They are available for testing and everyday use, but some files, formats, or account setups may not work perfectly yet. OneDrive and Audiobookshelf are the recommended options if you want the most stable experience.

Why you will love it

* Robust offline playback: Download reliably to Apple Watch for runs, commutes, flights, sleep, and phone-free moments. Queue several books or episodes and they download one after another, and Auribook checks free space before each download.
* Multiple library sources: Connect Audiobookshelf, OneDrive, Google Drive, or Dropbox and bring your own audiobooks to your wrist.
* Public domain library: Browse free classics from LibriVox across multiple languages, with curated categories and search across more than 20,000 titles.
* Covers everywhere: See book covers in your library, downloads, and Continue Listening, or switch Now Playing to a full-screen cover and tap it to play or pause.
* Listening your way: Choose your skip intervals, let smart rewind replay a few seconds after a pause, and adjust playback speed.
* Sleep timer: Pause after a set time or at the end of the chapter, with a gentle fade-out. Works for audiobooks, podcasts, and ambient sounds.
* Siri and Shortcuts: Say "Resume Auribook", pause, skip, or start a sleep timer, also from the Action button.
* Widgets and complications: Continue Listening with cover and a play/pause button, time remaining, chapter progress, and quick access to the player, your books, and sounds — on your watch face and in the Smart Stack.
* Audiobookshelf syncing: Start on your watch and continue elsewhere, or the other way around. Progress stays in sync with your Audiobookshelf server, and your watch picks up where you left off on other devices.
* Podcasts: Browse shows and episodes, filter for unplayed items, sort your feed, and download episodes for offline listening.
* Ambient sounds: Play relaxing nature sounds and noise colors such as rain, fireplace, white noise, pink noise, and brown noise.
* Direct connection: Point Auribook to your Audiobookshelf server URL or connect a supported cloud provider and enjoy your library on your terms.
* Private by design: No analytics, no tracking, no third parties. Your listening stays with you.
* Simple setup: Connect once, then get straight to your books.

Built with the community in mind

Auribook started as a contribution to the open-source Audiobookshelf ecosystem and has grown into a flexible phone-free listening app for Apple Watch.

Requirements
* A selection of free classics is included.
* Cloud provider access for Audiobookshelf, OneDrive, Google Drive, and Dropbox is available via a one-time in-app purchase.
* Google Drive and Dropbox are currently beta features.
* For Audiobookshelf libraries: access to your own Audiobookshelf server and a valid server URL.
* For cloud libraries: a valid OneDrive, Google Drive, or Dropbox account.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Offline audiobook and podcast playback
- Public domain audiobook library
- Connect to Audiobookshelf server
- Progress syncing
- Watch face complications
- Sleep timer

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium Catalog | $1.99 | per 3 months |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Small Tip | $0.99 | one-time |
| Medium Tip | $3.99 | one-time |
| Large Tip | $5.99 | one-time |
| Cloud Providers | $1.99 | one-time |


## Is Auribook safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Auribook.

## Is Auribook legit?

Auribook: Audiobook Player appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Auribook is 73 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Frequently asked questions about Auribook

### Does Auribook have ads?

No, Auribook does not contain advertisements. The app is designed for a private listening experience without tracking or third parties.

### How much does Auribook cost?

Auribook is free to download and use. An optional in-app purchase is available for access to the public domain library.

### What subscription plans are available for Auribook?

Auribook offers a 'Premium Catalog' subscription for $1.99 per 3 months, which provides access to a wider selection of public domain audiobooks.

### What devices does Auribook support?

Auribook is supported on Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPod devices, allowing for a versatile listening experience across your Apple ecosystem.

### How often is Auribook updated?

The latest version of Auribook, 3.2, was released on April 22, 2026. Updates are released periodically to improve functionality and add new features.

### What is the age rating for Auribook?

Auribook has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users of all ages.

### Can I listen to my own audiobooks with Auribook?

Yes, Auribook allows you to connect to your own Audiobookshelf server to browse, sync progress, and download your personal audiobook library for offline listening.

### What makes Auribook private?

Auribook is private by design, with no analytics, no tracking, and no third parties involved. Your listening habits and data remain with you.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.2 — 2026-10-23

New in 5.2:
• New: Jellyfin support (beta). Sign in to your Jellyfin server and download audiobooks from your Books or Music libraries straight to Apple Watch. Each folder or album becomes one book, with its cover and chapters.
• Your listening position syncs with Jellyfin. Continue on the watch where you stopped in Jellyfin, and the other way around. Progress made offline is sent once you're connected again.
• The Jellyfin book list shows your progress, puts the books you're listening to on top and sorts by recently added, recently listened, title or author.

Also in this update
• Signing out of Audiobookshelf keeps Continue Listening. Downloaded books keep playing, and your progress syncs when you sign in again.
• The chapter list opens at your current chapter, and its buttons fit on smaller watches.
• Book titles no longer break mid-word on 40 mm and 41 mm watches.

New in 5.1:
• Sleep timer: stop at the end of the chapter, and fade out gently over the last seconds instead of stopping abruptly.
• Smart rewind: after a pause, playback picks up a few seconds earlier, more the longer you were away.
• Choose your skip intervals, from 5 to 60 seconds. They also apply to headphone controls.
• Siri and Shortcuts: "Resume Auribook", pause, skip and start a sleep timer, also from the Action button.
• Play and pause straight from the Continue Listening widget.
• Queue several books and episodes; they download one after another, even after closing the app.
• Auribook checks free space before downloading and shows how much space is left.
• Sort your library by recently added, recently listened, title or author.
Also: easier sign-in with saved passwords, and many smaller fixes and performance improvements.

With 5.0:
• New full-screen cover view: tap the photo button in Now Playing.
• Cover images in your Audiobookshelf library, Downloaded books and Continue Listening make your next listen easier to find.
• Four watch-face and Smart Stack widgets: Continue Listening, Time Remaining, Chapter Progress and Quick Access to Player, Books and Sounds.
• Better recovery for interrupted downloads, with safer retries after restarting the app.
• Podcast downloads retain their episode titles and show details after a restart.
• Fixes for existing users seeing the unlock screen, clearer sign-in errors, and better handling of missing or incomplete downloads.
• More reliable progress saving when pausing during a chapter change.

Thank you for your feedback and bug reports. They help shape Auribook.

### 5.1 — 2026-10-22

New in 5.1, features that didn't make the 5.0 cut:
• Sleep timer: stop at the end of the chapter, and fade out gently over the last seconds instead of stopping abruptly.
• Smart rewind: after a pause, playback picks up a few seconds earlier, more the longer you were away.
• Choose your skip intervals, from 5 to 60 seconds. They also apply to headphone controls.
• Siri and Shortcuts: "Resume Auribook", pause, skip and start a sleep timer, also from the Action button.
• Play and pause straight from the Continue Listening widget.
• Queue several books and episodes; they download one after another, even after closing the app.
• Auribook checks free space before downloading and shows how much space is left.
• Sort your library by recently added, recently listened, title or author.
Also: easier sign-in with saved passwords, and many smaller fixes and performance improvements.

With 5.0:
• New full-screen cover view: tap the photo button in Now Playing.
• Cover images in your Audiobookshelf library, Downloaded books and Continue Listening make your next listen easier to find.
• Four watch-face and Smart Stack widgets: Continue Listening, Time Remaining, Chapter Progress and Quick Access to Player, Books and Sounds.
• Better recovery for interrupted downloads, with safer retries after restarting the app.
• Podcast downloads retain their episode titles and show details after a restart.
• Fixes for existing users seeing the unlock screen, clearer sign-in errors, and better handling of missing or incomplete downloads.
• More reliable progress saving when pausing during a chapter change.

Thank you for your feedback and bug reports. They help shape Auribook.

### 5.0 — 2026-10-22

New:
• New full-screen cover view: tap the photo button in Now Playing.
• Cover images in your Audiobookshelf library, Downloaded books and Continue Listening make your next listen easier to find.
• Four watch-face and Smart Stack widgets: Continue Listening, Time Remaining, Chapter Progress and Quick Access to Player, Books and Sounds.

More reliable listening:
• Better recovery for interrupted downloads, with safer retries after restarting the app.
• Podcast downloads retain their episode titles and show details after a restart.
• Fixes for existing users seeing the unlock screen, clearer sign-in errors, and better handling of missing or incomplete downloads.
• More reliable progress saving when pausing during a chapter change.

Thank you for your feedback and bug reports. They help shape Auribook.

### 4.8 — 2026-10-15

• New (beta): your book’s cover behind the player, dimmed so the controls stay readable. Turn it off in Settings > Playback or on the playback speed screen.
• Covers come from Audiobookshelf, the audio file, LibriVox, or a cover image in your OneDrive, Google Drive or Dropbox folder, and work offline.
• Audiobookshelf covers now also show on the watch’s Now Playing screen.
• Faster: downloaded books start right away, and the library loads faster.

### 4.7 — 2026-10-07

- Audiobookshelf: Finishing a book now marks it as finished on your Audiobookshelf server. Before, the last position was not sent when a book played to its end.

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