# BookTalks — Annotations from your Books

> Annotations from your Books (iPhone/iPad app by Bram Adams.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/booktalks/id6758533463 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Bram Adams](https://appshunter.io/developer/1690099868)
- Category: Books, Reference
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 6 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-02-04
- Data updated: 2026-05-19
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/booktalks/id6758533463/reviews.md

## What is BookTalks?

Transform how you engage with books. BookTalk lets you capture thoughts, quotes, and insights as you read — using your voice, camera, or keyboard.

**VOICE ANNOTATIONS**
Record audio notes hands-free while reading. Your recordings are automatically transcribed using on-device speech recognition — no internet required, completely private.

**PUSH TO TALK**
Enable Push to Talk for the ultimate hands-free experience. Record annotations from your Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, or Control Center without ever opening the app. Perfect for audiobook listeners or reading on the go.

**IMAGE ANNOTATIONS**
Snap photos of passages, diagrams, or interesting pages. Add captions to provide context for future reference.

**TEXT NOTES**
Type quick thoughts, favorite quotes, or reflections directly. Add page numbers to any annotation so you can find it again.

**SMART LIBRARY**
- Add books manually or scan ISBN barcodes for automatic title, author, and cover lookup
- Organize with archive functionality
- Each book has its own annotation timeline

**POWERFUL SEARCH**
Find any annotation instantly with full-text search across all your transcriptions and captions. Never lose a brilliant insight again.

**FEED VIEW**
Browse all your annotations across all books in one place. Shuffle for serendipitous rediscovery of past reading notes.

**PRIVACY FIRST**
- All data stored locally on your device
- Transcription happens on-device using Apple's Speech framework
- No accounts required
- No cloud sync, no tracking

**FEATURES AT A GLANCE**
• Voice recording with automatic transcription
• Push to Talk for hands-free recording
• Photo annotations with captions
• Text notes with page numbers
• ISBN barcode scanning
• Full-text search
• Shuffle feed for random discovery
• Archive books you've finished
• Export via Files app

Built for readers who want to remember what they read.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-02-06

I removed push-to-talk because it wasn't working the way that I was hoping, and replaced it with a widget that you can use from the lock screen or the home screen to do something basically the same. I also updated the design a little bit and fixed a few bugs around the editing workflow.

### 1.0 — 2026-02-04

No release notes.

## More apps by Bram Adams

- [Bram's Reading App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/brams-reading-app/id6759291875)

All apps by Bram Adams: https://appshunter.io/developer/1690099868

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