# Novelwave: An Audiobook Player — Offline player for audiobooks

> Personalized offline player for DRM-free audiobook collections. (iPhone/iPad app by Mihai Petrenco.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/novelwave-an-audiobook-player/id6720100886 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Mihai Petrenco](https://appshunter.io/developer/1566847213)
- Category: Books, Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 56 App Store ratings · 53 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.6 · 6 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-01-31
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/novelwave-an-audiobook-player/id6720100886/reviews.md

## What is Novelwave?

Discover the ultimate audiobook experience with Novelwave, the player designed for your personal DRM-free audiobook collection. Effortlessly import, organize, and customize your audiobooks for a truly personalized listening journey.

FLEXIBLE IMPORTS:
Support a variety of audio formats to bring all your audiobooks into one place.

EASY ORGANIZATION:
Create collections, merge multiple audio files into a single audiobook, and edit titles, authors and artwork.

ADVANCED PLAYBACK OPTIONS:
Adjust playback speed, skip forward/backward or to a specific timestamp and schedule sleep timers.

INTUITIVE CHAPTER NAVIGATION:
Quickly jump between chapters (if available) for a smoother experience.

HEADPHONE CONTROLS:
Use your headphones native gestures to control playback, skip forward or rewind.

BOOKMARKS & NOTES:
Save and annotate important moments for easy reference.

AIRPLAY SUPPORT:
Stream your audiobooks to other devices seamlessly.

## Key features

- Import various audio formats
- Organize audiobooks into collections
- Merge audio files
- Adjust playback speed
- Set sleep timers
- Chapter navigation
- Headphone gesture controls

## Recent user reviews (10 of 53)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/novelwave-an-audiobook-player/id6720100886/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Awesome Player

*2026-08-23*

I liked the player and I emailed to see if something was available and the change got pushed through. Absolutely fantastic! My go-to audiobook player.

### 4/5 — Almost perfect.

*2026-08-16, version 2.6.0*

Good app, though the AirPods forward and rewind commands don’t work for some reason.

### 5/5 — A brilliant audiobook player particularly for a blind thed partially cited

*2026-08-01, version 2.6.0*

I have found this app to be a brilliant audiobook Player. The developer seems very friendly and helpful and has implemented a couple of suggestions that I have made. I would recommend it to blind and partially excited users as the implementation of the VoiceOver is excellent. The amazing thing is that it is free.

### 1/5 — Forces you to pick artwork

*2026-07-29, version 2.5.4*

I don’t want to pick a random picture from my photos to use as the audiobook artwork. Just let it be a question mark.

### 5/5 — Almost Perfect

*2026-07-23*

It’s the best audiobook app for listening to your own file collection. 

I wish it had full CarPlay implementation. You can listen and control playback using CarPlay’s now playing interface after starting a book from the phone. You cannot open novelwave or choose a book directly from the CarPlay screen.

### 5/5 — Love it

*2026-07-14, version 2.5.4*

I’ve used a couple of similar apps and this works really well for audiobooks.

### 5/5 — And it’s free, too?!!!

*2026-06-27*

So, the fact that there were so few reviews made me doubt the high rating, and the fact that it was free had me doubting it was any good at all. But, after reading the other reviews, AND seeing the praise for and responses from the developer, I decided to give it a chance. 

In a word…? SUPURB!!!

Interface and controls and pretty intuitive, and I love the prompting for combining files into one book and the details box. Only thing I can see missing is being able to grab that details info from the file meta data. Maybe that a future update?

**Developer response:** Hey, thanks for the kind words! If you're referring to audiobook details populating from existing file metadata, that should already be there. I'll double-check just to make sure. Feel free to drop me an email with your suggestion and I'll be sure to take a look.

### 5/5 — Love it

*2026-06-25*

Didn’t think an app like this would exist. Searched for it nonetheless. Found this. Love it! Simply perfect!

### 5/5 — Top Audiobook Player

*2026-06-18*

The player is really great. It has everything you could want in an audiobook player. There’s just one thing I’d like to see added: the ability to rename the title and author if you made a typo.

**Developer response:** Hi Andy - glad you're enjoying the app! You can swipe left to edit audiobook details, which allows you to change the title, author, audiobook cover artwork, as well as add missing metadata if needed. Drop me an email if you encounter any issues with this.

### 5/5 — Simple Yet Superb

*2026-06-16*

This is a great example of an app that is well designed and coded to accomplish the single purpose it was created for. 

I use it to listen to audiobooks that I bought without DRM on my iPad Pro. Just enough customization and features to make the player disappear into the background while enjoying the audiobook. 

I honestly wish there was a “tip” in-app purchase available. This app is WORTH a contribution in my opinion. 

The only “wish list” feature I can suggest would be to allow access to audiobook files outside of the app versus importing them. I have many already stored locally on my iPad in the Files app but they have to be copied into Novelwave to be used which uses more storage of course.

## Frequently asked questions about Novelwave

### What does Novelwave do?

Novelwave is an offline player designed for your personal DRM-free audiobook collection. It allows you to import, organize, and customize your audiobooks for a personalized listening experience.

### What are the key features of Novelwave?

Key features include flexible imports for various audio formats, easy organization with collections and file merging, advanced playback options like speed adjustment and sleep timers, intuitive chapter navigation, headphone controls, bookmarking with notes, and AirPlay support.

### Is Novelwave free to use?

Yes, the application is free to use. It does not have in-app purchases or advertisements, offering a completely free experience for managing and listening to your audiobooks.

### What kind of audiobooks can I import?

You can import a variety of audio formats into Novelwave. The app is designed to bring all your audiobooks into one place, supporting multiple formats for flexible importing.

### How can I organize my audiobooks?

Novelwave offers easy organization tools. You can create collections, merge multiple audio files into a single audiobook, and edit details such as titles, authors, and artwork to keep your library tidy.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.7.1 — 2026-08-28

- Playback speed value is now directly visible in the player screen;
- Fix an issue with Opus timestamp calculation;

### 2.7.0 — 2026-08-23

What’s New in Version 2.7.0
- New VoiceOver actions for selecting, moving, and reordering audiobooks
- Select all currently displayed audiobooks at once
- Use compatible headphone controls to skip backward or forward
- Added embedded metadata support for Ogg Opus audiobooks
- See playback speed directly on audiobooks in progress
- Improved restoration of your saved listening position

### 2.6.0 — 2026-08-01

Magic Tap gestures now work throughout the app for VoiceOver users. Improved accessibility support with enhanced screen reader labels and navigation gestures on all sheets.

### 2.5.4 — 2026-07-04

This version removes the audiobook artwork blur background, due to issues with the light mode of the app.

### 2.5.3 — 2026-07-03

Version 2.5.3 fixes widgets not syncing properly, updates the remaining listening duration to take account of playback speed, and updates the player view background based on the audiobook artwork.

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