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plappa

Self-hosted Audiobooks

325 ratings
282 reviews
🎬 Entertainment
📚 Books
Free
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Leo Wehrfritz
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About

This app is a client for self-hosted media servers like Jellyfin and AudioBookShelf, designed specifically for playing audiobooks. It supports common audio formats, reads metadata, and allows for offline listening with optional in-app purchases for advanced features.

✓Jellyfin, Emby, AudioBookShelf client
✓Supports common audio formats
✓Saves and syncs playback states
✓Reads audiobook metadata
✓Offline listening (via IAP)
✓Podcast and collection support (AudioBookShelf)
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of plappa. Based on 325 reviews and a 4.7/5 average, it highlights the 43 positives and 2 negatives reviewers mention most about this Books app.

Positive things

  • 🚀Great app with all the same features
  • 🚀Excellent, love download to watch
  • 🚀Works great! Just what I needed!
  • 👍Brilliant app
  • 👍Amazing!
  • 👍Amazing
  • 👍Fantastic!
  • 👍A Must-Have for Audiobook Shelf Lovers
  • 👍Great dev!
  • 👍Works Wonderfully
  • 👍Always improving
  • 👍Best Audiobook player for Audiobookshelf
  • 👍Outstanding
  • 👍A great way to access audiobook shelf!
  • 👍Excellent Audiobookshelf Client!
  • 👍Just what I was looking for
  • 👍Great for selfhosting
  • 👍Great app
  • 👍Masterpiece
  • 👍5 Stars
  • 👍Works perfectly with Audiobookshelf
  • 👍Incredible
  • 👍Love this app
  • 👍Very good already
  • 👍Excellent app!
  • 👍Great alternative to main Emby app
  • 👍Great app for IOS!
  • 👍Great for self hosted audiobooks
  • 👍AudiobookShelf
  • 👍Fantastic app!!
  • 👍Unbeatable
  • 👍Really great Podcast/Audiobook app for self-hosters
  • 👍Couldn't have designed it better myself
  • 👍Very good
  • 👍Love the app!!
  • 👍A great app with a friendly developer
  • 👍Perfect companion app
  • 👍Works great!
  • 👍Amazing app by an awesome developer
  • 👍Excellent
  • 👍Hands down the best
  • 👍Feels very professional
  • 👍Awesome app

Negative things

  • 🐛Great player. Audiobookshelf support needs work
  • 🐛Small bugs, good app
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What's New in plappa

1.6.2

August 1, 2026

Changes: - Fixed an issue causing books not to load with ABS 2.36.0 - Added stable and unique device ID for each client with Jellyfin and Emby servers - Added option to use API key for authentication with ABS (this should fix playback issues related to token refresh)

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Subscription plans

Subscription (1 Year)

Unlock downloads and customisation options

$1.991 Year
1 Month trial
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In-App Purchases

$4.99

Full Version (Lifetime)

Unlock downloads and custimisation options.

User reviews

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Quick developer response to issues

I reported an issue on Saturday. Developer responded on Monday that it had been fixed.
Wrapped-in-BaconWrapped-in-Bacon

Updated. Back to 5! Used to be 5 stars

Updated! Fixed within 24 hours! Thanks! Have been using Plappa flawlessly with ABS for around 6 months. Now whenever I open a new audiobook that wasn’t opened previously, it’ll open the book but no chapters will load and you can’t play or download. Thought it was the audiobook or my server first, but after realizing no new audiobook would work, I tried Audiobooth and everything worked.

Will update to 5 stars once fixed.
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JoshuaCook1217JoshuaCook1217

Just what I was looking for

Works well with Audiobookshelf over Tailscale VPN, and has all of the player functionality I’ve been looking for. Nice user interface. Includes all of the features that are needed for ease of listening to audiobooks.
.sad.puppet..sad.puppet.

Ok for smaller libraries

I have a Library of more than 5000 books and it runs just fine on audiobook shelf. But this app really struggles to run effectively when it’s trying to sync the library. And eventually, it started cutting out about every 5 to 6 minutes and I’d have to restart the app. Ended up going to Prologue and there are no issues now.
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CalvinbobCalvinbob

Fantastic

The perfect audiobook player.

It makes Audible feel incredibly slow and bloated.
jmaddingtonjmaddington
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Reported Bugs

2 issues

Can't login Audiobookshelf

Bug

Podcasts library not listing all podcasts

Bug
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Requested Features

9 requests

Auto download when start playing book

Feature

Auto delete when finished book

Feature

Option to add multiple servers

Feature

More sorting and filtering options in the library section

Feature

Refresh button for libraries

Feature

Easy way to change server address without logging out

Feature

Sync the unplayed/unlistened flags with AudiobookShelf

Feature

Shortcut to bookmarks from within the player

Feature

Slider for fine-tuned control of playback speed

Feature

FAQ

What is plappa?

plappa is a mobile application that functions as a client for self-hosted media servers such as Jellyfin, Emby, and AudioBookShelf. It is specifically designed for playing audiobooks, offering features like metadata reading and playback state synchronization.

What are the key features of plappa?

Key features include support for most common audio formats, purpose-built audiobook playback, saving and syncing playback states via iCloud or your AudioBookShelf server, reading metadata like author and narrator, and the ability to download audiobooks and podcast episodes for offline listening through optional in-app purchases.

How does plappa make money?

The app is free to download and use with basic functionality. Additional features, such as downloads and customization options, can be unlocked through optional in-app purchases. Users can choose between a one-time purchase or an auto-renewing subscription, both of which can be shared with family.

What media servers does plappa work with?

plappa is designed to work exclusively with Jellyfin, Emby, and AudioBookShelf media servers. It requires one of these self-hosted servers to be set up and running to access your audiobook library.

Can I listen to audiobooks offline with plappa?

Yes, offline listening is possible with plappa. This feature, along with other customization options, can be unlocked through optional in-app purchases. You can choose to purchase these features either with a one-time payment or a subscription.