# StoryBoat — Read books with TTS voices

> Read books with TTS voices (iPhone/iPad app by HUANG LUE LUO.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/storyboat/id6761174091 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [HUANG LUE LUO](https://appshunter.io/developer/564522369)
- Category: Books, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 24 MB
- Languages: Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French and 25 more
- Released: 2026-05-12
- Data updated: 2026-06-27
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/storyboat/id6761174091/reviews.md

## What is StoryBoat?

StoryBoat is a focused reading app for EPUB, TXT, PDF, Kindle formats, Markdown, and long-form text. Import your books and documents, keep your reading shelf organized, and pick up where you left off.

Read quietly with tuned themes and typography, or listen with system speech and connected online voices. Word-level highlighting, speech filters, voice cache management, share cards, and a calm plain-text editor help long sessions feel lighter.

StoryBoat Pro is available as a one-time purchase. Pro unlocks advanced reading tools, premium text-to-speech features, custom fonts, voice filters, chapter preloading, and voice cache management. Importing books and documents is available without Pro.

Privacy Policy: https://selfstudio.fun/storyboat/privacy/
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Buy a Coffee | $0.99 | one-time |
| Deep Support | $9.99 | one-time |
| Add a Lantern | $1.99 | one-time |
| Send StoryBoat Forward | $3.99 | one-time |
| StoryBoat Pro | $3.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.8 — 2026-06-15

PDF reading now feels like the rest of StoryBoat, with floating controls for page navigation, playback, voice selection, locate, and sharing.

New:
- Open PDFs in the same focused reader experience as EPUB, TXT, and Markdown, while keeping the original page layout intact.

Improved:
- Reader playback controls now share one consistent floating design across books, long text, and PDFs.
- The listening bubble has a clear close action and stays hidden while the active book is already open.

Fixed:
- TTS background prefetch avoids unsafe app-state reads, improving stability during long listening sessions and background transitions.

### 1.0.7 — 2026-06-01

• Importing books is free again — no accidental membership prompt.
• Lower memory use for very large books, fixing possible crashes when opening them.
• Fixed the tab bar not hiding in the reader, and renamed titles now display consistently across the app.

### 1.0.5 — 2026-05-29

This update adds Feedback & Contact in Settings, so you can reach Self Studio by email or X from one dedicated place.

It also improves speech playback recovery after system interruptions, refines background music and sleep timer settings, and improves Kindle/MOBI import stability and title handling.

### 1.0.4 — 2026-05-16

Fixed missing app localizations and improved translation coverage.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-05-14

Improves long-form listening stability by reducing EPUB library CPU spikes, pausing background prefetch during playback, and deferring cache maintenance while audio is active.

## More apps by HUANG LUE LUO

- [NumWise](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/numwise/id6754357532)
- [Lucky - Feel Your Luck](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lucky-feel-your-luck/id6755509027)

All apps by HUANG LUE LUO: https://appshunter.io/developer/564522369

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