Where has this been all my life
Unison reader solves that!! And the plex-like functionality for hooking up your own server for hosting is amazing. Keep the updates coming. I love this app.
This app allows you to seamlessly switch between reading an ebook and listening to its audiobook. It synchronizes narration with text, offers generated voices for ebooks without audiobooks, and supports various file formats. Customize your reading experience with adjustable layouts, speeds, and appearance settings.
1.0.7
October 23, 2026
• Made for iPhone Duo. Open it and your book lies open in two pages, one either side of the fold, turning a spread at a time like a printed book. • On iPhone Duo, the controls sit in one slim bar at the bottom, so more of the screen is the page. • Stand iPhone Duo half folded and the page sits on top, with large Back and Next buttons below the fold, for when your hands are busy. • On iPhone Duo, your library opens the same way: the book you're reading on the left, the rest on the right. • Audiobooks now start Chapter 1 from its first line, even when the book opens with pages the narrator doesn't read. • A download from your library server no longer gets stuck if you leave the app while it finishes.
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Listen with your audiobook or a generated voice.
Unison Reader is an application designed to synchronize your ebooks and audiobooks, allowing you to seamlessly switch between reading and listening. It supports various file formats and offers features like generated voices and text alignment.
No, Unison Reader does not contain advertisements. The app is free to download and use, with an optional one-time in-app purchase to unlock full listening capabilities.
Unison Reader is free to download and includes one hour of synchronized listening. A one-time in-app purchase is required to unlock unlimited listening with your own audiobooks or generated voices. There are no subscriptions.
Unison Reader supports a wide range of book file formats, including EPUBs, PDFs, Word documents, plain text, Markdown, and HTML. It can also import audiobooks and generate text from them.
Yes, speech generation and audiobook alignment occur on your device, allowing for offline use. Prepared audio will continue playing even with the screen locked.
Unison Reader is currently available on iPhones. The app utilizes iCloud Drive for library synchronization when available.
The latest version of Unison Reader is 1.0.6, last updated on October 20, 2026. While specific update frequency isn't detailed, the app has received updates since its release on October 3, 2026.
Users appreciate the seamless integration of reading and listening, the ability to use their own book and audiobook files, and the customizable reading experience. The 5.0-star rating from one review indicates strong initial user satisfaction.