Booken vs BookJack Player

A lightweight and easy to use player for your audiobook files. Manage your files - Import your own files straight into the app - Manage and see the progress of the books you've listened to - Mark books as finished Listening features - Control playback directly from the lock screen/control center or from the Apple Watch companion app - Easily navigate books with variable scrubbing speed and chapter selection - Change playback speed Listen from your watch - Easily download your favorite books to your watch when you need to listen without your phone - Navigate local files on your watch with chapter selection and custom skip duration - Keep your progress synced between your phone and watch with both automatic and manual syncing options

Ever wish you had more time? While listening to Start With Why by Simon Sinek, I realized our why: audiobooks give you time back. BookJack was built for your library, so you can listen anywhere... on your commute, at the gym, or even as you fall asleep. It’s the clean, no-nonsense player that makes audiobooks feel like a third arm in your life. Import. Play. Repeat. Drop in your M4B, M4A, MP3, or FLAC files and get listening. Developed by Brett & Dane Library • Import your own files or whole folders • Custom folders & search by title/author • Sort by title, author, date, or progress Playback • Adjustable speed (0.5x – 3.0x) • Smart rewind & skip controls • Volume boost + sleep timer • Chapter navigation & bookmarks Experience • Dark & Light Mode • Custom accent colors • Mini player & full-screen player • Clean, modern SwiftUI design Why BookJack? BookJack is designed for audiobook enthusiasts who want a simple, powerful, and beautiful way to manage and enjoy their own digital library. Built with SwiftUI and SwiftData, it delivers fast performance, a modern design, and a truly native iOS experience. Supported formats: M4B, M4A, MP3, FLAC