Best Audio Book Reader Text Apps

243+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.4 avg rating
20 free apps
Updated August 2026

With an average user rating of 4.4★, the audio book reader text category is one of the App Store's strongest. Browse all 243+ apps we track, sorted so the most loved ones surface first.

Compare top Audio Book Reader Text Apps (August 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1Libby, the library appLibby, the library appFree4.9★ (4.4M)NoNoAug 2026
2Apple BooksApple BooksFree4.4★ (86K)NoNoAug 2026
3Amazon Kindle: Reading AppAmazon Kindle: Reading AppFree4.9★ (5.8M)NoNoAug 2026
4AI Reader: Read Aloud Pdf BookAI Reader: Read Aloud Pdf BookFree4.8★ (68)YesNoAug 2026
5Readify AI: Text to SpeechReadify AI: Text to SpeechFree4.6★ (25)NoNoAug 2026
6Apple PodcastsApple PodcastsFree4.9★ (2.1M)YesNoAug 2026
7Text To Speech Audio ReaderText To Speech Audio ReaderFree4.3★ (1.7K)NoNoAug 2026
8TTS Reader Read Aloud Book PdfTTS Reader Read Aloud Book PdfFree4.7★ (244)YesYesAug 2026

Top Picks for Audio Book Reader Text

Libby, the library app#1

Libby, the library app by OverDrive, Inc.

Library audiobooks and ebooks
Editor's Choice
📚 Books
4.9😊(4.4M ratings)
Free
#3in Books
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Access millions of free ebooks and audiobooks from your local library. Borrow titles instantly with your library card, download for offline enjoyment, and enjoy a customizable reading and listening experience.

What We Love

  • 📚 Extensive library of books and audiobooks
  • 🔍 Convenient search and browsing features
  • 🔖 Easy to manage holds and returns
  • 🔄 Seamless syncing across devices

Room to Improve

  • 🕰️ Long wait times for popular titles
  • 🔍 Confusing search and filtering options
  • 🤯 Buggy and unstable performance
Apple Books#2

Apple Books by Apple Inc.

Read, listen, discover.
Strong Contender
📚 Books
4.4😐(86K ratings)
Free
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Discover, read, and listen to millions of books and audiobooks. Browse curated collections, personalized recommendations, and bestsellers. Customize your reading experience with various themes and settings, and set reading goals to build a habit. Share your library with family.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Seamless integration across devices
  • 📚 Vast library of books available
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 🎧 Exceptional audiobook experience

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Books get deleted from local storage
  • 🐛 Unreliable syncing between devices
  • 🔒 Lack of audio closed captions
Amazon Kindle: Reading App#3

Amazon Kindle: Reading App by AMZN Mobile LLC

Read books. Millions of ebooks
Worth Considering
📚 Books
4.9😊(5.8M ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
#4in Books
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Access a vast library of eBooks, magazines, and comics on your mobile device. Customize your reading experience with adjustable text, brightness, and page-turning options. Look up words, track progress, and sync across devices.

What We Love

  • 📚 Huge library of books
  • 📱 Portable and convenient
  • 🔍 Useful features like dictionary lookup and highlighting
  • 🌙 Adjustable reading settings (font, brightness, etc.)

Room to Improve

  • 🛒 Cannot purchase books directly in the app
  • 🗂️ Difficulty organizing and managing large book libraries
  • 🔍 Inconsistent behavior when highlighting/taking notes

More Audio Book Reader Text apps to explore

4
AI Reader: Read Aloud Pdf Book
AI Reader: Read Aloud Pdf Book
AI Reader: Read Aloud Pdf Book
Natural Audio Ebook Epub Text
Free

Transform any text, PDF, or eBook into an audiobook with realistic, human-like AI voices. Enjoy your entire library as a personal audio collection without ads or sign-up. Listen while multitasking or relaxing.

Realistic AI text-to-speech voicesConvert eBooks, PDFs, and documents to audioHighlight and replay sentences/words
📊 Productivity
(68)
ad-supported
5
Readify AI: Text to Speech
Readify AI: Text to Speech
Readify AI: Text to Speech
Read PDFs, eBooks & Docs Aloud
Free

Transform any written content into an immersive audio experience with AI-powered narration. Supports various file formats and web content, optimizing layouts for seamless listening across devices. Offers a fully unlocked premium experience with no hidden fees.

Expressive neural AI voicesUniversal document support (ePUB, PDF, TXT, MOBI)Continuous cross-device sync
📚 Books
(25)
free
6
Apple Podcasts
Apple Podcasts
Apple Podcasts
Audio and video podcasts
Free

Discover and listen to a vast library of podcasts that entertain, inform, and inspire. Get personalized recommendations and curated collections to explore new shows. Seamlessly sync your listening progress across all your Apple devices.

Listen and watch podcastsDownload and play offlinePersonalized recommendations
🎬 Entertainment
(2.1M)
free with in-app purchases
7
Text To Speech Audio Reader
Text To Speech Audio Reader
Text To Speech Audio Reader
Read Out Loud For Me
Free

Convert text into spoken audio with this easy-to-use application. Import text files or type your own content, and have it read aloud. Features include navigation controls, sentence highlighting, and a variety of voice options.

Import text filesType and read textFast forward/backward navigation
🔧 Utilities
(1.7K)
free
8
TTS Reader Read Aloud Book Pdf
TTS Reader Read Aloud Book Pdf
TTS Reader Read Aloud Book Pdf
Read Aloud Epub, Pdf & Docs
Free

This app transforms any text into natural-sounding speech using lifelike AI voices. Listen to eBooks, PDFs, web pages, and even scanned documents hands-free, anytime, anywhere. Enjoy unlimited listening across 50+ languages and voices.

Read eBooks, PDFs, TXT, and web pagesKindle library synchronizationScan and convert physical text to audio
📚 Books
(244)
free with in-app purchases
9
Readify: AI Natural Read Aloud
Readify: AI Natural Read Aloud
Readify: AI Natural Read Aloud
Text to Speech,Any Docs or PDF
Free

Transform any text into a lifelike audiobook with advanced AI narration. Listen to books, documents, and articles in a natural, human-sounding voice. Supports multiple formats and syncs across devices for a seamless listening experience.

Natural AI narrationSupports PDF, EPUB, TXT, MOBI, AZWSyncs across devices
📚 Books
(109)
free
10
Paper2Audio: Text to Speech
Paper2Audio: Text to Speech
Paper2Audio: Text to Speech
PDFs, Docs & Books Read Aloud
Free

Listen to your documents, articles, and ebooks with advanced text-to-speech technology. It intelligently skips irrelevant content and summarizes visual elements, making learning hands-free and productive. Enjoy natural voices and a familiar interface for an enhanced listening experience.

Reads PDFs, webpages, ebooks, .docx, .txtSummarizes math, code, tables, and figuresIntelligently skips junk text and ads
📊 Productivity
(453)
free with in-app purchases
11
AudioReader: AI Text to Speech
AudioReader: AI Text to Speech
AudioReader: AI Text to Speech
Read Aloud Text, Web & PDF
Free

Convert text from documents, websites, and photos into natural-sounding speech. Enjoy a hands-free listening experience with customizable speed and voice options. Ideal for multitasking or when you prefer to listen rather than read.

Instant text-to-speech conversionRead aloud webpages and PDFsPhoto-to-speech functionality
📊 Productivity
(216)
free with in-app purchases
12
Kobo Books & Audiobooks
Kobo Books & Audiobooks
Kobo Books & Audiobooks
Your eBook library, anywhere
Free

Access millions of eBooks and audiobooks with a highly customizable reading experience. Sync your progress across devices and discover new stories with guest browsing. Enjoy features like night mode, text-to-speech, and CarPlay integration.

Millions of eBooks and audiobooksCustomizable reading experienceSeamless eBook and audiobook playback
📚 Books
(27K)
free
13
Text to Speech - Book Reader
Text to Speech - Book Reader
Text to Speech - Book Reader
Text Reader - Text to Voice
Free

This application converts written text and documents into spoken audio. It allows users to adjust speech settings like volume, speed, and pitch. Saved text can be accessed later, and the app functions offline.

Text to audio conversionDocument to speechAdjustable volume, speed, and pitch
📊 Productivity
(24)
free
14
Koto AI Reader: Text To Speech
Koto AI Reader: Text To Speech
Koto AI Reader: Text To Speech
Read Aloud for PDF, Books, Web
Free

Transform any text into lifelike, natural-sounding speech instantly. This app converts PDFs, documents, web content, and even photos of text into audio. Optimize your learning, multitask, and make content accessible on the go with high-quality voice generation in over 50 languages.

AI voice generationConvert PDFs and documents to audioRead aloud web content
📊 Productivity
(154)
free with in-app purchases
15
Narrly: Read Aloud PDF & Text
Narrly: Read Aloud PDF & Text
Narrly: Read Aloud PDF & Text
TTS Voice Reader Web Doc ePub
Free

This app transforms documents and web pages into audio using natural-sounding text-to-speech voices. Listen to PDFs, EPUBs, and more hands-free, with offline capabilities and customizable playback options. Enjoy a private and secure listening experience.

Reads PDF, EPUB, Word, RTF, Text, and imagesListens to web pagesNatural sounding voices
📊 Productivity
(162)
free with in-app purchases
16
Text to Speech ePub PDF: Stage
Text to Speech ePub PDF: Stage
Text to Speech ePub PDF: Stage
Offline Read Aloud, Speed Read
Free

This app transforms text into an immersive reading or audio experience. It offers advanced reading modes, text-to-speech, and language support to enhance comprehension and learning. Users can listen to content, practice speed reading, and build vocabulary through interactive quizzes.

Text-to-speech audio conversionSpeed reading trainingComfort and highlight reading modes
📊 Productivity
(5)
free with in-app purchases
17
SpeakMe: Audio Text Reader
SpeakMe: Audio Text Reader
SpeakMe: Audio Text Reader
Convert PDF & Docs to voice
Free

This app transforms written content like books and articles into audio, allowing you to listen at accelerated speeds. It supports numerous languages and offers personalized listening experiences to enhance comprehension and save time.

Convert text to audioListen to articles and PDFsAdjustable reading speed up to 900 WPM
📊 Productivity
(8)
free with in-app purchases
18
AI Text Reader: Text to Speech
AI Text Reader: Text to Speech
AI Text Reader: Text to Speech
AI Voice PDF & Audiobooks
Free
📊 Productivity
(0)
19
AI Listen - PDF Text to Speech
AI Listen - PDF Text to Speech
AI Listen - PDF Text to Speech
Read Aloud & AI Voice Reader
Free

Convert any text into natural-sounding audio for hands-free listening. Listen to articles, PDFs, books, and web pages, with features like AI summaries and real-time text syncing. Supports over 40 languages with high-quality AI voices.

Convert any text to audioRead PDFs, documents, and web pages aloudAI-powered summaries
🔧 Utilities
(32)
free with in-app purchases
20
Voice Reader + Text to Speech
Voice Reader + Text to Speech
Voice Reader + Text to Speech
Read Aloud PDF, Books Articles
Free

This application converts text from various file formats, including PDFs and images, into natural-sounding speech. It allows for customizable playback speeds, background listening, and convenient content organization with playlists and bookmarks. Enjoy hands-free reading of books, articles, and documents.

Reads PDFs, books, and articles aloudSupports PDF, Image, and Text file importCamera text recognition (OCR)
🔍 Reference
(0)
free with in-app purchases

FAQ about Audio Book Reader Text

What are the best audio book reader text apps for iPhone?
Libby, the library app tops our audio book reader text apps ranking as of August 2026, with a 4.9-star average from 4.4M App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 20 of the top audio book reader text apps we rank are free to download, including Libby, the library app and Apple Books.
Libby, the library app has no ads and has no in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of August 2026.
We track 243+ audio book reader text apps on the iOS App Store as of August 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.
This app allows you to borrow millions of ebooks and audiobooks from your local library for free. You can browse your library's digital catalog, borrow titles instantly with a library card, and enjoy them on your devices.
Key features include borrowing ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines, downloading titles for offline use, sending ebooks to Kindle (U.S. libraries only), listening to audiobooks via Apple CarPlay, and creating custom book lists. It also offers a customizable ebook reader and an advanced audio player.