Best Reading Apps

Apple Books

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A fact sheet from the app's own listing and pages. For the trade-offs against other apps, read the job pages that mention it.

By the Best Reading Apps editors · Checked 2 November 2026 · Desk research

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Kind
App
Platforms
iPhone and iPad, with an Audiobooks app on Apple Watch and CarPlay.
Price
Free app. Buy books and audiobooks one at a time, no subscription needed. [1] Price checked 2 November 2026.
Rating
4.6 out of 5 from 131,473 ratings, US App Store. Age rating 13+.

Facts

  1. Book Store and Audiobook Store with free books, samples and audiobook previews. [1]
  2. Reading Goals: set a daily goal, track streaks and books read this year, and get reminders. [1]
  3. Family Sharing with up to five family members. [1]

Picked for

No job pages yet.

Runner-up for

See the listing

Sources

  1. Apple App Store (US), Apple Books, Read 2 November 2026.