Best Reading Apps

Libby

OverDrive, Inc.

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

Price: Free
Kind
App
Platforms
iPhone and iPad (iOS 13 or later).
Price
Free with a library card from a participating public library. [1] Price checked 2 November 2026.
Rating
4.9 out of 5 from 4,597,754 ratings, US App Store. Age rating 9+.

Facts

  1. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks and magazines from your local library with your library card. [1]
  2. Send ebooks to your Kindle (US libraries only), listen through CarPlay, and download or stream titles. [1]
  3. Audiobook speed from 0.6x to 3.0x, a sleep timer, and bookmarks, notes and highlights. Your reading position syncs across devices. [1]
  4. Interactive read-alongs to read and listen with your kids. [1]
  5. Privacy label: only diagnostics are listed as linked to you. [1]

Picked for

Runner-up for

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Sources

  1. Apple App Store (US), Libby, the library app, Read 2 November 2026.