# Voice Audiobook Player

> A clean audiobook player for your own files, with sleep timer and bookmarks.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.ph1b.audiobook](https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.ph1b.audiobook)

## Overview

- **ID:** `de.ph1b.audiobook`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Paul Woitaschek
- **Category:** MUSIC\_AND\_AUDIO
- **Downloads:** 717,514
- **Rating:** 4.66 / 5 (8,595 ratings)
- **Version:** 26.5.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-15
- **First published:** 2014-07-04
- **Publisher country:** DE
- **Size:** 7.32 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.ph1b.audiobook)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/PaulWoitaschek/Voice](https://github.com/PaulWoitaschek/Voice)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://voice.woitaschek.de/privacy\_policy/](https://voice.woitaschek.de/privacy_policy/)

## Description

Voice Audiobook Player is a minimalistic, intuitive audiobook player designed for simplicity and speed. It lets you effortlessly listen to your audiobooks by organizing your collection with easy folder recognition. Key features include remembering your last position, adjustable playback speed, bookmarks, and support for Android Auto. The app offers both day and night themes to protect your eyes and a sleep timer so you can fall asleep without worrying about turning off playback. As a free and open-source app under the GNU GPLv3 license, it respects your privacy with minimal permissions and transparent code.

## Rankings

- #82,610 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `de.ph1b.audiobook.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users broadly praise Voice Offline Audiobook Player for its simple, clean interface, offline/local file support, and useful features like resuming where you left off and Android Auto. Reviewers repeatedly note its ad-free experience and easy navigation. The main recurring negative is playback stability, with several reports of files not playing, audio cutting out, or playback stopping unexpectedly. Overall, it is favored for straightforward audiobook listening, despite occasional reliability hiccups.

### Pros

- Easy to use and intuitive UI
- Remembers last position and supports playback speed
- Android Auto integration
- No ads

### Cons

- Playback stability issues: some files won't play or audio cuts out, and playback can stop unexpectedly across multiple reviews.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.ph1b.audiobook)