Booksonic - Audiobook Streamer

Name: Booksonic - Audiobook Streamer
Rating: 4.41 (325 reviews)
Author: Popeen

By: Popeen

The original selfhosted audiobook streaming service

Features & Capabilities

Booksonic - Audiobook Streamer is a versatile self-hosted platform allowing you to stream and enjoy your personal audiobook collection anytime, anywhere. Ideal for commuters and audiobook enthusiasts, Booksonic supports multiple servers and almost all audio formats, ensuring seamless playback customized to your preference.

Notable features include offline support, variable playback speed, a sleep timer with shake-to-reset, and convenient casting options such as Chromecast and DLNA. The app even enhances your audiobook experience by providing book descriptions, which can be added manually or generated using Artificial Intelligence. Explore classic audiobooks on the built-in demo server or set up your own server effortlessly by visiting booksonic.org. Join a thriving community and access additional resources via the Booksonic subreddit.

Recognized for its quality, Booksonic was awarded "App of The Day" by MyAppFree in both 2020 and 2021, underscoring its commitment to audiobook streaming excellence.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Entertainment Music & Audio

By:

Popeen

Downloads:

24,529 9

Rating:

4.41

(325) 1 new ratings

Version:

2410 Last updated: 2024-10-31

Version code:

Creation date:

2015-11-07

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS High risk
android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.BLUETOOTH Moderate risk
android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS Moderate risk
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE Low risk
android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE Low risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK Low risk
android.permission.INTERNET Low risk

Size:

4.17MB

Email:

su*****@booksonic.org

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-17

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 386,131 ▼ 1,180

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

Popeen

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=github.popeen.dsub

Email:

su*****@booksonic.org

Website:

https://booksonic.org

User Reviews

Booksonic is appreciated for enabling personal audiobook streaming with simple server setup, automatic bookmarks, and integration with third-party players. However, multiple users face reliability issues especially with large or single-file audiobooks, frequent loss of playback position, and occasional login or network problems. The app struggles with M4B file support and can be crashy or tricky to configure. Despite these issues, users praise the app's concept, developer responsiveness, and active updates.

Pros

Supports managing and streaming personal audiobook libraries via own server.
Simple design and automatic bookmarking features.
Works well with small or chapter-split audiobook files.
Good integration with third-party audiobook players such as Smart Audiobook Player or Listen.
Active development and responsive developer with helpful documentation and community support.

Cons

Unreliable playback with large single-file audiobooks causing freezes, hangs, or stopping prematurely.
Does not correctly remember or sync playback position and progress across devices or server.
Issues with login errors related to network configuration, especially loopback connections on Wi-Fi.
Lacks proper handling and playback support for M4B files and large MP3 files without manual conversion or splitting.
App can be crashy, buggy, or difficult to configure initially, especially server setup and network ports.

Recent reviews

Was working great and then just stopped and says my user name and password is incorrect. I'm moving to Audiobookshelf anyways but this speeds my migration up.

Br*****, 2024-10-19

It's just an objectively worse version of audiobookshelf (which is free) both in terms of the app and the backend. Edit: Since the dev actually reads it and responds, I think it's only fair to elaborate to make the feedback more constructive. The two main issues I've encountered were a) reliability (playback just stopping and not working anymore, sometimes the app losing where I was in the book and starting over from the beginning) and b) the fact that it did not sync the playback web and phone.