# Audible: Audiobooks & Podcasts

> Listen to stories you love

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id379693831](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id379693831)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id379693831`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Audible, Inc.
- **Category:** Books
- **Rating:** 4.90 / 5 (5,593,554 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.78.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-21
- **First published:** 2010-07-10
- **Size:** 326 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/audible-audiobooks-podcasts/id379693831)
- **Website:** [http://www.audible.com](http://www.audible.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.audible.com/legal/privacy-notices](https://www.audible.com/legal/privacy-notices)

## Description

**Audible** is an audiobook and podcast app with access to more than 1 million titles, including bestsellers, new releases, exclusive Audible Originals, podcasts, sleep stories, and educational content. Explore genres such as fantasy, mystery, romance, true crime, business, history, and self-improvement.

Listen your way with offline downloads, adjustable playback speed, bookmarks, sleep timers, Apple CarPlay, Apple Watch support, and Kindle integration through WhisperSync and Immersion Reading. Discover personalized recommendations with AI-powered Maven, join listening challenges, share titles, and enjoy accessibility features designed for listeners with visual impairments, dyslexia, or reading difficulties. New members can start with a 30-day free trial.

## Rankings

- #57 — Overall
- #2 — The Best Audiobook Apps
- #6 — Essential Book Apps
- #22 — Keep Up With Your Podcasts
- #2 — kindle
- #4 — audio

## Review summary

User reviews praise Audible for strong content and convenient on-the-go listening, but frequent issues center on AI narration, confusing catalog/purchasing practices, reliability and support, and credit management, indicating solid content and mobility with notable friction around pricing, narration, and catalog navigation.

### Pros

- High-quality storytelling and engaging content across Audible's library.
- Great convenience for on-the-go listening with features like variable speed and skip-back.
- Broad title selection and perceived good value.
- Helpful for studying or following along with a physical copy.

### Cons

- AI-generated narration across titles reduces listening quality (AI voices used in many titles).
- Catalog access is confusing and paid titles are inserted mid-series, causing friction navigating the library.
- App reliability concerns, including login problems and weak customer support.
- Credit and subscription management concerns, including reports of credits dissolving or unexpected pricing.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id379693831)