Google Play Books & Audiobooks

Name: Google Play Books & Audiobooks
Rating: 4.4 (9635 reviews)
Author: Google

By: Google App

Books & Audiobooks

Overview

Version:

26.731.01

Last updated: 2026-08-14

Features & Capabilities

Google Play Books & Audiobooks brings millions of titles to your browser page, enabling you to read or listen on the go—from phone to computer, and even CarPlay. Download titles for offline access and organize your library with custom shelves.

Enjoy immersive audio, smart notes synced to Google Drive, kid-friendly tools, Bubble Zoom for comics, and hands-free controls with Siri. Tailor your reading experience with font, size, brightness, and more, across devices.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Books Entertainment Education Accessibility

By:

Google

Rating:

4.40

(9,635) 4 new ratings

Version:

26.731.01 Last updated: 2026-08-14

Version code:

889613540

Creation date:

2010-12-06

Compatible devices:

Size:

72.34MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-29

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 18,769 ▼ 19

Other rankings

#7 in smartbook keyword 1 ▼ 1#13 in book keyword 22 ▲ 1#14 in kindle keyword 34 #40 in google keyword 88 ▲ 1#61 in booking keyword 32 ▲ 14

For Developers

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Developed by:

Google

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-play-books-audiobooks/id400989007

Website:

https://play.google.com

User Reviews

Users praise the app for its large public-domain catalog and in-app audiobooks, and note long-standing usefulness for education. However, they repeatedly report reliability problems: network/search errors, syncing and bookmark bugs, crashes, and lack of offline reading. In-app purchases also require a browser. Overall, content potential is strong, but reliability and cross-device functionality are major drawbacks.

Pros

Large collection of public-domain/free titles available in Google Play Books.
In-app audiobook capability (listen to audiobooks within the app).
Longstanding presence and usefulness for education/school use.

Cons

Frequent network errors and inability to search/open uploaded books; load failures.
Poor cross-device syncing and bookmark reliability; bookmarks disappear or jump to wrong pages.
Frequent crashes and freezes; stability issues on open.
In-app purchases require using a web browser, not in-app.
Offline reading is not supported; books require internet to read.

Recent reviews

Man, what can I say? new version on iOS 18.3.2, I cannot download the books I uploaded, and I also cannot open the ones I already downloaded.

by yo*****, 2026-08-08

So far, I like the features of this app better than Kindle. I also love how Google books allows you to share e-books and audiobooks with friends just like you can do with physical books - audible does not let you do that. That said, I haven’t read using a Kindle device but only on iPads. So I can’t make a comparison there.