# Google Play Books & Audiobooks

> Books & Audiobooks

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id400989007](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id400989007)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id400989007`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Google
- **Category:** Books
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (9,643 ratings)
- **Version:** 26.911.00
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-17
- **First published:** 2010-12-06
- **Size:** 73 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-play-books-audiobooks/id400989007)
- **Website:** [https://play.google.com](https://play.google.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.google.com/privacy](http://www.google.com/privacy)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #18,838 — Overall
- #7 — smartbook
- #9 — assistant
- #15 — book
- #15 — kindle
- #40 — google

## Review summary

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.

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