# Audiobooks HQ - audio books

> Hands free audiobooks

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id632306630](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id632306630)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id632306630`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Inkstone Software, Inc.
- **Category:** Books
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (6,812 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.18
- **Last updated:** 2024-01-19
- **First published:** 2013-04-15
- **Size:** 39 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/audiobooks-hq-audio-books/id632306630)
- **Website:** [http://www.audiobookshq.com](http://www.audiobookshq.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.inkstonesoftware.com/privacy-policy.html](http://www.inkstonesoftware.com/privacy-policy.html)

## Description

Audiobooks HQ is the hands-free way to access a massive library of audio books. With 895k premium titles and 100k free options, you can listen on demand without credits or monthly fees—perfect for travel, workouts, or busy days.

Features include adjustable playback speed in 40 increments (no pitch change), a sleep timer, offline downloads, top-rated book discovery, and 158k episodes of old-time radio. Language support includes Spanish, making it easy to switch learning or entertainment on the fly.

## Rankings

- #22,184 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise Audiobooks HQ for a large, mostly free library (including LibriVox), ad-free listening, and a broad range of classics and newer titles with engaging narration. Many note fast downloads and high-quality content. However, the app frequently toys with reliability: freezing and playback failures, and downloads reported as unavailable or errors. Finding titles and using the app can be clunky due to weak search and sparse instructions. There’s also confusion around premium versus free title counts. Overall, content depth is strong, but reliability and usability need fixes.

### Pros

- Extensive free library, including LibriVox, with many titles available at no cost.
- Ad-free listening experience across the catalog.
- Broad selection with engaging narrators, spanning classics and current releases.
- Combination of free titles plus purchasable premium books.

### Cons

- Recurring performance problems: app freezes and playback failures.
- Downloads often show as unavailable or fail to prepare.
- Weak search and lack of clear instructions make finding titles hard.
- Confusion around premium vs free catalog and pricing (inconsistent title counts).

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