Overview

Rating:
4.30
(19)
Version:
2.2
Last updated: 2026-08-28
Ranking
#259,463 39
Overall

Features & Capabilities

a fresh new look, read along for ebooks synced to narrator voice, podcast transcripts that follow the audio, smarter sleep timer, and downloads now free for everyone.

SoundLeaf is a premium iOS client for Audiobookshelf, the open-source, self-hosted audiobook and podcast server. Connect to your own server and get your whole collection — audiobooks, podcasts and ebooks — in a beautiful, fast app built for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and CarPlay.

Learn more, read setup guides and see the app in action at https://soundleafapp.com

OFFLINE FIRST • Your library syncs to the app, so you can browse everything even with the server off • Download books and episodes and play them anywhere, no connection needed • Downloads are free for everyone, podcast auto-download included • Local and remote server addresses: the app uses your local address on home Wi-Fi and your remote address everywhere else, on its own

BUILT FOR LONG LISTENS • A powerful player with chapters, variable playback speed and position memory • A smarter sleep timer: tell it your night hours and it starts itself, fades out instead of stopping cold, and restarts when you press play • Progress syncs with your server, so every device stays on the same page • Background playback, lock screen controls and full landscape support

PODCASTS, DONE RIGHT • Podcast transcripts: when a show publishes one, it runs along with the audio, and a tap opens a full reader • Smart Downloads keep the next episodes ready before you ask • A queue that shows what is playing, what is next and what is on the phone • Episode management per show: keep counts, auto-download, mark played

THE EBOOK READER • Read the ebook that lives next to your audiobook • One tap jumps the page to where the narrator is, and back • Fonts, text size, line spacing, margins, and Light, Sepia and Dark pages

EVERYWHERE YOU LISTEN • A real Apple Watch app, with offline playback on your wrist if you want it • CarPlay with library switching and a downloaded-only filter • Home screen widgets: now playing, recent books, your listening time

MAKE IT YOURS • 32 themes and 55 app icons • Listening stats with streaks, totals, a year heatmap and daily patterns • Multiple libraries, series, authors, collections and search

SoundLeaf is made for self-hosters and their families: people who keep their audiobook library on their own server with Audiobookshelf and want the best way to listen to it on Apple devices.

Note: SoundLeaf requires an Audiobookshelf server to connect to. Audiobookshelf is free and open source; learn how to set one up at https://audiobookshelf.org and find help at https://soundleafapp.com/server/

Website: https://soundleafapp.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Hemant Kumar
Rating:
4.30
(19)
Version:
2.2 Last updated: 2026-08-28
Version code:
890161862
Creation date:
2025-04-23
Compatible devices:
Size:
30.47MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-08-29
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Contact the developer

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Developed by:
Hemant Kumar
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/soundleaf/id6738635634
Website:
https://soundleafapp.com/

User Reviews

Has great ergonomics, keep working on it! Try and get new audiobooks that have been added to sync quicker- it’s the remaining flaw imho.
by fl*****, 2026-08-14

Have been using the app for probably a year. Loved the ease of connection. The most recent update is phenomenal. Getting the widget feature, seeing what’s in progress and finished, all features i was waiting would arrive. Can’t wait to see what else has been added!
by Pd*****, 2026-08-14
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