Éist: PDF/Ebook to Audiobook

Name: Éist: PDF/Ebook to Audiobook
Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Author: William O'Meara

By: William O'Meara

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Features & Capabilities

Turn any EPUB or PDF into an audiobook — now in dozens of languages, with word-by-word read-along built in. A natural voice is ready the moment you open the app.

Turn any EPUB or PDF into a natural-sounding audiobook — fully offline, no subscription required to listen. Now with Read-along: see each word as you hear it.

Éist (pronounced "esht", Irish for "listen") uses on-device AI voices to read your ebooks aloud. Import a file, pick a voice, press play. Your library stays on your device. No internet required after a voice is downloaded. No ads. No tracking.

READ ALONG AS YOU LISTEN New in this version. As the voice narrates, each word appears one at a time, perfectly in sync with the audio, with the focal letter highlighted — so your eyes stay on the page and your focus stays on the story. Tap the bolt icon while listening to switch it on, and use the sync dial to fine-tune the timing to your taste. Great for focus, following along, and language learning.

LISTEN TO ANY BOOK Import any EPUB or PDF from your device, and Éist reads it aloud with remarkably natural AI voices. Perfect for commutes, workouts, household tasks, or winding down at the end of the day.

EXPRESSIVE AI VOICES Choose from a curated selection of on-device voice engines — Kokoro, Piper, and Supertonic. Each has a distinct character and accent. Preview before you commit, and switch any time mid-book.

SMART AHEAD-OF-PLAYBACK SYNTHESIS Éist pre-generates audio ahead of where you're listening, so playback is seamless. Chapters you've already heard play back instantly from your local cache.

FULL PLAYBACK CONTROLS

Adjustable playback speed (0.5×–3.0×)
Sleep timer
Background playback with lock-screen and Control Centre controls
Chapter navigation
Skip forward / back

OFFLINE FIRST Download a voice once, listen forever without an internet connection. Your books, your reading progress, and your synthesised audio all live on your device.

DISCOVER PUBLIC-DOMAIN BOOKS Browse and download thousands of free books from Project Gutenberg, directly inside the app.

YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY

Track reading progress across all your books
Resume exactly where you left off
View per-chapter progress at a glance

PRIVACY RESPECTED No account required. No personal data collected. No tracking. No analytics. Your books, your progress, and your listening data stay on your device.

ÉIST PREMIUM Unlock the full experience with Éist Premium — a 3-month free trial is included with your first subscription.

Unlimited book library (free tier is 5 books)
All AI voice engines and voices
Premium themes and font families
Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase
Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period
Account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period
Manage or cancel any time in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

William O'Meara

Rating:

5.00

(3)

Version:

1.2.0 Last updated: 2026-06-14

Version code:

887700630

Creation date:

2026-03-07

Compatible devices:

Size:

129.27MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-02

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Developed by:

William O'Meara

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/%C3%A9ist-pdf-ebook-to-audiobook/id6759532747

Website:

https://eist.app

User Reviews

Great

by Ha*****, 2026-06-13

I can easily put my pdf into an audiobook and the reading is good thank you. And i thank you for the premium rewards for reading

by Om*****, 2026-06-08

I’ve been using éist for a while now and it’s genuinely transformed how I get through my reading list. The AI narration is surprisingly natural with none of that robotic, stilted delivery you’d expect. It actually sounds like someone is reading to you. That said, it’s not without its quirks. PDFs can have encoding issues where ligature characters get mangled and odd symbols appear in the text. There are also occasional random skips and stops that seem to be glitches, and sometimes subheading text gets mixed into the body text which can make it hard to follow unless you’re reading along with the audio. One UI thing I’d love to see fixed: it’s too easy to accidentally tap other text while reading ahead, which jumps the audio unexpectedly. A double-tap to navigate would go a long way. But for an app doing something this ambitious, these feel like growing pains rather than dealbreakers. What keeps me coming back is how effortless it makes long-form reading. Commutes, workouts, doing the dishes, content I’d otherwise never get to is now just part of my day. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to actually get through their backlog.