A full-featured audiobook player. One of the few pieces of *non*-open source software I have on my device. (The open source audiobook player choices are more limited. If you have very basic needs, then the open source Voice is probably ok.) The other (non-open source) audiobook player which seems good is Smart AudioBook Player, which I also like a lot. Where Listen has a definite edge is that not only does it play Opus, but it knows how to interpret *chaptered* Opus files.
Erica Thomsen
Love this app. Works great for all audiobooks. Super easy to use. I came here to look for pro version to throw a couple bucks to developers. Am writing a review because I can only find the free version. Edit- I forgot I already bought this. Thought it was free (memory is the 2nd thing to go), love it so much I wanted to pay for it. Had to be reminded by the developer I already paid for it. Leaving my original review because I think it gets across how much I like and use this app. Worth the $
Eldee Smith
I have used this app every single day for the past ~5 years, it has all of the features I absolutely need in an audiobook player. I do wish it had some sort of integration with Goodreads, so books that are on my shelf get marked "read" when I complete an audiobook- but I dont even know if a feature like that is possible.
Zygmunt Michalski
This app is a true gem for audiobook lovers. It just works — no unnecessary ads, no complications, no glitches. I set up my main folder with books, the app automatically detected the structure, remembers progress for each book, and gives me full control over what, when, and how I want to listen. It works like an old, reliable Mercedes E300 diesel — maybe not flashy, but stable, elegant, and always gets you where you need to go. If you’re looking for a simple, paid app that won’t let you down,
A Google user
It has a nice interface and lots of configurable options, but there are a few quirks in the audio tags handling. I like the library browser from Smart Audiobook Player better. It would be great to have more flexibility on the audio tags shown in the library browser. E.g. album, title, artist, year, comments, custom tags, etc. And then, being able to filter on these...
AJ Trevino
I like it, you can pick up where you left off on another device, the rewind time is the best it let's me keep listening without having to rewind it myself to remember what was going on. the only thing missing is the ability to rescan your folder for new books when you add them to an already full library. I don't delete my books when I'm done I leave them in case I want to re-listen to them.
A Google user
No longer accesses it's library as of 5/25/19. screen goes to black, app locks up. Reinstall dosen't help....... That worked, pity to lose my bookmarks but great appreciation for your incredibly fast response. "Developer response: If you grant write access to your SD card, by pressing the red SD card next to the library path in the library choose, then bookmark and position data will be saved with the book and will be restored if you ever need to reinstall in the future." That... is great!!
A Google user
Definetly worth the price. It allows me to listen to audio book files from librivox, overdrive, and other apps, and restores chapters to files that are split up. It allows speed manipulation up to 4x, bookmarking, and EQing the track. The only feature I wish it had is noise reduction (mainly because librivox has poor recording quality, not because the app has issues)
A Google user
This app has everything I want in an audiobook player, it's fantastic. The only thing about it I'd change is to make the bookmark feature record the previous 30 seconds of audio when you hit the bookmark button rather than recording the upcoming audio since I'm usually wanting to bookmark something I just heard. All round great app! Edit: the developer just let me know that's actually a feature that's already in the app. Great app and great developer, would highly recommend!
A Google user
The most usable app I've experienced for audio books. It has so many features that seem obvious once you see them, but I've never seen in other audio book apps (like updating the time remaining in the book/chapter based on the playback speed, or being able to select multiple file locations to search for audio books). I'm a huge fan. My only request is for audio casting support, so I can listen to my books on a Google home or cast enabled speakers ! Hopefully a future update will have this!
