This is the best audiobook app that I've found for Android. It's simple and it works well. It plays .m4b, mp3 and .ogg files. It probably plays more formats but those are the ones that I've used.
Reviews for Simple Audiobook Player +
Exactly what every application should be. Straightforward, no ads, no BS, and a proper easy-on-the-eyes night mode. It can bookmark the audiobook at any time, recognizes individual chapters in m4b files, instant skips forwards and backwards. Best of all is how cheap it is. I highly recommend it.
I've only paid for two programs in my life, and this is one of them. The player is absolutely perfect. It's the opposite of all modern players that generate lists, even though it's clear that the files in the folder are the only list I need. They scan files for hours, open only the folders they want, and have no bookmarks. This player is a lifesaver. It has what you need, only what you need, and exactly where it needs to be.
Love the options. I really like being able to set the playback speed and being able to set up a default speed. But, I sometimes like to just shut it off, not just pause, and the only way I see is to open up the app and select exit. Is there an easy way to do this? Samsung S7. Correction: Yeap, there is. Sort of. On mine, which I didn't see before, there is a little down arrow, once I touch that the X is visable. Not exactly what I was looking for, but certainly better than before. Thanks
Excellent local file audiobook app. Super clean interface with big easy to use buttons. Have been using the free version for many months. Just upgraded to the paid version which is only $2.50 and totally worth it because it adds variable speed playback and besides it's good to support a quality developer. Only suggestion is to change the icon for the paid version to make it clear which is the free version and which is the paid version on my phone.
I've been using this app for years and have loved it. It's fast and clean, and is far more reliable than the Audible app (which randomly deletes downloaded books and can take several seconds to simply load). The recent update that brought integration with the system playback notification (the box at the top) makes this app even better. I'd buy it again if I could. Slava Ukrayini!
Love this app Simple and it just works, great organization, speed selection. I only have ONE request that would make it a full 5 star app PLEASE give the option to make the ending of the timer be a slow audio fade out with NO BEEP. The beep is very distracting. I use this app a lot before bed or taking a nap listening to audio books and the beep wakes me just as I am drifting off. PLEASE I beg you.
A great utilitarian audiobook player. There was a little bit of a learning curve, but once I got it all figured out I got to say, I love it. I've tried a handful of other audiobook apps and was constantly wanting better functionality while being simple to use. It's not flashy, yet does everything you need. Also, I emailed the app customer service with a functionality question and received an answer in less than an hour.
Whaaaaaaat??? The free version WAS my favorite player for lectures and audiobooks. But I found out that this can play faster than 1x. So... Now this is my new favorite! 😄😄😄 I installed and THIS player picked up where I left off on the free version. Didn't have to do anything extra, everything carried over. The app design is clean, simple user friendly and while it looks like it lacks features that's deceptive because it has almost everything you could need for audiobooks. THANK YOU DEVS!!!
Great app. Would give it 5 stars if more documentation (how to use features and how they operate) was available, even if on the web. If it is available, I sure would like to find it. The delayed pause and automatic timer functions are especially good, they would even be better if I could understand them more. These functions may be unique to this app. I used to have to hack my mp3 players with "RockBox" to get this functionality.