Smart AudioBook Player

8.2.1

Books Software

4.87

187,096 reviews

5,000,000+
Downloads

Free

This application is full of useful features for playing audio books

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4.87 · 187,096 reviews · 5,000,000+ downloads

Smart AudioBook Player is a feature-rich offline audiobook player that emphasizes per-book progress, bookmarks, and convenient playback controls. It holds a strong global presence in MUSIC_AUDIO (SK #35, CZ #38, SE #46) with a high rating (4.871070384979248 from 186,839 ratings) and 5,000,000+ total downloads, plus 43K in the last 30 days. The app has evolved over ~5400 days of market presence, and supports Chromecast and home-screen widgets for easy listening.

Pros & Cons

No ads and a one-time purchase for the full version
Chromecast support for home or party listening
Independent per-book progress with separate bookmarks and history
Home-screen widget for quick playback and control

Manual library management: users must organize books in the 'My Audiobooks' folder and update the library manually.
Requires manual download of books and local folder setup (no built-in catalog or automatic content store)
Limited information on cloud syncing or cross-device library sharing (not described in the data)

About Smart AudioBook Player

Smart AudioBook Player is a music & audio app developed by Books Software.

Download Statistics

Smart AudioBook Player has been downloaded 7.6 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 43 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 music & audio apps.

User Ratings

Smart AudioBook Player is rated 4.87 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 190 thousand ratings.

App Information

Smart AudioBook Player is FREE to download. The APK download size is 5.00 MB. The latest version available is 8.2.1. The last update was on October 18, 2021.

Technical Requirements

The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play October 2011.

Description

The app is designed specially for playing audio books.

You have to manually download the books and place them in subfolders under the "My Audiobooks" folder on your phone.
Every book must be in a separate subfolder, even if it consists of only one file.
In Library→Settings→Root folder select the "My Audiobooks" folder.
Once finished, don't forget to press the "Update" button at the top of the Library window.

First 30 days Full version. Later - Basic version.
Features:
+ Playback speed control. It may be useful if narrator speaks too slow or too fast.
+ Classification of books (new, started and finished) allows you to understand at glance what books have been finished, what you are reading now and what are new).
+ Downloading cover from the Internet brings more life to the book than just blank general cover.
+ Bookmarks allow you to mark interesting moments in the book.
+ List of characters. You can manually create a list of characters to easier follow the story.
+ Automatic pause in case you fall asleep. To continue playback just shake your phone.
+ Playback history allows to return to the previous playback position in situation when you accidentally hit Next file or other button.
+ Chromecast support allows to listen the book on full size speakers.
+ Application Widget. Allows you to control the player from the home screen.
+ You don't have to finish one book to start another. The progress is saved independently for all books.
+ NO ADS!

To purchase full version press: menu--Help--Version tab.
It is a one time purchase. Not a subscription.

Many thanks to people who left comments and suggestions.
If you have something that doesn't work please write an email instead of leaving a comment.

Version for Android 4.4 - 5.1:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/159WJmKi_t9vx8er0lzTGtQTfB7Aagw2o

Version for Android 4.1 - 4.3:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QtMJF64iQQcybkUTndicuSOoHbpUUS-f/view?usp=sharing

Version with old icon:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lDjGmqhgSB3qFsLR7oCxweHjnOLLERRZ

Recent changes:
+ Added support of webp covers.

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More data about Smart AudioBook Player

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	7.6 million
Recent downloads	43 thousand
Rating	4.87 based on 190 thousand ratings
Ranking	Highly ranked
Version	8.2.1
APK size	5.00 MB
Number of libraries	16
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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Smart AudioBook Player has been downloaded 7.6 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 1.4 thousand downloads per day.

Changelog of Smart AudioBook Player

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Developer information for Books Software

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Comments on Smart AudioBook Player for Android

★★★★★ Stephan M · Jul 9, 2026

Worth it for the paid version. So many features that other apps don't have. Best audiobook app on the Play store.

★★★★★ James V · Jul 7, 2026

Great app for organizing and listening to audiobooks that you have on your device.

★★★★★ Christopher Johns · Jun 24, 2026

Great audiobook player. Fast and detailed. Great looking

★★☆☆☆ A Google user · Jun 11, 2026

Not smart at all. I'm ditching it. No settings, quits app and stops playback when pressing the UI back button - and of course the back button, duh - developer is clearly not interested. Call it whateverware. No doubt he will keep updating it to the latest API but since nothing's changed in years I'd recommend you ditch it too. So long.

★★☆☆☆ Mark W. · Jun 15, 2026

The app requires audiobooks to be in separate folders, even if it's just one audio file - a stupid restriction on usability. The app doesn't automatically add new audiobooks, it has to be done manually - ditto. There are much better audiobooks out there.

Google Play Rankings for Smart AudioBook Player

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Rank	Country	Category	List
103	Canada	Music & Audio	Top Free
184	United States	Music & Audio	Top Free
29	Poland	Music & Audio	Top Grossing
90	Australia	Music & Audio	Top Free
68	Canada	Music & Audio	Top Grossing
107	Sweden	Music & Audio	Top Free
109	Czech Republic	Music & Audio	Top Free
117	United Kingdom	Music & Audio	Top Free
118	Poland	Music & Audio	Top Free
81	Germany	Music & Audio	Top Grossing

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Technologies used by Smart AudioBook Player

8 permissions · 16 libraries

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Trust & Safety: Permissions include ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE, BLUETOOTH, FOREGROUND_SERVICE, INTERNET, READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, WAKE_LOCK, WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, and BILLING. The app uses a one-time purchase model for the full version and relies on local storage and network access for covers and library management.

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