v4: Cloud drives & soundscapes

Your audiobooks on Apple Watch.

Auribook turns your Apple Watch into a standalone audio library. Listen to Audiobookshelf, OneDrive audio files, free public-domain books, podcasts, and relaxing soundscapes, without carrying your iPhone.

See what you can listen to

Standalone on Apple Watch. Offline ready. Privacy first.

A person running outdoors while using Apple Watch with wireless earbuds.

OneDrive

Audiobookshelf Free Books Soundscapes

Why this matters

Leave your phone behind.

Go for a run, walk the dog, commute, travel, or fall asleep with only your Apple Watch and headphones. Auribook keeps your books, podcasts, cloud files, and relaxing sounds available directly from your wrist.

Run without your phone

Books, files, podcasts, and sounds stay on your watch.

Listen offline

Download before a commute, flight, run, or bedtime.

Fall asleep with a timer

Wind down without bringing your iPhone to bed.

Keep your audio private

No listening analytics. No tracking. Your habits stay yours.

Kid-friendly on the watch

Give kids stories, podcasts, and calming audio on Apple Watch without handing over an iPhone.

What can I listen to?

Choose where your audio comes from.

Cloud audio New in 4.0

OneDrive, Google Drive (Beta), Dropbox (Beta)

Keep your audio files where they already are. Connect OneDrive, download files to your Apple Watch, and listen offline without your iPhone. Google Drive and Dropbox are available as beta integrations.

OneDrive

Google Drive

Dropbox

Audiobooks, lectures, courses, meditations, recordings, language learning.

Core integration Stable and fully featured

Your Audiobookshelf library

Connect your self-hosted Audiobookshelf server and bring the full library experience to Apple Watch. Browse your audiobook library, play podcasts, and keep progress synced with your server.

Audiobooks Podcasts Progress sync Library view

Free books, ready to download

Browse a built-in catalog of free public-domain audiobooks and download classics directly to your Apple Watch. No server required.

Soundscapes for sleep and focus

Relax with rain, waves, forest ambience, white noise, brown noise, pink noise, and other calming sounds. Perfect for sleep, focus, travel, and winding down.

Apple Watch first

Built for Apple Watch first.

Standalone playback

Browse, download, and play directly on Apple Watch.

Offline downloads

Save books, podcasts, cloud files, and sounds to your watch.

Sleep timer

Pause automatically when you fall asleep.

Progress sync

Keep your Audiobookshelf listening position in sync.

Privacy first

No listening analytics. No tracking. Your habits stay yours.

Simple setup

Use free books and soundscapes immediately, or connect your own library.

Your next listen is already on your wrist.

Download Auribook, choose your source, save audio offline, and leave your phone behind.

Independent app

Started with Audiobookshelf. Built for phone-free listening.

Auribook began as a way to bring Audiobookshelf to Apple Watch. With release 4.0, it grows into a standalone audio companion for personal cloud files, free books, podcasts, and soundscapes, while keeping the same privacy-first, independent spirit.

Not affiliated with Audiobookshelf.

Your support helps keep Auribook independent and maintained.

Use Cases

Made for real phone-free moments

Running, kids' stories, simple listening for older adults, study recordings, calm breaks, bedtime soundscapes, travel, language learning, and more — Auribook fits into the moments where carrying a phone gets in the way.

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FAQ

Questions before you download.

Do I need my iPhone to listen?

No. Auribook is designed for standalone Apple Watch playback. Once your audio is available on the watch, you can listen without carrying your iPhone.

Can I listen offline?

Yes. Download supported audiobooks, podcasts, cloud files, free books, and soundscapes to your Apple Watch.

Which cloud drives are supported?

OneDrive is supported. Google Drive and Dropbox are available as beta integrations.

Do I need Audiobookshelf to use Auribook?

No. Audiobookshelf is supported, but it is optional. You can also use free public-domain books, OneDrive/cloud files, and soundscapes.

Does Auribook support podcasts?

Yes. Auribook supports podcasts from Audiobookshelf, including offline playback.

What are soundscapes?

Soundscapes are relaxing background sounds such as rain, waves, forest ambience, white noise, brown noise, pink noise, and other sounds for sleep, focus, and relaxation.

Why are downloads sometimes slow on Apple Watch?

Apple Watch may use Bluetooth via iPhone to save battery. Turning off Bluetooth from iPhone Settings can force faster Wi-Fi or cellular downloads. The Control Center Bluetooth button is not enough.

Where can I report bugs?

Email auribookapp@gmail.com with details, steps to reproduce, device model, and iOS or watchOS version.

Ready to listen without your phone?

Download Auribook and turn your Apple Watch into your standalone audio companion.