# Auribook — Full Site Content # This file contains the complete text of the Auribook marketing website # for use by LLMs and AI crawlers that want full context. # Source: https://auribook.jminke.com/ # Version: 2025-06-28 ## Site Metadata - Title: Auribook | OneDrive, Audiobooks & Sleep Sounds on Apple Watch - Description: Standalone Apple Watch audio app for Audiobookshelf, OneDrive audio files, free public-domain books, podcasts, and relaxing soundscapes. Download for offline listening, use a sleep timer, and listen without your iPhone. - URL: https://auribook.jminke.com/ - App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/auribook/id6752285662 - Canonical: https://auribook.jminke.com/ ## What Is Auribook 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. ## Key Features ### OneDrive Cloud Audio Stream and download audio files directly from your OneDrive. 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. ### Audiobookshelf Integration Full Audiobookshelf support including audiobooks and podcasts with progress sync. Connect to your self-hosted server, browse your library, download for offline listening, and sync progress between devices. ### Free Public-Domain Audiobooks Built-in categorized catalog of free public-domain audiobooks. Browse and download by genre or category directly on your watch. ### Podcasts Full podcast support through Audiobookshelf, including offline downloads and playback. ### Sleep Sounds & Soundscapes Built-in relaxing background sounds including rain, waves, forest ambience, white noise, brown noise, pink noise, and other sounds for sleep, focus, and relaxation. ### Offline Downloads Download any supported content — audiobooks, podcasts, cloud files, free books, and soundscapes — to your Apple Watch for listening without internet. ### Sleep Timer Set a timer to stop playback automatically when you fall asleep. Wind down without bringing your iPhone to bed. ### Standalone Operation Auribook is designed for standalone Apple Watch playback. Once your audio is available on the watch, you can listen without carrying your iPhone. ## Use Cases Full use case page: https://auribook.jminke.com/use-cases.html ### Running and workouts without your phone Download audiobooks, podcasts, or cloud audio files to Apple Watch before your workout. Pair your headphones, leave your iPhone behind, and stay immersed while you run, walk, hike, cycle, or train. Offline on Apple Watch, great for runs and workouts, no iPhone needed once downloaded. Sources: Audiobookshelf, OneDrive, public-domain books, podcasts. ### Kids and family listening For families using Apple Watch for kids, Auribook gives children access to stories, audiobooks, and calming sounds without handing over a phone. Parents prepare audio and kids listen independently on the watch. Stories without a phone, useful for bedtime or quiet time, good for family watch setups. Sources: Public-domain books, cloud files, Audiobookshelf. ### Simple listening for older adults Auribook helps older adults enjoy audiobooks, familiar recordings, podcasts, calming sounds, or family-prepared audio directly from Apple Watch. Useful for people who prefer a simple, phone-free way to listen without handling an iPhone every time. No medical claims are made. Sources: Public-domain books, cloud files, Audiobookshelf, soundscapes. ### Students and lecture recordings Students can keep recorded lectures, teacher explanations, language lessons, or study material in a cloud drive and download them to Apple Watch. Listen while commuting, walking to school, cleaning, or doing chores. Lecture recordings, language learning, study while moving. Sources: OneDrive, Google Drive (beta), Dropbox (beta). ### Sleep and wind-down Use Auribook for a bedtime chapter, a calming story, rain, fireplace sounds, or white, pink, and brown noise. The sleep timer helps audio stop automatically when you fall asleep. Nature sounds, white noise, pink noise, brown noise. Sources: Soundscapes, public-domain books, Audiobookshelf. ### Mindfulness, meditation, and calm breaks Use Auribook for short moments of calm during the day: guided meditations, breathing exercises, relaxing recordings, rain, fireplace, or white/pink/brown noise. Start audio directly from your wrist and use the sleep timer when done. No medical or therapeutic claims are made. Sources: Soundscapes, cloud files, Audiobookshelf. ### Travel and offline moments Download before you leave and keep your listening available even when your iPhone is packed away, mobile signal is weak, or Wi-Fi is unreliable. Auribook is built for offline listening on Apple Watch. Offline downloads, travel friendly, no phone needed. Sources: Cloud files, Audiobookshelf, podcasts, public-domain books. ### Audiobookshelf power users Auribook started as an Apple Watch companion for Audiobookshelf. Browse your self-hosted library, download for offline playback, and keep listening progress synced with your server. Self-hosted library, progress sync, audiobooks and podcasts. Sources: Audiobookshelf. ### Language learning and repetition Save language courses, pronunciation practice, vocabulary recordings, or podcasts and listen repeatedly while walking, commuting, cooking, or doing small tasks. Repeat lessons, practice anywhere, phone-free learning. Sources: Cloud files, podcasts, Audiobookshelf. ### Focus, chores, and household listening Cooking, cleaning, laundry, gardening, or walking the dog are perfect moments for audio. Auribook keeps listening simple and close by without needing to carry your iPhone around the house. Hands-free moments, simple watch controls, any audio source. Sources: Any source. ### Minimalist and privacy-first listening Auribook is for people who want a focused listening device on the wrist instead of another reason to pick up the phone. No analytics, no tracking, and no listening habits sent to third parties. No analytics, no tracking, focused listening. Sources: All sources. ### Calm audio for focus Use rain, fireplace, white noise, pink noise, or brown noise to create a calm audio background while working, reading, studying, or relaxing. Focus sounds, background audio, sleep timer supported. Sources: Soundscapes. ## FAQ ### 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 and 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 download through Bluetooth via iPhone to save battery. Turning off Bluetooth from the iPhone Settings app can force faster Wi-Fi or cellular downloads. The Control Center Bluetooth button is not enough. ## Pricing One-time in-app purchase. No subscription required. ## Support Email auribookapp@gmail.com with details, steps to reproduce, device model, and watchOS version. ## Privacy No tracking or analytics. User data stays on their own servers.