ShelfPlayer

🇺🇸 United States
Rasmus Kramer  | 
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31/100
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50/100
Graphic
60/100
Other
0/100
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App Rating
4
rating
Votes
253
rating
App Age
1 year 9m
rating
Last Update
Dec 06, 2025

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Current App
Category Top Average
Difference
Rating
3.99
4.25
-6%
Number of Ratings (Voted)
253
346.4K
-100%
App Age
1y 9m
7y 10m
-78%
In-app Purchases Price
$0
$38
Update Frequency
32d
39d
-19%
Title Length
11
22
-50%
Subtitle Length
21
22
-5%
Description Length
1 252
2 306
-46%
Number of Screenshots
1365
1270
+8 %
Size
13MB
150MB
-91 %

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Title (
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ShelfPlayer
Subtitle (
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Audiobookshelf client
Description (
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ShelfPlayer is a powerful iOS application for listening to audiobooks and podcasts, designed for users with self-hosted Audiobookshelf libraries. Built in **Swift 6** for **iOS 18+**, ShelfPlayer is fast, privacy-respecting, and deeply integrated with the Apple ecosystem. ShelfPlayer does not include any media content. A running Audiobookshelf instance is required to use the app. Features Full content browsing: Explore audiobooks, authors, narrators, series, podcasts, episodes, collections, and playlists. Multiple users and libraries: Connect to multiple Audiobookshelf servers or user accounts simultaneously. System-level integration: Supports Widgets, Siri, App Intents, and CarPlay. Global discovery: "Listen Now" and universal search work across all connected libraries. Advanced playback tools: Highly configurable playback speed and sleep timer. Daily listen tracking: Accurate tracking of playback time, with optional daily goals. PDF viewer: Built-in support for attached PDF documents. Offline access: Automatic media downloads for seamless offline playback. Modern interface: Clean, native design optimized for both iPhone and iPad. ShelfPlayer is not affiliated with Apple, Audiobookshelf, or any third-party platform or service. }
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Rating & Reviews

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Rating
4
253 voters

Some Latest Reviews

EastBayRae
28 Nov, 2025
1
It never stops trying to synchronise. If I select offline mode the player loses where I last left off. Pretty awful app. It only works when it’s on the same network as the library. I even went and setup Tailscale and it still can’t find the library.
vpippi
26 Nov, 2025
5
Fantastic app! The design is beautiful and the performance is flawless, even with the incredibly useful offline mode which lets me download books locally. Highly recommend!
Raygan
07 Nov, 2025
5
There are now several great options for listening to audiobooks from an Audiobookshelf server on iOS. ShelfPlayer is my favorite by a lot. The design is great, and it’s ridiculously full featured. For example it’s the only app I’ve found that can add books to Collections, something I’d previously only been able to do on the browser version of Audiobookshelf. Quick tip: the app can be extensively customized. Many of its more fiddly settings are in the Settings app rather than directly in the ShelfPlayer app, which I like. I run this app on iPhone, iPad, and occasionally even on my Mac (as an iPad app) and it’s a great tool on all of them. Many thanks to this awesome developer for a polished and beautiful app.
CalebWest2
24 Oct, 2025
4
This is a great app. I like the UI even more than the official ABS client in TestFlight. The only reason I still use the TestFlight and not this app is because I have my podcasts, audiobooks, and ebooks on AudioBookShelf, and the official client allows me to use all 3. If ebook support was brought to this app, I would almost definitely use it more.
RandomAaron
24 Oct, 2025
4
The app is great - I have tried many audiobook apps, and this one is really good. The only problem is that it does not return any results from my audiobookshelf when filtering by genres. The little tag button is definitely populating from my genre list, but when you select one, there's no result. This is really frustrating, because it's the most useful part of discovery. There should be the ability to sort by genre, since audiobookshelf doesn't populate tags.
Enam321
22 Oct, 2025
5
Auf den ersten Blick eine sehr schöne App, alles hat auf Anhieb funktioniert und lies sich gut bedienen. Schade, dass die andere Bewerter ihrer Bewertungen nicht mit den Updates aktualisieren, die kommen nämlich weiterhin. Außerdem kann man bei Indie Apps / Devs auch erstens mit dem Developer Kontakt aufnehmen, statt gleich eine schlechte Bewertung zu schreiben. Faires Preismodell, danke!
Ma7c We.
19 Oct, 2025
3
Gute App , leider funktioniert CarPlay nicht mehr seit den letzten beiden Updates.
Gooziman
19 Oct, 2025
5
Been using it for a year, fantastic Apple Carplay integration!
Jward92
17 Oct, 2025
5
This app is well worth the money, the developer is on top of new features and bug fixes. Would highly recommend!

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Additional Information
Rating:
3.99
Voted: 253
App Store Link:
Website:
Email: -
Privacy Policy:
Categories: Books, Entertainment
Size: 13MB
App Age: 1 year 9 months
Release Date: Mar 13, 2024
Last Update: Dec 06, 2025
Version: 3.1.4
Version history
3.1.4
Dec 06, 2025
- Replace LastPlayed with with StartWidget which has an configurable item parameter and can be added to the lock screen - Added "Start" panel which allows mixing Tabs from all libraries - Fix start race condition - Added playback bar placeholder - Bug fixes and improvements
3.1.2
Oct 26, 2025
Bug fixes and improvements

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