Kobo | eBooks & Audiobooks

In-app purchases
3.7
288K reviews
10M+
Downloads
Content rating
Teen
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About this app

Discover immersive storytelling with Kobo, your all-in-one app for eBooks and audiobooks. Whether you're on the move, at home, or settling in for the night, Kobo brings a world of stories to your fingertips. Read or listen anywhere, anytime.

Choose from over 8 million titles across the genres you love. From contemporary fiction and memoirs to thrillers, fantasy, and wellness reads, Kobo has something for every kind of reader and listener. Find your next obsession or revisit a timeless classic.

Build your digital library and make it truly yours. Browse trending titles, top charts, or curated collections to spark your curiosity. Save favourites, sample audiobooks and eBooks, and subscribe to Kobo Plus for unlimited reading and listening.


AUDIOBOOKS THAT FIT YOUR LIFE

Whether you're commuting, exercising, working, or winding down, Kobo makes audiobook listening seamless:

• Intuitive audiobook player with one-touch skip, bookmarks, and time-left display
• Sleep timer for uninterrupted bedtime listening
• Adjustable playback speed from 0.5x to 3x
• Offline downloads for listening on the go
• Seamless transition between chapters and synced progress across devices
• Sample audio clips before committing to a title
• Discover narration styles that suit your mood—calming, dramatic, fast-paced, and more


READING, YOUR WAY

Customize your eBook experience to match your environment and preferences:

• Crisp text with adjustable fonts, sizes, margins, and brightness
• Night Mode and Sepia for low-light reading
• Orientation lock in portrait or landscape
• Highlight, annotate, and look up definitions on the go
• Sync your bookmarks, notes, and reading progress across devices


KOBO PLUS SUBSCRIPTION

Enjoy unlimited access to hundreds of thousands of eBooks and audiobooks:

• One low monthly fee with no hidden charges
• Read and listen across a wide range of categories and genres
• Cancel anytime with no strings attached
• Perfect for binge readers and audiobook lovers alike


DISCOVERY & PERSONALIZATION

Discover titles tailored to your taste with Kobo’s smart recommendation engine:

• Explore curated collections by mood, theme, or genre
• Follow favourite authors or series and get alerts on new releases
• Read user reviews and share your own
• Discover Kobo Editor’s Picks and seasonal spotlights


MULTILINGUAL & MULTI-DEVICE EXPERIENCE

Read and listen in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, or Japanese.

• Available on smartphones and tablets
• Pick up where you left off across Android, iOS, and Kobo e-Readers
• Set language preferences within your Kobo profile for localized suggestions


STAY CONNECTED

Follow us on social media for the latest updates, reading tips, and recommendations:

https://www.facebook.com/Kobo

https://www.instagram.com/kobobooks

https://twitter.com/kobo

Note: Audiobooks are available worldwide except in Japan and Turkey. You can listen on smartphones and tablets running Android version 4.4 or higher.

Download the Kobo app today and rediscover the joy of reading and listening—your next great story is just a tap away.
Updated on
Jun 23, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
App activity
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, App activity and 2 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

3.6
227K reviews
Jonathan Hankey
June 8, 2025
Slow, crashes a lot, buggy (it doesn't retain the last page read of you reopen a book properly, it goes the the last page read minus 1 page for some reason) or simply doesn't open without first killing the app entirely. I was looking at a kindle replacement since their latest update... Kobo isn't gonna be it.
4 people found this review helpful
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Kobo Books
June 8, 2025
Hi! We are truly sorry that you are experiencing issues with your App. May we request you to re-install the App on your device. If the issue persists, please don't hesitate to reach out to us via our Facebook page or twitter @kobo or contact our support team www.kobo.com/help so we can assist you with this issue. Thanks!
Starla Whitaker
March 22, 2025
update: dropped to 1 star because it is actually impossible to read outside in the spring sun with white or even black bg with brightest tone/screen. 1. Highlighting finally works over paragraph breaks, yay! 2. New fonts and colors are good. 3. Brightness (tone) is independent of the phone - incredibly frustrating. 4. Open app and need to click into book rather than just opening the book. 5. Needs options to change remainder in book/time. 6. Needs option to have the clock always visible.
31 people found this review helpful
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Kobo Books
October 13, 2024
Thank you for your feedback! If you have any questions or need assistance with, please reach out to us through our Facebook page or twitter @kobo or contact our support team www.kobo.com/help.
Rob Lyons
January 5, 2025
It is a shame. They did a major update to the app late 2024, and it absolutely sucks now. Missing features and tons of terrible bugs: Brightness is full manual, no auto and doesn't follow the device settings; no longer can use volume buttons as page turn; screen brightness setting resets constantly, regularly doesn't load the app, just a blank screen, until you close and reopen the app, the lost goes on. The UI changes were nice, but the actual app IS HORRENDOUS.
63 people found this review helpful
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Kobo Books
January 5, 2025
Hello, this is not the experience we want for you, please don't hesitate to reach out to us via Facebook/Twitter or our support team via chat at http://kobo.com/help so we can assist you with this issue.

What’s new

For our passionate readers who love books as much as we do, we update the Kobo Books app as often as possible to continually improve on its reliability and performance.

Here's what's new in our latest release:

• Bug fixes and general improvements.

Thanks for reading with Kobo Books!