Bookshare Reader

Benetech Education iPhoneiPadiPod touch

Bookshare Reader is a free Education app for iPhone and iPad by Benetech. Rated 3.3/5 from 68 ratings. Requires iOS 16.4. Updated October 19, 2026.

Rating: 3.3; 68 ratings
Price: Free; on the App Store
Size: 81 MB; Age 4+
Updated: Oct 19; 2026 · v1.43.1

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About Bookshare Reader

Get the official Bookshare Reader app. Access millions of ebooks from Bookshare, the world's largest library of ebooks for people with reading barriers like dyslexia, blindness, low vision, and physical disabilities. Listen to books in high quality audio and customize your reading experience in ways that work for you. Read bestsellers, new releases, textbooks and educational books, children’s books, young adult, mysteries, biographies, and more. Read your way with these customizable features: • Listen to books in high quality audio • Adjust reading speed, font size, and colors • Follow along with highlighted text • Navigate by page and chapter • Stop reading and pick up from your last spot • Download books and read offline To use Bookshare Reader, you must have a Bookshare membership. Learn more by visiting the Bookshare website.

Ratings & reviews

3.3

68 ratings

5 ★ 35% 4 ★ 16% 3 ★ 13% 2 ★ 10% 1 ★ 25%

What’s new

Version 1.43.1 · Updated October 19, 2026

Bug fixes: • Natural voice playback no longer stops or pauses while the device is locked • Fixed a blank page after unlocking the device • Fixed crashes in search and the iOS audio player • Downloads no longer flicker when they finish • Reader and Now Playing headers show the book title right away

App privacy

The developer, Benetech, reported these privacy practices to Apple.

Data Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

Contact Info: Email Address, Name
Identifiers: User ID
Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Other Data: Other Data Types

Used for: Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality

App details

Bookshare Reader is a free Education app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, developed by Benetech. It is rated 3.3 out of 5 from 68 ratings on the App Store, requires iOS 16.4 or later and is 81 MB to download. It was first released on January 5, 2023 and last updated on October 19, 2026.

Category: Education
Rating: 3.3 / 5 (68 ratings)
Price: Free
Version: 1.43.1
Size: 81 MB
Requires: iOS 16.4 or later
Compatibility: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
Languages: English
Age rating: 4+
Released: January 5, 2023
Last updated: October 19, 2026
Developer: Benetech

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