African Books

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African Books is a free Book app for iPhone and iPad by AfricanBooks.com. Rated 5.0/5 from 2 ratings. Requires iOS 13.0. Updated August 9, 2026.

Rating: 5.0; 2 ratings
Price: Free; on the App Store
Size: 96 MB; Age 4+
Updated: Aug 9; 2026 · v3.0.0

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About African Books

AfricanBooks is an ebook platform that caters to African authors and publishers; seeking to amplify the African voice around the world. Our store features books from around Africa and the globe; written by people of African descent, African heritage, lineage or those who a connection to Africa. We have eBooks and audiobooks in a variety of genres, age categories, languages, and regions. If you are looking for books, look no further than AfricanBooks!

What’s new

Version 3.0.0 · Updated August 9, 2026

African Books has been rebuilt from the ground up — a new design throughout, and a reader that finally gets out of the way. • New home screen, cleaner book cards, browsing by genre • Dark mode support • Rewritten reader: smoother pages, real control over type, margins and spacing • Highlights, notes and bookmarks in one place • Offline reading for books you own • Browse by region, across Africa and the diaspora • Full iPad support, and a lot faster throughout

App privacy

The developer, AfricanBooks.com, 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, Phone Number
User Content: Photos or Videos
Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
Usage Data: Product Interaction

Used for: Product Personalization, App Functionality

Data Not Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

User Content: Customer Support
Diagnostics: Crash Data

Used for: App Functionality

App details

African Books is a free Book app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, developed by AfricanBooks.com. It is rated 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings on the App Store, requires iOS 13.0 or later and is 96 MB to download. It was first released on November 3, 2022 and last updated on August 9, 2026.

Category: Book
Rating: 5.0 / 5 (2 ratings)
Price: Free
Version: 3.0.0
Size: 96 MB
Requires: iOS 13.0 or later
Compatibility: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
Languages: English
Age rating: 4+
Released: November 3, 2022
Last updated: August 9, 2026
Developer: AfricanBooks.com

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