AuraRead - Local Novel Reader
少川 李 Book iPhoneiPadiPod touchApple Watch
AuraRead - Local Novel Reader is a free Book app for iPhone and iPad by 少川 李. Rated 5.0/5 from 6 ratings. Requires iOS 17. Updated October 27, 2026.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 6 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 75 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 27
- 2026 · v3.3.0
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About AuraRead - Local Novel Reader
AuraRead is a local-first eBook reader built for deep reading. Your library, notes and progress stay on your device — no account, no cloud upload, total privacy. Supports TXT, EPUB, MOBI, PDF, CBZ, CBR, AZW3 and more. Just drop a book in and start reading. STUNNING READ-ALOUD Beyond built-in system voices, import offline AI speech engines (VITS, MeloTTS, Matcha-TTS, Kokoro, ZipVoice and more) — fully local synthesis that works offline. Sentence-by-sentence highlight follow-along, adjustable speed and pitch, sleep timer. Control playback from the Lock Screen and Control Center. PICTURE-IN-PICTURE FOLLOW-ALONG Turn on Picture-in-Picture while listening: a floating window shows the current sentence and a preview of the next one. Switch apps, go home, lock your phone — narration and text keep going. LIVE ACTIVITIES & DYNAMIC ISLAND Reading and narration status live on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island: progress, chapter, page and the sentence being read, one tap away. IMMERSIVE READING A page-curl animation that feels like paper, plus scroll and slide modes. Volume-key paging is deeply adapted for iOS: rapid presses are responsive, direction is mirrored to your liking, and volume auto-recenters near the limits so paging never stalls. Auto page-turning frees your hands. A SHELF THAT'S YOURS Browse your library in a 3D CoverFlow view with two-way list linkage, or the classic grid. Organize with categories, tags and folders. A private shelf keeps sensitive books behind Face ID. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Continue reading and turn pages right from widgets in multiple sizes — always in sync with the app. DEEP TYPOGRAPHY Fine-tune font size, line height, margins, paragraph spacing and fonts. Curated Chinese typefaces, custom backgrounds, light and dark themes for comfortable night reading. NOTES & BOOKMARKS Highlight, annotate and bookmark as you read, with a unified notes manager. SYNC & IMPORT iCloud sync and KOSync progress sync. Import from WebDAV, SMB, Calibre or the web in one tap — your library travels with you. READING STATS Daily time, goals, speed and lifetime totals help you build the habit. AuraRead keeps evolving to make every book better.
Ratings & reviews
5.0
6 ratings
What’s new
Version 3.3.0 · Updated October 27, 2026
bug fix
App privacy
The developer, 少川 李, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
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:
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data
Used for: Analytics
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| eBookReader: FB2 & EPUB Reader | 5.0 / 5 (1) | Free | Oct 21, 2024 | Compare |
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