I’ve been hacking on this as a side project for a few months now and thought it might be useful to someone outside my family.
abstand is a native iOS app for Audiobookshelf. It’s a hobby build, not a polished product — I use it on my own server and keep improving it when I have time.
- Audiobooks and podcasts in one app — you can use two libraries at once (e.g. one book library + one podcast library) without juggling separate clients or workflows
- Fully open source — code is on GitHub, no paywall, no subscription, no “pro” tier
- Actually free — build and run it yourself, or grab a build
Playback, downloads, progress sync, offline listening, and basic server admin (podcast subscribe/RSS, etc.) are in there. It’s still evolving and definitely not as polished as the other Apps.
- TestFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/ebs5RRG9
If you run ABS with separate book and podcast libraries, I’d love feedback — especially what’s missing compared to the web app or other mobile clients.
MIT — see LICENSE.
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