Can you read and listen to a book at the same time?
Yes. Apps such as HushBook play the audiobook and highlight each spoken word on screen, so you read and listen together. HushBook builds the word-level text from the audio on your phone, so no ebook is needed. See read-along audiobooks.
Does Audible have subtitles?
Audible does not show subtitles for the narration. It offers Read & Listen (formerly Whispersync for Voice), where Immersion Reading highlights Kindle ebook text while the audiobook plays. That needs both the Audible and Kindle versions of the title in your library. See Audible's page. HushBook shows a synced transcript for audiobook files you own, with no ebook needed.
Is there an audiobook app that shows the text?
Yes. HushBook shows the text with the current word highlighted. It is on iPhone and Android. See audiobook with text.
Do I need the ebook to see the text?
No. HushBook creates the text from the audiobook. If you do own the ebook, you can pair an EPUB, PDF or TXT with it (beta).
Is the audio uploaded anywhere?
No. HushBook transcribes on your device and has no account.
What is a good audiobook app for dyslexia or ADHD?
HushBook has a dyslexia profile, a vision profile and a comprehension profile, with adjustable fonts, spacing and caption size. See the dyslexia and ADHD guide.
Is there a free alternative to Speechify that keeps a human narrator?
HushBook is free to download and keeps the narrator on the recording while adding text. See free alternative to Speechify.
Is there a Whispersync alternative for books I own?
HushBook can pair your own audiobook and ebook files, or transcribe the audio alone, all on the phone. See Whispersync alternative.
Is there an M4B player that shows the text?
HushBook plays M4B files and adds word-by-word text made on your device. See M4B player.
How many books can I read in HushBook?
The built-in library has 20k+ public-domain titles. You can also import audiobook files you own, without DRM.
Does it work offline?
Yes, after a one-time engine download.
Guides
Try read-along on a book you own
Import an audiobook, create its transcript on your device, and follow every word with the original narration.