---
title: "Google Play Books & Audiobooks - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in South Africa | Apple App Store"
description: "All the books that you love. On the page or out loud. Anywhere you are.  Dive into a world of stories with Google Play Books! Explore millions of eBooks, audiobooks, comics and manga – all in one app."
---

# Google Play Books & Audiobooks — South Africa
> Books and audiobooks

![Google Play Books & Audiobooks App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/7e/ec/13/7eec13cd-1577-5f95-3ef6-75a0d5085282/logo_play_books_color-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Google](https://apptail.io/developer/google-Ajf) (United States)
**Category:** Books
**Rating:** 4.5/5 (533 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.google.GoogleBooks
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** South Africa
**Version:** 26.522.00 (released 2026-06-09)
**Original Release:** 2016-01-13
**Languages:** English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek (modern), Hebrew (modern), Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Chinese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/za/app/app/id400989007)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/south-africa](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/south-africa)

## Google Play Books & Audiobooks Description
All the books that you love. On the page or out loud. Anywhere you are.

Dive into a world of stories with Google Play Books! Explore millions of eBooks, audiobooks, comics and manga – all in one app.

Key Features: 
• Your library, anywhere: Enjoy books on your phone, tablet, computer or even in your car with CarPlay. Plus, you can download books to read offline.

• Organise with shelves: Personalise your digital library with custom shelves to categorise your books by genre, author or any theme that you’d like.

• Audio immersion: Enjoy a vast library of audiobooks with customisable playback speed, sleep timers and bookmarking to enhance your listening experience.

• Smart notes: Jot down notes while you read that sync with your Google Drive and can be shared for easy collaboration.

• Kid-friendly reading tools: Let kids explore word definitions or listen to books aloud. Note: Reading tools are available in English only.

• Immersive comics: Experience Bubble Zoom for a specialised comic and manga reading experience.

• Hands-free reading: Control your audiobook with your voice using Siri.

• Read your way: Customise your reading experience by adjusting the font, text size, brightness and more.

Millions of stories await on Google Play Books! Download now and start reading.

## Google Play Books & Audiobooks Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/99/fc/4a/99fc4a53-917d-cc06-580e-2097fde26d5c/APP_IPHONE_65-0.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/d9/a5/03/d9a50314-bbcc-a61f-1163-405cac399577/APP_IPHONE_65-1.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/05/f1/80/05f18035-bbd2-1274-f8ba-e097e6bf2841/APP_IPHONE_65-2.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/92/01/3e/92013e12-35d7-9feb-5c54-b47d229cee31/APP_IPHONE_65-3.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/87/3e/75/873e753c-66e4-f777-06d9-944c8611c6ec/APP_IPHONE_65-4.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/32/49/f7/3249f746-8c45-a81a-af71-5bf0b2a3e0f6/APP_IPHONE_65-5.png/1242x2688.png)

## Google Play Books & Audiobooks Rating Breakdown in South Africa
- 5 stars: 382 (72%)
- 4 stars: 91 (17%)
- 3 stars: 31 (6%)
- 2 stars: 9 (2%)
- 1 stars: 20 (4%)

## Google Play Books & Audiobooks Reviews in South Africa

### *---- "Not working"
I haven’t been able to open the app for more than a week now. I’ve done everything as suggested. Delete books delete the app. Reinstall the app. Confirm that you are signed in with the correct account. The app opens and the just shuts down. I’ve even cleared my phone and started the set up again.
-- MaraCare, 2025-01-22

### *---- "Great app destroying itself with aggressive marketing!"
At the end of your book your reading pleasure is destroyed by super annoying pop-ups suggesting what your next read should be. It would be ok
If it happens on your last page, but no, from about 25% before the end of the book you are tortured with these annoying incessant suggestions with no way of having a choice. If I knew they were this demanding I would never have invested in a Google Play Books library. There are enough other options available.
-- ZeYellowFellow, 2023-07-31

### *---- "Now requires iPad OS 16?"
I have an enormous library on Google Play Books, which is now in jeopardy as my older iPad no longer gets updates to the app. Very disappointing that support for iPad OS 15 has been dropped.
-- Pete The Greatest, 2023-07-25

### *---- "glitching"
The new update keeps glitching
-- Ayxshxkxjxx, 2023-07-24

### *---- "Buying"
How do I buy a new book? Only samples. First one was easy to buy.
-- BAD CHOICE 5, 2023-01-19

### **--- "App isn’t opening"
The Books App is failing to open on my IPad Generation 7 since last week.
Even after re installing the App I’m getting the same behaviour.
-- Samukange, 2021-11-24

### *---- "Can’t search books"
I can not search for any books. If I enter a book name into the search bar it just says no results found.
-- locksandkeys1111111, 2021-08-27

### ***** "Scroll option"
I would like to suggest for a scroll option to be introduced for reading I think it would be highly appreciated by readers
-- extremelyunhappyreader, 2021-06-03

### ****- "Please Google!"
Great app, but please can you put in the feature where you can go to next page by using your earphone volume buttons on iOS. This feature would make it so much easier to page if you reading with a stand lying down.
-- puppy_za, 2020-09-02

### ***-- "App glitches"
Don’t know why but all of a sudden the app is slow and I have to close and restart sometimes to turn pages and orientation. It was never a problem in the past.
-- Neleh cat, 2020-06-14

### ***-- "Missing features"
Why is there no percentage of completion, words read per minute, total words or time to complete current chapter information available yet?
-- Wherewulf1, 2019-07-18

### ****- "G-Notes Capacity"
I love Google Books - more specifically for it’s highlights and notes sync with notes.  
One thing that I would love though is unlimited capacity with regards to the number of notes and highlights.
-- Edgar Semenya, 2019-05-23

### ***** "Zayanb Loonat"
I love this app ❤️it is the best 
So far
-- z..loonat, 2019-05-22

### *---- "Download books"
Stupid app not user friendly to download total book, just samples
-- petjohjac, 2018-11-23

### ***-- "Apple"
I have a lot of books on google but now use apple. My app completely froze on my iPhone. I can’t even open a book. 
Is there something you can do. 
Would like to re-read my old books. 
Thanks
-- CindyPGrobler, 2018-11-11

### *---- "It used to work..."
...but since the latest update (early October 2018) it now freezes and crashes. Annoying!
-- philld76, 2018-10-22

### ***-- "A lot of good, but some horrible flaws"
I really enjoy the general experience and syncing across devices, but I do a lot of highlighting and it just stops working at times. Not only that, but when I close and reopen my highlights are gone.
-- BrynPhilip, 2018-10-06

### ****- "Book review"
Good but problems with buying some books and search not operating well.
-- Gerrie3, 2018-09-30

### *---- "Latest version is FULL OF GLITCHES"
The highlight function is full of glitches. The app does not show highlighted passages and also when attempting to highlight it does not allow to highlight more than one word anymore. Please correct this.
-- _theboynathan, 2018-09-26

### ***-- "Nice app"
Happy with the app. Works fine.
-- Yvonne roestorff, 2018-03-24

[View all Google Play Books & Audiobooks reviews and detailed analytics on AppTail](https://apptail.io/account/signup?utm_campaign=ai-crawl&utm_content=reviews)


## Google Play Books & Audiobooks Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Free | Mexico | Books | #9 |
| Top Free | Türkiye | Books | #9 |
| Top Free | Argentina | Books | #10 |
| Top Free | Peru | Books | #11 |
| Top Free | Dominican Republic | Books | #13 |
| Top Free | Colombia | Books | #13 |
| Top Free | Chile | Books | #13 |
| Top Free | Ecuador | Books | #13 |
| Top Free | Greece | Books | #13 |
| Top Free | Brazil | Books | #14 |
| Top Free | Portugal | Books | #14 |
| Top Free | Spain | Books | #15 |
| Top Free | Indonesia | Books | #17 |
| Top Free | Romania | Books | #17 |
| Top Free | Switzerland | Books | #17 |
| Top Free | India | Books | #18 |
| Top Free | Italy | Books | #18 |
| Top Free | Singapore | Books | #19 |
| Top Free | Hungary | Books | #19 |
| Top Free | Canada | Books | #20 |
| Top Free | Hong Kong SAR China | Books | #21 |
| Top Free | South Africa | Books | #21 |
| Top Free | Kazakhstan | Books | #22 |
| Top Free | Belgium | Books | #23 |
| Top Free | Lebanon | Books | #25 |
| Top Free | Malaysia | Books | #27 |
| Top Free | Netherlands | Books | #27 |
| Top Free | Czechia | Books | #29 |
| Top Free | Finland | Books | #29 |
| Top Free | Ukraine | Books | #29 |
| Top Free | Australia | Books | #31 |
| Top Free | Germany | Books | #33 |
| Top Free | Taiwan | Books | #33 |
| Top Free | France | Books | #33 |
| Top Free | Ireland | Books | #35 |
| Top Free | Egypt | Books | #35 |
| Top Free | United Kingdom | Books | #35 |
| Top Free | Austria | Books | #37 |
| Top Free | Vietnam | Books | #37 |
| Top Free | United States | Books | #39 |
| Top Free | Sweden | Books | #40 |
| Top Free | United Arab Emirates | Books | #40 |
| Top Free | Poland | Books | #41 |
| Top Free | Philippines | Books | #41 |
| Top Free | Saudi Arabia | Books | #45 |
| Top Free | Norway | Books | #46 |
| Top Free | Thailand | Books | #51 |
| Top Free | South Korea | Books | #68 |
| Top Free | Russia | Books | #83 |
| Top Free | Belarus | Books | #83 |
| Top Free | New Zealand | Books | #86 |
| Top Free | Japan | Books | #91 |
| Top Free | Kuwait | Books | #141 |
| Top Free | Denmark | Books | #229 |

## Google Play Books & Audiobooks Discovered Keywords
- kobo books
- kindle
- audiobooks
- play
- ebooks
- goodreads
- apple books
- books
- audible
- google play books

## Apps Similar to Google Play Books & Audiobooks
- [Kobo Books & Audiobooks](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/south-africa)
- [Ebook Reader](https://apptail.io/app/ebook-reader-JH/south-africa)
- [BookBuddy: Book Tracker](https://apptail.io/app/bookbuddy-book-tracker-mP/south-africa)
- [Audiobooks.com: Get audiobooks](https://apptail.io/app/audiobookscom-get-audiobooks-emc/south-africa)
- [Everand: Audiobooks & Ebooks](https://apptail.io/app/everand-audiobooks-ebooks-mzc/south-africa)
- [Audiobooks HQ - audio books](https://apptail.io/app/audiobooks-hq-audio-books-lud/south-africa)
- [All You Can Books - Unlimited](https://apptail.io/app/all-you-can-books-unlimited-OOg/south-africa)
- [50000 Books, Audiobooks: Libby](https://apptail.io/app/50000-books-audiobooks-libby-sni/south-africa)
- [Offline Books - Read Unlimited](https://apptail.io/app/offline-books-read-unlimited-Udm/south-africa)
- [eBook Search - download books](https://apptail.io/app/ebook-search-download-books-iQT/south-africa)

## Google Play Books & Audiobooks Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/united-states)
- [Brazil](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/brazil)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/canada)
- [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/mexico)
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/united-kingdom)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/australia)
- [India](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/india)
- [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/taiwan)
- [Spain](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/spain)
- [Russia](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/russia)
- [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/japan)
- [Indonesia](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/indonesia)
- [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/hong-kong)
- [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/italy)
- [South Korea](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/south-korea)
- [France](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/france)
- [South Africa](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/south-africa)
- [Türkiye](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/turkey)
- [Ukraine](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/ukraine)
- [Argentina](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/argentina)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/germany)
- [Colombia](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/colombia)
- [Malaysia](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/malaysia)
- [Vietnam](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/vietnam)
- [Chile](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/chile)
- [Philippines](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/philippines)
- [Singapore](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/singapore)
- [Netherlands](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/netherlands)
- [Thailand](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/thailand)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/saudi-arabia)
- [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/switzerland)
- [Sweden](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/sweden)
- [Belgium](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/belgium)
- [Peru](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/peru)
- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/new-zealand)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/united-arab-emirates)
- [Portugal](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/portugal)
- [Poland](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/poland)
- [Ecuador](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/ecuador)
- [Ireland](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/ireland)
- [Denmark](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/denmark)
- [Czechia](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/czechia)
- [Romania](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/romania)
- [Egypt](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/egypt)
- [Hungary](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/hungary)
- [Finland](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/finland)
- [Dominican Republic](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/dominican-republic)
- [Norway](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/norway)
- [Austria](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/austria)
- [Greece](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/greece)
- [Kazakhstan](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/kazakhstan)
- [Uruguay](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/uruguay)
- [Panama](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/panama)
- [Slovakia](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/slovakia)
- [Kuwait](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/kuwait)
- [Paraguay](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/paraguay)
- [Honduras](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/honduras)
- [Oman](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/oman)
- [Qatar](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/qatar)
- [Belarus](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/belarus)
- [Lebanon](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/lebanon)
- [Jordan](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/jordan)
- [Lithuania](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/lithuania)
- [Latvia](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/latvia)
- [Uzbekistan](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/uzbekistan)
- [Estonia](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/estonia)
- [Luxembourg](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/luxembourg)
- [Bahrain](https://apptail.io/app/google-play-books-audiobooks-pS/bahrain)

---

## About AppTail

[AppTail](https://apptail.io) is a mobile app intelligence platform providing app analytics, ASO (App Store Optimization) tools, keyword tracking, competitor analysis, revenue estimates, and review monitoring for iOS App Store apps. Track your app's performance, discover ranking keywords, monitor competitors, and analyze market trends.

- [Search Apps](https://apptail.io)
- [Top Charts](https://apptail.io/top-iphone-apps)
- [Sign Up for Full Access](https://apptail.io/account/signup?utm_campaign=ai-crawl&utm_content=footer)

*Data provided by [AppTail](https://apptail.io) - Mobile App Intelligence Platform*