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title: "Kobo Books & Audiobooks - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in South Africa | Apple App Store"
description: "Get ready for a whole new way to read eBooks your way! We've rebuilt the Kobo Books App from the ground up, focusing on what matters most: you and your love of the story, whether you read, listen, or "
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# Kobo Books & Audiobooks — South Africa
> Your eBook library, anywhere

![Kobo Books & Audiobooks App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/e3/e5/1c/e3e51c42-0d31-9a42-1c30-c2b2ac8d30c7/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-1-0-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Rakuten Kobo](https://apptail.io/developer/rakuten-kobo-hCyb) (Netherlands)
**Category:** Books
**Rating:** 4.6/5 (2,413 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.shortcovers.shortcovers
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** South Africa
**Version:** 11.3.1 (released 2026-06-04)
**Original Release:** 2009-02-26
**Languages:** English, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/za/app/app/id301259483)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/south-africa](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/south-africa)

## Kobo Books & Audiobooks Description
Get ready for a whole new way to read eBooks your way! We've rebuilt the Kobo Books App from the ground up, focusing on what matters most: you and your love of the story, whether you read, listen, or are just dropping by.

Dive into millions of eBooks and audiobooks, all tailored to your reading life. Customize, sync, scroll seamlessly, and discover stories that stay with you, all in one powerful app.

Rediscover the joy of reading your way
Kobo seamlessly blends eBooks, audiobooks, and intuitive tools into your daily rhythm. From cozy nights to busy commutes, we keep your place, your pace, and your story alive.

Read and listen seamlessly
Customize fonts, enjoy Night Mode, set a sleep timer for audio playback, and experience natural-sounding text-to-speech for hands-free reading! Read Aloud available on select eBooks only.

Explore before you dive in
Our Guest Mode lets you browse books, save previews, and discover your next favourite read, all without any Kobo account required.

Pick up where you left off
Your bookmarks, highlights, and notes sync automatically across phone, tablet, Kobo eReader, or Kobo Web Reader, so your story always stays with you.

Designed for real life
From road trips with CarPlay to daily routines with our new Listen Bar, Kobo fits seamlessly into your day. Read in 13 languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Turkish, and more.

Why Kobo?
Whether you’re into bestsellers, romance, thrillers, self-development, or audiobooks for your next run, Kobo’s intuitive app helps you rediscover the joy of storytelling.

Download the Kobo Books App and fall in love with reading all over again. Explore, highlight, review, read and listen your way, with full support for iOS accessibility features.

## Kobo Books & Audiobooks Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/1d/f6/56/1df656dc-e1d7-9041-e071-5185b6c4fb6b/Ipad_-_1.jpg/2048x2732.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/25/be/4b/25be4bf8-0b4b-32da-8f9a-eb8d4b622f54/Ipad_-_2.jpg/2048x2732.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/6f/60/aa/6f60aa74-1dad-367d-0983-71db349180c9/Ipad_-_3.jpg/2048x2732.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/89/53/08/895308f2-36a6-14ab-04df-26beb9d0014f/Ipad_-_4.jpg/2048x2732.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/99/02/cb/9902cb84-79f8-8202-ad83-cce4a561fcb1/Ipad_-_5.jpg/2048x2732.png)
- [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/f1/a0/9d/f1a09d1b-b53a-0b71-2235-1653e59b2d3d/Ipad_-_6.jpg/2048x2732.png)
- [Screenshot 7](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/02/f1/90/02f19075-bccc-8af4-70cf-a975aa640ea2/Ipad_-_7.jpg/2048x2732.png)
- [Screenshot 8](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/b3/16/7b/b3167b3b-3918-c5de-b115-cbd062cf6def/Ipad_-_8.jpg/2048x2732.png)
- [Screenshot 9](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/8e/00/a8/8e00a833-8fc3-7846-ef2c-d47a5c97f9be/Ipad_-_9.jpg/2048x2732.png)
- [Screenshot 10](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/e3/c1/c7/e3c1c75f-8829-92a2-c4e6-306e27a5da18/Ipad_-_11.jpg/2048x2732.png)

## Kobo Books & Audiobooks Rating Breakdown in South Africa
- 5 stars: 1,823 (76%)
- 4 stars: 357 (15%)
- 3 stars: 96 (4%)
- 2 stars: 32 (1%)
- 1 stars: 105 (4%)

## Kobo Books & Audiobooks Reviews in South Africa

### ***-- "JoJo"
The app gets stuck alot….
-- JK Parts & Services, 2024-11-24

### *---- "Will not open books I have paid for"
Will not open books I have paid for
-- vanderspuy, 2024-07-31

### *---- "Can’t read offline"
I purchased a book on the website because the book was not on the app available to download/ purchased. Atomic habits is on the app but you cant buy it from the app you must do it on the website. Now I can’t read the book on the app just on the website when I have signal.
-- AJSerf, 2024-05-03

### **--- "IOS support for purchasing"
The app does not support purchasing om IOS phone.
-- SMuller07, 2024-04-05

### ***-- "Average reader"
Doesn’t have the fluency of kindle but ok. If books were the same price I would choose another reader
-- Sick of ads 1234, 2024-01-13

### ***** "Problems to open in Kobo"
I cannot open the Kobo app and have repeatedly asked for help with nothing happening! Can you PLEASE tell me what I have to do?
-- Edith du Toit, 2023-11-29

### *---- "Misleading"
I trued to download an audio book. Came as normal book. 

Cannot get any form of online assistance
-- Lotsabirdies, 2023-11-15

### *---- "Doesn’t work on my iPad"
I have an iPad 9th Gen but the app can’t get past the cover page of the first book I purchased
-- Jacobs583, 2023-10-09

### ***** "Good just not great"
It loads the page of the book I’m currently reading every time I go on a different App and return and sometimes it doesn’t load and I have to close the book and reopen it. Secondly it keep asking me sync last page read because it looks like I am reading on another device and I am not reading on any other device.
-- zerozero12, 2023-08-23

### *---- "Terrible experience"
The last two books bought don’t appear in my library. Repair function doesn’t work and forced to read my purchase on a browser.
-- Whydoyouneedafrikkennickname, 2023-07-13

### ***** "The Alienist is a page turner"
Dont worry if you saw the series, the book is just as riveting. Elegant writing style and characters that keep you engaged in every page of the book. I have very little patience for reading after 25 years of being a mom, so there is no time for self-absorbed verbose padding to fill the pages so often found in modern authors’ novels. This book makes every word count, and each chapter filled with clues and suspense leading you into the next. Caleb Carr is clearly a skilled and educated novelist with a good understanding of 18th century history and lifestyle.
-- tamsin987, 2023-06-20

### ***-- "Good but please fix the bugs"
I have used this app for a few years now and I have enjoyed it a lot. Never had problems with it at all until the last few months. I can’t download any books on the app even after updating it.
-- -mexi-, 2023-03-19

### **--- "What is wrong with the bookmark function?"
The app does not go to the last read page when I open, nor am I able to go to the last bookmark I made. It just goes to the beginning of the chapter I was busy with last. Frustrating.
-- Ed Die Klip, 2023-03-11

### ****- "Upgrade horror"
Since the update, pages go missing, it keeps jumping back, when you exit and re-enter, it goes 2-3 chapters back and you can’t go to your last bookmark. It’s horrible!!!!
-- chanel.coetzee, 2022-12-09

### *---- "Ebook"
Bought a book, downloaded it and now I cannot read it as there is an error
-- jmhtvr, 2022-11-06

### ****- "Kobo"
I love your app.
However, after the last update, I have to restart the app often (hourly at least) as it does not want to page over…..
Please assist🙏ZB
-- Z B 1979, 2022-10-23

### ****- "App pages does not scale"
App doesn’t scale on iPhone, the letters are microscopic. 

The only app that I could find selling ebooks in Dutch language.

Reading experience on iPhone app is terrible 😞 

The developers should learn from Kindle app.
-- gerasmus, 2022-10-19

### *---- "Worts app ever!!!"
Worts app ever!!!
-- joge 123445, 2022-10-16

### *---- "Just doesn’t work on an iPad Pro…."
I Download it to read ebooks bought at FNAC. It cannot open the purchased booked: never ending loading message is displayed.
-- GRUMPYY-WP, 2022-10-16

### ****- "Not working!"
I have used kobo books for many years and love it. But since my phone upgrade to ios16.0 I just get a blank screen. Whatsup?
-- pkfofa, 2022-09-20

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


## Kobo Books & Audiobooks Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Free | Portugal | Books | #2 |
| Top Free | Belgium | Books | #3 |
| Top Free | Netherlands | Books | #3 |
| Top Free | Taiwan | Books | #8 |
| Top Free | Singapore | Books | #9 |
| Top Free | Hong Kong SAR China | Books | #10 |
| Top Free | Canada | Books | #10 |
| Top Free | Australia | Books | #12 |
| Top Free | Italy | Books | #14 |
| Top Free | Sweden | Books | #17 |
| Top Free | New Zealand | Books | #18 |
| Top Free | Norway | Books | #19 |
| Top Free | Spain | Books | #20 |
| Top Free | Ireland | Books | #21 |
| Top Free | Switzerland | Books | #22 |
| Top Free | France | Books | #23 |
| Top Free | Chile | Books | #25 |
| Top Free | United Kingdom | Books | #26 |
| Top Free | Türkiye | Books | #27 |
| Top Free | Mexico | Books | #27 |
| Top Free | Malaysia | Books | #29 |
| Top Free | Hungary | Books | #39 |
| Top Free | United Arab Emirates | Books | #45 |
| Top Free | Denmark | Books | #48 |
| Top Free | Romania | Books | #50 |
| Top Free | Argentina | Books | #53 |
| Top Free | South Africa | Books | #54 |
| Top Free | Poland | Books | #56 |
| Top Free | Philippines | Books | #58 |
| Top Free | Austria | Books | #58 |
| Top Free | Greece | Books | #60 |
| Top Free | Germany | Books | #61 |
| Top Free | United States | Books | #65 |
| Top Free | Czechia | Books | #66 |
| Top Free | Finland | Books | #66 |
| Top Free | Lebanon | Books | #70 |
| Top Free | Peru | Books | #70 |
| Top Free | India | Books | #73 |
| Top Free | Brazil | Books | #79 |
| Top Free | Thailand | Books | #83 |
| Top Free | Nigeria | Books | #88 |
| Top Free | Ukraine | Books | #93 |
| Top Free | Indonesia | Books | #93 |
| Top Free | Ecuador | Books | #99 |
| Top Free | Israel | Books | #106 |
| Top Free | Algeria | Books | #114 |
| Top Free | Colombia | Books | #119 |
| Top Free | Belarus | Books | #122 |
| Top Free | Kuwait | Books | #153 |
| Top Free | Vietnam | Books | #156 |
| Top Free | Russia | Books | #179 |
| Top Free | Pakistan | Books | #187 |
| Top Free | Saudi Arabia | Books | #207 |
| Top Free | Dominican Republic | Books | #226 |
| Top Free | Azerbaijan | Books | #262 |
| Top Free | Kazakhstan | Books | #268 |
| Top Free | South Korea | Books | #297 |
| Top Free | Netherlands | Overall | #488 |

## Kobo Books & Audiobooks Discovered Keywords
- kobo books
- kindle
- apple books
- ebook reader
- libby
- download books
- offline books
- nook
- kodo

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## Kobo Books & Audiobooks Available In
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/canada)
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/united-states)
- [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/italy)
- [Netherlands](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/netherlands)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/australia)
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/united-kingdom)
- [Türkiye](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/turkey)
- [France](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/france)
- [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/hong-kong)
- [Portugal](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/portugal)
- [Belgium](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/belgium)
- [Spain](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/spain)
- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/new-zealand)
- [Brazil](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/brazil)
- [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/switzerland)
- [South Africa](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/south-africa)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/germany)
- [Singapore](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/singapore)
- [India](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/india)
- [Philippines](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/philippines)
- [Malaysia](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/malaysia)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/united-arab-emirates)
- [Nigeria](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/nigeria)
- [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/taiwan)
- [Sweden](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/sweden)
- [Ireland](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/ireland)
- [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/mexico)
- [Indonesia](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/indonesia)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/saudi-arabia)
- [Russia](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/russia)
- [Norway](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/norway)
- [Thailand](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/thailand)
- [Vietnam](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/vietnam)
- [Pakistan](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/pakistan)
- [Colombia](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/colombia)
- [Israel](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/israel)
- [Denmark](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/denmark)
- [Chile](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/chile)
- [Austria](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/austria)
- [Romania](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/romania)
- [Egypt](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/egypt)
- [South Korea](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/south-korea)
- [Poland](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/poland)
- [Ghana](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/ghana)
- [Argentina](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/argentina)
- [Macao SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/macau)
- [Finland](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/finland)
- [Ukraine](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/ukraine)
- [Luxembourg](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/luxembourg)
- [Kenya](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/kenya)
- [Greece](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/greece)
- [Hungary](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/hungary)
- [Lebanon](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/lebanon)
- [Peru](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/peru)
- [Qatar](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/qatar)
- [Czechia](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/czechia)
- [Croatia](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/croatia)
- [Kuwait](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/kuwait)
- [Oman](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/oman)
- [Kazakhstan](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/kazakhstan)
- [Azerbaijan](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/azerbaijan)
- [Jordan](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/jordan)
- [Sri Lanka](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/sri-lanka)
- [Bulgaria](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/bulgaria)
- [Slovenia](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/slovenia)
- [Senegal](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/senegal)
- [Ecuador](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/ecuador)
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- [Uganda](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/uganda)
- [Algeria](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/algeria)
- [Malta](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/malta)
- [Bahrain](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/bahrain)
- [Slovakia](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/slovakia)
- [Mauritius](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/mauritius)
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- [Dominican Republic](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/dominican-republic)
- [Estonia](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/estonia)
- [Angola](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/angola)
- [Namibia](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/namibia)
- [Uruguay](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/uruguay)
- [Brunei](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/brunei)
- [Lithuania](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/lithuania)
- [Tunisia](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/tunisia)
- [Panama](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/panama)
- [Latvia](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/latvia)
- [Nepal](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/nepal)
- [Paraguay](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/paraguay)
- [Honduras](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/honduras)
- [Armenia](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/armenia)
- [Belarus](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/belarus)
- [Mali](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/mali)
- [Madagascar](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/madagascar)
- [Suriname](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/suriname)
- [North Macedonia](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/north-macedonia)
- [Barbados](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/barbados)
- [Bermuda](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/bermuda)
- [Uzbekistan](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/uzbekistan)
- [Belize](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/belize)
- [Grenada](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/grenada)
- [Cayman Islands](https://apptail.io/app/kobo-books-audiobooks-Re/cayman-islands)

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