Audely for iPhone and iPad

A complete listening library on mobile

Audely on iPhone and iPad is a complete local audiobook and podcast player focused on browsing, search, playback, and individual library actions. iPad presents the same library with navigation adapted to its larger screen.

Requirements

Audely requires iOS or iPadOS 26 or later. iPhone is portrait-only. iPad supports portrait, portrait upside down, and both landscape orientations.

Move around Audely

Use the tabs on iPhone or the sidebar on iPad to move between Home, Library, and Search. On iPad, use the sidebar button to show the sections. The mini-player remains available while audio is loaded and opens the full Now Playing screen.

Use the Audiobooks/Podcasts menu beside Settings on Home to switch content. Audiobook Home can show Books, Continue listening, Recently added, and Recently finished. Podcast Home can show Shows, Continue listening, Recently added, Recently finished, Catch up, and Rediscover. Scroll to the bottom and choose Customise to arrange each scope independently.

Add or link a folder

Open Settings › Library and add a folder through the system file picker. Choose whether it contains Audiobooks, Podcasts, or both, then classify audiobook files in a mixed folder. The folder options can Scan folder, Review new files, Review ignored files, open Folder information, and Browse in Files when those actions apply. A folder in iCloud Drive can be useful across devices, but Audely still needs separate permission on every iPhone or iPad.

You can also transfer audio over USB, then link the transferred folder in the same way.

Removing a folder from Audely affects only this device’s access and never deletes the folder or its audio.

Browse and edit

Library has fixed Audiobooks and Podcasts groups. Audiobooks appears first and contains Books and audiobook Favourites. Podcasts contains Shows, Episodes, and Favourites with sorting and played-state filters. Content-specific actions provide playback, queue, played state, settings, notes, and safe library deletion where relevant.

Tap a book or show tile to open it. Touch and hold a particular tile in a Home carousel or Library grid to open that item’s menu. Touch and hold an episode or part row for its actions. Horizontal swipes browse the carousel, while vertical scrolling moves through Home’s sections.

Choose Book settings, Part settings, Show settings, or Episode settings to edit one item. Mobile editing includes audiobook author, narrator, series, and book number, plus grouping, numbering, publication dates, descriptions, and artwork where relevant. Save with the trailing tick or close with the leading cross. See Organise your library for the fields, inherited values, and save controls.

Listen and manage the queue

Open Now Playing for progress, speed, skip controls, a sleep timer, embedded chapters, audio output, and the upcoming queue. Adjust volume with the device’s buttons or Control Centre. Lock Screen, Control Centre, AirPlay, Bluetooth, and supported remote controls remain available while Audely is in the background.

Generate a transcript

With Audely Pro, download the transcription model in Settings › Transcripts, then open a podcast episode’s actions and choose Generate transcript. Generation is started manually per episode and runs one episode at a time. Follow or cancel queued work from Settings › Transcripts › Transcriptions, and remove a transcript or the local model without Pro. Audiobook parts do not offer transcription.

Sync and backups

Settings also contains General, Appearance, Sync, Backup, Help & feedback, About, and Audely Pro. Enable sync to keep supported library information up to date through your private iCloud account. Backup management can create, inspect, restore, and delete recent recovery points.

See Settings and appearance, Sync across devices, and Cloud backups and restore for the safety details behind those actions.