Reader for Watch26.10.8 - App Store

Reader for Watch turns your Apple Watch into a fully standalone EPUB & TXT reader. Import books from your iPhone Files app, send them to your paired Apple Watch, then read offline or listen with Read Aloud (TTS) anytime-completely phone-free!

Perfect for workouts, commutes, running, or leaving your phone behind. The app beautifully adapts your books for the watch screen with auto-scroll, chapter parsing, and customizable text styles.

Key Features:
. Standalone Reading: Read fully offline on Apple Watch after a quick transfer.
. EPUB & TXT Support: Easy import from the iOS Files app or other apps.
. Image Support: Full support for displaying images and illustrations in EPUB books.
. Text-to-Speech (TTS): Listen via the Apple Watch speaker or Bluetooth headphones.
. Smart Layouts: Automatic chapter parsing, reading progress sync, and bookmarks.
. Smooth Auto-Scroll: Enjoy hands-free reading while on the move.
. Quick Resume: Continue Reading widget and watchOS complication/control for fast resume.
. Library Management: Pin books, track progress, and manage finished books.
. Highly Customizable: Adjust font size, themes, custom colors, and speech rates.
. Local Archiving: Option to archive local copies on iPhone after sending them to your watch.
. Privacy First: Completely private. No data collection.

Reader for Watch is designed for book lovers who want a clean, private, and simple way to carry their personal library on their wrist.

Version History What's new in this version:
• Added full support for iPhone Duo.
• Improved book management with a dedicated archive action and smoother list updates.
• Preserved reading and Read Aloud positions when marking books as completed, so you can easily resume reading when reopening finished books.
• Increased automatic chapter bookmark retention to 50 bookmarks per book.

What's new recently:
• Import EPUB and TXT files directly into your library with the Share Extension.
• Read image-rich EPUB books on Apple Watch with full image support.
• Enjoy improved EPUB parsing with better chapter recognition, deeper table-of-contents hierarchy, and preserved metadata.
• Improved reliability when returning from the background, syncing reading progress to widgets and watch face complications, and transferring books to Apple Watch.
• Fixed stability issues, including freezes during very large book transfers and errors when the Apple Watch speaker is unavailable while charging.
• Listen to books on Apple Watch with Read Aloud, natural voices, chapter announcements, Now Playing controls, cover artwork, and background audio.
• Customize Read Aloud with per-language speech rates, voice quality choices, and preferred voices. 26.10.8 2d ago What's new in this version:
• Added full support for iPhone Duo.
• Improved book management with a dedicated archive action and smoother list updates.

What's new recently:
• Import EPUB and TXT files directly into your library with the Share Extension.
• Read image-rich EPUB books on Apple Watch with full image support.
• Enjoy improved EPUB parsing with better chapter recognition, deeper table-of-contents hierarchy, and preserved metadata.
• Improved reliability when returning from the background, syncing reading progress to widgets and watch face complications, and transferring books to Apple Watch.
• Fixed stability issues, including freezes during very large book transfers and errors when the Apple Watch speaker is unavailable while charging.
• Listen to books on Apple Watch with Read Aloud, natural voices, chapter announcements, Now Playing controls, cover artwork, and background audio.
• Customize Read Aloud with per-language speech rates, voice quality choices, and preferred voices. 26.10.7 5d ago What's new in this version:
• Added support for iOS 27 and watchOS 27.
• Apple Watch auto-scroll now intelligently pauses when the screen dims or enters the background, and automatically resumes on wake for smoother, more power-efficient reading.
• Smoother Apple Watch auto-scroll with better hand and Digital Crown interaction, more reliable chapter endings, and preserved reading position.
• Added optional stronger haptic feedback when auto-scroll pauses or resumes as the screen dims.
• Improved book management with easier multi-selection for archiving, unarchiving, and deleting books.
• Made book transfers safer: books currently being sent to Apple Watch can no longer be accidentally modified or deleted.
• Improved email feedback: You can now easily copy diagnostic information if the Mail app cannot be opened, making it simpler to send feedback.

What's new recently:
• Added a Share Extension: You can now quickly and seamlessly import EPUB and TXT files into your library directly from the Files app or other apps.
• Added the ability to hide or show the navigation bar with a single tap when viewing images.
• Improved app performance and reliability when returning to the app from the background.
• Fixed an issue where watch face complications and widgets might display stale reading progress.
• Added full support for displaying images in EPUB books on Apple Watch, bringing a richer and more complete reading experience to your wrist. (Note: Previously transferred books will need to be re-uploaded to display images.)
• Significantly improved EPUB parsing for better chapter recognition, deeper table-of-contents hierarchy, and improved metadata preservation.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the app to freeze when transferring very large books from iPhone to Apple Watch.
• Enhanced book transfer tracking between iPhone and Apple Watch to improve reliability.
• Resolved multiple stability issues, including an error when the Apple Watch speaker is unavailable while charging.
• Improved Text-to-Speech (TTS) behavior and chapter title matching.
• Listen to books on Apple Watch with the new Read Aloud experience, including natural voices, chapter announcements, Now Playing controls, cover artwork, and background audio.
• Customize Read Aloud with per-language speech rates, voice quality choices, and preferred voices for each language. 26.9.14 Sep 14 What's new in this version:
• Added a Share Extension: You can now quickly and seamlessly import EPUB and TXT files into your library directly from the Files app or other apps.

What's new recently:
• Added the ability to hide or show the navigation bar with a single tap when viewing images.
• Improved app performance and reliability when returning to the app from the background.
• Fixed an issue where watch face complications and widgets might display stale reading progress.
• Added full support for displaying images in EPUB books on Apple Watch, bringing a richer and more complete reading experience to your wrist. (Note: Previously transferred books will need to be re-uploaded to display images.)
• Significantly improved EPUB parsing for better chapter recognition, deeper table-of-contents hierarchy, and improved metadata preservation.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the app to freeze when transferring very large books from iPhone to Apple Watch.
• Enhanced book transfer tracking between iPhone and Apple Watch to improve reliability.
• Resolved multiple stability issues, including an error when the Apple Watch speaker is unavailable while charging.
• Improved Text-to-Speech (TTS) behavior and chapter title matching.
• Listen to books on Apple Watch with the new Read Aloud experience, including natural voices, chapter announcements, Now Playing controls, cover artwork, and background audio.
• Customize Read Aloud with per-language speech rates, voice quality choices, and preferred voices for each language. 26.7.18 Jul 19 What's new in this version:
• Added the ability to hide or show the navigation bar with a single tap when viewing images.
• Improved app performance and reliability when returning to the app from the background.
• Fixed an issue where watch face complications and widgets might display stale reading progress.

What's new recently:
• Added full support for displaying images in EPUB books on Apple Watch, bringing a richer and more complete reading experience to your wrist. (Note: Previously transferred books will need to be re-uploaded to display images.)
• Significantly improved EPUB parsing for better chapter recognition, deeper table-of-contents hierarchy, and improved metadata preservation.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the app to freeze when transferring very large books from iPhone to Apple Watch.
• Enhanced book transfer tracking between iPhone and Apple Watch to improve reliability.
• Resolved multiple stability issues, including an error when the Apple Watch speaker is unavailable while charging.
• Improved Text-to-Speech (TTS) behavior and chapter title matching.
• Listen to books on Apple Watch with the new Read Aloud experience, including natural voices, chapter announcements, Now Playing controls, cover artwork, and background audio.
• Customize Read Aloud with per-language speech rates, voice quality choices, and preferred voices for each language. 26.7.9 Jul 12 What's new in this version:
• Added full support for displaying images in EPUB books on Apple Watch, bringing a richer and more complete reading experience to your wrist. (Note: Previously transferred books will need to be re-uploaded to display images.)
• Significantly improved EPUB parsing for better chapter recognition, deeper table-of-contents hierarchy, and improved metadata preservation.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the app to freeze when transferring very large books from iPhone to Apple Watch.
• Enhanced book transfer tracking between iPhone and Apple Watch to improve reliability.
• Resolved multiple stability issues, including an error when the Apple Watch speaker is unavailable while charging.
• Improved Text-to-Speech (TTS) behavior and chapter title matching.

What's new recently:
• Listen to books on Apple Watch with the new Read Aloud experience, including natural voices, chapter announcements, Now Playing controls, cover artwork, and background audio.
• Customize Read Aloud with per-language speech rates, voice quality choices, and preferred voices for each language.
• Keep reading and listening in sync with speech position restore, Follow Speech on Wake, and quick scrolling back to the spoken paragraph.
• Move between chapters during Read Aloud with spoken chapter cues and smarter handling when the chapter title already appears in the text.
• Read Aloud handles startup, pause and resume, interruptions, rapid chapter changes, and auto-scroll restoration more reliably.
• Continue Reading widgets and controls now show book covers more reliably and refresh when cover art changes.
• Improved book import, EPUB parsing, metadata preservation, and cover thumbnails. 26.7.1 Jul 3 What's new in this version:
• Listen to books on Apple Watch with the new Read Aloud experience, including natural voices, chapter announcements, Now Playing controls, cover artwork, and background audio.
• Customize Read Aloud with per-language speech rates, voice quality choices, and preferred voices for each language.
• Keep reading and listening in sync with speech position restore, Follow Speech on Wake, and quick scrolling back to the spoken paragraph.
• Move between chapters during Read Aloud with spoken chapter cues and smarter handling when the chapter title already appears in the text.
• Read Aloud handles startup, pause and resume, interruptions, rapid chapter changes, and auto-scroll restoration more reliably.
• Continue Reading widgets and controls now show book covers more reliably and refresh when cover art changes.
• Improved book import, EPUB parsing, metadata preservation, and cover thumbnails.

What's new recently:
• This is a major update with a fully redesigned and optimized reading experience across iPhone and Apple Watch.
• Continue Reading widgets and watchOS controls now show your current book and reopen the last reading position more reliably.
• Improved bookmarks with multiple recent reading positions per book and more accurate paragraph-based restoration.
• Tune your reading experience with more themes, a clearer theme picker, improved custom color controls, refined Watch reading controls, and better chapter titles.
• Book transfers now show progress percentages, waiting states, cancellation, retry, and clearer availability messages.
• Improved auto-scroll and manual scrolling behavior, including smoother behavior near chapter boundaries.
• Improved TXT and EPUB parsing, including better TXT chapter navigation and support for numbered chapter headings.
• See richer Watch book details, including current chapter, last read time, progress, and storage size.
• Rename local books, delete Watch books, clean up archived books, and filter unsupported imports more reliably with clearer status feedback.
• Search your iPhone and Apple Watch libraries, including matches from chapter titles.
• Pin favorite books on Apple Watch and keep finished books in a separate Done Reading list.
• Manage storage from iPhone with clearer counts, file sizes, cleanup tools, and better controls for local, archived, and Watch books.
• Added Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), and Polish localizations.
• Fixed crashes that could happen when opening some EPUB books and when loading the watch Lock Screen widget.
• Improved library startup performance, transfer refreshes, transient bookmark resets, empty states, haptics, animations, and Liquid Glass layout. 26.6.6 Jun 8 What's new in this version:
• Listen to books on Apple Watch with the new Read Aloud experience, including natural voices, chapter announcements, Now Playing controls, cover artwork, and background audio.
• Customize Read Aloud with per-language speech rates, voice quality choices, and preferred voices for each language.
• Keep reading and listening in sync with speech position restore, Follow Speech on Wake, and quick scrolling back to the spoken paragraph.
• Move between chapters during Read Aloud with spoken chapter cues and smarter handling when the chapter title already appears in the text.
• Read Aloud handles startup, pause and resume, interruptions, rapid chapter changes, and auto-scroll restoration more reliably.
• Continue Reading widgets and controls now show book covers more reliably and refresh when cover art changes.
• Improved book import, EPUB parsing, metadata preservation, and cover thumbnails.

What's new recently:
• This is a major update with a fully redesigned and optimized reading experience across iPhone and Apple Watch.
• Continue Reading widgets and watchOS controls now show your current book and reopen the last reading position more reliably.
• Improved bookmarks with multiple recent reading positions per book and more accurate paragraph-based restoration.
• Tune your reading experience with more themes, a clearer theme picker, improved custom color controls, refined Watch reading controls, and better chapter titles.
• Book transfers now show progress percentages, waiting states, cancellation, retry, and clearer availability messages.
• Improved auto-scroll and manual scrolling behavior, including smoother behavior near chapter boundaries.
• Improved TXT and EPUB parsing, including better TXT chapter navigation and support for numbered chapter headings.
• See richer Watch book details, including current chapter, last read time, progress, and storage size.
• Rename local books, delete Watch books, clean up archived books, and filter unsupported imports more reliably with clearer status feedback.
• Search your iPhone and Apple Watch libraries, including matches from chapter titles.
• Pin favorite books on Apple Watch and keep finished books in a separate Done Reading list.
• Manage storage from iPhone with clearer counts, file sizes, cleanup tools, and better controls for local, archived, and Watch books.
• Added Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), and Polish localizations.
• Fixed crashes that could happen when opening some EPUB books and when loading the watch Lock Screen widget.
• Improved library startup performance, transfer refreshes, transient bookmark resets, empty states, haptics, animations, and Liquid Glass layout. 26.6.2 Jun 6 What's new in this version:
• This is a major update with a fully redesigned and optimized reading experience across iPhone and Apple Watch.
• Continue Reading widgets and watchOS controls now show your current book and reopen the last reading position more reliably.
• Improved bookmarks with multiple recent reading positions per book and more accurate paragraph-based restoration.
• Tune your reading experience with more themes, a clearer theme picker, improved custom color controls, refined Watch reading controls, and better chapter titles.
• Book transfers now show progress percentages, waiting states, cancellation, retry, and clearer availability messages.
• Improved auto-scroll and manual scrolling behavior, including smoother behavior near chapter boundaries.
• Improved TXT and EPUB parsing, including better TXT chapter navigation and support for numbered chapter headings.
• See richer Watch book details, including current chapter, last read time, progress, and storage size.
• Rename local books, delete Watch books, clean up archived books, and filter unsupported imports more reliably with clearer status feedback.
• Search your iPhone and Apple Watch libraries, including matches from chapter titles.
• Pin favorite books on Apple Watch and keep finished books in a separate Done Reading list.
• Manage storage from iPhone with clearer counts, file sizes, cleanup tools, and better controls for local, archived, and Watch books.
• Added Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), and Polish localizations.
• Fixed crashes that could happen when opening some EPUB books and when loading the watch Lock Screen widget.
• Improved library startup performance, transfer refreshes, transient bookmark resets, empty states, haptics, animations, and Liquid Glass layout. 26.5.18 May 19 What's new in this version:
• Fixed crashes that could happen when opening some EPUB books and when loading the watch Lock Screen widget.
• Added more reading themes, with a clearer theme picker and improved custom color controls.
• Improved bookmarks so you can keep multiple recent reading positions per book and return to them more accurately.
• Fixed chapter navigation for TXT books, including files with numbered chapter headings.
• Improved auto scroll and manual scrolling behavior near chapter boundaries.
• Unsupported files are now filtered with a clearer import message.
• Added easier cleanup for archived books.
• Added Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), and Polish localizations.
• Added a Continue Reading widget and watchOS control to reopen your last reading position faster.
• This release also includes major user experience improvements and additional bug fixes. 26.5.10 May 11 What's new in this version:
• Added font weight and italic support.
• Improved localization for “Reader” and the Shortcut widget. 26.2.7 Feb 28 Thank you so much for using Reader for Watch. This release includes bug fixes and improvements.

If you are enjoying the app, please consider leaving a review or rating! 26.1.30 Jan 30 Thank you so much for using Reader for Watch. This release includes bug fixes and improvements.

If you are enjoying the app, please consider leaving a review or rating! 26.1.14 Jan 15 Thank you so much for using Reader for Watch. This release includes bug fixes and improvements.

If you are enjoying the app, please consider leaving a review or rating! 26.1.13 Jan 14 Thank you so much for using Reader for Watch. This release includes bug fixes and improvements.

If you are enjoying the app, please consider leaving a review or rating! 25.12.15 12/15/2025 Thank you so much for using Reader for Watch. This release includes bug fixes and improvements.

If you are enjoying the app, please consider leaving a review or rating! 25.11.3 11/03/2025 - Added support for iOS 26 and watchOS 26 Liquid Glass
- Added ability to delete books from Watch on the iPhone side
- Fixed TXT book parser issues
- Fixed EPUB book parser issues
- Improved EPUB parser logic for better accuracy
- Added share extension to import txt and epub files
- Bug fixes and overall improvements 25.9.22 09/23/2025 - Added support for iOS 26 and watchOS 26 Liquid Glass
- Added ability to delete books from Watch on the iPhone side
- Fixed TXT book parser issues
- Improved TXT parser logic for better accuracy
- Bug fixes and overall improvements 25.9.9 09/10/2025 - Improved performance for a better user experience.
- Fixed various bugs.
- Updated the app icon and app primary color. 3.0.0 07/15/2025 Thank you so much for using Reader for Watch. This release includes bug fixes and improvements.

If you are enjoying the app, please consider leaving a review or rating! 2.1.0 06/26/2025 Thank you so much for using Reader for Watch. This release includes bug fixes and improvements.

If you are enjoying the app, please consider leaving a review or rating! 2.0.4 04/20/2025 Thank you so much for using Reader for Watch. This release includes bug fixes and improvements.

If you are enjoying the app, please consider leaving a review or rating! 2.0.3 08/15/2024 - Improve auto-scrolling functionality.
- Add the ability to remember your last reading position. 2.0.2 07/25/2024 Thank you so much for using Reader for Watch. This release includes bug fixes and improvements.

If you are enjoying the app, please consider leaving a review or rating! 2.0.1 07/14/2024 We are excited to announce the release of version 2.0! We apologize for the delay, but we appreciate your patience. This update includes the following improvements:

- watchOS 10 Support: Our app is now fully compatible with watchOS 10, ensuring a smoother experience on your Apple Watch.
- Improved User Experience: We've made several enhancements to the user interface to make the app more intuitive and enjoyable to use.
- Bug Fixes: We've addressed various bugs to improve the overall stability and performance of the app.

Thank you for your continued support! 2.0.0 07/12/2024