MorrowYour books,
read to you.
A reader with twenty-four narrators built in, for iPhone and iPad. Read a chapter, listen to the next, and pick up at the very sentence you left. Any EPUB without DRM. Free, with no account and nothing to buy.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
Free on the App Store. Narration runs on your device, so nothing you read leaves it.
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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.
“My dear Mr. Bennet,” said his lady to him one day, “have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?”
Mr. Bennet replied that he had not.
“But it is,” returned she; “for Mrs. Long has just been here, and she told me all about it.”
Mr. Bennet made no answer.
“Do not you want to know who has taken it?” cried his wife impatiently.
“You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it.”
This was invitation enough.
“Why, my dear, you must know, Mrs. Long says that Netherfield is taken by a young man of large fortune from the north of England.”
The same word, in your hand, in your ears, in your pocket.
A page set like a printed book. A player that keeps reading when the screen is off. On iPad, two pages, or the cover beside the words.
One download, every screen.
Twenty-four narrators, each with a name and a face.
Tap a face to hear them read. Choose who reads each book, or make your own at morrowreader.com/narrators.
- HarrietPride and PrejudiceIt is a truth universally acknowledged…
- ForrestMoby-DickCall me Ishmael.
- BlytheThe Great GatsbySo we beat on, boats against the current…
- GilesThe OdysseyTell me, O Muse, of that sagacious man…
- ImogenThe Wealth of NationsIt is not from the benevolence of the butcher…
Expressive is Morrow’s most natural narration. It reads with feeling: a pause before a reveal, a lift in a question, and a surer way with names and places. It runs on your iPhone or iPad, so your books never leave it.
It downloads once from Apple, about 1 GB, and gets ready on your device. Until then, Standard reads right away, and Expressive takes over at the next chapter.
Expressive reads English books, on devices with 8 GB of memory: iPhone 15 Pro and later, iPad Pro and iPad Air with M2 or later, and iPad mini with A17 Pro. Elsewhere, Standard reads, in any language.
Nothing between you and the book.
No account.
Nothing to sign up for, no password to forget. Your books, your notes and your place live on your iPhone or iPad, and nowhere else.
No ads, no upsells.
Nothing interrupts a chapter. No banner on the shelf, no offer timed for the end of a book, nothing to buy inside the app.
No subscription.
Every feature ships with the download: the reader, the narrators, highlights, notes, Reading Life. The whole app, the day you install it.
There is no business model. Morrow is one person’s reader, made with love.
Pages to go, hours to listen.
Every book you’re in shows where you are, in pages and in hours of listening. Finished books get a quiet check. Sort the shelf by what you read last, what you added, how far you are, title or author.
Reading Life shows your habit taking shape: the hours you read and listened, the days you picked up a book, and every book you finished. Share it as a card if you like. It all stays on your device.
New to Morrow? Start with Pride and Prejudice or The Odyssey, one tap away on the first screen, or add your own.
What the others sell twice, Morrow reads once.
Kindle, Apple Books and Audible are stores first. Morrow isn’t a store at all. It reads what you already own, in print and aloud, and sells nothing.
| What | Kindle | Apple Books | Audible | Morrow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read it and hear it | Two purchases, kept in step | Two purchases | Listening only | One book, both ways |
| Your books come from | Amazon’s store, or files you send it | Apple’s store, or EPUBs you add | Audible’s catalogue | Any EPUB without DRM, from anywhere |
| Who reads to you | The audiobook you bought | The audiobook you bought | The recording’s narrator | Narrators on your device, for any book |
| What it costs | Free app; books and audiobooks sold | Free app; books and audiobooks sold | About $15 a month | Free, narrators included |
| Account | Amazon | Apple | Amazon | None |
To be fair to them: their shelves are vast, and a human narrator is a fine thing. Morrow is for the books you already have, and the ones nobody recorded.
Morrow 1.1 is out.
Twenty-four narrators, each with a name and a face. Tap a face to hear them, choose who reads to you, or make your own at morrowreader.com/narrators.
- Cost
- Free. Nothing to buy inside, ever.
- You need
- iPhone 11 or later on iOS 26, or any iPad on iPadOS 26. Expressive needs iPhone 15 Pro or later, or an iPad with M2 or later or A17 Pro.
- Download
- About 150 MB, with Standard narration inside. Expressive is a separate download of about 1 GB from Apple, when you choose it.
- Books
- EPUBs without DRM. Expressive reads English; Standard, any language. Where to find them
Morrow: Read and ListenBooks · Free · Ages 4+ · Version 1.1
Reading this on a computer? Point your iPhone’s or iPad’s camera at the code and Morrow opens in the App Store.
Morrow is made by Derek, who wanted his own books read to him. Every note reaches him: Settings → Send Feedback in the app, or [email protected].
“This is the app I always wanted. I read on the train, listen while I cook, and it never loses my place.”
“I’m a little addicted. I’ve read and listened to more books this week than ever before.”
Before you ask.
Where do I get books?
Any EPUB without DRM. A few good places to start:
- Standard Ebooks: beautifully made editions of public-domain classics.
- Project Gutenberg: tens of thousands of free books.
- Baen, Humble Bundle and Kobo’s DRM-free shelf sell new books without DRM.
- Tor and Forge, Macmillan’s science fiction and fiction imprints, sell every ebook DRM-free, wherever you buy it.
- A personal favorite, though not for everyone: GOAT: Who is the Greatest Economist of All Time? by Tyler Cowen, free as an EPUB from the author.
Add them from the Files app, or tap "Open in Morrow" from Safari, Mail or AirDrop.
Do my books follow me between iPhone and iPad?
Not yet. Each keeps its own shelf, notes and place, so add a book on each device you read on.
Can Morrow read my Kindle or Apple Books?
Not yet. Kindle and Apple Books lock their books to their own apps, so Morrow reads DRM-free EPUBs instead.
Why am I hearing Standard instead of Expressive?
Expressive needs 8 GB of memory (iPhone 15 Pro or later, or an iPad with M2 or later or A17 Pro) and reads English books. The first time, it downloads and gets ready on your device; Standard reads until then, and Expressive takes over at the next chapter.
Where can I get Morrow?
On the App Store everywhere except China and the EU, for iPhone and iPad.
Is Morrow really free?
Yes, all of it. There is no account to make, no advertising, no subscription, and nothing to buy inside the app. The narrators are part of the download.
I was in the beta. What now?
Thank you. Get Morrow from the App Store: it takes the place of the TestFlight build and keeps your shelf, notes and place. TestFlight builds stop working after 90 days.
How do I send feedback?
Tap Send Feedback in Settings, or email [email protected]. A person reads every message.