Ohrensessel
Your audiobook. On your wrist.
Ohrensessel plays your own audiobooks on iPhone and Apple Watch. The watch keeps them offline – for running, cycling or a walk, with no iPhone in your pocket.
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“Ohrensessel” is German for wingback chair – the classic place to curl up with a good book.
Offline on your watch
Audiobooks move to the watch automatically, and storage manages itself. Pair your headphones and go.
Resume with one tap
A watch face complication with progress. Your position stays in sync between iPhone and watch.
Your own files
M4B, MP3, M4A, FLAC and whole folders – from the Files app, iCloud Drive or “Open in”. Chapters and covers are detected.
Bookmarks with notes
Mark a passage, even from the watch, and add a note later.
Sleep timer
Fades out gently, or stops at the end of the chapter. Shake to add ten minutes.
Skip silence & voice boost
Long pauses are skipped and voices come through clearer – great outdoors and in traffic.
Series & stats
Volumes of a series are grouped, and the next one moves to your watch on its own. Plus your daily listening time.
Siri & Shortcuts
Resume, set a timer or add a bookmark by voice or shortcut.
Private
No ads, no tracking, no account. Progress is backed up to your own iCloud.
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Pricing
One audiobook with every feature – Apple Watch included.
One-time purchase, no subscription. Unlimited audiobooks. Family Sharing included.
What you need
An iPhone with iOS 18 or later; for the watch, an Apple Watch with watchOS 11 or later and Bluetooth headphones. Ohrensessel is a player for audiobooks you already own as files – such as DRM-free purchases or public-domain recordings. The app contains no content of its own.