How often have you given up on reading a book?

This way you get to discover more books in less time.

Blinkist

Blinkist is one of themust-have apps for book lovers.

man using his phone

Blinkist divides the book summaries into blinks which are key ideas you could choose to read or listen to.

Each blink takes no more than 2-3 minutes.

On average, you’ve got the option to finish your book in 15 minutes or less.

blinkist home tab

As for the free version, you might enjoy a new blink every day.

you’re free to choose to receive a daily reminder to get notified whenever it is available.

Download:Blinkist foriOS|Android(Free, subscription available)

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blinkist explore feature

Storyshots

Storyshots is another app that gives you key insights into your favorite books.

Apart from audio and reading, the app also offers animated book summaries for better understanding.

Storyshots has a large collection of non-fiction books for you to choose from and supports multiple languages.

blinkist audio summary

Download:StoryShots foriOS|Android(Free, premium version available)

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The app offers you quick and concise 12-minute breakdowns available in text and audio.

Additionally, you’ve got the option to discover books with over 25 categories.

storyshot home tab

Download:12min foriOS|Android(Free, subscription available)

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Bookey

Bookey is an excellent book summary app if you like to challenge yourself more when reading.

The app gives you deeper 30-minute key insights into the books you want to read.

storyshots discover tab

So, every time you complete the challenge, a book will be donated in your name.

The app has around 12 categories of non-fiction book summaries to read, listen to, and download.

it’s possible for you to try out the mind map to glance at the highlights of the book.

storyshots audio summary

After finishing a book, you could test your knowledge with a quiz.

The app gives you a random free pick to read every day.

Download:Bookey foriOS|Android(Free, subscription available)

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12min discover tab

The app has a minimalist interface making it easy to explore and keep a track of your reading list.

Like other apps on this list, Instaread offers you summaries in text and audio format.

While most of the book summary apps provide you only non-fiction categories, Instaread lets you read fiction too.

12min library feature

it’s possible for you to enjoy a free daily pick on the app.

Download:Instaread foriOS|Android(Free, subscription available)

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The most interesting feature of this app is that it rounds up the summaries into mini-courses.

12min book summary

it’s possible for you to track your progress and get a certificate too after finishing up the course.

Besides, you’re able to create and share personal channels with your favorite summaries.

Also, you might look for trending and popular summaries on the Explore tab.

bookey discover feature

bookey app summary

bookey challenge feature

instaread discover feature

instaread book summary

instaread cards feature

koober home tab

koober courses feature

koober key insights of course

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getabstract explore tab

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