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Epic – Kids' Books & Reading
A digital library where children browse stories and nonfiction, listen to Read-To-Me books and audiobooks, and look up words with an audio dictionary.
Epic is built around browsing, with fiction and nonfiction side by side. Some titles are Read-To-Me books or audiobooks, and an audio dictionary lookup is there for unfamiliar words. A child with a favorite subject could use the browsing to hunt down more books about it.
- Ages
- 12 and under
- Works on
- iPhone and iPad app; Apple TV also listed
- Format
- Self-paced
- Topics
- Reading
- Listed
- 2026-10-10
Rated 4.7 from 519K ratings on the US Apple App Store (checked 2026-10-10).
What kids do
- Browse fiction and nonfiction
- Listen to Read-To-Me books and audiobooks
- Look up unfamiliar words in an audio dictionary
Who it suits
Epic’s educator page says ages 12 and under. The audio formats might suit pre-readers, while the wider library is there for more independent readers.
Notes for parents
Besides iPhone and iPad, the app is also listed for Apple TV.
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In these guides
- Learning to read at home: apps for each stage, from letter sounds to reading for fun: Phonics apps, first-book libraries and read-aloud helpers for ages 3 to 8, sorted by reading stage: letter sounds, blending, first books and reading for fun.
More Reading
- Reading.com: A parent and child go through scripted phonics lessons together, followed by decodable stories and practice games.
- Reading Eggs: Pre-reading, first reading, systematic phonics and later comprehension are split into separate programs aimed at different ages.
- Teach Your Monster to Read: Children design a monster and take it through games that match letters to sounds, blend words and read sentences.
- Hooked on Phonics Learning: Guided reading activities come with an ebook library meant to go alongside the lessons.
- Teach Monster: Reading for Fun: Recipes, signs and instructions are the reading material in a village adventure where helping characters earns books for a monster’s shelf.
- Vooks: Animated storybooks with narration, where each word is highlighted as it is read aloud.
- Endless Reader: Animated words are built letter by letter, dropped into short sentence puzzles and then acted out in a little scene.
- Starfall: Starfall offers a sequence of clickable reading activities that move from letter sounds to short words and connected stories.