The very best ebooks are ones that are interactive, as any kid will tell you. What fun is sitting down to read a story that doesn't have hidden pictures, sounds, and even mini-games? From science fiction to fairy tales, there's something for everyone in the realm of interactive story apps. Check out our list of the best interactive books for iPhone.
The best interactive books for iPhone-2021
21 Mar 2021, by Rick Rockwell
With the lure interactive chat app, you will be hooked on exciting, bite-sized chat stories that are filled with romantic, thrilling, and scary titles! Explore Lure’s huge library of professionally written stories. This app is one of the best interactive story apps for iPhone. Lure 3.0 brings many exciting features! Experience chat stories like you never have before with longer, more immersive, and now customizable paths. What are you waiting for? Choose what happens next, download Lure!
- Delivers traditional stories in a gripping, engaging new way that will leave you addicted
- SNAPPY, SPOOKY, and ADDICTING stories
- Just tap to reveal the next message and watch the episode unfold!
Choose a story and join an interactive quest - read, make choices & do tasks to help the main characters and unfold the story. Horror, romance, mystery, comics and much more. Become an author and write your story for Mustread. Share and get popular among readers. All talented authors are welcome! Learn more details in the Mustread scary chat stories app.
- You make a choice and decide how the story unfolds
- Read & do tasks - find objects and make a photo to help the story characters survive
- Free stories: unlimited access to a collection of free stories
- New stories with every update
TooFar Media has released an app filled with three immersive stories that will certainly captivate you, entertain you and definitely prompt a range of emotions. With three stories to choose from, users will find that these stories are very different and yet, similar in their satisfying adventures. But, this app doesn’t just leave you with three terrific stories, it also has 33 original tracks that can be heard on the fully-integrated music players in each book. Additionally, the visionary artwork is in high resolution leaving users stunned by the awesomeness of these stories. Immerse yourself in this app and enjoy the masterful offerings by author Rich Shapero. TooFar Media app review
- Three uniquely immersive stories
- 33 original music tracks
- Fully-integrated music players with each story
- Rich Shapero is the mastermind behind the stories
- Visionary artwork in high resolution
This increasingly popular and addictive app comes packed with "chat stories" which you can read by tapping each time for the next line in the text chat. The stories are highly immersive and addictive, and will make you feel like you're reading someone else's text - and we all secretly love that, don't we? There are multiple genres including horror, romance, and drama. You can also write your own stories and share your favorite with your friends
- Highly immersive
- Chat stories mimicking text exchanges
- Multiple genres
- Write your own stories
- Share your favorite stories
This interactive novel by Lyneea Glasser allows your choices to control the story. It’s a text-based app fueled by your imagination and decision making. There are six unique character paths. You can play your character and the character of the game within a game, if that makes sense. There are inclusive options based on gender, race and age. Ultimately, you will get so wrapped up in this story that you won’t be able to put the app down until you have finished it. And then you will pick it back up and make different choices along the way as you read it again.
- Interactive novel by Lyneea Glasser
- A text-based story without graphics
- Six unique character paths to choose from
- Make the choices, Decide the ending
This award winning adventure is a must have for all Sherlock fans and anyone who loves a good interactive app. In fact, many users describe it as an experience that makes you forget you are even reading a book. There are over 30 scenes filled with details and animations. A collection of articles, dossiers on characters, a search mode, authentic and original text, audio version, available in various languages, 20 original musical themes, interactive 19th century map of London and much more. Interact, immerse and enjoy an app that’s created quite the buzz in this niche. Sherlock: Interactive Adventure app review
- Great app for all Sherlock fans
- Makes you forget you are reading a book
- 3D animations, Musical themes and great effects
- Stunning period graphics and details of 19th century London
- Articles, Map, Dossiers on Characters, Audio version and much more
Delight Games Full Library gives you access to all of the Delight Games interactive novels. The first volume in each of the series is free, so you can easily find stories you're going to love. Then you can purchase the individual books, or unlock the whole library. You'll unlock achievements when you finish books, Get extra checkpoints on longer novels. Your game progress stays in sync across all your devices. There are currently 29 interactive novels where you put yourself into the shoes of the main character and try to survive until the end. Read, make choices, and pay the consequences for those choices.
- Currently 29 interactive novels
- First volume is free
- Unlock achievements
- Be the main character, make choices, and pay the price
- Free with in-app purchases
Episode's new story will take you inside the life of a high school girl where you get to create your own personal look, choose your outfits, make friends with Mean Girls characters, and hang out with the cool crowd. Get into the best college, and flirt your way to the top. There are over 10,000 stories in different genres from romance to fantasy. You'll have to unravel the mysteries, find romance, dress your character, visit amazing cities, and more. Some of the stories include Demi Lovato: Path to Fame, Campus Crush, and Mean Girls: Senior Year.
- Interactive, visual stories
- Many stories
- Different genres
- Solve mysteries
- Free with in-app purchases
Multi Path Audio Books are multiple choice books with different paths to take, each with its own ending. You'll win or lose, and be entertained the entire time. The app was created by David Levy of Hobjoblin and allows you to play the audio adventures over and over, choosing a different pat each time. Stories are written by different authors in different genres like Fantasy, Vampires, Sci Fi, and Children's. More books are constantly being added and all of them are free to download and play a couple of times. You can browse by title, genre, writer, or narrator.
- Multiple choice books
- Choose a different path each time
- Different authors
- Different genres
- Free with in-app purchases
Inkling is an app with interactive eBooks that can help you study, learn, and discover information on a wide variety of different topics. Books cover everything from cooking to anatomy and everything in between. You'll see videos, hear narration, view hi-res diagrams, and more. The app works offline after you download your books, you can try the books for free, and you can read the books on any of your devices. Some of the other categories include Business, Crafts & Hobbies, Parenting & Pregnancy, Travel & Adventure, and Food & Drink. Inkling app review
- Interactive aids
- Offline access
- Search and navigate
- Use any device
- Free with in-app purchases
Gossip Life takes your choices and changes how the story goes. Choose the path when it comes to dates, friends, and drama. You'll join Callie, Miranda, and their friends in different stories like My Celebrity Life, My Hollywood Movie Life, My Socialite Life, and My Popstar Life. After you choose your story, decide if you want to play the game with or without missing words. Fill in the missing words from their thoughts or conversations. What do you think they should say? You'll earn coins for choosing the correct words. You can create nail air, play dress-up, and complete the quiz.
- Fill in the missing words
- Win coins for the right words
- Many different stories
- Choose the path of the characters
- Free with in-app purchases
Dear Diary is an interactive story featuring Anna Blake. She's making her way through high school and it's your job to help her make decisions. Choose between Rick and Martin. Is she going to the prom? Doodle to create some art, and when you're done, go back and start over to make different choices. Be the master of Anna's destiny and have a look at her diary to try to make the best choices for her. The endings will change depend on what choices you make throughout the story.
- Be the master of Anna's fate
- Make your way through high school with the main character
- Decide between two guys
- Pick her prom dress color
- Free with in-app purchases
Fairy Tales gives you eight classical fairy tales with pop-ups, interactive bits, and 3D effects that allow you to read or have the story read to you. You can play mini-games, help your favorite character, and more. The eight tales are Cinderella, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Mother Snow, The Enormous Turnip, The Princess and the Pea, The Three Little Pigs, The Three Spinners, and The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids. The Princess and the Pea is one of three free books you will get. The stories are narrated by nine professional actors and the app is safe for kids. Fairy Tales app review
- Eight different classical fairy tales
- 3D interactive pop-ups
- Choose three books for free
- Mini-games
- Read alone or follow along
