xigxag

The UK's Audiobook Alternative: top titles, no subscriptions, listen-and-read!

Our award-winning UK audiobook app offers great prices, no subscriptions and exclusive access to the listen-and-read x-book®.

BESTSELLERS, CLASSICS AND NEW RELEASES

We’ve got thousands of titles available from the authors you love including Stephen Fry, Alice Oseman, Terry Pratchett, Marian Keyes, Sally Rooney, Richard Osman, George R. R. Martin and many more. Our catalogue includes leading publishers such as HarperCollins, Pan MacMillan, Penguin Random House, Faber, Bonnier, WF Howes, Boldwood, Canelo, Chelsea Green and more. It’s easy to find your next great listen on the app, simply search by author, title, genre or keyword, or be inspired by our Top Pick recommendations.

NO SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED

You won’t pay more than £7.99 per title on xigxag, including our x-book® selection, and there’s no subscription required, so there’s no pressure to pay if you don’t have time to listen.

Our pricing even rewards you for listening by unlocking lower prices after every five full priced books, this is renewed on an annual basis from your first purchase:

£7.99 per title for books 1-5

£6.99 per title for books 6-10

£5.99 per title for books 11-15

£4.99 per title for books 16-20

£3.99 per title when you buy more than 20 books in the year.

All xigxag users can also access our monthly £3.99 picks, a curated selection of top titles available for less for a limited time. Past £3.99 picks have included bestsellers from Alice Oseman, Ant Middleton, Holly Jackson, David Baldacci, Bernard Cornwell and more. You can view the current titles on offer by downloading the app.

HOME OF THE LISTEN-AND-READ X-BOOK®

Exclusive to xigxag, the x-book® combines the audiobook and ebook into a brilliant, single integrated format. Search, take notes, share quotes, see illustrations and lookup words as you listen.

Switch seamlessly between listening and reading, or even read along. With the x-book® you can finish more books, in the way that best suits your lifestyle. Our x-book® selection is easily recognised by the purple ribbon, and you can even filter your book search by x-book®. Best of all, you won’t pay any more for the x-book® format, so you’ll enjoy both audiobook and ebook for the price of one!

THE XIGXAG USER EXPERIENCE

Quick and easy In-app purchase

Listen to a sample of each audiobook before you buy

Read the synopsis, user reviews and book reviews

Skip forward or back with navigation designed for listening, not for music

Speed up or slow down narration speed

Stream or download for offline listening

Listen on your smart speaker or in your car via Bluetooth

Large format car player screen for listening safely on the road

Customisable sleep timer for relaxing bedtime listening

Listen on your smartphone, read on your tablet with automatic syncing across your devices

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NEW! MY XIGXAG

Now it’s easier than ever to customise your xigxag experience. Discover your reading stats, and keep track of your bookshelf, lookups and book reviews with myxigxag. Save, edit and share book quotes, cover art, and book recommendations directly from the app.

AWARD WINNING APP

2022 Tech Nation Rising Star

2022 Startup Awards South West - Mobile And Emerging Technologies Startup Of The Year

2022 Cornwall Business Awards - Best New Business

2022 Finalist Great British Entrepreneur Awards - Disruptor Of The Year

AS SEEN IN The Times, The Bookseller, Startups Magazine and more…

There’s never been a better time to cancel your audiobook subscription. Join thousands of UK listeners switching to xigxag today.