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Audio and story apps 5 companies

These apps offer audio series in episodes, audiobooks, written stories in Indian languages and audio stories for children.

Pocket FM logoPocket FMPocket FM, founded in Bengaluru, makes long audio series in romance, thriller and fantasy, which listeners pay to unlock episode by episode.BengaluruHired recently
Kuku FM logoKuku FMKuku FM, with engineers in Bengaluru, streams audio stories, audiobooks and courses in Indian languages by subscription.BengaluruHired recently
Audible logoAudibleAudible, Amazon's audiobook company, builds parts of its apps and production tools in Chennai.
Pratilipi logoPratilipiPratilipi, with engineers in Bengaluru, is the platform where millions write and read stories in Indian languages.
Vobble logoVobbleVobble, with engineers in Bengaluru, makes audio stories and games for children, played without a screen.
The tech, explainedAudiobook subscriptionAudio series and audio drama appOnline story writing platform
How it all worksAudio series and audiobooksA Hindi thriller, five minutes at a time.
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What's changing

The voice that was never recorded.

AI voices can now read stories aloud with expression, so a story can become an audio series without a studio. Audio apps are using them to publish far more.

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Companies: ingrid's company map. Hiring signals: postings feed of 5 Nov 2026.