Genesis by ParafieldStories you can step inside.

Philosophy, religion, poetry and history as immersive audiobooks, each narrated in a world of its own, with music and sound beneath the voice.

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Free · iPhone and iPad · iOS 18 or later

Four genres

Each genre has its own light.

Our belief

Knowledge should be exciting, accessible, and enjoyable to explore. Genesis turns it into experiences: stories you hear, feel and step inside, so learning is a pleasure again.

Listen your way

Choose how a story sounds.

Cinematic, Balanced, or Pure for the voice alone. Turn the music and effects on or off, and set the speed anywhere from half to double.

The Genesis player: a story title over its world, with a record turning beneath the controls.
The record turns as the story plays.
The transcript view, with the spoken line large and bright over the story’s world.
Read along, line by line.
The Sound screen: Cinematic, Balanced and Pure mixes, with voice, music and effects layers.
Voice, music and effects, your mix.
In the app

The small things, done with care.

Stop when you want
End after a set time, at a chosen time of day, or at the end of an episode.
Pick up anywhere
Your Parafield account keeps your library, progress and profile on a new phone or after a reinstall.
Shaped around you
Tell Genesis what brings you to it and when you listen. It suggests stories to match and can remind you.
Always to hand
Plays in the background and on the Lock Screen, with widgets and Control Center to carry on.
Find your next story
Browse the four genres, search by title or author, and keep the stories you love in your library.
In six languages
The app is in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese.
Questions

Questions, answered.

What is Genesis?
Genesis by Parafield is an immersive audiobook app for iPhone and iPad. It is for listening to stories from philosophy, religion, poetry and history. Each story is narrated and set in a world of its own, with music and sound effects beneath the voice.
Is Genesis free?
Yes. Genesis is free to download on the App Store.
What do I need to use it?
An iPhone or iPad with iOS 18 or later. You sign in with Apple, Google or email, and your Parafield account keeps your library, saved stories, listening progress and profile, so they come back on a new phone or after a reinstall.
Can I change how a story sounds?
Yes. Choose Cinematic, Balanced, or Pure for the voice alone, turn the music and effects layers on or off, and set the speed anywhere from half to double.
Can I read along while I listen?
Yes. Open the transcript to follow the story one line at a time, with its world still in view.
Does it keep playing when my phone is locked?
Yes. Genesis plays in the background and on the Lock Screen, and you can carry on from a widget on your Home Screen or Lock Screen, or from Control Center. A sleep timer can stop a story after a set time, at a chosen time of day, or at the end of an episode.
Which languages is the app in?
The app is available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese.
Who makes Genesis?
Genesis is made by Parafield. For help, visit parafield.ai/genesis/help or email support@parafield.ai.

Turn knowledge into experiences.

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