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Updated October 2026
Librox
Librox
Section 9 Labs LLC
🔧 Utilities
📚 Books

Librox is great, but it's not the only option. Explore 3+ similar apps for iPhone and iPad, each reviewed and rated by real users. Find free alternatives, premium upgrades, and hidden gems.

Top Alternatives to Librox

ShelfPlayer - Audio Book Shelf#1

ShelfPlayer - Audio Book Shelf by AI Tools Apps SRL

Reading Player for Audiobooks
Editor's Choice
📚 Books
3.8😐(134 ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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This app provides a native iOS experience for managing and listening to audiobooks and podcasts from your self-hosted Audiobookshelf library. It offers robust playback controls, offline access, and seamless integration with the Apple ecosystem.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Runs on all Apple platforms
  • 👍 Provides better UI experience
  • 💡 Potential for great features
  • 🚀 Smooth playback
  • 👍 Beautiful and intuitive UI
  • 👍 Integrates well with iOS and CarPlay
  • 👍 Open-source and developer responsive

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Critical bugs preventing usage
  • 🐛 Constantly losing book progress
  • 🐛 Crashes and instability issues
  • 🐛 Offline mode not working
  • 🐛 Slow startup and loading times
  • 🐛 Unreliable syncing and login issues
  • 🐛 Widgets not working as expected
plappa#2

plappa by Leo Wehrfritz

Self-hosted Audiobooks
Strong Contender
📚 Books
4.7😊(331 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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This app is a client for self-hosted media servers like Jellyfin and AudioBookShelf, designed specifically for playing audiobooks. It supports common audio formats, reads metadata, and allows for offline listening with optional in-app purchases for advanced features.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Great app with all the same features
  • 🚀 Excellent, love download to watch
  • 🚀 Works great! Just what I needed!
  • 👍 Brilliant app
  • 👍 Amazing!
  • 👍 Amazing
  • 👍 Fantastic!
  • 👍 A Must-Have for Audiobook Shelf Lovers
  • 👍 Great dev!
  • 👍 Works Wonderfully
  • 👍 Always improving
  • 👍 Best Audiobook player for Audiobookshelf
  • 👍 Outstanding
  • 👍 A great way to access audiobook shelf!
  • 👍 Excellent Audiobookshelf Client!
  • 👍 Just what I was looking for
  • 👍 Great for selfhosting
  • 👍 Great app
  • 👍 Masterpiece
  • 👍 5 Stars
  • 👍 Works perfectly with Audiobookshelf
  • 👍 Incredible
  • 👍 Love this app
  • 👍 Very good already
  • 👍 Excellent app!
  • 👍 Great alternative to main Emby app
  • 👍 Great app for IOS!
  • 👍 Great for self hosted audiobooks
  • 👍 AudiobookShelf
  • 👍 Fantastic app!!
  • 👍 Unbeatable
  • 👍 Really great Podcast/Audiobook app for self-hosters
  • 👍 Couldn't have designed it better myself
  • 👍 Very good
  • 👍 Love the app!!
  • 👍 A great app with a friendly developer
  • 👍 Perfect companion app
  • 👍 Works great!
  • 👍 Amazing app by an awesome developer
  • 👍 Excellent
  • 👍 Hands down the best
  • 👍 Feels very professional
  • 👍 Awesome app

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Great player. Audiobookshelf support needs work
  • 🐛 Small bugs, good app
BookPlayer#3

BookPlayer by Gianni Carlo

Plays M4B/M4A/MP3 audiobooks
Worth Considering
📚 Books
4.8😊(20K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
#59in Books
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This app provides a dedicated listening experience for audiobooks in M4B, M4A, MP3, and FLAC formats. It offers robust import, management, and playback features, including chapter navigation, variable playback speed, and cloud sync for seamless listening across devices.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Flawless playback
  • 👍 Intuitive and clean interface
  • 💡 Ability to import from various sources
  • 🚀 Fast and responsive
  • 👍 Remembers playback position
  • 👍 Customizable playback speed
  • 👍 No ads or in-app purchases
  • 👍 Excellent organization features

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches
  • 🐛 Issues with importing or playing certain files
  • 🐛 Syncing issues between devices
  • 🐛 Unreliable performance after updates
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