Black Library Audio vs Commander Crush
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Black Library Audio
Access and play a vast collection of Warhammer audiobooks and dramas on your mobile device. Browse, purchase, and manage your library of over 170 titles from the Warhammer 40,000, Horus Heresy, and Age of Sigmar universes. Enjoy immersive listening with a built-in player and powerful search functionality.
- Vast audiobook and drama library
- Filter by setting
- In-app purchases
- Remote storage and download
- Integrated audio player
- Search by title, author, keyword
- Free audio samples
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ABOUT THE APP The Black Library Audio app is the ultimate way to experience Black Library’s wide range of audiobooks and audio dramas wherever you are, whenever you want, right on your iPhone and iPad. Choose from a wide range of over 170 audio titles set in the immersive worlds of Warhammer 40,000, The Horus Heresy and Warhammer Age of Sigmar. KEY FEATURES STORE View the vast range of audiobooks and dramas, filtered by setting. Find your favourite series, or a new one, and buy every title that belongs to it. Get a taste of the action with a free sample before buying. LIBRARY Browse the audiobooks and audio dramas you’ve purchased in the app’s Library. Sort your audios by purchase date, title or series. They’re all stored remotely for you to download to your device whenever you want to listen to them. You can toggle freely between titles on your device and everything you’ve purchased. PLAYER The app also features an audio player, allowing you to listen to your downloaded audiobooks and audio dramas wherever you are, whenever you want. Never be without your fix of fantastic adventures from the worlds of Warhammer! Link up via bluetooth to listen remotely with cordless headphones or in your car. SEARCH A fully-featured search function allows you to find the audio you’re looking for in a variety of ways. You can search by title, author or keyword. Looking for stories that feature Ultramarines? Just type it into the search bar and you’ll find them all. The search function will even shortlist and show titles based on what you type, as you type it. EXPERIENCE With our audiobooks you get to experience the story as it was meant to be heard. Word for word your narrator will read the story to you, straight from the page. Audiobooks are usually full and unabridged versions of novels, novellas or short stories. With our audio dramas you are immersed in the story. Gunfire, battle cries and music form the backdrop on which actors play out the characters. The narrator links the tale together so all you have to do is listen to the action. Audio Drama’s are uniquely scripted and can range in length between roughly 10 minutes and 2 hours.
Commander Crush
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Don't know what deck to build next? Swipe. Commander Crush turns picking your next Commander/EDH deck into simple swipes, not one big surveil. Swipe right to save a commander, left to pass. No signup, no account, nothing to configure first. WHAT YOU GET ON EVERY CARD • Full card art, mana cost, type line, and rules text • Daily-updated pricing (foil + nonfoil) with links to popular card shops • Every printing and alt-art treatment for a commander, browsable without leaving the card FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR Search the full commander pool directly, or just keep swiping the deck. Your saved commanders land in Matches: searchable, always there, easy to revisit or unmatch. SEE YOUR TASTE Crush Stats breaks down what you've crushed and passed by color, so you can see what you're really into. Card data and prices provided by Scryfall (scryfall.com). Commander Crush is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Black Library Audio at none against Commander Crush's shown. Commander Crush's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Black Library Audio ships an update every 7 months, Commander Crush fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Black Library Audio | Commander Crush |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (83 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 10.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Games Workshop Limited | Cargo Shorts Studios LLC |
Bugs and requests
Black Library Audio
Reported bugs
12 issues- Playback position not saved - app restarts from beginning
- Downloads fail or result in 0:00 duration files
- Chapter selection doesn't work on many books
- App crashes during playback or download
- Audio skipping and stuttering after 30-40 minutes
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- Restore purchases function doesn't work
- Books disappear from library after app updates
- Purchase buttons fail to load (infinite spinner)
- Bluetooth connection causes app to restart book
- Incompatibility with current iOS versions
- Inconsistent chapter metadata across titles
- Books lost when switching devices
Requested features
13 requests- Link/sync with existing Black Library web account
- Sleep timer functionality
- Proper chapter selection that works reliably
- Streaming option in addition to downloads
- CarPlay support for car integration
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- Account login system instead of app store-only purchases
- Unified Warhammer account system across all GW apps
- Notification system for deals and new releases
- Series ordering display (especially for Horus Heresy)
- Ability to export purchases to other players
- Subscription or discount model for bulk purchases
- Settings menu to view account information
- Better device transfer support for purchases
Commander Crush
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Black Library Audio
No in-app purchases
Commander Crush
No in-app purchases
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