Comparison

Libro.fm Audiobooks vs BookFunnel

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Libro.fm Audiobooks

Access a vast library of audiobooks while supporting local bookstores. Purchase audiobooks with credits, enjoy DRM-free downloads, and listen on the go with features like playback speed control and a sleep timer. Your purchases directly benefit independent booksellers.

Highlights
  • Explore 600,000+ audiobooks
  • Use audiobook credits
  • Apple Watch listening
  • Automatic sync across devices
  • Bookmarks and playback speed
  • Sleep timer
  • DRM-free downloads
Features
Currently charting
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Looking to read audiobooks, and love supporting your local bookshop? We’re Libro.fm, an employee-owned audiobook company that shares profits with more than 4,000 indie bookshops around the globe. Whether you’re starting a membership or grabbing one of our 600,000+ audiobooks à la carte, every purchase supports your chosen store. • DRM-free (accessible audiobooks) • Reader-friendly features: Create bookmarks, set a sleep timer, adjust playback speed, create and assign tags, and automatically sync your spot across devices • Use your Libro.fm credits to redeem audiobooks in app • Supports Apple Watch and CarPlay • Recommendations from real booksellers As a Social Purpose Corporation and Certified B Corp™, we're proud to put time and resources into supporting indie bookshops and getting more folks to read—even if those goals may at times conflict with our financial interests. We care about the reading ecosystem and want it to thrive. Our privacy policy can be found at https://libro.fm/privacy Our terms of use can be found at https://libro.fm/terms

About

BookFunnel

Access and read your digital books and audiobooks from a single library. Organize your collection, customize reading settings, and enjoy a built-in reader and audiobook player. Sync your progress across devices for a seamless reading experience.

Highlights
  • Manage digital book library
  • Send books to favorite reading apps
  • Built-in reader
  • Customizable reading settings
  • Audiobook player
  • Sync reading progress across devices
Features
Currently charting
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MANAGE YOUR BOOKS Your BookFunnel library is at your fingertips! Search and sort through all of your BookFunnel books and send them right to your favorite reading app. Or, save time and space, and read right in our all new reader! HOW DOES IT WORK Most books you receive from a BookFunnel author are added to your library automatically. Or, you can enter the book’s download code into the app and add it manually. Tapping any book cover in the app will open it instantly You can also get instructions on downloading the book to a different device entirely. READ COMFORTABLY Read in our app or cloud reader and customize the settings for your comfort. Choose your ideal font type and text size, line spacing, and margins. Tap any book cover in your library to open it in our reader and get started. START LISTENING NOW Our brand-new audiobook player has the features you expect— bookmarks, download quality, and a beautiful, easy-to-navigate player. The BookFunnel app also gives you the ability to fine-tune the settings you really care about, including playback speed, custom skip-back and skip-forward buttons, and a sleep timer. READ WHERE YOU LIKE Sync your books across devices and never lose your place. When you’re reading a book in our app, BookFunnel will automatically mark your last page read and zing you back to it the next time you open the book, so switch freely between your phone and tablet and back again.

Screenshots

Libro.fm Audiobooks4 screens
BookFunnel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Libro.fm Audiobooks at 92% against BookFunnel's 45%. Libro.fm Audiobooks also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (37K vs 417). BookFunnel's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Libro.fm Audiobooks holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Libro.fm Audiobooks has 37K ratings behind it against 417, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Libro.fm Audiobooks's written reviews are positive against 45% of BookFunnel's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Libro.fm Audiobooks versus BookFunnel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLibro.fm AudiobooksBookFunnel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (37K ratings) — better3.7 (417 ratings)
Positive reviews92.1% of reviews — better44.9% of reviews
Number of ratings37K — better417
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#85#70 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.214.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB51 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLibro.fmBookFunnel

Customer experience

Libro.fm Audiobooks

All ratings37,487 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews764 reviews
Positive92.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.7%

BookFunnel

All ratings417 ratings
Positive63.1%
Neutral11.0%
Negative25.9%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive44.9%
Neutral9.5%
Negative45.6%

User reviews

Libro.fm Audiobooks

From 37K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Support for local bookstores
  • 🚀 Convenient and easy to use
  • 💡 DRM-free audiobooks
  • 🎨 Great user interface
  • 🎁 Generous membership benefits

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy playback and syncing issues
  • 🔍 Limited search and browsing functionality
  • 💰 Audiobook prices can be high
  • 🤔 Lack of certain features (e.g. chapters, in-app purchases)

BookFunnel

From 417 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Seamless book transfer to Kindle
  • 💡 Variety of font options
  • ⭐ Positive customer support experiences

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy performance, crashes, and freezes
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding and accessing books
  • 📚 Limited book organization and management features
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🔍 Confusing sign-in and download processes

Bugs and requests

Libro.fm Audiobooks

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Playback stops when device goes to sleep
  • Inability to download audiobooks on cellular data
  • App crashes and loses progress in books

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add chapter support for audiobooks
  • Improve search and browsing capabilities
  • Allow in-app purchases and account management
  • Implement syncing across devices

BookFunnel

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to swipe pages on iPad
  • Books disappearing from library
  • Inconsistent behavior when pausing/resuming audiobooks
  • Corrupted book downloads
  • Unreliable 'send to Kindle' functionality

Requested features

5 requests
  • Continuous scroll option
  • Ability to add notes to bookmarks
  • Integration with other reading apps (e.g., Audible, Apple Books)
  • Support for CarPlay and other in-car integrations
  • Improved book organization tools (e.g., series, collections)

In-app purchases

None

Libro.fm Audiobooks

No in-app purchases

None

BookFunnel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Libro.fm Audiobooks free?
Libro.fm Audiobooks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BookFunnel free?
BookFunnel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Libro.fm Audiobooks or BookFunnel?
Libro.fm Audiobooks is rated higher. Libro.fm Audiobooks averages 4.9 out of 5 from 37K ratings, while BookFunnel averages 3.7 from 417 ratings.
Do Libro.fm Audiobooks or BookFunnel have ads?
Neither Libro.fm Audiobooks nor BookFunnel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Libro.fm Audiobooks or BookFunnel?
Libro.fm Audiobooks ships an update every 3 weeks, and BookFunnel every 3 weeks. Most recently, Libro.fm Audiobooks was updated on September 24, 2026 and BookFunnel on September 23, 2026.
Which is more popular, Libro.fm Audiobooks or BookFunnel?
Libro.fm Audiobooks currently peaks at #85 in the App Store charts, and BookFunnel at #70. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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