Libro.fm Audiobooks vs CountyCat Mobile App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Explore 600,000+ audiobooks
- Use audiobook credits
- Apple Watch listening
- Automatic sync across devices
- Bookmarks and playback speed
- Sleep timer
- DRM-free downloads
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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
CountyCat Mobile App
Manage your library account, renew borrowed items, and search the catalog. Discover new books, find library hours, and access a variety of online resources.
- Check library account
- Renew materials
- Search catalog
- Place requests
- Discover new titles
- View library hours
- Access online resources
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The CountyCat Mobile app has been updated. Use the app to: Check your library account and renew materials Search the catalog and place requests Discover new titles and see library hours and other information Link to many online resources like Libby, Hoopla and Gale Courses
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Libro.fm Audiobooks at 92% against CountyCat Mobile App's 23%. Libro.fm Audiobooks also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (41K vs 30). CountyCat Mobile App's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Libro.fm Audiobooks holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Libro.fm Audiobooks has 41K ratings behind it against 30, 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 23% of CountyCat Mobile App's.
Libro.fm Audiobooks ships an update monthly, CountyCat Mobile App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Libro.fm Audiobooks | CountyCat Mobile App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (41K ratings) — better | 3.3 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.8% of reviews — better | 23.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41K — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #48 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Libro.fm | Milwaukee County Federated Library System |
Customer experience
Libro.fm Audiobooks
CountyCat Mobile App
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
CountyCat Mobile App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Libro.fm Audiobooks
No in-app purchases
CountyCat Mobile App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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