Libro.fm Audiobooks vs 2 Second Lean Play
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
2 Second Lean Play
Access a collection of audiobooks on Lean principles and personal development for free. Explore topics like business, waste reduction, health, travel, and finding meaning in life.
- Free audiobook access
- Lean principles content
- Personal development topics
- Business and manufacturing focus
- Health and lifestyle guidance
- Travel and happiness insights
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Paul Akers is an entrepreneur, business owner, author, speaker, and Lean maniac. He has written five books including his best selling book, 2 Second Lean. He travels the world educating and speaking about Lean principles & Lean manufacturing. Paul’s goal is for Lean to change the world and reach as many people as possible. Here you can access all of his audiobooks for free. In 2 Second Lean, Paul shows how Lean doesn’t have to be boring and all about charts and graphs. It can be fun! He shows his company’s journey and astounding results. In Banish Sloppiness, the followup book to 2 Second Lean, Paul shows how Lean is a lifelong journey to remove waste and become better stewards of given resources. In Lean Health, Paul using his life journey to show how you can go from treating your body like a Pinto to treating it like a Ferrari. In Lean Travel, Paul shows the importance of traveling light and with a grateful heart. In Lean Life, Paul provides the tools necessary for a life with deep meaning and happiness.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: 2 Second Lean Play at free against Libro.fm Audiobooks's free with in-app purchases. Libro.fm Audiobooks's advantage is ratings volume (37K vs 21) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Libro.fm Audiobooks against 5.0 for 2 Second Lean Play. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Libro.fm Audiobooks has 37K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Libro.fm Audiobooks's written reviews are positive against 100% of 2 Second Lean Play's.
Libro.fm Audiobooks ships an update every 3 weeks, 2 Second Lean Play every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Libro.fm Audiobooks | 2 Second Lean Play |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (37K ratings) | 5.0 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37K — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #88 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Libro.fm | Paul Akers |
Customer experience
Libro.fm Audiobooks
2 Second Lean Play
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
2 Second Lean Play
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Libro.fm Audiobooks
No in-app purchases
2 Second Lean Play
No in-app purchases
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