Libro.fm Audiobooks vs Tertulia
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
Tertulia
Discover your next favorite book with curated recommendations from across the web. Organize your reading lists and purchase books seamlessly. Enjoy the best bookstore membership for passionate readers.
- Book recommendations from social media, podcasts, and web
- Reading list tracking
- Seamless book purchasing (US only)
- Bookstore membership benefits
- Discover trending books
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Welcome booklovers! Tertulia is a one-stop shop for finding your next great read, keeping track of your reading lists and purchasing books with the best bookstore membership for avid readers. Tertulia serves up book recommendations from across social media, podcasts, and the web — all in one app which incorporates seamless book purchasing (US only). If a book has moved someone enough to get them talking, you can find it, buy it, and share it on Tertulia.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Libro.fm Audiobooks at 92% against Tertulia's 67%. Libro.fm Audiobooks also leads on ratings volume (37K vs 507) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Tertulia's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and monetization model (ad-supported 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 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Libro.fm Audiobooks has 37K ratings behind it against 507, 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 67% of Tertulia's.
Libro.fm Audiobooks ships an update every 3 weeks, Tertulia weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Libro.fm Audiobooks | Tertulia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (37K ratings) — better | 4.7 (507 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.1% of reviews — better | 67.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37K — better | 507 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #75 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | +12 |
| Developer | Libro.fm | Tertulia, Inc. |
Customer experience
Libro.fm Audiobooks
Tertulia
User reviews
Libro.fm Audiobooks
From 37K App Store ratingsWhat 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)
Tertulia
From 507 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and efficient app
- 👍 Visually appealing and user-friendly design
- 💡 Excellent book discovery and recommendations
- 👍 Convenient book tracking and management
- 🚀 Quick delivery of purchased books
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and slow performance issues
- 🔍 Lack of detailed book descriptions
- 💸 Overly commercial focus on selling books
- 🔍 Inconsistent or missing order tracking/history
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
Tertulia
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Login and account issues
- Disappearing user book lists
- Inconsistent pricing and shipping information
Requested features
4 requests- iPad app version
- Ability to rate and review books read
- Improved personalized recommendations
- Smoother scrolling and list management
In-app purchases
Libro.fm Audiobooks
No in-app purchases
Tertulia
No in-app purchases









