Comparison

Libro.fm Audiobooks vs Tertulia

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

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.

Highlights
  • Book recommendations from social media, podcasts, and web
  • Reading list tracking
  • Seamless book purchasing (US only)
  • Bookstore membership benefits
  • Discover trending books
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Libro.fm Audiobooks4 screens
Tertulia4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Libro.fm Audiobooks versus Tertulia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLibro.fm AudiobooksTertulia
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (37K ratings) — better4.7 (507 ratings)
Positive reviews92.1% of reviews — better67.2% of reviews
Number of ratings37K — better507
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#75 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.211.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB22 MB
Age rating12++12
DeveloperLibro.fmTertulia, Inc.

Customer experience

Libro.fm Audiobooks

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

Tertulia

All ratings507 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive67.2%
Neutral8.2%
Negative24.6%

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)

Tertulia

From 507 App Store ratings

What 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

None

Libro.fm Audiobooks

No in-app purchases

None

Tertulia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Libro.fm Audiobooks free?
Libro.fm Audiobooks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tertulia free?
Tertulia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Libro.fm Audiobooks or Tertulia?
Libro.fm Audiobooks is rated higher. Libro.fm Audiobooks averages 4.9 out of 5 from 37K ratings, while Tertulia averages 4.7 from 507 ratings.
Do Libro.fm Audiobooks or Tertulia have ads?
Neither Libro.fm Audiobooks nor Tertulia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Libro.fm Audiobooks or Tertulia?
Libro.fm Audiobooks ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tertulia weekly. Most recently, Libro.fm Audiobooks was updated on September 25, 2026 and Tertulia on September 23, 2026.

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