Libro.fm Audiobooks vs YLN Catalog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Libro.fm Audiobooks
Listen to audiobooks while supporting independent bookstores. Access a vast library, enjoy DRM-free content, and utilize reader-friendly features like bookmarks and sleep timers. Purchases directly benefit your chosen local bookshop.
- Support for independent bookstores
- DRM-free audiobooks
- Bookmarks and sleep timer
- Adjustable playback speed
- Automatic syncing across devices
- Recommendations from booksellers
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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
YLN Catalog
Explore your library's collection from anywhere to discover new and familiar books, movies, and games. Search the full catalog, including digital content, and manage your account by placing holds, checking due dates, and renewing items.
- Search library catalog
- Discover books, movies, games
- Access eContent
- Place holds
- Check due dates
- Renew titles
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The YLN Catalog allows you to explore your library on the go to find new books, movies, games, or your old favorites! Quickly search the entire catalog, including eContent, and place holds, check due dates and renew eligible titles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Libro.fm Audiobooks at 92% against YLN Catalog's 0%. Libro.fm Audiobooks also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.7) and ratings volume (41K vs 31). 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
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 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Libro.fm Audiobooks has 41K ratings behind it against 31, 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 0% of YLN Catalog's.
Libro.fm Audiobooks ships an update every 3 weeks, YLN Catalog every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Libro.fm Audiobooks | YLN Catalog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (41K ratings) — better | 1.7 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41K — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #88 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Libro.fm | Yavapai County Library District Office |
Customer experience
Libro.fm Audiobooks
YLN Catalog
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
YLN Catalog
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Libro.fm Audiobooks
No in-app purchases
YLN Catalog
No in-app purchases
Questions
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