Comparison

Libro.fm Audiobooks vs GMILCS

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

GMILCS

Access your library catalog from anywhere to discover books, movies, and games. Manage your account by placing holds, checking due dates, and renewing items across multiple participating libraries.

Highlights
  • Explore library catalog
  • Search books, movies, games
  • Place holds
  • Check due dates
  • Renew eligible titles
  • Access multiple libraries
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GMILCS 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 from all GMILCS libraries. The GMILCS, Inc. consortium is comprised of the following New Hampshire libraries: the Amherst Town Library, the Bedford Public Library, the Danforth Library (New England College), the Derry Public Library, the Goffstown Public Library, the Hooksett Public Library, the Kelley Library (Salem), the Manchester City Library, the Merrimack Public Library, the Nesmith Library (Windham), the Rodgers Memorial Library (Hudson), and the Wadleigh Memorial Library (Milford).

Screenshots

Libro.fm Audiobooks4 screens
GMILCS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Libro.fm Audiobooks at 4.9 against GMILCS's 4.0. Libro.fm Audiobooks also leads on ratings volume (41K vs 2) and chart position (#67 vs unranked). GMILCS's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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

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 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Libro.fm Audiobooks has 41K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Libro.fm Audiobooks ships an update monthly, GMILCS every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Libro.fm Audiobooks versus GMILCS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLibro.fm AudiobooksGMILCS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (41K ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews91.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings41K — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#67 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB56 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLibro.fmGMILCS, Inc.

Customer experience

Libro.fm Audiobooks

All ratings40,562 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews806 reviews
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative5.0%

GMILCS

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

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

GMILCS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Libro.fm Audiobooks

No in-app purchases

None

GMILCS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Libro.fm Audiobooks free?
Libro.fm Audiobooks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GMILCS free?
GMILCS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Libro.fm Audiobooks or GMILCS?
Libro.fm Audiobooks is rated higher. Libro.fm Audiobooks averages 4.9 out of 5 from 41K ratings, while GMILCS averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Libro.fm Audiobooks or GMILCS have ads?
Neither Libro.fm Audiobooks nor GMILCS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Libro.fm Audiobooks or GMILCS?
Libro.fm Audiobooks ships an update monthly, and GMILCS every 5 weeks. Most recently, Libro.fm Audiobooks was updated on October 25, 2026 and GMILCS on October 18, 2026.

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