Comparison

Libro.fm Audiobooks vs Taleify

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
Read full description

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

Taleify

Never lose your place in audiobooks or radio plays on Spotify again. This app tracks your listening progress and allows you to resume exactly where you left off with a single tap. Stay updated on new releases from your favorite artists.

Highlights
  • Track audiobook and radio play progress
  • Resume playback in Spotify
  • Organize favorite audiobooks
  • View listening history
  • Get new release notifications
  • Mark episodes as played
Features
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Pick up right where you left off – for your audiobooks and radio plays on Spotify. With audio drama series of hundreds of episodes, it is easy to lose track in Spotify: which episode comes next, and which chapter did you stop at? Taleify remembers it for you. HOW IT WORKS - Library: Keep your favorite artists and audiobooks in one place. - Resume: One tap and Spotify continues at exactly the chapter where you stopped. - Progress: Taleify picks up your listening history from Spotify automatically, even in the background. You see finished episodes at a glance and can mark them as played yourself. - History: See what you listened to most recently. - NEW: Get notified as soon as your artists release a new album or audiobook. GOOD TO KNOW - Playback happens in the Spotify app. A Spotify Premium subscription is required. - Taleify Plus unlocks playing and resuming. Alternatively, you can also watch a short video. - Taleify is not an official Spotify app and is not affiliated with Spotify AB. Download Taleify and continue exactly where you left off.

Screenshots

Libro.fm Audiobooks4 screens
Taleify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Libro.fm Audiobooks at 92% against Taleify's 42%. Libro.fm Audiobooks also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, monetization model 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. Taleify sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.79 per month. Libro.fm Audiobooks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Libro.fm Audiobooks ships an update monthly, Taleify fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Libro.fm Audiobooks versus Taleify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLibro.fm AudiobooksTaleify
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (41K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.8% of reviews — better41.7% of reviews
Number of ratings41K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#93 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.2 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB66 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLibro.fmMatthias Toppe

Customer experience

Libro.fm Audiobooks

All ratings40,562 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews809 reviews
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.9%

Taleify

Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral25.0%
Negative33.3%

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

Taleify

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Libro.fm Audiobooks

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Taleify

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial$0.791 Month
  • Annual Plan7 Days trial$5.991 Year

Questions

Is Libro.fm Audiobooks free?
Libro.fm Audiobooks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Taleify free?
Taleify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Libro.fm Audiobooks or Taleify have ads?
Taleify shows ads; Libro.fm Audiobooks does not.
Which is updated more often, Libro.fm Audiobooks or Taleify?
Libro.fm Audiobooks ships an update monthly, and Taleify fortnightly. Most recently, Libro.fm Audiobooks was updated on November 5, 2026 and Taleify on November 4, 2026.

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