Comparison

Libro.fm Audiobooks vs Mibrarian

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

Mibrarian

Easily catalog your personal book collection, track reading progress, and manage borrowed books. Add titles by scanning, searching, or manual entry, and enrich your library with details and ratings.

Highlights
  • Catalog books via scan, search, or manual entry
  • Rate and review books
  • Track reading progress
  • Manage book lending to others
  • Fetch rich book details automatically
  • Organize and personalize your library
  • Offline access
Features
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Welcome to the easiest way to manage your personal library! Whether you're an avid reader, a teacher managing classroom books, or simply lending books to friends and family, our app simplifies your library experience. Quickly catalog your collection, add ratings, track your reading progress, and never lose track of who borrowed your books. Features: Easily Catalog Your Books: Quickly add books by scanning barcodes, searching by title, or manually entering information. Rate and Review: Keep personal ratings, add comments, and mark books as read to track your reading history. Effortless Lending: Check out books to friends, family, students, or colleagues. Never forget who borrowed your books! Rich Book Details: Automatic fetching of book information, cover images, and details from the Open Library database. Personalized Library: Organize your collection and easily find your next read or see your favorites at a glance. Offline Friendly: Manage your collection anytime, anywhere no internet connection required.

Screenshots

Libro.fm Audiobooks4 screens
Mibrarian3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Mibrarian at free against Libro.fm Audiobooks's free with in-app purchases. Mibrarian also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Libro.fm Audiobooks's advantage is ratings volume (37K vs 2) and chart position (#84 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Libro.fm Audiobooks against 5.0 for Mibrarian. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Libro.fm Audiobooks has 37K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Libro.fm Audiobooks's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mibrarian's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Libro.fm Audiobooks ships an update every 3 weeks, Mibrarian weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Libro.fm Audiobooks versus Mibrarian: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLibro.fm AudiobooksMibrarian
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (37K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#84 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB23 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLibro.fmIron Elephant Solutions

Customer experience

Libro.fm Audiobooks

All ratings37,487 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews791 reviews
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.8%

Mibrarian

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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

Mibrarian

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Libro.fm Audiobooks

No in-app purchases

None

Mibrarian

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Libro.fm Audiobooks free?
Libro.fm Audiobooks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mibrarian free?
Mibrarian is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Libro.fm Audiobooks or Mibrarian?
Mibrarian is rated higher. Libro.fm Audiobooks averages 4.9 out of 5 from 37K ratings, while Mibrarian averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Libro.fm Audiobooks or Mibrarian have ads?
Neither Libro.fm Audiobooks nor Mibrarian shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Libro.fm Audiobooks or Mibrarian?
Libro.fm Audiobooks ships an update every 3 weeks, and Mibrarian weekly. Most recently, Libro.fm Audiobooks was updated on October 15, 2026 and Mibrarian on October 8, 2026.

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