Comparison

Libro.fm Audiobooks vs AudioBinder

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

AudioBinder

Transform audio files into a single, chaptered M4B audiobook. Supports various audio formats, allows easy organization, metadata editing, and local processing for privacy. Offers an optional in-app purchase for unlimited imports.

Highlights
  • Create chaptered M4B audiobooks
  • Supports MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, and video audio tracks
  • Import from files, music library, or public domain
  • Organize and reorder chapters with drag-and-drop
  • Edit metadata and add cover art
  • Built-in preview player
  • Local audio processing for privacy
Features
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AudioBinder is an audiobook building tool that transforms your audio files into a single, chaptered M4B audiobook, the standard format used by most audiobook players FILE SUPPORT - Supports audio files in popular formats including MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, and more. Drop in a video file and AudioBinder pulls the audio track out of it. IMPORT - Import from files, your photo library, your purchased music library, or podcasts. Includes built-in search for free public-domain audiobooks. Or sign in to Plex and import audio and cover art from your own server. ORGANIZE - Arrange your audiobook exactly the way you want. Drag and drop to reorder chapters and segments. Merge multiple chapters together. Sort by title, filename, or duration. Use batch rename to quickly clean up chapter titles. METADATA & COVER ART - Set the title, author, narrator, and more. Import cover art from your photo library or files, and use the built-in crop tool. PREVIEW - See and hear the audiobook with the built-in player before you export. EXPORT - Encode your audiobook to M4B, with control over quality settings like codec and bitrate. Or sign in to Yoto and publish your book straight to a MYO playlist. The 16x16 pixel-art editor lets you draw a custom icon for each chapter. PRIVATE - Your files stay on your device. All audio processing and encoding happens locally, no account or sign-in is required, and no data is ever sold or tracked. IN-APP PURCHASES - AudioBinder offers an optional in-app purchase for unlimited audio file imports. Privacy Policy: https://www.audiobinder.com/#privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Libro.fm Audiobooks4 screens
AudioBinder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Libro.fm Audiobooks at none against AudioBinder's 3. Libro.fm Audiobooks also leads on ratings volume (41K vs 1) and chart position (#68 vs unranked). AudioBinder's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (100% vs 92%). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. AudioBinder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Libro.fm Audiobooks asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 AudioBinder. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Libro.fm Audiobooks has 41K ratings behind it against 1, 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 AudioBinder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Libro.fm Audiobooks ships an update monthly, AudioBinder every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Libro.fm Audiobooks versus AudioBinder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLibro.fm AudiobooksAudioBinder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (41K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings41K — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#68 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB20 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLibro.fmDaniel Baughman

Customer experience

Libro.fm Audiobooks

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

AudioBinder

All ratings1 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

AudioBinder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Libro.fm Audiobooks

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

AudioBinder

Subscriptions2
  • AudioBinder Unlimited - Monthly$0.991 Month
  • AudioBinder Unlimited - Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • AudioBinder Unlimited$14.99

Questions

Is Libro.fm Audiobooks free?
Libro.fm Audiobooks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AudioBinder free?
AudioBinder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Libro.fm Audiobooks or AudioBinder?
AudioBinder is rated higher. Libro.fm Audiobooks averages 4.9 out of 5 from 41K ratings, while AudioBinder averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Libro.fm Audiobooks or AudioBinder have ads?
Neither Libro.fm Audiobooks nor AudioBinder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Libro.fm Audiobooks or AudioBinder?
Libro.fm Audiobooks ships an update monthly, and AudioBinder every 5 days. Most recently, Libro.fm Audiobooks was updated on October 25, 2026 and AudioBinder on October 25, 2026.

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