OpenLibrary Browser vs Librivox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenLibrary Browser
Access a vast catalog of books directly from your mobile device. Search for titles, browse collections, and download public domain works for free.
- Search book catalog
- Browse book collections
- Download public domain works
- Mobile client for OpenLibrary
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A mobile client for the OpenLibrary website. Users can search and browse for books, and download available public domain works.
Librivox
Access a vast library of public domain e-books and audiobooks from Librivox and Project Gutenberg. Explore over 10,000 audiobooks and 50,000 written books in multiple languages, including classics and popular titles.
- Public domain e-books
- Public domain audiobooks
- 10,000+ audiobooks
- 50,000+ written books
- Multiple languages
- Classic literature
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Librivoxer app is a collection of largest public domain e-book and audiobooks from Librivox and Project Gutenberg. This app contains more than 10.000 audiobooks and more than 50.000 written books in different languages such as Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog. With this application you will be able to reach world's greatest literature from your device. Top 50 e-books: 1- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 2- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 3- The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 4- A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 5- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle 6- Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 7 -The Bayeux Tapestry Elucidated by John Collingwood Bruce 8- Why Men Fight by Bertrand Russell 9- Dracula by Bram Stoker 10- The Young Train Dispatcher by Burton Egbert Stevenson Top Audio Books: 1- Pride and Prejudice 2- Jane Eyre 3- Persuasion 4- Anne of Green Gables 5- Emma 6- Little Women 7- The Count of Monte Cristo 8- Mansfield Park 9- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 10- Wuthering Heights Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.webronsoftware.co.uk/mobile-apps/librivox-ebooks-audiobooks/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Librivox at 53% against OpenLibrary Browser's 0%. Librivox also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.4) and ratings volume (239 vs 39). OpenLibrary Browser's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Librivox sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. OpenLibrary Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.
Librivox holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Librivox has 239 ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of OpenLibrary Browser's written reviews are positive against 53% of Librivox's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenLibrary Browser | Librivox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (39 ratings) | 4.4 (239 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 53.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 39 | 239 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Wakefield | Webron Software LTD |
Customer experience
OpenLibrary Browser
Librivox
In-app purchases
OpenLibrary Browser
No in-app purchases
Librivox
- Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
- Weekly Subscription$6.997 Days
- Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year
- Premium$49.99
- Lifetime Premium$49.99
Questions
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