Audio Book Cloud vs LOC Collections
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Audio Book Cloud
This app allows subscribers to access their school or library's audiobook collection on their Apple devices. It offers a simplified sign-in process for young children and a secure, self-contained environment for listening.
- Access school/library audiobook subscriptions
- Simplified sign-in for multiple users
- Secure, self-contained listening environment
- Downloadable on iPhone, iPad, and iPod
- Single sign-on for extended access
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Access your school or library's AudioBookCloud subscription from your iphone, ipad, or ipod touch, with the new AudioBookCloud app! AudioBookCloud subscribers can download and install the app on all of their devices! With a single sign-on per device, they’ll be signed in for months! All you need is a device and an internet connection. No more time wasted in helping a whole class of four year olds sign in! Now everyone can access with a single tap! No more worry that your kids might navigate away from AudioBookCloud in the open internet browser! The AudioBookCloud app works just like our mobile site, and is entirely self-contained. It’s simple to install, simple to use, and available to all subscribers! Please contact your school/library for username/password.
LOC Collections
Access and explore millions of digitized items from the world's largest library. Discover iconic photos, historic maps, books, films, and manuscripts. Save, share, and zoom in on details within the vast digital archives.
- Access millions of digitized items
- Explore photos, maps, books, and films
- Search and browse collections
- Save and share favorites
- Zoom in for detailed image exploration
- Read historic books and newspapers
- Watch early films
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Explore the Library of Congress digital collections. The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world. Use LOC Collections to access iconic photos, historic maps, books, films, newspapers, manuscripts and sound recordings. Search and browse millions of items. Save and share your favorites. Zoom in to explore images in detail. Read books. Search historic newspapers. Watch early films from Thomas Edison and other pioneers. Explore the papers of U.S. presidents (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and more). View iconic photos and maps documenting the Civil War. View letters, diaries and notes in the papers of Rosa Parks, Mary Church Terrell, Susan B. Anthony and other changemakers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LOC Collections at 3.9 against Audio Book Cloud's 1.0. LOC Collections also leads on review sentiment (27% vs 0%) and ratings volume (35 vs 7). Audio Book Cloud's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LOC Collections holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LOC Collections has 35 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Audio Book Cloud's written reviews are positive against 27% of LOC Collections's.
Audio Book Cloud ships an update every 3 weeks, LOC Collections every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Audio Book Cloud | LOC Collections |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (7 ratings) | 3.9 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 27.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TumbleBooks Inc. | Library Of Congress |
Customer experience
Audio Book Cloud
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In-app purchases
Audio Book Cloud
No in-app purchases
LOC Collections
No in-app purchases
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