Comparison

Precise Audiobook Player vs Librivox Audiobooks.

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Precise Audiobook Player

This app provides advanced playback controls for audiobooks and other long audio files, offering features like auto-bookmarks, chapter navigation, and custom playback lists. It includes a driving mode with large, swipeable controls for safe operation on the go.

Highlights
  • Auto-bookmarks
  • Chapter navigation for m4b files
  • Customizable playback lists
  • Driving mode with large controls
  • Precision time control
  • Support for various audio formats
Features
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Fully updated for iOS 15.5 If you listen to audiobooks or other lengthy audio items, you need this app. Precise Audiobook gives you complete control when you want it but still has simple, easy-to-use controls while driving or jogging. While Apple's built-in audio player will play these files, it was never designed for items longer than a couple of minutes and often loses your place in the book.   Features include: • Auto-Bookmarks: Automatically creates and maintains bookmarks for each book or podcast you listen to. • Custom Bookmarks: Create and edit special bookmarks at any time. • Chapters: Fully implements the new m4b standard to display and select chapters within such audiobooks. One can now easily review the table of contents, jump to any chapter, move forward or back a chapter easily at any time. • Custom Lists: Starting from albums, playlists, and podcasts on your device; you can create, edit, and revise your own Lists for automatic sequential playback. This allows you to put together your own sequence of parts of books, episodes of podcasts, and any other audio items. You can sort, shuffle, reorder, delete or add to any such list at any time. • Driving Mode: Large controls and displays combined with swipeable controls make it easy to keep your eyes on the road while easily handling most issues that frequently come up on those long drives. Isn't that why you got audiobooks? • Swipe Controls: Simple broad swipes implement frequently used controls. For example: stroke horizontally across the top of the display to jump to the next item or across the lower part of the display to jump 30 seconds. • Precision Time Control: One can pan quickly over the entire book or use a fine panning control. One can jump forward or backward in increments of 10 minutes, 1 minute, or 10 seconds. The current position and time remaining are displayed in hours, minutes, and seconds. • Controls-Lock: No more accidental control taps or wasted power for displays that you aren't looking at for long periods of time. Turn your device face down and put it in your pocket while jogging. The controls and display return as soon as you turn it face-up. • User Preferences: Change the screen brightness, speed of playback, and many other preferences. • Help: Quick and easy how-to-get-started instructions as well as detailed notes and suggestions for later are available at a tap. • Formats: Plays any and all audio files stored in your iTunes library on your device. (mp3, m4a, m4b, aac, podcast, Audible, aiff, wav, and Apple Lossless) • Remote Controls: Fully implements all car stereo and headphone controls. • External Playback: Fully utilizes Bluetooth and airPlay options. Although a must-have app for audiobooks and podcasts, it works outstandingly for playing all your music as well.

About

Librivox Audiobooks.

Features
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Librivox audiobooks recorded by volunteers from works that are in the public domain. This app provides a simple way to discover and listen to these recordings directly on your device. All content is publicly available without restriction, making it easy to explore classic literature and timeless works through high-quality volunteer readings. Librivox Audiobooks gives you access to thousands of audiobooks in more than 10 languages. From timeless classics to hidden treasures, you can listen anytime, anywhere. Whether you’re at home, commuting, or traveling, Librivox Audiobooks Library makes it easy to enjoy stories the way you want. With Librivox Audiobooks Library, you get powerful features designed for everyday listening: 10+ Languages – Listen to audiobooks in English, Spanish, French, German, and more. Offline Listening – Download books and enjoy them without an internet connection. Favorites – Save books to your personal favorites list for quick access. Listening History – Go back and replay any book you’ve already enjoyed. Resume Playback – Pick up exactly where you left off, every time you return. Search Function – Find books by title, author, or keyword across the full Librivox library. Popular Books – Discover the most listened titles chosen by other readers. Sleep Timer – Set a timer to stop playback automatically, perfect for listening before bed. Light & Dark Theme – Choose a look that feels right for your reading and listening style. One of the best parts of Librivox Audiobooks is flexibility. You can build your own audio library, save your progress, and keep track of what you want to hear next. The new Sleep Timer feature is especially useful if you like falling asleep to stories—it lets you set a custom time so the app pauses automatically while you rest. Whether you’re into classic books, learning a new language, or just want something relaxing to play in the background, Librivox Audiobooks is the perfect audiobook app. With audiobooks available online and offline, it’s your personal library that goes everywhere with you. Download Librivox Audiobooks Library today and enjoy the best audiobooks in the simplest way possible. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.chaptio.com/librivox/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Precise Audiobook Player1 screens
Librivox Audiobooks.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Librivox Audiobooks. at Free against Precise Audiobook Player's $2.99. Librivox Audiobooks. also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). Precise Audiobook Player's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads 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

Librivox Audiobooks. is free to download; Precise Audiobook Player costs $2.99 up front. Librivox Audiobooks. sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Precise Audiobook Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Precise Audiobook Player ships an update every 4 months, Librivox Audiobooks. every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Precise Audiobook Player versus Librivox Audiobooks.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrecise Audiobook PlayerLibrivox Audiobooks.
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteve KliewerNatalja Morozova

In-app purchases

None

Precise Audiobook Player

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Librivox Audiobooks.

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium$4.997 Days
  • Monhly Premium$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Precise Audiobook Player free?
Precise Audiobook Player costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Librivox Audiobooks. free?
Librivox Audiobooks. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Precise Audiobook Player or Librivox Audiobooks. have ads?
Neither Precise Audiobook Player nor Librivox Audiobooks. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Precise Audiobook Player or Librivox Audiobooks.?
Precise Audiobook Player ships an update every 4 months, and Librivox Audiobooks. every 2 months. Most recently, Precise Audiobook Player was updated on October 21, 2026 and Librivox Audiobooks. on October 24, 2026.

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