Comparison

Prologue Audiobook Player vs Readtivity

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

Head to head
About

Prologue Audiobook Player

Organize and listen to audiobooks from your Plex or Audiobookshelf servers. Features include offline downloads, synchronized transcripts, adjustable playback speed, and a sleep timer. Enjoy your library across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Unified library for Plex and Audiobookshelf
  • Offline listening and downloads
  • Synchronized transcripts and ebook integration
  • Adjustable playback speed and sleep timer
  • Playback history and listening stats
  • CarPlay, Siri, and widget support
Features
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The self-hosted audiobook player for Plex and Audiobookshelf. Library - Keep your Plex and Audiobookshelf books together in one library - Browse by author, collection or series - Save books to your reading list - Download books for offline listening - Bookmark passages and add notes - Look back through your playback history, listening stats and streaks Reader - Follow the transcript as you listen, or open the book's EPUB or PDF - See the text highlighted as your book plays - Tap the text to jump to that part of the audiobook - Use ebooks from Audiobookshelf or import your own - Transcription happens on your device Playback - Adjust playback speed and save settings for each book - Set a sleep timer for a duration or the end of a chapter - Rewind automatically when you resume after a pause - Land at sentence starts when skipping or rewinding, once the audio is transcribed - Adjust the sound with Voice Boost and an equalizer Devices - Listen on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch - Download books to Apple Watch and listen without your phone - Use CarPlay, Siri, Shortcuts and widgets Prologue plays the books on your Plex or Audiobookshelf server. It doesn't sell books or come with any of its own. Free to download, with additional features behind a one-time Premium unlock. Offline listening on Apple Watch requires the separate Prologue for Apple Watch unlock. Transcription and following along with audio require a supported device and language.

About

Readtivity

Features
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Readtivity is a reading tracker that helps you build better reading habits, follow your progress, and understand your reading over time. Log a session from your Lock Screen, ask Siri to record the pages you've read, or start a timer straight from a widget. Then watch your streaks, goals and insights build up over months and years. Your data stays private, stored on your devices and synced through your own iCloud account. BUILD YOUR LIBRARY • Add books by searching online • Track multiple books at once • Organise books with custom shelves • Mark books as Loved and add personal notes • Import your Goodreads library TRACK READING PROGRESS • Log pages manually or with a timer • Control your reading timer from widgets, the Lock Screen and the Dynamic Island • Track time spent reading • See progress by page and percentage • Review, edit and delete past sessions • Add ratings, notes, and book details READING GOALS & MOTIVATION • Set monthly page or book goals • Monitor streaks and milestones • View progress with activity rings • Get gentle reading reminders INSIGHTS & ANALYTICS • Track pages read by day, week, and month • Measure reading speed in pages per hour • Explore genre trends over time • View charts of your reading activity • See detailed statistics for each book WIDGETS, SIRI & LIVE ACTIVITIES • Home Screen widgets in every size, with Quick Actions and shelf picking • Ask Siri to log pages, start a session, open a shelf or find a book • Track live sessions on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Check goal progress at a glance DESIGNED FOR EVERYONE • VoiceOver support • Works beautifully at large text sizes • Clear confirmations before anything is deleted, with Undo when you change your mind READTIVITY+ • In-Depth Analytics: monthly books and pages, daily charts, top genres, session length and total time read • Re-Read Tracking: log every read of a book you love • Extra Shelf Icons: more icon sets for your custom shelves • Export to CSV and PDF: take your reading history anywhere Privacy Policy https://gist.github.com/patrickmfsd/b05530435c821c40f059d3e7b34d6394 License Agreement http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Prologue Audiobook Player4 screens
Readtivity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Prologue Audiobook Player at every 5 days against Readtivity's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Prologue Audiobook Player sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Readtivity sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prologue Audiobook Player ships an update every 5 days, Readtivity every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Prologue Audiobook Player versus Readtivity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrologue Audiobook PlayerReadtivity
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (5.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.526.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrologue Audio Pty LtdPatrick Mifsud

Bugs and requests

Prologue Audiobook Player

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Slide-out pane not working in latest version
  • Inconsistent behavior when removing/signing out of account

Requested features

4 requests
  • Apple Watch app
  • Improved search and filtering
  • Automatic bookmarking and sleep tracking
  • Integration with other media platforms (e.g. Jellyfin)

Readtivity

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Prologue Audiobook Player

One-time7
  • Small tip$0.99
  • Medium tip$2.99
  • Prologue for Apple Watch$4.99
Show 4 more
  • Large tip$5.99
  • Premium (Family Upgrade)$7.99
  • Premium$9.99
  • Premium (Family)$17.99
2 purchases

Readtivity

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly1 Month trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Prologue Audiobook Player free?
Prologue Audiobook Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Readtivity free?
Readtivity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Prologue Audiobook Player or Readtivity have ads?
Neither Prologue Audiobook Player nor Readtivity shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prologue Audiobook Player or Readtivity?
Prologue Audiobook Player ships an update every 5 days, and Readtivity every 3 weeks. Most recently, Prologue Audiobook Player was updated on November 5, 2026 and Readtivity on October 30, 2026.

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