Comparison

Prologue Audiobook Player vs EchoReadPro

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, transcript following, playback speed control, and a sleep timer. Enjoy a seamless listening experience across your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Unified library for Plex and Audiobookshelf
  • Offline listening and downloads
  • Follow along with transcripts
  • Adjustable playback speed and sleep timer
  • Playback history and listening stats
  • Cross-device support including Apple Watch and CarPlay
Features
Currently charting
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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

EchoReadPro

Transform text into audio for hands-free listening on various devices. Enjoy customizable playback speeds, voice options, and seamless progress saving. Ideal for language learners and anyone who wants to free their eyes from screens.

Highlights
  • Text and local file reading
  • Adjustable language, speed, and volume
  • Voice sync text highlighting
  • Playback paragraph switching
  • Save playback history and settings
  • Screen-off playback
  • Image text recognition
  • Unlimited listening duration
Features
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Listen freely with Scroll Books, free your eyes (Watch · Phone · Tablet · Computer) - Supports text input and importing local text files for audio reading, easy for daily audiobook listening - Freely adjust language, speech rate and volume; play/pause available to control playback at will - Synchronized text highlighting with voice, great for reading-along practice and efficient language learning - Freely switch playback paragraphs to listen to specific content accurately - Save playback history, remember playback progress and settings, resume listening without repositioning - Smart anti-screen-lock function; playback continues with screen off, enjoy listening hands-free - Built-in shortcut tool entry for convenient access to Image to Text (CopyImageText), batch text replacement (SearchReplacePro2), web page audiobook (Bookmarkers Pro/Bookmarkers for Safari), LAN file transfer, image preview, file reading and clipboard sync (FileSentPro). # Pro Paid Exclusive Benefits - Remove reading time limit, unlimited long-time listening - Auto shutoff timer for bedtime, safer night listening - Export read content as audio files for offline playback anytime, listen during commute - Use high-quality built-in system voices with pitch adjustment for a comfortable listening experience # Notes - Go to More > Settings to adjust speech paragraph length. If playback issues occur on your device, reduce the value. - If voice playback fails, try switching to another voice.

Screenshots

Prologue Audiobook Player4 screens
EchoReadPro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Prologue Audiobook Player at Free against EchoReadPro's $0.99. Prologue Audiobook Player also leads on ratings volume (5.9K vs 1) and chart position (#176 vs unranked). EchoReadPro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and device support (5 vs 3). On rating, update cadence and ads 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

Prologue Audiobook Player is free to download; EchoReadPro costs $0.99 up front. Prologue Audiobook Player sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. EchoReadPro 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 Prologue Audiobook Player against 5.0 for EchoReadPro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prologue Audiobook Player has 5.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prologue Audiobook Player ships an update every 5 days, EchoReadPro weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Prologue Audiobook Player versus EchoReadPro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrologue Audiobook PlayerEchoReadPro
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.9 (5.9K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.9K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#176 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrologue Audio Pty Ltd杨军 朱

Customer experience

Prologue Audiobook Player

All ratings5,873 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews679 reviews
Positive84.5%
Neutral5.4%
Negative10.0%

EchoReadPro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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)

EchoReadPro

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
None

EchoReadPro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prologue Audiobook Player free?
Prologue Audiobook Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EchoReadPro free?
EchoReadPro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Prologue Audiobook Player or EchoReadPro?
EchoReadPro is rated higher. Prologue Audiobook Player averages 4.9 out of 5 from 5.9K ratings, while EchoReadPro averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Prologue Audiobook Player or EchoReadPro have ads?
Neither Prologue Audiobook Player nor EchoReadPro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prologue Audiobook Player or EchoReadPro?
Prologue Audiobook Player ships an update every 5 days, and EchoReadPro weekly. Most recently, Prologue Audiobook Player was updated on November 13, 2026 and EchoReadPro on November 5, 2026.

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