Comparison

Librivox vs Scriptura

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Public domain e-books
  • Public domain audiobooks
  • 10,000+ audiobooks
  • 50,000+ written books
  • Multiple languages
  • Classic literature
Features
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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

About

Scriptura

This app helps you keep scripture visible and accessible throughout your day with widgets and a daily verse. It offers tools for reading, note-taking, highlighting, and memorization, including interlinear readers for original languages.

Highlights
  • Read Bible passages
  • Take notes and highlight
  • Save verses for memorization
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Daily Verse of the Day
  • Interlinear Greek and Hebrew readers
  • Word study tools
Features
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Scriptura is designed to keep scritpure visible, accessible, and quietly present throughout your day. With Scriptura, you can read the Bible, take notes, highlight meaningful passages, save verses for memorization, and keep Scripture before you through widgets and a daily Verse of the Day. Whether you are studying deeply, building a habit of memorization, or simply keeping a reminder of truth on your screen; this app is built to make Scripture easier to carry with you. Scriptura also includes interlinear readers for Greek and Hebrew, giving you a closer look at the original biblical languages. Tap into word study tools as you read, compare meanings, and explore the text with greater depth without leaving the passage. The memorization experience is designed to be simple and intentional. Save verses, practice them over time, and return to the passages you are working easily. The Verse of the Day feature gives you a steady rhythm of Scripture, with meaningful passages selected to encourage daily reflection. Scriptura was created with a simple ethos: God’s Word should not be locked behind a subscription. This app will never ask you for money. No subscriptions. No premium tiers. No paid unlocks. No artificial limits. Whether on your Lock Screen, Home Screen, or inside the app itself, this is a simple way to keep God’s Word before you throughout the day.

Screenshots

Librivox4 screens
Scriptura4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scriptura at 100% against Librivox's 53%. Scriptura also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). Librivox's advantage is ratings volume (242 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price 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. Librivox sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Scriptura asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scriptura holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Librivox has 242 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Librivox's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scriptura's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Librivox ships an update every 3 months, Scriptura every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Librivox versus Scriptura: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLibrivoxScriptura
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (242 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings242 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB16 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperWebron Software LTDISAIAH RUSSELL HARVILLE

Customer experience

Librivox

All ratings239 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral4.6%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative33.3%

Scriptura

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Librivox

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Ads are annoying and hard to dismiss
  • Paid membership not granting access to titles
  • Cannot sort or search effectively
  • Audiobook language cannot be changed
  • Buffering issues
Show 4 more
  • Search function is broken
  • Books listed in large squares, not alphabetical
  • Books don't appear
  • App indicates empty library with no way to add books

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to search by author
  • Ability to sort by author/reader
  • Ability to search by genre
  • Bookmark feature
  • Clearer instructions on accessing library
Show 1 more
  • Full Librivox volume access

Scriptura

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Librivox

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Weekly Subscription$6.997 Days
  • Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium$49.99
  • Lifetime Premium$49.99
None

Scriptura

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Librivox free?
Librivox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scriptura free?
Scriptura is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Librivox or Scriptura?
Scriptura is rated higher. Librivox averages 4.4 out of 5 from 242 ratings, while Scriptura averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Librivox or Scriptura have ads?
Librivox shows ads; Scriptura does not.
Which is updated more often, Librivox or Scriptura?
Librivox ships an update every 3 months, and Scriptura every 5 days. Most recently, Librivox was updated on October 29, 2026 and Scriptura on October 31, 2026.

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