Comparison

Audiobooks Plus vs Listening Library

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

Head to head
About

Audiobooks Plus

Listen to a vast library of original audiobook stories across various genres, including romance, fantasy, and crime. Enjoy fresh content weekly, personalized features like offline listening, and discover emerging authors.

Highlights
  • Original audiobook stories
  • Weekly fresh content
  • Multiple genres (romance, fantasy, crime)
  • Offline listening
  • Dark mode
  • Personalization options
Features
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Completely Reimagined Audiobooks Plus! Welcome to the massive rebirth of Audiobooks Plus, where the internet's most-loved romance and fantasy stories become addictive, bite-sized audio series. Here is everything waiting for you in our biggest update ever: • Binge-Worthy Audio Series: We sit right between an audiobook and a podcast. Every story is serialized, fully voiced, and written to end at the exact moment you cannot walk away. • Daily Chapter Drops: The story never stops. New chapters land constantly across active series so your daily commute, gym session, or laundry folding is always sorted. • Reader-Proven Hits: No adaptations of books nobody read. We only record what readers already devoured. Explore massive hits in Romance, Werewolf & Shifter, Romantasy, Billionaire, and Thriller genres. • A Brand-New Listening Engine: Custom Playback Speed: Your pace, your story. Choose Your Narrator: Hear the voice that fits the story for you. Background Playback: Keep listening with the screen off, while you commute, train, or fold laundry. Cross-Device Sync: Sign in and pick up exactly where you left off on your iPhone or iPad. • Try It For Free: Series open with free chapters. Never spend a minute on a story that isn't for you. • No Subscription: Unlock chapters with points. Buy them whenever you like, or just wait for the next one to open. Your points never expire.

About

Listening Library

Features
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The Listening Library app allows you to play audiobooks no matter where you decide to self-host them! With support for iCloud, Google Drive, Jellyfin, Plex, Audiobookshelf, and just locally on your phone, you just need this one app to get to all of your books. Listening Library has full audio control widgets, a customizable sleep timer, listening stats, the ability to stream or download the audiobook, and more! To be completely transparent, while local files, iCloud, and Google Drive are all free with the your download, if you want to use any of self-hosted servers (Jellyfin, Plex, and AudioBookShelf) you will be asked to pay a small, one-time fee via an In-App Purchase. However, If we add new sources behind the In-App Purchase, you will automatically get them!

Screenshots

Audiobooks Plus4 screens
Listening Library3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Audiobooks Plus at 15.1 against Listening Library's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Audiobooks Plus sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Listening Library sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Audiobooks Plus ships an update every 8 days, Listening Library weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Audiobooks Plus versus Listening Library: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudiobooks PlusListening Library
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (713 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings713 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB11 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperInkittMatthew Hood

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Audiobooks Plus

One-time7
  • Trial Package$0.99
  • Small Package$1.99
  • Medium Package$4.99
Show 4 more
  • Big Package$9.99
  • Bigger Package$15.99
  • Points pack - biggest$19.99
  • Ultimate Package$29.99
1 purchases

Listening Library

One-time1
  • Server Sources$4.99

Questions

Is Audiobooks Plus free?
Audiobooks Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Listening Library free?
Listening Library is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Audiobooks Plus or Listening Library have ads?
Neither Audiobooks Plus nor Listening Library shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Audiobooks Plus or Listening Library?
Audiobooks Plus ships an update every 8 days, and Listening Library weekly. Most recently, Audiobooks Plus was updated on October 25, 2026 and Listening Library on October 24, 2026.

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