Penguin Random House Audio vs Libraries Online
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Penguin Random House Audio
Access and listen to a vast catalog of audiobooks from Penguin Random House. Designed for publishing industry professionals, it allows for downloading review copies and offline listening. Features include a user-friendly player, bookmarking, and sharing capabilities.
- Listen to full-length audiobooks
- Download audiobooks for review
- Offline listening
- User-friendly audio player
- Sleep timer and variable speed
- Bookmark passages
- Share recommendations
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Listen to full-length audiobooks from the Penguin Random House Audio catalog, including thousands of adult, children’s, and young adult titles. Book reviewers, booksellers, librarians, and other publishing industry professionals can create an account to download audiobooks for review or promotion. Accounts are subject to verification and approval. • Listen to audiobook samples and access review copies of new and past releases. • Offline listening with downloaded content. • Simple and easy to navigate audio player. • Sleep timer and variable narration speed. • Add favorites for easy retrieval. • Bookmark your favorite passages. • Easy-to-use chapter navigation. • Share recommendations through email or messaging apps.
Libraries Online
Access your library's digital catalog to search for books, reserve items, and manage your account on the go. Explore a wide range of online resources directly from your mobile device.
- Search library catalog
- Reserve items
- Manage library account
- Access online resources
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Take Libraries Online everywhere you go! -Search the catalog and reserve items -Manage your library account -Access online resources and much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Libraries Online at 100% against Penguin Random House Audio's 11%. Libraries Online also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.9) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Libraries Online holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 147 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Penguin Random House Audio's written reviews are positive against 100% of Libraries Online's.
Penguin Random House Audio ships an update every 3 months, Libraries Online every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Penguin Random House Audio | Libraries Online |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (45 ratings) | 4.9 (147 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 45 | 147 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Penguin Random House LLC NY | Capira Technologies |
Customer experience
Penguin Random House Audio
Libraries Online
In-app purchases
Penguin Random House Audio
No in-app purchases
Libraries Online
No in-app purchases
Questions
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