Comparison

Meanwhile vs MP3 Audiobook Player Pro

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

Head to head
About

Meanwhile

Explore a mad scientist's wonderland and make choices that shape your adventure. This interactive comic offers thousands of branching paths, leading to various outcomes, from doom to success. Experience a unique story with full audio accessibility.

Highlights
  • Branching narrative paths
  • User-driven story choices
  • Thousands of adventure outcomes
  • Infinite scrollable canvas
  • Full audio accessibility (VoiceOver)
Features
Currently charting
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MEANWHILE: an interactive comic by Jason Shiga On the way home from the ice cream store, little Jimmy discovers a mad scientist’s wonderland: an experimental mind-reading helmet, a time machine, and a doomsday device that can annihilate the human race. Which one would you like to test out first? MEANWHILE is not an ordinary comic. YOU make the choices that determine how the story unfolds. MEANWHILE splits off into thousands of different adventures. Most will end in DOOM and DISASTER. Only one path will lead you to happiness and success. - A thrilling adventure of quantum physics, self-discovery, and kids getting into trouble. (We mentioned the doomsday device, right?) - Completely redesigned by the author for an infinite scrollable canvas. - Full audio accessibility with VoiceOver; every panel and choice can be spoken.

About

MP3 Audiobook Player Pro

This app allows you to listen to your own audiobooks in various formats on your Apple devices. It offers adjustable playback speed, sound boosting, and automatic saving of your listening position. Enjoy your audiobooks with convenient controls and car integration.

Highlights
  • Plays MP3, M4B, FLAC, and other audio formats
  • Adjustable playback speed (0.5x to 5.0x)
  • Sound boosting for low-volume audiobooks
  • Automatic playback position saving
  • CarPlay and car model integration
  • Sleep timer
  • Add books via Wi-Fi and WebDAV
Features
Currently charting
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MP3 Audiobook Player is the easiest and most convenient app for listening to audiobooks in MP3, MP4, AWB, OPUS, OGG, FLAC, AWB, M4B, M4A formats on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad! ••• The app does not feature any audiobooks, but only plays your own audio files ••• The purpose of this app is to make listening to audiobooks in different formats easy and convenient! There are lots of websites with all kinds of audiobooks dubbed by professional actors and enthusiasts. Most of such audiobooks are distributed as folders with multiple audiofiles in different formats. I'm, the author of the app, listen to audiobooks all the time. Therefore, I did my best to make MP3 Audiobook Player a tool that has everything necessary to make this process intuitive and convenient. • Plays audiobooks in MP3, MP4, OPUS, OGG, FLAC, AWB, M4B, M4A formats (without DRM protection). • Adjustable playback quality (0.5x to 5.0x). • Boost sound ( for audiobooks with low volume ) • The book cover is loaded from an image file in the book’s folder or from an embedded image from an audio file. • Automatically saves the current playback position for all audiobooks. • Supports CarPlay and integrations with over 50 other car models from Ford, GM, Mazda, BMW, Jaguar, Landrover and many more • Jump to any file (can be enabled in settings). • Supports standard headphone controls. • Supports Apple Watch. • Playback control from the Control Center and Block screen. • A sleep timer with adjustable sleep periods or sleep after the end of the current chapter. • Possibility to add/remove books through iTunes and from the computer via Wi-Fi • Support WebDav for adding audiobooks directly from Explorer on PC or from Finder on MacOS If you enjoy MP3 Audiobook Player, we would be glad if you consider writing a review.

Screenshots

Meanwhile4 screens
MP3 Audiobook Player Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MP3 Audiobook Player Pro at fortnightly against Meanwhile's every 12 months. MP3 Audiobook Player Pro also leads on ratings volume (232 vs 10) and chart position (#41 vs #157). Meanwhile's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $7.99). On rating, review sentiment, 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

Meanwhile costs $4.99 and MP3 Audiobook Player Pro $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Meanwhile against 4.1 for MP3 Audiobook Player Pro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MP3 Audiobook Player Pro has 232 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Meanwhile's written reviews are positive against 81% of MP3 Audiobook Player Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meanwhile ships an update every 12 months, MP3 Audiobook Player Pro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Meanwhile versus MP3 Audiobook Player Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeanwhileMP3 Audiobook Player Pro
Price$4.99 — better$7.99
Rating4.1 (10 ratings) — better4.1 (232 ratings)
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews80.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10232 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#157#41 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB79 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperZarfhome Software ConsultingOleg Brailean

Customer experience

Meanwhile

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral12.5%
Negative8.3%

MP3 Audiobook Player Pro

All ratings232 ratings
Positive77.2%
Neutral6.0%
Negative16.8%
Written reviews233 reviews
Positive80.7%
Neutral3.9%
Negative15.5%

Bugs and requests

Meanwhile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

MP3 Audiobook Player Pro

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Playback position not saved correctly
  • Speed controls causing audio distortion
  • Compatibility issues with iOS 18 and newer
  • Unreliable file transfer via WiFi and cloud storage
  • Unexpected playback behavior when pausing and resuming

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add option to stream audiobooks from cloud storage
  • Improve Apple Watch integration and standalone playback
  • Implement better organization and sorting options for audiobook library
  • Add EQ and volume boost features
  • Introduce a more modern and visually appealing design

In-app purchases

None

Meanwhile

No in-app purchases

None

MP3 Audiobook Player Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meanwhile free?
Meanwhile costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MP3 Audiobook Player Pro free?
MP3 Audiobook Player Pro costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Meanwhile or MP3 Audiobook Player Pro?
Meanwhile is rated higher. Meanwhile averages 4.1 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while MP3 Audiobook Player Pro averages 4.1 from 232 ratings.
Do Meanwhile or MP3 Audiobook Player Pro have ads?
Neither Meanwhile nor MP3 Audiobook Player Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meanwhile or MP3 Audiobook Player Pro?
Meanwhile ships an update every 12 months, and MP3 Audiobook Player Pro fortnightly. Most recently, Meanwhile was updated on October 1, 2026 and MP3 Audiobook Player Pro on October 17, 2026.
Which is more popular, Meanwhile or MP3 Audiobook Player Pro?
Meanwhile currently peaks at #157 in the App Store charts, and MP3 Audiobook Player Pro at #41. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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