Litres vs Bound
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Litres
Access a vast catalog of Russian audiobooks, from new releases to classics. Listen to free samples, manage your library across devices, and enjoy offline playback. Discover new authors and read customer reviews before you buy.
- Extensive Russian audiobook catalog
- Free book samples up to 1 hour
- Cross-device library sync
- Background playback
- Offline playback
- Customer reviews and author pages
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Litres: Audio application is the convenient way to choose and listen to the favorite audiobooks. With the built-in audiobook store you get the access to more than 15000 LitRes audiobook catalogue from hot new releases to all-time classics – the biggest catalogue of audiobooks in russian App Store. Features: - listen and evaluate a book fragments, before you decide to buy a full audiobook. We have the longest free samples in App Store – 10 minutes to 1 hour for selected books; - book shelf: all the audiobook purchases you’ve ever made are available on all devices and Litres website (assuming the same user account is used); - detailed book descriptions; - background audiobook playback; - possibility to read book reviews written by the customers and submit your own; - author pages with a biography, reviews, one click access to book series; - offline playback – for the books downloaded in advance. Should you have questions on how the app works, new feature suggestions, or if you faced a problem with book purchase / download – please drop us a note at ios_audio@litres.ru. Note that Litres app can collect anonymous usage stats. «LitRes» is the number №1 retailer of digital books in Russia. We are trusted by the leading Russian publishing houses and authors. Company «LitRes» was founded in 2006 and eventually evolved into the largest and well-known digital book retailer in Russia. Today LitRes book store contains tens thousands of books and several thousands of audiobooks.
Bound
Listen to your DRM-free audiobooks with a modern interface. Import files from cloud services or your computer, manage your library, and enjoy features like automatic playback saving, adjustable speed, and chapter support. Includes CarPlay integration and a sleep timer.
- Import from cloud services (Dropbox, OneDrive)
- Web uploader via WiFi
- Automatic playback position saving
- Adjustable playback speed (0.5x-3.0x)
- Chapter support
- Sleep timer
- CarPlay support
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Listen to your favorite DRM-free audiobooks with Bound. Bound allows you to import audio files from various cloud services and play them back in a beautiful modern interface. Bound will automatically save your listening position so that you never lose your place. Supported Audio File Types (DRM-free only): .mp3, .m4a, .m4b, .aac Download - Dropbox and Microsoft OneDrive. - Apple Files. - Web Uploader for importing from your computer via WiFi. Manage - Move audio files between books. - Change cover art. - Sort based on author, title, recently added, and recently played. - Rename title and author. - Choose between a number of fun themes. - Dark mode support. Play - Automatically saves playback location as you progress through the book. - Independently configure seek forward and seek backward times. - Chapter support for audio files with embedded chapters (.m4a / .m4b / OverDrive .mp3). - Change playback speed from 0.5X to 3.0X. - Smart Rewind when returning to your book after a while. - Sleep Timer with configurable time or at the end of a chapter. - Manually bookmark locations that you want to return to. - CarPlay support. If you enjoy using Bound, please consider writing a review.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Litres at Free against Bound's $4.99. Litres also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 2). Bound's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and chart position (#1 vs #108). On rating, ratings volume 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
Litres is free to download; Bound costs $4.99 up front. Litres sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $6.49 per month. Bound asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Litres against 4.6 for Bound. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.7K and 2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Litres's written reviews are positive against 73% of Bound's.
Litres ships an update fortnightly, Bound every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Litres | Bound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.7K ratings) — better | 4.6 (2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews | 72.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | 2K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #108 | #1 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LitRes OOO | Deadpan, LLC |
Customer experience
Litres
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User reviews
Litres
From 2.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent audio quality
- 👍 Convenient for listening on the go
- 🤩 Wide selection of books
- 💰 Affordable pricing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🤔 Confusing subscription model
- 💲 Inconsistent pricing compared to website
Bound
From 2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great app!
- 👍 Excellent audiobook player
- 💡 Seamless cloud storage integration
- 🚀 Efficient and reliable
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
- 🐛 Issues with cloud storage connectivity
- 🐛 Inconsistent playback behavior
- 🐛 Trouble with large audiobook files
- 🐛 Missing features like folders/playlists
Bugs and requests
Litres
Reported bugs
3 issues- Books disappearing from user accounts
- Playback issues like skipping chapters or losing progress
- Unreliable download and syncing functionality
Requested features
3 requests- Add option to resume books from last listened position
- Improve recommendations based on reading history
- Integrate with other popular audiobook services
Bound
Reported bugs
5 issues- Audiobooks disappearing from library after device restart
- Inability to delete audiobooks from library
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps
- Playback issues with multi-part audiobooks
- Problems with web uploader functionality
Requested features
6 requests- Add support for Apple Watch
- Implement search and filtering options
- Allow bookmarks with notes/labels
- Add Chromecast support
- Introduce dark mode
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- Improve cloud storage management
In-app purchases
Litres
- ЛитРес: Подписка 1 месяц$6.491 Month
- audio book$1.99
- audio book$2.99
- audio book$3.99
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- audio book$4.99
- audio book$5.99
- audio book$6.99
- audio book$7.99
- audio book3 variants$9.99
Bound
No in-app purchases







