Litres vs Narra
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.
Narra
This reading app enhances your books by identifying characters, generating portraits and scenes, and offering text-to-speech narration. It allows you to discuss plot points with characters and organizes your library with reading progress tracking.
- AI-powered character and scene visualization
- Text-to-speech narration
- Interactive character dialogue
- Customizable reading modes
- Background audio playback
- Integrated library management
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Narra is a reader that brings your own books to life. Add a file — EPUB, FB2, TXT, UMD — or send a book to Narra from another app, and Narra reads it with you: it finds the characters, paints portraits and a cover, and narrates the book aloud. What's inside • Reader. Paged and scrolling modes, fonts, themes, table of contents, bookmarks, volume-button page turns. • Audiobook. Chapter-by-chapter narration, background playback, resume where you left off. • Characters. Names are underlined in the text: tap one for a portrait, a biography and their role in the plot. • Conversation. Talk to a character about what you have read so far, with no spoilers from later chapters. • Scenes. Key moments become illustrations. • Library. Your own books and a built-in shelf of classics, reading progress, back to the page you left. No account is required — no email, no password. To analyse a book Narra uploads it to its own server, and the upload and its analysis are deleted automatically a week after you last open the book.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Narra at 100% against Litres's 63%. Narra also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). Litres's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 1) and chart position (#112 vs unranked). On price 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
Both are free to download. Litres sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $6.49 per month. Narra asks for nothing beyond the download.
Narra holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Litres has 2.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Litres's written reviews are positive against 100% of Narra's.
Litres ships an update fortnightly, Narra daily. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Litres | Narra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.8K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #112 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | LitRes OOO | Mikhail Naer |
Customer experience
Litres
Narra
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
Narra
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Narra
No in-app purchases








