Litres vs LiveLib
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.
LiveLib
Discover your next favorite read with a vast library of user-generated content, including reviews, descriptions, and smart recommendations. Track your reading progress, engage with a community of book lovers, and participate in reading challenges.
- User-generated book content
- Smart book recommendations
- Reading journal
- Barcode scanner for book info
- Community features (reviews, comments, following)
- Reading challenges and progress tracking
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LiveLib - книжный рекомендательный сервис №1 и социальная сеть для тех, кто любит книги! Самая большая библиотека книжного контента, созданная пользователями. Рецензии на книги, описания и отзывы, умные рекомендации, - все это делает Лайфлиб идеальным местом для выбора книг. Используйте разделы "Что почитать" и "Новинки", чтобы узнать о самых популярных книгах. Ведите свой читательский дневник, отмечайте прочитанные книги и добавляйте в избранное книги, которые хотите читать. Оставляйте комментарии и отзывы о книгах и авторах, делитесь мнением, подписывайтесь на друзей и популярных книжных критиков. Участвуйте в челленджах с тысячами других читателей. Бросьте себе "Книжный вызов" – прочтите столько книг, сколько сможете, а трекер чтения Лайфлиб покажет вам статистику прогресса чтения. LiveLib – место для получения качественного редакторского и пользовательского контента - книжные подборки, рецензии на книги и связанные обсуждения. Основные возможности: – читательский дневник – сканер штрих-кодов, просто направьте телефон на штрих-код книги и получите полную информацию о произведении, сравните стоимость в ближайших магазинах – поиск книг по названию, автору, жанрам и тегам – добавление книг в коллекцию – личные сообщения – подписка на других пользователей сообщества и группы по интересам Отзывы о книгах, рейтинги, сканер штрихкодов, доступ к своему аккаунту livelib.ru и многое другое!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LiveLib at none against Litres's 11. LiveLib also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). Litres's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 29%) and chart position (#97 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence 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. LiveLib 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 LiveLib. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Litres has 2.7K ratings behind it against 390, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Litres's written reviews are positive against 29% of LiveLib's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Litres | LiveLib |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.7K ratings) — better | 4.6 (390 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews — better | 28.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | 390 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #97 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 9+ |
| Developer | LitRes OOO | Zhivaya Biblioteka OOO |
Customer experience
Litres
LiveLib
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
LiveLib
From 390 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ❤️ Love for the service idea
- 📚 Extensive book catalog
- 💡 Great for tracking reading
- 📈 Motivating reading challenges
- ✨ Useful for book discovery
Room to improve
- ❌ Constant server connection errors
- 🐌 Extremely slow loading and lagging
- 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
- 🚫 App is often not working
- outdated Interface
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
LiveLib
Reported bugs
23 issues- Server connection errors
- App not loading/crashing
- Lagging and slow performance
- Checkbox 'spoiler' not working
- Books disappearing from account
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- Login issues (Facebook, VK)
- Errors when adding books
- Data loss after updates
- Incorrect rating display
- Search functionality not working
- Checkboxes not clickable
- Interface issues (Windows 98-like)
- App not working in certain countries (Germany, Ukraine, Turkey)
- Captcha issues on mobile
- Facebook login errors
- Lost password recovery issues
- App not working with VPN
- Error 404
- Error when trying to delete books
- Incorrect display of stars (10 stars instead of 5.5)
- Book challenges missing from app
- App icon changed to Ukrainian flag
- Political messages in app updates
Requested features
9 requests- Dark mode option
- Add 'listened' status for books
- Improve UX and reduce unnecessary steps
- Fix search functionality for Latin characters
- Add page count information
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- Save search history
- Improve rating system (halved stars)
- Add Ukrainian localization
- Revert political updates
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
LiveLib
No in-app purchases
