Downpour vs Jackson County Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Downpour
Access a vast library of over 425,000 audiobooks, including new releases and award-winners. Download titles for offline listening, manage your library, and enjoy features like adjustable playback speed and a sleep timer.
- Expansive audiobook catalog
- Offline listening
- Adjustable playback speeds
- Integrated sleep timer
- Wishlist functionality
- Cross-device syncing
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Welcome to Downpour—your destination for audiobooks, wherever you go. Discover new stories, build a library you love, and enjoy everyday low prices on downloads. Explore a catalog of over 425,000 titles, with hundreds of new releases added every month. From today’s best fiction and nonfiction to timeless classics, Downpour features Pulitzer Prize winners, Booker Prize titles, Hugo Award–winning sci-fi and fantasy, and countless New York Times bestsellers. Features you’ll love: • Listen anywhere with offline downloads • New: Apple Watch app for listening and control on your wrist • New: CarPlay support for a seamless in-car experience • Adjustable playback speed from 0.5x to 3x • Sleep timer with end-of-chapter options • Discover and browse thousands of titles in the app • Purchase with Downpour credits or in-app purchase • Save titles with your wishlist • Add bookmarks and notes as you listen • Sync your progress across all your devices Have questions or feedback? Reach out on X @downpour_com
Jackson County Library
Access your library's digital collection from anywhere. Browse and search for books, movies, music, and video games. Manage your account by placing holds, checking due dates, and renewing items.
- Search entire catalog
- Place holds
- Check due dates
- Renew items
- Discover new media
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Explore your library on the go with the JCLS app! Find new books, movies, music, and even video games! Quickly search our entire catalog, place holds, check due dates, and renew eligible titles. It's your library, your way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Downpour at 39% against Jackson County Library's 0%. Downpour also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (465 vs 8). Jackson County Library's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 19). On price, ads, device support 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. Downpour sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Jackson County Library asks for nothing beyond the download.
Downpour holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Downpour has 465 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Downpour's written reviews are positive against 0% of Jackson County Library's.
Downpour ships an update fortnightly, Jackson County Library every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Downpour | Jackson County Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (465 ratings) — better | 4.1 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 38.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 465 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blackstone Audio, Inc | Jackson County Library District |
Customer experience
Downpour
Jackson County Library
Bugs and requests
Downpour
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezes when switching between books
- Inability to resume playback after phone calls
- Incompatibility with older iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to create playlists or collections
- Improved chapter navigation
- Sleep timer and bookmarking features
- Syncing across multiple devices
Jackson County Library
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Downpour
- Audiobook$0.99
- Audiobook$3.99
- Audiobook$4.99
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- Audiobook$5.99
- Audiobook$6.99
- Audiobook$7.99
- Audiobook$8.99
- Audiobook$9.99
- Audiobook$11.99
- Audiobook$12.99
- Audiobook$13.99
- Audiobook$14.99
- Audiobook$15.99
- Audiobook$16.99
- Audiobook$17.99
- Audiobook$19.99
- Audiobook$22.99
- Audiobook$24.99
- Audiobook$26.99
Jackson County Library
No in-app purchases
Questions
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