LibriVox Audiobooks vs Self Help Audiobooks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LibriVox Audiobooks
Access a vast library of over 45,000 free audiobooks, including classics and bestsellers in over 30 languages. Stream or download titles for offline listening, and organize your favorites into collections.
- Unlimited audiobook access
- 45,000+ free titles
- Stream or download
- Offline listening
- Browse by author, narrator, genre
- CarPlay support
- Sleep timer
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Discover over 45,000 free audiobooks, from beloved classics to hidden treasures. Stream instantly or download to listen offline. Explore stories, history, poetry, and more in over 30 languages. Find Your Next Great Book • Rediscover Jane Austen, Sherlock Holmes, and other enduring favorites • Browse by author, narrator, or genre • Explore fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and lesser-known gems • Create and explore collections of books you love Listen Wherever Life Takes You • Download audiobooks for travel and offline listening • Take your favorite books on the road with CarPlay • Unwind at bedtime with the sleep timer • Save memorable moments with bookmarks • Pick up where you left off A Library Made Possible by Volunteers LibriVox volunteers bring public-domain books to life, sharing their love of literature through free recordings. Discover different voices, explore new perspectives, and enjoy a growing library of audiobooks—all free to listen to. Your next great book is waiting.
Self Help Audiobooks
Access a collection of classic self-help audiobooks with a unique read-aloud feature. Enjoy synchronized text and audio narration, customizable reading modes, and background playback. New titles and authors are added regularly.
- Classic self-help audiobooks
- Read aloud feature
- Text synced with audio
- Professional narrator audio
- Night and day reading modes
- Background audio playback
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This app provides self-help books with read aloud feature. Using read aloud feature, you can change from reading to listening easily. Highlighted text is synced with audio. Long-press any word and tap “play” to enable read-aloud feature ■ Self-help audiobooks - Classic books including Acres of diamonds, As a Man Thinketh, The art of being right, The art of money getting, The game of life and how to play it, The power of concentration, etc. - Text synced with audio narration - Audio narrated by professional narrators - New audiobooks will be added regularly ■ Authors - Authors including James Allen, P. T. Barnum, John D. Rockefeller, Russell Conwell, Arnold Bennett, etc. - New authors will be added regularly ■ Featured list - List of featured audiobooks selected by our editors ■ other features: - night and day reading mode - audio by professional narrators - highlighted text synced with audio - change font size and style - audio play in background mode ■ If you want to contact us, please use the feedback feature in the settings
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LibriVox Audiobooks at 4.8 against Self Help Audiobooks's 3.8. LibriVox Audiobooks also leads on ratings volume (33K vs 4) and chart position (#98 vs unranked). Self Help Audiobooks's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. LibriVox Audiobooks sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Self Help Audiobooks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LibriVox Audiobooks holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LibriVox Audiobooks has 33K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of LibriVox Audiobooks's written reviews are positive against 67% of Self Help Audiobooks's.
| Parameter | LibriVox Audiobooks | Self Help Audiobooks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (33K ratings) — better | 3.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #98 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BookDesign LLC | Ngoc Anh |
Customer experience
LibriVox Audiobooks
Self Help Audiobooks
Bugs and requests
LibriVox Audiobooks
Reported bugs
4 issues- Playback stops unexpectedly
- App crashes when trying to listen to certain books
- Progress is lost when switching between books
- Compatibility issues with newer devices and OS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Add a sleep timer feature
- Improve the playback progress display
- Provide an option to disable ads
- Enhance the search and browsing experience
- Add support for bookmarking and resuming books
Self Help Audiobooks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LibriVox Audiobooks
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
- Lifetime Ad-Free$24.99
Self Help Audiobooks
- Unlock all$1.99
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