Comparison

Tibi library vs Harbour Guide

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tibi library

Access a vast collection of audiobooks and e-books for free. Find titles for all ages and genres, including curriculum materials. Enjoy features like offline listening, adjustable reading speed, and note-taking.

Highlights
  • Borrow thousands of audiobooks and e-books
  • Offline listening and reading
  • Adjustable reading speed
  • Curriculum materials available
  • Voice recording for notes
  • Customizable reading settings
  • Sleep timer function
Features
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Borrow thousands of audiobooks and e-books from Tibi – The Library for Accessible Literature! With Tibi, you get access to an entire library right on your mobile phone or tablet, completely free. You will find a wide selection of books for children, youth, and adults in all genres. Are you a student? Then you can get your curriculum as an audiobook or e-book. In the app, you can: · Search for books or get book recommendations from our librarians. You can also find lists of the most popular audiobooks, new books, and other categories. · Download and listen offline. · Increase or decrease reading speed. · Read curriculum either as an audiobook or e-book. · Take notes directly in the audiobook with voice recording or by writing. · Change font size, font type, and background color. · Fast forward in the book. You can choose to skip between chapters, sentences, pages, or various time intervals. · Go to bed with a good book in your ear. With the sleep function, the audiobook automatically stops at the time you have chosen. For more information about Tibi and the Tibi app, visit www.tibi.no. Tibi is a service from the National Library for people with disabilities or illnesses that make it difficult to read printed text.

About

Harbour Guide

Access detailed information for over 5000 harbors across Northern Europe and the Mediterranean. Features include up-to-date data, advanced search, photos, charts, and recommended approaches. This planning tool is designed by experienced sailors for sailors.

Highlights
  • 5000+ harbor listings
  • Up-to-date harbor information
  • Advanced search functions
  • Harbor photos and charts
  • Recommended approach guidance
  • Facility search
  • Automatic language translation
Features
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Log in with your Harbourguide ID to get full access to 5000 harbours in Northern Europe and the Mediterranean. Harbour Guide app gives you: Access to up-to-date harbour information Advanced search functions Photo and chart of the harbour Recomended approach to the harbour Facility search Harbour photo zoom Map search and nearby harbours overview Automatic language translation The Harbour Guide series is designed and written by experienced sailing boat skippers with sailing experience from all around the world. Harbour Guides are therefore not only written by skippers for skippers, but are also used by our authors and editors when at sea. Our experience is that the Harbour Guide books are the best reference when at sea, and the online service is best as a supplement and a planning tool when at home, at the office or on the train home.

Screenshots

Tibi library4 screens
Harbour Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tibi library at 100% against Harbour Guide's 33%. Tibi library also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tibi library ships an update every 2 months, Harbour Guide every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tibi library versus Harbour Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTibi libraryHarbour Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size176 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNorsk lyd- og blindeskriftbibliotekLaeremiddelforlaget-Skagerrak Forlag AS

Customer experience

Tibi library

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Harbour Guide

Written reviews12 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Tibi library

No in-app purchases

None

Harbour Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tibi library free?
Tibi library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Harbour Guide free?
Harbour Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tibi library or Harbour Guide have ads?
Neither Tibi library nor Harbour Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tibi library or Harbour Guide?
Tibi library ships an update every 2 months, and Harbour Guide every 6 months. Most recently, Tibi library was updated on September 8, 2026 and Harbour Guide on August 15, 2026.

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