Comparison

Tibi library vs BookBites

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

BookBites

This app centralizes your reading, whether physical or digital, offering insights into progress for students and teachers. Discover thousands of digital books, track reading habits, and engage with a community for inspiration.

Highlights
  • Centralized reading overview
  • Access to thousands of digital books
  • Progress tracking for students
  • Classroom reading analytics for teachers
  • Community features for book inspiration
  • Physical book reading logging
  • Customizable e-book reader
Features
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The world's best digital reading experience! BookBites gathers all your reading in one place: whether you read physical or digital books, BookBites provides an overview and insight into reading - for both students and teachers. In BookBites you will find thousands of digital books from big and small publishers. The latest books are always available and you never have to wait in line. BookBites gives students ongoing insight into their own progress, keeping them engaged in the world of books and motivating them to take another bite. It is also possible to log readings from physical books in BookBites. BookBites gives the teacher an accurate insight into the reading ability and reading patterns of the class. The teacher can see statistics for individual students or get an overview of all students. With BookBites, teachers can target their support even more precisely, and students can also inspire each other to read new books under 'Community'. - Books for everyone - Search the entire catalog - An e-book reader at the forefront - Visualize how much of the book you have read - Customize text - Make markings and notes - Look up words - Focus on lines - Qualified book suggestions

Screenshots

Tibi library4 screens
BookBites4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tibi library at 100% against BookBites's 50%. Tibi library also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). BookBites's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tibi library holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BookBites has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Tibi library's written reviews are positive against 50% of BookBites's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tibi library ships an update every 2 months, BookBites monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tibi library versus BookBites: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTibi libraryBookBites
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings126 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size176 MB178 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNorsk lyd- og blindeskriftbibliotekBookBites

Customer experience

Tibi library

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

BookBites

All ratings26 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tibi library

No in-app purchases

None

BookBites

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tibi library free?
Tibi library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BookBites free?
BookBites is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tibi library or BookBites?
Tibi library is rated higher. Tibi library averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while BookBites averages 4.8 from 26 ratings.
Do Tibi library or BookBites have ads?
Neither Tibi library nor BookBites shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tibi library or BookBites?
Tibi library ships an update every 2 months, and BookBites monthly. Most recently, Tibi library was updated on September 8, 2026 and BookBites on September 9, 2026.

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