Tibi library vs Liegent
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Liegent
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Become well-read in under 25 minutes a day. Liegent turns the world's most important nonfiction into clear, narrated audio summaries you can actually finish. Each short distills a book down to its core ideas and arguments, so you absorb what matters without setting aside hours you don't have. Listen on your commute, at the gym, or while making dinner, then pick up right where you left off on any device. WHY LIEGENT • Big ideas, fast. Get the heart of a book in about 25 minutes. • Real depth, not fluff. Summaries that respect the source and your intelligence. • Built for listening. Natural narration with a follow-along transcript. • Yours offline. Save shorts and listen with no connection, anywhere. FEATURES • A growing library of nonfiction across economics, science, psychology, history, and self-improvement • Synced transcript that highlights each line as it is read • Chapter navigation and progress that syncs across your devices • Adjustable playback speed and customizable skip controls • Download saved shorts for offline listening • Full Dark Mode, Dynamic Type, and VoiceOver support • Sign in with Apple or Google NEW FEATURES • Home Screen widgets, Siri shortcuts, and CarPlay support • Achievements that celebrate your listening • Available in English, Danish, German, and French Whether you want to read more, think more clearly, or just make better use of your time, Liegent helps you build a learning habit that sticks. Start listening today and become well-read, one short at a time. A Liegent membership is required to access the library.
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The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tibi library at none against Liegent's 2. Tibi library also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). Liegent's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support 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. Liegent sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Tibi library asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tibi library ships an update every 2 months, Liegent every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tibi library | Liegent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 176 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Norsk lyd- og blindeskriftbibliotek | Julius Bjerrekaer |
In-app purchases
Tibi library
No in-app purchases
Liegent
- Monthly Membership7 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Yearly Membership$119.991 Year









