BookPlayer vs Tome Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BookPlayer
This app is a dedicated audio player for your personal audiobook collection. It supports various audio file formats and offers convenient playback features like automatic bookmarking and sleep timers. Enjoy your audiobooks offline without any advertisements.
- Plays MP3, MP4, M4B, M4A formats
- Automatic bookmarking
- Quick chapter jumping
- Headset controls
- Control Center/lock screen integration
- Sleep timer
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BookPlayer is the perfect way to enjoy audiobooks in MP3, MP4, M4B, M4A formats on your iPhone or iPod Touch! *** Please note: the app does not include audiobooks. It is designed to play your audio files. *** This app is designed with a single purpose - to provide maximum convenience and simplicity when listening to audiobooks of various formats! There are many online resources where you can find audiobooks on a wide variety of topics, voiced by both professional actors and audio enthusiasts. Most of these audiobooks are available in folders containing many files, predominantly in MP3 format and others similar. I, the creator of this app, am also a devotee of audiobooks and have tried to incorporate everything necessary into BookPlayer to make listening as easy and enjoyable as possible. • Supports MP3, MP4, M4B, M4A formats (except files with DRM protection). • Automatically remembers where you left off in audiobooks. • The ability to quickly jump to any part of the audio file. • Control playback through the headset. • Control the player through the Control Center and lock screen. • Sleep timer with a choice of different time intervals or until the end of the chapter. If you liked BookPlayer, don't forget to share your impressions with others and leave a review. Terms & Conditions: https://bookplayer.tilda.ws/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://bookplayer.tilda.ws/privacy-policy
Tome Player
Listen to audiobooks with this application that connects to your existing library. It also offers an optional book club feature to share reading experiences with friends.
- Audiobook listening
- Integrates with audio book shelf
- Optional book club feature
- Social sharing for friends
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Fun app for listening to audio books. Integrates with audio book shelf and has an optional book club feature for friends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BookPlayer at 4.5 against Tome Player's 3.7. BookPlayer also leads on ratings volume (244 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 26.0). Tome Player's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 59%) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On price, update cadence, 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. BookPlayer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Tome Player asks for nothing beyond the download.
BookPlayer holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BookPlayer has 244 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of BookPlayer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tome Player's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BookPlayer ships an update weekly, Tome Player fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BookPlayer | Tome Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (244 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 244 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alevtina Liubimova | Brella Health LLC |
Customer experience
BookPlayer
Tome Player
Bugs and requests
BookPlayer
Reported bugs
21 issues- Over 100 copies of audiobook created when downloading from iCloud
- Free version doesn't refresh daily
- App forgets Pro purchase, enforcing 30 min limit
- Playback doesn't stop when tapping earphones
- Exporting still one piece after chapter split
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- Cannot mark and delete multiple copies
- Rating request pop-ups appear daily even when switched off
- Cannot import files in free mode
- Next day would not play, demanded more money
- Free version is useless due to 30 min limit
- Cannot export audiobooks without paying
- App forgets Pro purchase
- Free version doesn't refresh daily
- Playback issues with earphones
- Cannot mark and delete multiple copies
- Speed limited to 2.0x
- Exporting still one piece after chapter split
- No bookmark functionality
- No playback progress saved when switching chapters
- Import Folder option missing for Pro version
- No connection between OS and mobile accounts
Requested features
21 requests- Add widget support
- Add sorting options
- Add folders to the GUI
- Add bookmark functionality
- Add ability to skip intro/outro
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- Add Chinese language support
- Add ability to record playback time for each track
- Add iCloud Sync for audiobooks
- Add folders for audiobooks
- Add feature to separate completed books from current ones
- Add option to advance/rewind 30s via headset/watch buttons
- Add watch functionality for chapter progress
- Add ability to mark and delete multiple items
- Increase voice speed limit beyond 2.0x
- Add ability to export by chapter
- Add ability to sync across multiple devices
- Add a specific 'Book Player' folder that syncs with the app
- Show total remaining time for a book
- Add Pro Lifetime option
- Add ability to change order of books in the book list
- Add Import Folder option (if not present for Pro users)
Tome Player
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BookPlayer
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Pro$2.991 Month
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- Annual$12.991 Year
- Yeraly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
Tome Player
No in-app purchases
