LibriVox Audiobooks vs Librivox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LibriVox Audiobooks
Access over 45,000 classic audiobooks for free with no advertisements. Enjoy seamless streaming and offline listening in over 30 languages, all for a one-time purchase. Discover new titles daily and organize your listening experience.
- 45,000+ free audiobooks
- No ads
- Offline listening
- 30+ languages
- Browse by author, narrator, genre
- CarPlay support
- Sleep timer and bookmarks
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Get unlimited access to over 45,000 free audiobooks—with no ads. Enjoy seamless listening of timeless classics in 30+ languages, all for a one-time low price. Why You’ll Love It • No ads—ever • Browse by author, narrator, or genre • Stream unlimited novels, history, poetry, and more • Download for offline listening anywhere • CarPlay support, sleep timer, and bookmarks • Build and explore cozy book collections A World of Free Listening Powered by volunteers, LibriVox Audiobooks delivers new titles every day—fiction, non-fiction, and rare gems. Now you can enjoy them all distraction-free. Pay once, listen forever.
Librivox
Access over 7,000 human-read audiobooks, with synchronized text for read-along functionality. Browse by narrator and enjoy a polished reading experience with full remote control. This paid version offers an ad-free, no-purchase-required experience.
- 7000+ human-read audiobooks
- Synchronized audio and text
- Browse by reader
- Full remote control
- Sophisticated book reader
- Ad-free experience
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Live, with last-minute updates, from LibriVox's database. 7000+ human-read audiobooks. Free! Including audiobooks that have been painstakingly cut, edited and marketing statements removed. This PAID version requires no additional purchase. Read-along: Audio and Text are synchronized. You can read, listen, or read-Along, and switch between them at will. Have Favorite Readers? Browse by reader's name. Find all books narrated by your favorite readers. Relax to enjoy a story: Full remote control through headset. Finish an entire book with your device safely in your pocket. In the mood to read a bit? Text is presented by a sophisticated book reader: beautiful presentation, graceful page turning. * This PAID version has No in-app purchase, absolutely no additional purchase required, No ad display. For a FREE version please download our "LibriVox Free Audiobooks". Both apps have the same contents.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LibriVox Audiobooks at 4.8 against Librivox's 3.9. LibriVox Audiobooks also leads on ratings volume (1.9K vs 7) and review sentiment (68% vs 53%). Librivox's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On update cadence, 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
LibriVox Audiobooks costs $4.99 and Librivox $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LibriVox Audiobooks holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LibriVox Audiobooks has 1.9K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of LibriVox Audiobooks's written reviews are positive against 53% of Librivox's.
LibriVox Audiobooks ships an update every 5 weeks, Librivox every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.
| Parameter | LibriVox Audiobooks | Librivox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.9K ratings) — better | 3.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.6% of reviews — better | 53.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #47 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | BookDesign LLC | himalaya-soft |
Customer experience
LibriVox Audiobooks
Librivox
Bugs and requests
LibriVox Audiobooks
Reported bugs
5 issues- Chapters not playing from the beginning
- Inability to navigate between chapters
- Disappearing book lists and cover art
- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Playback issues like random stopping or skipping
Requested features
5 requests- Add more recent and popular audiobook titles
- Improve syncing across devices
- Add sleep timer and bookmarking functionality
- Provide more customization options
- Improve search and filtering capabilities
Librivox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LibriVox Audiobooks
No in-app purchases
Librivox
No in-app purchases
Questions
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