Librivox vs cMate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
cMate
Access comprehensive information about sea ports worldwide, including names, UN/LOCODE, country, and coordinates. View port locations on a world map and read brief descriptions.
- Global sea port database
- Port name and UN/LOCODE
- Country and coordinates
- World map visualization
- Short port descriptions
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This app contains Information on all sea ports of the world: - Port Name - UN/LOCODE - Country - Coordinates - Position on world map - Short descripton
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: cMate at 5.0 against Librivox's 3.9. cMate also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Librivox's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 69 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 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
Librivox costs $2.99 and cMate $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
cMate holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Librivox has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Librivox ships an update every 2 months, cMate every 69 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Librivox | cMate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 69 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | himalaya-soft | Maxim Lukyanenko |
Customer experience
Librivox
cMate
In-app purchases
Librivox
No in-app purchases
cMate
No in-app purchases
