Comparison

LibriVox Audiobook vs Audiobooks from LibriVox

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

LibriVox Audiobook

Access over 7000 human-read audiobooks from the LibriVox database. Enjoy synchronized audio and text for reading along, or listen hands-free with full headset control. Browse by your favorite narrators and experience a sophisticated book reader for text-based reading.

Highlights
  • 7000+ human-read audiobooks
  • Synchronized audio and text
  • Browse by narrator
  • Headset remote control
  • Sophisticated text reader
  • Offline listening
Features
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Live, with last-minute updates, from LibriVox database. 7000+ human-read audiobooks. Free! No other apps have more Librivox audio books, and no other apps have more accurate information on librivox audio books. 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.

About

Audiobooks from LibriVox

Access a vast library of classic audiobooks read by volunteers. Enjoy public domain novels, stories, and poetry for free, with options to enhance your listening experience through a premium subscription.

Highlights
  • Thousands of free classic audiobooks
  • Browse by genre and author
  • Offline listening with Premium
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Sleep timer
  • Read along with transcripts (Premium)
Features
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Listen to thousands of free audiobooks from LibriVox: classic novels, short stories, poetry, fairy tales and more, read by volunteers from around the world. All books are in the public domain, so every audiobook is free to stream. Whether you're driving, working out, doing chores or falling asleep, you can always have a great book in your ears. GREAT CLASSICS, FREE TO LISTEN • Pride and Prejudice, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, A Tale of Two Cities, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Iliad, Emma and many more • Works by Jane Austen, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, Oscar Wilde, Shakespeare, the Brothers Grimm and other great authors • Browse by genre: fiction, romance, adventure, mystery and detective, fantasy, science fiction, history, poetry, children's books, fairy tales and more • Discover what's popular with Top this month and new releases MADE FOR LISTENING • Pick up right where you left off, on every book • Jump between chapters easily • Sleep timer for bedtime stories and audiobooks at night • Control playback from the Lock Screen and Control Center • Bookmark books and keep track of what you're listening to and what you've finished • Search by title, author or keyword LEARN ENGLISH WITH AUDIOBOOKS • Listen to native English speakers read classic literature • Read along with the full transcript while you listen (Premium) • Look up words in the built-in dictionary LIBRIVOX PREMIUM Upgrade to Premium for the best listening experience: • No ads • Download books and listen offline • Change playback speed • Read along with full transcripts Premium is available as a weekly, monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://yobimi.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Audiobooks from LibriVox is an independent app and is not affiliated with LibriVox. All audiobooks come from the LibriVox project and texts from Project Gutenberg. Thank you to all LibriVox volunteers and Project Gutenberg for their amazing work.

Screenshots

LibriVox Audiobook4 screens
Audiobooks from LibriVox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Audiobooks from LibriVox at 78% against LibriVox Audiobook's 30%. Audiobooks from LibriVox also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.9). LibriVox Audiobook's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. LibriVox Audiobook sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Audiobooks from LibriVox sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Audiobooks from LibriVox holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 42 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of LibriVox Audiobook's written reviews are positive against 78% of Audiobooks from LibriVox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LibriVox Audiobook ships an update every 2 months, Audiobooks from LibriVox every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LibriVox Audiobook versus Audiobooks from LibriVox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLibriVox AudiobookAudiobooks from LibriVox
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (23 ratings)4.3 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.6% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2342 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB29 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developerhimalaya-softDuong Nguyen

Customer experience

LibriVox Audiobook

All ratings22 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive29.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative59.3%

Audiobooks from LibriVox

All ratings42 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

LibriVox Audiobook

One-time10
  • A Tale of Two CitiesFree
  • FrankensteinFree
  • SiddharthaFree
Show 7 more
  • The Swiss Family RobinsonFree
  • SheFree
  • A Doll s HouseFree
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame$0.99
  • The River War$0.99
  • The Count of Monte Cristo$1.99
  • Unlimited Listening$3.99
4 purchases

Audiobooks from LibriVox

Subscriptions3
  • 1 Week3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • 1 Month3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • 1 Year3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Advertisement$2.99

Questions

Is LibriVox Audiobook free?
LibriVox Audiobook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Audiobooks from LibriVox free?
Audiobooks from LibriVox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LibriVox Audiobook or Audiobooks from LibriVox?
Audiobooks from LibriVox is rated higher. LibriVox Audiobook averages 3.9 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Audiobooks from LibriVox averages 4.3 from 42 ratings.
Do LibriVox Audiobook or Audiobooks from LibriVox have ads?
Audiobooks from LibriVox shows ads; LibriVox Audiobook does not.
Which is updated more often, LibriVox Audiobook or Audiobooks from LibriVox?
LibriVox Audiobook ships an update every 2 months, and Audiobooks from LibriVox every 6 weeks. Most recently, LibriVox Audiobook was updated on November 1, 2026 and Audiobooks from LibriVox on November 1, 2026.

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