LibriVox Audiobook vs tale.fyi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 7000+ human-read audiobooks
- Synchronized audio and text
- Browse by narrator
- Headset remote control
- Sophisticated text reader
- Offline listening
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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.
tale.fyi
Immerse yourself in classic literature with this minimalist app. Read or listen to entire novels, with options to download content for offline access. Enjoy a distraction-free experience without signups, ads, or purchases.
- Read classic novels
- Listen to audiobooks
- Offline download
- Minimalist design
- No signup required
- Ad-free experience
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Read (or listen to) whole classic novels set in a beautiful minimalist app designed for focus. Download the text or the audio to take with you anywhere. No signup required, no purchases, no ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: tale.fyi at 100% against LibriVox Audiobook's 30%. tale.fyi also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). LibriVox Audiobook's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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. LibriVox Audiobook sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. tale.fyi asks for nothing beyond the download.
tale.fyi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LibriVox Audiobook has 23 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of LibriVox Audiobook's written reviews are positive against 100% of tale.fyi's.
LibriVox Audiobook ships an update every 2 months, tale.fyi every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LibriVox Audiobook | tale.fyi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | himalaya-soft | Samuel Cole |
Customer experience
LibriVox Audiobook
tale.fyi
In-app purchases
LibriVox Audiobook
- A Tale of Two CitiesFree
- FrankensteinFree
- SiddharthaFree
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- 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
tale.fyi
No in-app purchases
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