Comparison

Local Audio Books vs Book Player

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

Head to head
About

Local Audio Books

This app plays your owned audiobooks, free classics in multiple languages, and podcasts. It organizes everything on one screen, allowing you to manage your library from device folders or cloud storage. Enjoy features like adjustable playback speed, sleep timers, and offline listening.

Highlights
  • Plays owned audiobooks and podcasts
  • Access to free classics from LibriVox and Project Gutenberg
  • Organized library view by source
  • Supports local folders and iCloud Drive
  • Adjustable playback speed and sleep timer
  • Offline listening and background downloads
  • Private by design, no ads or tracking
Features
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Local Audio Books plays the audiobooks you own, free classics in eight languages, and podcasts that just play. EVERYTHING ON ONE SCREEN Listen holds everything on your device, from every source: the book or episode you played last, with its progress and a play button, then the rest grouped — in progress, favourites, podcast episodes, not started, finished. Every source — your folders, each free catalogue, Podcasts — has its own tab, and Search looks through all of them at once. FREE AUDIOBOOKS IN YOUR LANGUAGE • LibriVox — public-domain books read by volunteers, with catalogues in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese and Polish • Wolne Lektury — Polish classics read by actors (CC BY-SA) • Project Gutenberg — synthetic narration Tap Listen now and the book plays at once while it downloads in the background. Afterwards it is yours offline, with author, narrator, source and license recorded. PODCASTS AND RADIO DRAMA Follow shows from recommendations, your country's top charts or a search of the podcast directory — or paste any feed address. Episodes stream straight away, newest first, and each keeps its own position. Download only the ones you want offline. YOUR FOLDER IS YOUR LIBRARY Point the app at a folder of audiobooks (one subfolder of MP3 or AAC files per book) on your device or in iCloud Drive. No hidden database: manage everything in Files or Finder. BUILT FOR LONG LISTENS • Resume exactly where you stopped • Sleep timer — in minutes, or at the end of a chapter • Speed from 0.8× to 2.5×, remembered for each book • Skip intervals you choose, chapters and bookmarks • Lock screen, headphone and CarPlay controls MADE FOR EVERY SCREEN A Liquid Glass design for iOS 26 with the system tab bar: each source is an icon with a count, and the bar tucks away as you scroll. On the iPhone Duo it becomes a rail on the right edge, right by your thumb. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. The network is used only for catalogues, podcasts, downloads and cover art. Available in English, Polish, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Portuguese.

About

Book Player

Features
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An immersive audiobook listening app and tool that converts books into audiobooks in real-time offline. This is a focused reading and listening app designed to help you effortlessly listen to entire books. It helps users stay focused on every line of text or enjoy hands-free listening. 1. Instant Offline Text-to-Speech (Listen to Books) Convert PDF, EPUB, and TXT files directly into audiobooks offline. No loading or buffering required. Start listening instantly. Includes full text-to-speech with customizable reading timers. 2. Smart AI Book Assistant Ask AI questions about specific chapters. Automatically summarize chapter content and key takeaways. Analyze and map out complex character relationships. 3. 100,000+ Free Classic Books Access a massive library of over 100,000 classic public domain books, completely free to download. Enjoy one-click rapid import with zero hassle, so you can instantly start reading and listening to your favorite classics. 4. Focused Reading Experience Shows books in a clean, line-by-line format. Each page displays only one line to reduce distractions and improve focus. Offers four focus modes: Snow, Sunshine, Ocean, and Rain. Each mode includes ambient white noise and environment-specific sounds to help you enter a deep reading flow state. 5. Powerful Offline & Translation Features Works completely without internet. Perfect for subways, airplanes, and other offline environments. Provides real-time sentence translation in 12+ major languages. Supports precise word-level translation. 6. Seamless Book Management Supports importing PDF, EPUB, and TXT files. Read or listen anytime, anywhere with a smooth experience. Conduct a quick Wikipedia search for any content in the book.

Screenshots

Local Audio Books4 screens
Book Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Local Audio Books at $0.99 against Book Player's $9.99. Book Player's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Local Audio Books costs $0.99 and Book Player $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Local Audio Books ships an update every 5 months, Book Player every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Local Audio Books versus Book Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocal Audio BooksBook Player
Price$0.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlazej Zyglarskiruofeng luo

In-app purchases

None

Local Audio Books

No in-app purchases

None

Book Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Local Audio Books free?
Local Audio Books costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Book Player free?
Book Player costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Local Audio Books or Book Player have ads?
Neither Local Audio Books nor Book Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Local Audio Books or Book Player?
Local Audio Books ships an update every 5 months, and Book Player every 11 days. Most recently, Local Audio Books was updated on November 4, 2026 and Book Player on October 31, 2026.

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