Comparison

Read Coach vs azPlayer Audiobooks

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

Head to head
About

Read Coach

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Read Coach is your reading journal: track your books, hit your reading goals – and switch from Goodreads or StoryGraph in one minute. SWITCHING MADE EASY • Import your entire library from Goodreads or StoryGraph – covers, ratings and reading status included • Backup & restore: save everything and bring it back without losing a thing, e.g. when switching devices YOUR LIBRARY • Add books in seconds via search or barcode scan • Organize your collection into custom shelves • Notes, quotes and star ratings for every book GOALS & MOTIVATION • Set yearly, book and chapter goals and watch your progress in real time • Reading sessions with a timer – including a Live Activity on your lock screen • Celebrate every finished book with its own completion view • Gentle reminders that keep you on track STATISTICS • Genre breakdown, reading history and daily goal overview – see yourself grow page by page Whether you want to organize your library, build a reading habit or simply rediscover the joy of reading – download Read Coach today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

azPlayer Audiobooks

Features
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azPlayer Audiobooks is the mobile companion app for azLibrary. Use azPlayer Audiobooks to access your personal audiobook collection managed in azLibrary on your desktop computer. Browse your library, download selected books to your mobile device, and enjoy comfortable offline listening wherever you are. Important: azPlayer Audiobooks does not provide audiobooks, online catalogs, stores, subscriptions, or streaming services. The app works exclusively with audiobook files that you already own and manage through azLibrary. Connect to your library Getting started is simple: • Automatically discover azLibrary servers on your local network • Connect securely using a one-time PIN • Optionally enter the server address manually • Trusted devices are remembered after the initial pairing Take your audiobooks with you Browse your audiobook collection and choose which titles to store on your device. • Download individual books instantly • Build a download queue and transfer multiple books at once • Listen without a network connection after downloading • Remove downloaded copies at any time without affecting your desktop library Designed for audiobook listening azPlayer Audiobooks focuses on features that matter to audiobook listeners. • Chapter navigation • Adjustable playback speed • Flexible skip controls with configurable intervals and optional forward/backward buttons • Automatic resume from your last listening position • Background playback and lock screen controls Flexible sleep timer Fall asleep without losing your place. • Stop playback after a selected number of minutes • Stop at the end of the current chapter • Stop after a selected number of minutes and wait until the current chapter finishes Organize and find books Quickly find the titles you want. • Search and filter your collection • Sort by title • Sort by date added • Sort using your azLibrary library hierarchy Privacy and simplicity • No advertisements • No subscriptions • No in-app purchases • No audiobook store • No cloud dependency • No access to third-party content providers azPlayer Audiobooks is built for listeners who maintain and manage their own audiobook collections with azLibrary and want a reliable mobile player for everyday listening.

Screenshots

Read Coach4 screens
azPlayer Audiobooks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: azPlayer Audiobooks at none against Read Coach's 2. azPlayer Audiobooks also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Read Coach sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. azPlayer Audiobooks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Read Coach ships an update every 3 weeks, azPlayer Audiobooks every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Read Coach versus azPlayer Audiobooks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRead CoachazPlayer Audiobooks
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohannes Markus SteimelAlexey Zolotarevskiy

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Read Coach

Subscriptions2
  • Read Coach Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Read Coach Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

azPlayer Audiobooks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Read Coach free?
Read Coach is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is azPlayer Audiobooks free?
azPlayer Audiobooks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Read Coach or azPlayer Audiobooks have ads?
Neither Read Coach nor azPlayer Audiobooks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Read Coach or azPlayer Audiobooks?
Read Coach ships an update every 3 weeks, and azPlayer Audiobooks every 2 weeks. Most recently, Read Coach was updated on September 9, 2026 and azPlayer Audiobooks on September 17, 2026.

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