Comparison

Tonspur vs Libly

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

Head to head
About

Tonspur

Listen to your personal audiobook collection with this companion app. Enjoy features like adjustable playback speed, a sleep timer, and easy chapter navigation. Download books for offline listening and sync your progress across devices.

Highlights
  • Variable playback speed
  • Sleep timer
  • Offline listening
  • Chapter navigation
  • Progress syncing
  • CarPlay support
  • Multi-library support
Features
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Listen to your personal audiobook collection with Tonspur, the companion app for Audiobookshelf. Tonspur makes it easy to enjoy the audiobooks you own. Adjust playback speed to match your preference, set a sleep timer for bedtime listening, and jump between chapters with a simple tap. Download books to listen offline, and sync your progress across all your devices including iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and CarPlay. Connect to multiple libraries and switch between them effortlessly. Whether you're at home, in the car with CarPlay, or on the go, your audiobooks are always ready when you are. FEATURES: * Support for podcasts and eBooks * Variable playback speed and automatic sleep timer * Download books for offline listening * Easy chapter navigation * Multi-User Support * Easily switch between libraries * CarPlay support * Automatic progress syncing * Statistics * Widgets * Pinned Genres and Playlists * Integrated Equalizer

About

Libly

Features
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Libly is an audiobook player that helps you listen, read, and understand more. Generate transcripts for your own audiobooks, follow the text while listening, browse a catalog of classic public-domain audiobooks, and translate words or full sentences instantly. Perfect for audiobook lovers, language learners, and anyone who wants to combine listening with reading. Libly Premium is an optional paid monthly subscription that renews automatically. It includes complete-file transcription, higher transcription and translation allowances, and Smart Recaps. The price is shown before purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://eclectic-melomakarona-a127bb.netlify.app/

Screenshots

Tonspur4 screens
Libly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Libly at every 5 days against Tonspur's every 3 weeks. Libly also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Tonspur sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Libly sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tonspur ships an update every 3 weeks, Libly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tonspur versus Libly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTonspurLibly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB31 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTim OlbrichOleksandr Boliachyi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tonspur

One-time1
  • Downloads$8.99
1 purchases

Libly

Subscriptions1
  • Libly Premium$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Tonspur free?
Tonspur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Libly free?
Libly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tonspur or Libly have ads?
Neither Tonspur nor Libly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tonspur or Libly?
Tonspur ships an update every 3 weeks, and Libly every 5 days. Most recently, Tonspur was updated on October 11, 2026 and Libly on October 4, 2026.

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