Comparison

Booksnotify vs BookCraft Audio

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

Head to head
About

Booksnotify

Get instant notifications for new book releases from your favorite authors and in your preferred languages. Organize your reading with a digital library and easily add books via ISBN scanning or manual entry.

Highlights
  • New book release alerts
  • Customizable reading lists
  • Digital book library
  • Search library by author
  • Add books by ISBN scanning
  • Supports English and French
Features
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Receive inApp and email alerts when a new book from a selected author in a specific language is available. Create a reading list to track the next books to read. Keep track of your books in our digital library Search in your library by author Add books to the library by author, Title or ISBN number Add a book just with a simple ISBN scanning from your phone. Support English and French This is a first version, new features and languages to come...

About

BookCraft Audio

This app is an audiobook reader and converter that supports multiple formats, including DAISY. It offers smart conversion to M4B, full listening control with adjustable playback speed and skip steps, and robust organization features. Designed with accessibility in mind, it provides full VoiceOver support and respects system text size settings.

Highlights
  • Supports DAISY, ZIP, MP3, M4A, M4B, WAV formats
  • Built-in browser for direct downloads
  • Smart M4B conversion with volume normalization
  • Adjustable playback speed and skip steps
  • Customizable sleep timer with gentle fade-out
  • Chapter and page navigation
  • Full VoiceOver support
Features
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BookCraft is an audiobook reader and converter, designed from the ground up with accessibility in mind. Whether you listen with VoiceOver or by touch, it makes listening simple, comfortable and enjoyable. Many formats supported • DAISY 2.02 and DAISY 3 books. • Compressed ZIP archives. • Ready-made audio files: MP3, M4A, M4B, WAV. External libraries • Download books directly from your favorite websites, right inside the app. • Built-in browser that remembers your sign-in. • Download progress, with the percentage announced aloud. • Automatic import into your library once the download finishes, with spoken updates at every step. • After a book finishes, you return to the library's home page to quickly look for the next one. Smart conversion • Convert into a single M4B file. • Save space on your device, ideal for large books. • Automatic volume normalization, for steady sound across all chapters. Full listening control • Adjustable skip step, from 5 seconds up to 15 minutes. • Playback speed control, up to 3x. • Sleep timer that pauses when you pause and resumes where it left off. • Custom sleep timer: set the exact hours and minutes with sliders. • The sleep timer restarts automatically after it ends, on the next play. • The sound fades out gently before the timer stops, instead of cutting off. • Chapter and page navigation. • Bookmarks to return to favorite spots. • Two progress bars: for the book and for the current chapter. • External keyboard shortcuts for comfortable control without the screen. Organization • Status for each book: unread, reading, finished. • Quickly continue your last book by pressing and holding the app icon. Sharing • Export to M4B to send to others. • M4B files also play in Apple's Books app, as well as many other apps. Built for accessibility • Full VoiceOver support with clear labels. • Friendly spoken times. • Respects the system text size and Increase Contrast settings. • Built-in user guide. Available in Greek, English, German, French, Spanish and Italian, for iPhone and iPad. If you find BookCraft useful, please leave a 5-star review — it helps us keep improving it!

Screenshots

Booksnotify4 screens
BookCraft Audio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Booksnotify at Free against BookCraft Audio's $4.99. BookCraft Audio's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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

Booksnotify is free to download; BookCraft Audio costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Booksnotify ships an update fortnightly, BookCraft Audio every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 5 level
Booksnotify versus BookCraft Audio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBooksnotifyBookCraft Audio
PriceFree — better$4.99
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicolas MalenStelios Platsis

Customer experience

Booksnotify

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BookCraft Audio

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Booksnotify

No in-app purchases

None

BookCraft Audio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Booksnotify free?
Booksnotify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BookCraft Audio free?
BookCraft Audio costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Booksnotify or BookCraft Audio have ads?
Neither Booksnotify nor BookCraft Audio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Booksnotify or BookCraft Audio?
Booksnotify ships an update fortnightly, and BookCraft Audio every 4 days. Most recently, Booksnotify was updated on October 28, 2026 and BookCraft Audio on October 24, 2026.

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