Comparison

Book Swipe vs Murmur

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

Head to head
About

Book Swipe

Connect with local readers to swap books in person. Scan books to add them to your collection, swipe through listings, and chat to arrange exchanges. Also features private book clubs for schools and communities.

Highlights
  • Local book swapping
  • ISBN scanning for book library
  • In-app chat for swap arrangements
  • Private book clubs
  • Member verification for clubs
  • Club-specific book catalogs
Features
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Discover. Swap. Read. BookSwipe connects book lovers for local, in-person swaps—making your next favorite book closer than you think. With a beautifully intuitive design and a community-first approach, BookSwipe transforms every exchange into a meaningful connection. How It Works: Scan to Begin: Quickly add books to your personal library by scanning the ISBN—building your collection in seconds. Swipe, Match & Chat: Effortlessly browse local listings, swipe to connect with fellow readers, and chat within the app to plan your swap. Meet & Exchange: Enjoy safe, in-person exchanges at our trusted partner coffee shops, where each meeting is an opportunity to share stories. Private Book Club Platform: Elevate your reading experience with exclusive, secure book clubs for schools, libraries, and community groups. Enjoy: Member Verification: Only verified members can join, ensuring a trusted environment. Club-Specific Catalogs: Discover and manage books available only within your club. Interactive Discussion Tools: Schedule meetups, set reading goals, and spark conversations that keep the community thriving. Why Choose BookSwipe? Real Connections: Turn every book swap into a chance to make genuine, local connections. Sustainable & Fun: Share, reuse, and celebrate the joy of reading while reducing waste. Effortless Experience: A simple, intuitive design that puts discovery and connection at the forefront. Join the BookSwipe community today—where every swipe brings you closer to your next adventure in reading. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Murmur

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Turn the books and documents you already own into audiobooks. Murmur reads EPUBs and PDFs aloud with natural neural voices that run entirely on your iPhone. Import a book, choose a narrator, press play, and keep listening while you commute, exercise, cook, clean, or simply give your eyes a break. NO AUDIOBOOK? NO PROBLEM. Most books will never receive a professionally produced audiobook. Your textbooks, PDFs, self-published books, research material, old EPUBs, and personal documents may never have one at all. Murmur lets you listen to the files you already have instead of buying another copy. READ EPUB & PDF ALOUD Import EPUB and PDF files directly into your library. Murmur organizes books into chapters and paragraphs and keeps your reading and listening position together. Follow the text while the narrator speaks, or put your phone away and keep listening in the background. 23 NEURAL VOICES Choose from 23 bundled narrators across 10 languages. Set a default narrator for each language or choose a different voice for an individual book. Adjust playback speed whenever you want. PRIVATE AND OFFLINE Your books stay on your iPhone. Speech is generated on-device, so Murmur doesn't need to upload your EPUBs, PDFs, textbooks, or personal documents to a text-to-speech server. • No account • No document uploads • No cloud processing • No internet connection required for narration • Background playback BUILT FOR BOOKS, NOT JUST TEXT Murmur combines an EPUB reader, PDF reader, text-to-speech engine, audiobook player, and follow-along reader in one library. Use it for: • EPUB books • PDF books and documents • Textbooks and course material • Research and professional reading • Independent and self-published books • Out-of-print titles • Long reading backlogs • Hands-free reading • Read-aloud and accessibility workflows LISTEN YOUR WAY Murmur remembers your position, playback speed, and narrator settings for every book. Switch between reading and listening without losing your place. FREE TO START Import as many books as you want. Free includes 60 minutes of listening every 30 days and access to one English and one Polish narrator. Murmur Premium unlocks unlimited listening and all 23 voices. Your books already contain the words. Murmur gives them a voice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://readbuildship.com/apps/murmur/privacy

Screenshots

Book Swipe4 screens
Murmur4 screens

Verdict

The call

Book Swipe and Murmur are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Book Swipe sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month and Murmur sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Book Swipe ships an update weekly, Murmur every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Book Swipe versus Murmur: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBook SwipeMurmur
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB2.2 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBookSwipe LLCJan Piotrzkowski

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Book Swipe

Subscriptions1
  • Pro$6.991 Month
3 purchases

Murmur

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Book Swipe free?
Book Swipe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Murmur free?
Murmur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Book Swipe or Murmur have ads?
Neither Book Swipe nor Murmur shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Book Swipe or Murmur?
Book Swipe ships an update weekly, and Murmur every 9 days. Most recently, Book Swipe was updated on October 30, 2026 and Murmur on November 5, 2026.

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