Comparison

BookDeck! vs EPBM Library

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

Head to head
About

BookDeck!

Experience audiobooks with a unique, vinyl-inspired player offering analog warmth and tactile controls. Organize your library, customize playback speed, and enjoy features like Smart Rewind and Volume Boost. Supports CarPlay and widgets for seamless listening.

Highlights
  • Vinyl-inspired turntable interface
  • Variable playback speed (0.75x-2.0x)
  • Smart Rewind and Volume Boost
  • Organized library with folder support
  • Sleep timer with fade-out
  • CarPlay and widget support
  • Supports M4B, MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC
Features
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BookDeck is a sanctuary for the spoken word — an audiobook player designed for intentional listeners who want analog warmth in a modern iOS experience. A spinning turntable, tactile controls, and your own library bring ritual to every listening session. Whether you are studying, commuting, or winding down, BookDeck makes room for your books. THE PLAYER Choose BookDeck’s signature vinyl-inspired turntable or put your book’s artwork front and center in the Standard player. Set your listening speed from 0.5x to 3.0x with a slider or quick presets. Smart Rewind gently brings you back after a pause, based on how long you were away. YOUR LIBRARY Two distinct library views let you browse your collection your way. Cover art and listening progress stay in view. Organize with folders, search, and multi-select. Light and dark themes let you make BookDeck your own. MADE FOR IPHONE DUO BookDeck adapts as you fold, unfold, and rotate. Keep the familiar phone layout when closed, with room for artwork or vinyl, playback controls, and chapters as the screen opens up. PRECISION CONTROLS Set a sleep timer by the minute or let it stop at the end of a chapter with a gentle fade-out. Fine-tune playback speed to match every narrator. Move between chapters from a dedicated chapter list, and save bookmarks for the passages you want to revisit. AUDIOBOOKSHELF Connect your own Audiobookshelf server to browse, search, and bring books into your BookDeck library. Explore series and collections, with a clear way back to your local books. SIRI, SHORTCUTS & WIDGETS Continue your last book, play a title, set a sleep timer, or create a bookmark with Siri and Shortcuts. Home Screen widgets keep playback close at hand. On iOS 27, a full-page vinyl widget shows your current book, chapter, and progress, with playback and speed controls. IMPORT YOUR WAY Browse files directly, sync from your Documents folder, or share from another app using the share extension. No BookDeck account is required. Supported formats: M4B, MP3, AAC, WAV, and lossless FLAC. No conversion needed. BEYOND THE APP Control playback through CarPlay, the Lock Screen, and Control Center. BookDeck supports VoiceOver and Dynamic Type. CRAFTED FOR THE INTENTIONAL LISTENER BookDeck is a tool for people who already own their audiobooks and want a beautiful, focused way to listen. No ads. No tracking.

About

EPBM Library

Access and enjoy your purchased audiobooks from echopointbooks.com securely. Log in with your email or social accounts to find your library and listen offline after downloading. Features include playback controls, a sleep timer, and background listening.

Highlights
  • Access purchased audiobooks
  • Offline listening
  • Auto-save playback position
  • Sleep timer
  • Background playback
  • CarPlay integration
Features
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An audiobook app designed exclusively for purchases at echopointbooks.com Welcome to the EPBM Library app, powered by Glassboxx. We are delighted to offer you an easy and secure way to enjoy your audiobook purchases. No password required — simply log in with the email address you used to buy the book on the Echo Point Books and Media website and enter the verification code sent to your email, or use social sign on with Apple or Google. Your purchased audiobook can be found in the “My books” area of the app. An internet connection is required to download and listen to your audiobook. Once the audiobook has been downloaded, you can access and enjoy it offline. AUDIOBOOK PLAYER • Auto-saves your current position in the book so you can pick up right where you left off, even if listening on multiple devices • Skips forward and backward • Sleep timer • Plays on lock-screen, enabling easy access to playback controls • Plays in the background while you browse other apps • Plays immediately and downloads in the background (if internet access is available) • Integrate with Apple Car Play • Connect to Airplay devices

Screenshots

BookDeck!4 screens
EPBM Library4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BookDeck! at 5.0 against EPBM Library's 3.0. BookDeck! also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). EPBM Library's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BookDeck! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BookDeck! ships an update weekly, EPBM Library every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BookDeck! versus EPBM Library: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookDeck!EPBM Library
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB37 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDeAndrae ShiversGlassboxx Limited

Customer experience

BookDeck!

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

EPBM Library

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

BookDeck!

No in-app purchases

None

EPBM Library

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BookDeck! free?
BookDeck! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EPBM Library free?
EPBM Library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BookDeck! or EPBM Library?
BookDeck! is rated higher. BookDeck! averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while EPBM Library averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do BookDeck! or EPBM Library have ads?
Neither BookDeck! nor EPBM Library shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BookDeck! or EPBM Library?
BookDeck! ships an update weekly, and EPBM Library every 3 weeks. Most recently, BookDeck! was updated on November 5, 2026 and EPBM Library on November 2, 2026.

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