BookDeck! vs dublreader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
dublreader
Transform any ebook into an audiobook using a variety of narrator voices or even a cloned loved one's voice. Enjoy free offline listening or stream from various subscription plans. This app allows you to experience books in a new, personalized way.
- Free offline ebook narration
- 160+ narrator voices
- Clone a loved one's voice
- Import EPUB and other formats
- Highlight text while listening
- Variable playback speed
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YOUR BOOKS. ANY VOICE. NOW FREE. dublreader turns any ebook into an audiobook, read aloud by 160+ narrators, or by the voice that means the most to you. NEW: LISTEN FREE, EVEN OFFLINE Narration now runs right on your iPhone at no cost per chapter. Download chapters and listen anywhere: on a plane, on the subway, with no signal at all. Short on storage? Stream instead, from $3.99 a month. THE VOICE THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING Imagine The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe read to your kids by their grandmother: her warmth, her rhythm, her voice, even when she can't be in the room. Record about 20 seconds of someone you love (with their permission), and hear any book the way they'd read it. OR PICK A LEGEND Browse voices by accent, language and style, including a collection of voices inspired by famous historical figures. BRING YOUR WHOLE LIBRARY • Borrow ebooks free from your local library through Libby • Import EPUB and other popular formats • Browse thousands of free classics from Project Gutenberg FEATURES • Free on-device narration: download and listen offline • 160+ narrators across accents and languages • Clone a family voice in about 20 seconds • Read and listen together: follow along as the text is highlighted • Start anywhere: tap any paragraph to begin listening • Chapter navigation, bookmarks and variable playback speed HEAR EVERY STORY DIFFERENTLY dublreader is a way to keep voices alive, connect generations, and experience books on your own terms. Whose voice would you choose? SUBSCRIPTIONS On-device narration is free on supported iPhones. Optional streaming plans: Essential $3.99/month, Reader $7.99/month, Unlimited $14.99/month. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage them in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BookDeck! at none against dublreader's 1. BookDeck! also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. dublreader sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. BookDeck! asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BookDeck! against 5.0 for dublreader. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
BookDeck! ships an update weekly, dublreader every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BookDeck! | dublreader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DeAndrae Shivers | dubllabs, inc. |
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BookDeck!
dublreader
In-app purchases
BookDeck!
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dublreader
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