AudioBookEcho vs Audiary

Meet AudioBookEcho, a fast, private audiobook player designed to put your library first. Enjoy smooth playback, automatic progress tracking, Siri voice control, CarPlay support, and powerful Apple Watch features. No accounts, subscriptions, or tracking. Your library, your way Import audiobooks from Files or share them directly from other apps. AudioBookEcho supports common audio formats, including MP3, M4A, and M4B, with chapter support. Import multiple files as separate books or combine them into a single audiobook. Keep your collection organised with folders, custom artwork, titles, and authors. Move books between folders, manage multiple items at once, and use drag and drop on iPhone and iPad. Playback that works for you Enjoy simple playback controls with adjustable speed, custom skip intervals, and optional volume boost for quiet recordings. Choose whether to see progress through the entire audiobook or the current chapter or file. AudioBookEcho automatically saves your listening position, even across multiple files and chapters. Optional automatic rewind helps you get back into the story after a break. Need to find something you heard earlier? Recent Places keeps a history of meaningful skips, scrubs, and chapter changes, so you can quickly return to an earlier point. Listen anywhere Use Siri to start or resume an audiobook with your voice. Control playback from your Lock Screen, Control Centre, headphones, or car. CarPlay support makes it easy to browse recent books and control playback while driving. On Apple Watch, control playback, browse chapters, and jump to specific positions. You can also download audiobooks directly to your watch for offline listening without your iPhone. Your library and listening progress stay in sync between devices. Made for Apple devices AudioBookEcho adapts to iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, with layouts designed to make good use of each screen. On iPad, multitasking lets you listen while reading, browsing, or taking notes. Make the app your own with custom accent colours, including matching colours on Apple Watch and folder icons. More than just playback Track completed books, review listening statistics, and manage your device storage. AudioBookEcho also helps you find missing files and keeps your library organised. Private by design Your audiobooks and listening data stay on your devices. AudioBookEcho requires no account and collects no personal data or usage information. Everything you need to enjoy your audiobook collection, without subscriptions or paywalls. If you enjoy AudioBookEcho, you can support its continued development through an optional tip jar.

Audiary is the perfect app for audiobook and podcast lovers. Connect to your personal Audiobookshelf server or explore thousands of free audiobooks on Librivox. AUDIARY ASSISTANT • Ask by voice or in writing: "resume Dune", "a thriller under 6 hours" • It knows your library, your podcasts, your listening time and your ratings • It also looks further afield: public domain, Apple Books, the podcast directory • Dictation transcribed on your device, and your past requests are kept MULTIPLE CONTENT SOURCES • Sync with your Audiobookshelf server • Access 15,000+ free audiobooks via Librivox • Import from Files, Mail or AirDrop (MP3, M4B, M4A) and link to your Audiobookshelf books • Your own EPUB and PDF ebooks • Subscribe to your favorite podcasts via RSS ADVANCED AUDIO PLAYER • Full controls: play, pause, skip forward/back • Adjustable playback speed from 0.5x to 2.0x • Audio equalizer with 6 presets • Smart sleep timer • Chapter navigation with visual indicators • Bookmarks to mark your favorite passages LISTEN ANYWHERE • Offline mode: queue several books for download and listen without a connection • CarPlay support for in-car listening • Apple Watch: control your iPhone, or listen without it • iOS Widgets for quick access • Live sleep timer and downloads on the Lock Screen, Control Center controls ORGANIZED LIBRARY • Customizable grid or list view • Filter by status: in progress, finished, not started • Search by title, author, or narrator • Series management with volume ordering • Complete reading history SYNC & BACKUP • Auto-sync progress with Audiobookshelf • iCloud sync of your settings, tags and podcasts • Wishlist synced via Apple Reminders • Multi-library support CUSTOMIZATION • 8 themes, including Éditorial (warm paper and literary type, the default), Classique and Neon Wave • 7 alternative app icons • Adaptive interface for iPhone and iPad PREMIUM FEATURES • Listening on Apple Watch without your iPhone • Imported and Librivox book positions on all your devices • Auto-download of new episodes • Reading history export (CSV) • Custom themes • Alternative icons Audiary respects your privacy: no personal data is collected. Your books, your data, your control.