Aurum Audiobooks vs ReadCast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aurum Audiobooks
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Listen to your audiobooks—exactly the simplest way. Import your audio files and enjoy a fast, simple player built for long-form listening. Use your library in M4A, M4B or MP3 and get offline experience. Why you’ll love it – it is simple as a branch. How it works 1. Open the app. 2. Tap Import or Folder+ to add your audiobook files or folders. 3. Press Play. Privacy No accounts, no ads, no tracking—your library stays on your device.
ReadCast
Transform any text into an audiobook. Read PDFs, ebooks, articles, newsletters, or pasted text with natural-sounding voices. Follow along as words highlight or simply listen on the go.
- Reads PDF, EPUB, and text files
- Converts article links to audio
- Supports newsletters and blogs with feeds
- Offers 13 natural-sounding voices
- Highlights words as they are read
- Adjustable playback speed (0.75x to 2x)
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ReadCast reads to you. Bring a PDF, an ebook, an article or your favorite newsletter, pick a voice, and press play. WHAT IT READS • PDF, EPUB and text files from Files • Any article link, shared from Safari or pasted in • Newsletters and blogs with a feed, refreshed each time you open them • Free books: public-domain classics and open-access novels on shelves that restock daily • Pasted text, like a long email or your study notes VOICES WITH CHARACTER Choose from 13 natural voices and give them a style: calm, warm, cheerful, a whisper, dramatic, even spooky. Hear a sample in your language before you pick. READ AND LISTEN Follow along as each word lights up while it is read, or put the phone away and just listen. Change the speed from 0.75x to 2x, keep your place in every book, and build a daily listening streak. PLANS Start free. Upgrade to Pro, Premium or Max for more listening hours each month. Terms of Use: https://readcast.cc/terms
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Verdict
Aurum Audiobooks and ReadCast are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Aurum Audiobooks sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and ReadCast sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Aurum Audiobooks | ReadCast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OK Software Solutions FZE | DevLab Spa |
In-app purchases
Aurum Audiobooks
- Small Tip$0.99
- Mid Tip$2.99
- Big Tip$4.99
ReadCast
- Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Max Monthly3 Days trial$29.991 Month
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- Pro Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Premium Annual7 Days trial$199.991 Year
- Max Annual7 Days trial$279.991 Year
