MySmartBook vs AudioBookSync
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
MySmartBook
This reading app allows you to interact with your books through a conversational AI. Ask questions about the content, get summaries, or even dialogue with characters. Customize your reading experience with adjustable fonts and layouts, and enjoy offline access to your library.
- Chat with book characters and content
- AI-powered summaries and explanations
- Customizable font size and layout
- Offline book reading
- Library management
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A revolution in reading! Buy your books on mysmartbook.fr, read them in your app and... chat with them in our bot! Ask for an itinerary in a travel guide, dialogue with a novel character, summarize a chapter, explain a difficult passage, everything becomes possible thanks to the conversational agent accessible at any time of your reading! Other features : - Change the font, character size and layout to fit your taste and capacities - Manage your library as you wish, and download your books to read offline
AudioBookSync
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AudioBookSync is the intelligent audiobook player that bridges listening and reading. LISTEN YOUR WAY ⢠Plays M4B, MP3 and MP3 folders ⢠Background playback with lock-screen controls ⢠Adjustable speed (0.5Ć to 3Ć) ⢠Adaptive skip-back when resuming ā AudioBookSync remembers where you stopped ⢠Sleep timer (including "end of chapter") ⢠Bookmarks with notes FIND ANY SPOT IN YOUR BOOK ⢠Point the camera at a page ā OCR + fuzzy matching jump the audio to the exact passage ⢠Works with printed books, screenshots and handwritten pages ⢠Fully on-device: no cloud, no upload, no tracking ⢠Choose between Apple Speech (fast) or Whisper (local, best for German) READ WHERE YOU STOP LISTENING ⢠Built-in EPUB reader with themes (Light/Dark/Sepia), 8 fonts, adjustable size and margins ⢠"Listen here" button jumps from reader to the matching audio position ⢠Seamless cross-navigation: open the book in either mode CARPLAY + HOME-SCREEN WIDGET ⢠CarPlay: full library, chapter navigation and Now Playing while driving ⢠Home-screen widget: current book with progress ring and quick actions ⢠No subscription, no upsell ā included with the free version iCLOUD DRIVE LIBRARY ⢠Drop your audiobooks into iCloud Drive ā AudioBookSync ā Audiobooks ⢠Bookmarks and library state stay on your device ⢠Nothing ever leaves your iCloud account AUDIOBOOKSYNC PRO ā OPTIONAL ONE-TIME PURCHASE The free version keeps one audiobook active at a time. Switch books for free at any time, or unlock Pro for: ⢠Unlimited audiobooks ā use your entire library at once ⢠Multi-device sync ā listening progress syncs automatically between iPhone and iPad via your private iCloud Drive ⢠Shared transcription index ā transcribe a book once, every other device picks up the index ⢠Apple Watch ā slice off a section of your audiobook, send it to your Apple Watch and listen offline ā leave the iPhone at home. Position syncs back to iPhone and iPad automatically. NO ADS. NO SUBSCRIPTION. NO TRACKING. Your library, your bookmarks, your progress ā all stored in your iCloud Drive.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MySmartBook at none against AudioBookSync's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. AudioBookSync sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MySmartBook asks for nothing beyond the download.
MySmartBook ships an update every 9 days, AudioBookSync every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MySmartBook | AudioBookSync |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | ā |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days ā better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | ā |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch ā better |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 ā better | 18.6 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | My Smart Book | Hans-Peter Jordi |
In-app purchases
MySmartBook
No in-app purchases
AudioBookSync
- AudioBookSync Pro$5.99
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