Audiary vs LocalPlay

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.

Your audiobooks belong to you - and with LocalPlay, they stay with you. LocalPlay is a private audiobook player for your own audio files. Import individual titles or complete series directly from the Files app. LocalPlay remembers your playback position, displays embedded artwork and chapters, and keeps playing reliably in the background. Features: - import individual audiobooks and complete series - play MP3, M4A, and M4B files - automatically continue from your last position - display chapters and embedded cover artwork - adjust playback speed to suit you - fall asleep comfortably with the Sleep Timer - continue playback in the background - control playback from the Lock Screen and headphones - send audio files to LocalPlay using the Share function No account. No advertising. No tracking. Your audio files and playback data remain locally on your device.