Audiary vs EarMemo

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.

EarMemo is a local-first audio player for iPhone and iPad, built for long-form audio you already own: audiobooks, lectures, courses, downloaded podcasts, and MP3 or M4B files. Listen and take notes at the same time. Bookmarks and notes are anchored to exact timestamps — tap one to jump straight back to that moment. Export your notes as plain Markdown. No account or cloud required. Your audio and notes stay on your device. Listen at your own pace. Mark the moments worth keeping. Even if you remove the original audio later, your notes can remain — because what you took away matters more than the file. —— Built for long-form audio · Continue Listening keeps every book and episode right where you left off · Audiobooks with chapters (M4B and more) show their table of contents; skip by chapter, and see progress and time left for the chapter or the whole book · Bookmarks and notes are anchored to exact timestamps · Import an entire folder while preserving its subfolder structure · Drag files in from any desktop browser over local Wi-Fi — no cable, no iTunes · Bring in local audio files: MP3, M4A, M4B, AAC, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, and CAF · Import MP4, MOV, or M4V recordings and listen to their audio tracks · Works with DRM-free files; copy-protected purchases can't be imported · A calm, reading-inspired interface designed for long listening sessions Remember what you hear · Drop timestamp markers while listening · Keep your phone in your pocket: in Settings → Headphone Controls, set Next or Previous (AirPods Pro: press twice or three times) to Bookmark Here, and a press on your headphones marks the moment with a short chime · Add notes to the moments that matter · Tap any note to return to the original audio · After revisiting a note, pick up right where you left off · Export your notes as plain Markdown for your own workflow — grouped by chapter for audiobooks · Keep your notes even after removing the original audio Made for iOS · Sleep timer that can stop at the end of a chapter, shown as a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and, on supported iPhones, in the Dynamic Island · Siri and Shortcuts for play, pause, skip, and bookmarking · Lock Screen, AirPlay, and Bluetooth controls · VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, and Dark Mode Free to start. One-time unlock. Importing, resume playback, sleep timer, speed control, search, and note-image sharing are available for free. The free version lets you listen to 1 album and try up to 10 audio tracks in total. Timestamp markers are unlimited, and 5 of them can include written notes. A single one-time purchase unlocks unlimited albums, unlimited written notes, and Markdown export. No subscription. Your audio is yours · Fully offline playback · No account required · No feed, no algorithm · Your audio and notes aren't uploaded · No tracking · Free download, one-time unlock, no subscription