Listening (LibriVox) vs Rishi Reader

Listen to more than 19,000 free audiobooks from LibriVox: classic novels, poetry, history and philosophy, read aloud by volunteers from around the world. Every recording comes from LibriVox (librivox.org), the volunteer project that has been recording public domain books since 2005. Listening is a beautiful, fast way to find and enjoy them on iPhone and iPad. FIND SOMETHING TO LISTEN TO • Browse by genre, era, country, author or reader • Curated collections of the classics • Search titles, authors and readers • See other recordings of the same book and pick your favourite reader LISTEN YOUR WAY • Stream instantly or download for offline listening • Playback speed, sleep timer and bookmarks • Picks up exactly where you left off • Lock screen, Control Center and AirPods controls • CarPlay, Siri and home screen widgets NO STRINGS • Completely free: no ads, no subscription, no account • Collects no personal data Listening is an independent app and is not affiliated with LibriVox. The recordings are in the public domain in the United States; please check the copyright laws of your own country before downloading.

Rishi turns the books on your devices into conversations. Read your EPUB and PDF library on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, then ask questions, get summaries, or talk through a passage out loud — all without leaving the page. Bring your own books. Drop EPUB or PDF files into Rishi and they live in a fast, searchable library with covers, progress, and a Reading Now shelf. Highlights and notes follow you across devices. Read the way you like. A focused, customizable reader handles fixed-layout and reflowable EPUBs, scanned PDFs with a real text layer, and table-of-contents jumps. Pick light, dark, or sepia. Adjust font size and spacing. Search every page. Pick up where you left off. Open a book on your Mac, keep reading on iPhone on the train, finish on iPad in bed — Rishi syncs your position, highlights, and notes in the background using silent push. Chat with any book. Ask "what does this chapter argue?" or "summarize this scene," and Rishi answers grounded in the book you're reading. Conversations are saved per-book and per-session, so you can come back to the thread later. Talk it through. Real-time voice chat lets you have a natural spoken conversation about what you’re reading — ideal for studying, language practice, or thinking out loud on a walk. Voice chat and premium narration require an active Apple subscription. Read aloud. Start foreground narration from the open book with a configurable voice and sentence-level highlighting. Follow along on the page while Rishi is open. Made for Apple silicon. Optimized for Mac Catalyst with a real sidebar, full keyboard navigation, native menus, and scene restoration. Universal Links open books straight from Safari, Mail, or Messages. Accessible by default. VoiceOver labels across the reader, library, and chat. Full Dynamic Type support. AA contrast on every surface. Reduce Motion and Increase Contrast respected. Private by design. Sign in with Apple — no password to manage, no email required. Your reading data lives in your account, not in an ad network. Anonymous diagnostics can be turned off in Settings. Pro features (subscription). Voice chat, unlimited chat conversations, and premium narration voices are available through an Apple subscription purchased in Rishi. Use the in-app purchase sheet to subscribe, Restore Purchases to recover an existing subscription, or Settings to open Apple's subscription management sheet. Terms of Use: https://rishi.fidexa.org/terms. Subscription Terms: https://rishi.fidexa.org/legal/subscription-terms