Comparison

OpenBookshelf vs azPlayer Audiobooks

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

OpenBookshelf

Organize your reading list with a clean, focused book tracker. Easily search millions of titles, import your history from other platforms, and sync across devices without ads or subscriptions. Focus solely on your books.

Highlights
  • Track reading progress
  • Search millions of books
  • Import from Goodreads
  • Sync across devices
  • No ads or subscriptions
  • Organize reading lists
Features
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Your books. Without the noise. OpenBookshelf is a clean, focused book tracker for readers who want to organize what they read — not be sold a subscription, shown ads, or pushed into a social network. Track your reading in three taps. Search for a book, add it to your shelf, mark it as read. No onboarding wizard, no account creation, no tutorial. Just your books. SEARCH MILLIONS OF BOOKS Find books instantly by title, author, or ISBN — powered by Open Library, the world's largest open book database. No proprietary database, no lock-in. IMPORT FROM GOODREADS Bring your entire reading history with you. Export your Goodreads data and import it into OpenBookshelf in seconds. Keep your shelves, ratings, and reading dates without starting over. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES Your library stays up to date on every device automatically with iCloud. Add a book on your iPhone, see it on your iPad. No account required. WHAT YOU WON'T FIND HERE No algorithmic recommendations. No social feed. No reading challenges designed to make you feel guilty. No ads. No behavioral tracking. No subscription. OpenBookshelf does one thing well: it helps you keep track of what you've read, what you're reading, and what you want to read next. Nothing more. Nothing less. Completely free. No account. No tracking. No catch.

About

azPlayer Audiobooks

Features
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azPlayer Audiobooks is the mobile companion app for azLibrary. Use azPlayer Audiobooks to access your personal audiobook collection managed in azLibrary on your desktop computer. Browse your library, download selected books to your mobile device, and enjoy comfortable offline listening wherever you are. Important: azPlayer Audiobooks does not provide audiobooks, online catalogs, stores, subscriptions, or streaming services. The app works exclusively with audiobook files that you already own and manage through azLibrary. Connect to your library Getting started is simple: • Automatically discover azLibrary servers on your local network • Connect securely using a one-time PIN • Optionally enter the server address manually • Trusted devices are remembered after the initial pairing Take your audiobooks with you Browse your audiobook collection and choose which titles to store on your device. • Download individual books instantly • Build a download queue and transfer multiple books at once • Listen without a network connection after downloading • Remove downloaded copies at any time without affecting your desktop library Designed for audiobook listening azPlayer Audiobooks focuses on features that matter to audiobook listeners. • Chapter navigation • Adjustable playback speed • Flexible skip controls with configurable intervals and optional forward/backward buttons • Automatic resume from your last listening position • Background playback and lock screen controls Flexible sleep timer Fall asleep without losing your place. • Stop playback after a selected number of minutes • Stop at the end of the current chapter • Stop after a selected number of minutes and wait until the current chapter finishes Organize and find books Quickly find the titles you want. • Search and filter your collection • Sort by title • Sort by date added • Sort using your azLibrary library hierarchy Privacy and simplicity • No advertisements • No subscriptions • No in-app purchases • No audiobook store • No cloud dependency • No access to third-party content providers azPlayer Audiobooks is built for listeners who maintain and manage their own audiobook collections with azLibrary and want a reliable mobile player for everyday listening.

Screenshots

OpenBookshelf4 screens
azPlayer Audiobooks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: azPlayer Audiobooks at none against OpenBookshelf's 1. azPlayer Audiobooks also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. OpenBookshelf sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. azPlayer Audiobooks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OpenBookshelf ships an update every 2 weeks, azPlayer Audiobooks weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
OpenBookshelf versus azPlayer Audiobooks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenBookshelfazPlayer Audiobooks
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJared FloerschAlexey Zolotarevskiy

In-app purchases

1 purchases

OpenBookshelf

One-time1
  • Unlock$2.99
None

azPlayer Audiobooks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OpenBookshelf free?
OpenBookshelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is azPlayer Audiobooks free?
azPlayer Audiobooks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OpenBookshelf or azPlayer Audiobooks have ads?
Neither OpenBookshelf nor azPlayer Audiobooks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OpenBookshelf or azPlayer Audiobooks?
OpenBookshelf ships an update every 2 weeks, and azPlayer Audiobooks weekly. Most recently, OpenBookshelf was updated on October 31, 2026 and azPlayer Audiobooks on October 31, 2026.

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