AudioBookSync vs Ink&Echo

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 (0.5× to 3×) • Adaptive skip-back when resuming — 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 — 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 — included with the free version iCLOUD DRIVE LIBRARY • Drop your audiobooks into iCloud Drive → AudioBookSync → Audiobooks • Bookmarks and library state stay on your device • Nothing ever leaves your iCloud account AUDIOBOOKSYNC PRO — 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 — use your entire library at once • Multi-device sync — listening progress syncs automatically between iPhone and iPad via your private iCloud Drive • Shared transcription index — transcribe a book once, every other device picks up the index • Apple Watch — slice off a section of your audiobook, send it to your Apple Watch and listen offline — 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 — all stored in your iCloud Drive.

Your ebooks and audiobooks, in one calm, beautiful library. Import the books you already own, then read them, hear them, or do both at once. Ink & Echo is built for people who move between the page and the voice. READ • EPUB and PDF reader with an editorial layout • Apple-style page curl, and two-page reading on iPad • Focus Ink bolds the start of each word to guide your eye LISTEN • Audiobooks in M4B, M4A, MP3, FLAC and more • Chapters, speed control, 15 and 30 second skips, lock screen controls • Background playback, offline listening and AirPlay • Spatial Audio switch for stereo audiobooks • Read-along follows the EPUB as the audiobook plays, highlighting each word (Premium) ORGANIZE • Filters, folders and sorting • Edit metadata and replace covers • Scan a book's barcode in Discover to open it instantly • Daily picks MAKE IT YOURS • 38 free themes, from pure OLED black to warm Paper EVERYWHERE • iPad with a sidebar • Home Screen widget • Apple CarPlay (Premium) • iCloud sync of progress, bookmarks, folders and settings (Premium) FREE, WITH ONE OPTIONAL UNLOCK Importing, reading, listening, organizing and every theme are free. Premium is a single purchase with no subscription. It adds Read-along, Sleep Timer, Bookmarks, iCloud sync, CarPlay and more. Ink & Echo ships no books. Add only content you are allowed to use.