AudioBookSync vs Unpaged
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AudioBookSync
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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.
Unpaged
Listen to your owned audiobooks, stream from your server, or explore 20,000 free classics. This private player offers background playback, CarPlay support, and advanced audio controls. An optional subscription unlocks AI-powered features and cloud syncing.
- Stream 20,000 free classic audiobooks
- Connect to your Audiobookshelf server
- Import your own audio files
- Background playback and lock-screen controls
- CarPlay and Siri shortcut support
- Adjustable playback speed and equalizer
- AI-powered bookmark titling and recaps (subscription)
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Unpaged is a clean, private audiobook player for iPhone. Play the M4B and MP3 audiobooks you already own, stream or download from your own Audiobookshelf server, or pick from 20,000 free classics. No account, no ads, no tracking. YOUR BOOKS, YOUR LIBRARY Import M4B, MP3, and AAC files from Files or iCloud Drive. Chapters stay in order and multi-file audiobooks stay grouped. Rename books, favorite them, and pick up exactly where you left off. YOUR AUDIOBOOKSHELF SERVER, IN YOUR POCKET Sign in to your Audiobookshelf server with your username and password or an API key. Stream your library or download books for offline listening, browse by series, collections, authors, and narrators, and keep browsing your cached library offline. Listening progress syncs back to the server. Your login stays in the iPhone Keychain. FREE CLASSICS ON YOUR SHELVES Browse more than 20,000 public-domain LibriVox audiobooks. Stream instantly, download for offline listening, compare alternate recordings, and hear a short sample before you choose a narrator. FREE iCLOUD SYNC Keep your library, progress, moments, recaps, and listening history in sync across your iPhones through your private iCloud account. If you like, Unpaged also stores the audio of the books you import in iCloud Drive, so another iPhone, or this one after a reinstall, can download them. Stored audio counts toward your iCloud storage. Free classics and Audiobookshelf books download again from their source. MADE FOR DAILY LISTENING • Background playback and lock-screen controls • Continue Listening widgets for the Home Screen and Lock Screen • CarPlay with hands-free library search • Siri shortcut for your latest book • Playback speed from 0.8× to 2× • Sleep timer, including End of chapter • 5-band equalizer, saved per book • Adjustable skip and smart resume • Reading activity and listening stats • Moments: bookmarks for the passages you want to keep, searchable across every book UNPAGED PLUS One optional subscription, monthly or yearly, with a one-week free trial, for on-device Apple Intelligence: • Moments that name themselves: a title, quote, and mood for each bookmark • Story-so-far recaps, including a welcome-back recap when you return to a book after a few days AI features run entirely on your iPhone and need a device that supports Apple Intelligence. Earlier AI unlock purchases keep working. FREE TO START Playback, iCloud Sync, moments, widgets, CarPlay, the equalizer, stats, LibriVox, and Audiobookshelf are free. Unpaged runs on any iPhone with iOS 18 or later. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No analytics or tracking. Unpaged has no server of its own: sync goes through your private iCloud account, and your audio leaves the iPhone only if you choose to store it in iCloud. LibriVox recordings are made by volunteers. Credit and thanks to them. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://andreibalu.github.io/Ebooker/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Unpaged at weekly against AudioBookSync's every 2 weeks. AudioBookSync's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. AudioBookSync sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Unpaged sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AudioBookSync ships an update every 2 weeks, Unpaged weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AudioBookSync | Unpaged |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hans-Peter Jordi | Andrei Baluta |
In-app purchases
AudioBookSync
- AudioBookSync Pro$5.99
Unpaged
- Unpaged's iCloud Syncing Monthly$0.991 Month
- Unpaged Plus Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Unpaged Plus Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Buy me a coffee$2.99
- AI Features unlock$3.99









