Comparison

dublreader vs BookNest

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

Head to head
About

dublreader

Transform any ebook into a personalized audiobook using familiar voices, including cloned voices of loved ones or iconic historical figures. Enjoy synchronized reading and listening with seamless navigation and variable playback speed, making your library accessible anywhere.

Highlights
  • Import any ebook (Kindle, EPUB)
  • Clone loved ones' voices
  • Iconic historical narrator voices
  • Synchronized text and audio
  • Variable playback speed
  • Bookmark and chapter jumping
Features
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YOUR BOOKS. ANY VOICE. NOW FREE. dublreader turns any ebook into an audiobook, read aloud by 160+ narrators, or by the voice that means the most to you. NEW: LISTEN FREE, EVEN OFFLINE Narration now runs right on your iPhone at no cost per chapter. Download chapters and listen anywhere: on a plane, on the subway, with no signal at all. Short on storage? Stream instead, from $3.99 a month. THE VOICE THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING Imagine The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe read to your kids by their grandmother: her warmth, her rhythm, her voice, even when she can't be in the room. Record about 20 seconds of someone you love (with their permission), and hear any book the way they'd read it. OR PICK A LEGEND Browse voices by accent, language and style, including a collection of voices inspired by famous historical figures. BRING YOUR WHOLE LIBRARY • Borrow ebooks free from your local library through Libby • Import EPUB and other popular formats • Browse thousands of free classics from Project Gutenberg FEATURES • Free on-device narration: download and listen offline • 160+ narrators across accents and languages • Clone a family voice in about 20 seconds • Read and listen together: follow along as the text is highlighted • Start anywhere: tap any paragraph to begin listening • Chapter navigation, bookmarks and variable playback speed HEAR EVERY STORY DIFFERENTLY dublreader is a way to keep voices alive, connect generations, and experience books on your own terms. Whose voice would you choose? SUBSCRIPTIONS On-device narration is free on supported iPhones. Optional streaming plans: Essential $3.99/month, Reader $7.99/month, Unlimited $14.99/month. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage them in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

BookNest

Features
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Every book in BookNest is out of copyright — the classics, unabridged, downloaded to your device and yours to keep. Browse tens of thousands of ebooks and audiobooks from Standard Ebooks, Project Gutenberg, and LibriVox. Read a chapter on your iPhone, keep going on your iPad, and finish it on your Apple Watch with your headphones and no phone in your pocket. READ BEAUTIFULLY • A fast, distraction-free EPUB reader with page or scroll layout • Choose your typeface, size, spacing, margins and theme — light, sepia or dark — plus a dyslexia-friendly font • Full-text search inside any book • Bookmarks and highlights, collected in one place so you can find that passage again • Read aloud with natural system voices, at the speed and pitch you like LISTEN ANYWHERE • A complete audiobook player with chapters, adjustable speed, skip controls and a sleep timer • A mini-player that follows you around the app so you never lose the thread • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island controls, Bluetooth and headphone controls ONE BOOK, TWO FORMATS Many classics exist as both an ebook and an audiobook. BookNest pairs them automatically, so you can read on the train and listen on the walk home — your place carries across. YOUR LIBRARY, ON EVERY DEVICE • iCloud sync keeps your library, reading progress, collections and highlights current across iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch • Download anything for offline reading and listening on a plane, a subway or a trail • Import your own EPUB files and read them with the same tools • Handoff picks up on the device you just reached for • Spotlight search finds your books from the Home Screen BUILT FOR APPLE PLATFORMS • A standalone Apple Watch app that downloads and plays without your iPhone nearby • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for what you're reading now and for your collections • Live Activities that show download progress in the Dynamic Island • Siri and App Shortcuts to start a book hands-free KEEP THE HABIT • Reading stats and streaks that show where your time actually goes • Finish-by goals that turn "someday" into a page count per day • Optional, gentle reminders — no guilt, no badges you didn't ask for • Collections and smart collections to organize a library that grows fast PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-up. No ads. No tracking. Your library lives on your device and in your own iCloud, and you can export your data whenever you want. BookNest is built entirely in SwiftUI for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Books are sourced from Standard Ebooks, Project Gutenberg and LibriVox, whose volunteers have spent decades making the public domain readable. BookNest is not affiliated with those projects. BOOKNEST PLUS BookNest's catalog, reader and audiobook player are free to use. BookNest Plus is an optional upgrade that adds iCloud sync across your devices, importing your own DRM-free EPUB files, advanced reader customization and data export. It is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time lifetime unlock. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://sudoswisshub.github.io/BookNestLegal/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

dublreader4 screens
BookNest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BookNest at none against dublreader's 1. BookNest also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. dublreader sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. BookNest asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dublreader ships an update every 3 months, BookNest every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
dublreader versus BookNest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdublreaderBookNest
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB29 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerdubllabs, inc.Alice-Georgiana TURCANU

In-app purchases

1 purchases

dublreader

Subscriptions1
  • dublreader VIP Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
None

BookNest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is dublreader free?
dublreader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BookNest free?
BookNest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do dublreader or BookNest have ads?
Neither dublreader nor BookNest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dublreader or BookNest?
dublreader ships an update every 3 months, and BookNest every 11 days. Most recently, dublreader was updated on October 31, 2026 and BookNest on October 25, 2026.

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