Comparison

LABooks vs Auto

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

Head to head
About

LABooks

Features
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LABooks: Your Library, Out Loud. Turn your eBooks into audiobooks with AI. Lightweight, fast, and designed for distraction-free listening. Import EPUB and TXT files, then listen with natural AI voices - perfect for commuting, workouts, or relaxing. Download up to 512MB (about 20 hours) for offline listening. Why LABooks: • Lightweight & Fast Minimal design, no clutter - just your books and audio • AI Text to Speech Clear, natural voices for comfortable listening • Stream or Download Listen online or save audio for offline playback • Read Along Follow text with real-time highlighting • Simple Controls Adjust speed and set sleep timers easily • Your Library, Organized Import, search, and track your progress • Multi-Language Support Works with multiple languages Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Auto

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AI for readers. Any book, PDF or manga read aloud in a surprisingly natural voice. Ask AI answers your questions from the page or from any book in your library. Ideal for students, lawyers and professionals who need to find information fast — and for athletes who would rather read than listen to music, or do both at once. ASK AI — ANSWERS WITH SOURCES • Ask about the page or your whole library: books, PDFs, Word, PowerPoint and spreadsheets • Every answer cites numbered sources you can tap, with a confidence badge • Exact answers from tables; compare documents, look up a definition or clause, and jump to where it is said • Book info in your language, with the title translated and its pronunciation • The app in 21 languages, with your own language suggested • Word-by-word highlight as it reads, and sync of your library and reading place through a cloud folder Auto-Reader reads your books, PDFs, comics and manga aloud in a natural, on-device voice so you can "read" while your hands are busy driving, walking, at the gym, or commuting. Check-out the deep-voice number 10 ON YOUR APPLE WATCH • Play, pause and skip from your wrist, or pick a book from the Library — the phone can stay in your pocket, locked • Your music keeps playing softly under the voice; pausing the book pauses the music too • Raise your wrist for the time, the chapter and page — and, with Premium, every word as it is read • Sleep Check: a gentle "still listening?" before you drift off, and the book goes back to where you last answered AUDIO BOOKS YOU KEEP • Export any book as an audio book, with passage markers, and send it to your TV, speaker or Apple Watch • Audio shelves on the home screen, and background sound (rain, hum, fire) under the voice WHY AUTO-READER • Hear any of your books while your hands are busy or commuting and utilize that time. By hearing book in most natural voice on-device. As our devices have gotten a lot smarter and faster. • Hands-free manga: it narrates panel by panel, in reading order, zooming as it goes • 31 languages, with on-device translation • Private by default — works offline, no account, your books never leave your phone • Lifelike text-to-speech that runs entirely on your device • Opens EPUB, PDF, comics (CBZ) and manga — no converting A LIBRARY TO START FROM — FREE AND BUILT IN Browse 300+ free classics and open-licensed books by shelf and add them in a tap — no account, no card. Every one narrates aloud. MADE FOR HOW YOU READ • Follow the highlighted line as it's read • Pick from real, distinct voices — male and female, per language • Adjust speed on the fly; instant page turns while listening • Snap a photo of a page and have it read back to you • Pick up exactly where you left off, across your whole library • Back up your library and restore it on another device Optional cloud AI features are available if you want them — the app is fully usable without any of them, and nothing is sent anywhere unless you turn them on and ask. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ · Privacy Policy: https://auto-reader.com/privacy

Screenshots

LABooks4 screens
Auto4 screens

Verdict

The call

LABooks and Auto are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. LABooks sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and Auto sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 2 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LABooks ships an update every 5 days, Auto every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
LABooks versus Auto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLABooksAuto
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB206 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnna LouRakan Al-Ghunaim

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LABooks

Subscriptions1
  • LABooks - Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$1.991 Month
3 purchases

Auto

Subscriptions2
  • لا محدود$1.992 Months
  • بلا حدود$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Auto-Reader: AI قارىء كتب$4.99

Questions

Is LABooks free?
LABooks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Auto free?
Auto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LABooks or Auto have ads?
Neither LABooks nor Auto shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LABooks or Auto?
LABooks ships an update every 5 days, and Auto every 9 days. Most recently, LABooks was updated on October 25, 2026 and Auto on October 31, 2026.

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