Comparison

LABooks vs Readmon

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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: โ€ข Lightweight & Fast Minimal design, no clutter - just your books and audio โ€ข AI Text to Speech Clear, natural voices for comfortable listening โ€ข Stream or Download Listen online or save audio for offline playback โ€ข Read Along Follow text with real-time highlighting โ€ข Simple Controls Adjust speed and set sleep timers easily โ€ข Your Library, Organized Import, search, and track your progress โ€ข Multi-Language Support Works with multiple languages Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Readmon

Features
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Readmon reads the books you already own, out loud, in a voice that sounds like a person. On a night when your eyes are tired, or with your hands in the sink, the story keeps going. โ–  Ten AI voices that sound like people Not a robot. Choose from five female and five male voices. Add a reading style that fits the text โ€” novel, news โ€” and Readmon remembers which voice you used for each book. The AI voices support 31 languages: English, Korean, Japanese, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, Spanish, Estonian, Finnish, French, Hindi, Croatian, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese. Languages not on this list cannot be read by the AI voices. Chinese is not on the list. If the language you read is not on the list, please do not buy the AI voices. You can listen in that language with the system voices built into iOS, and everything else in the app is free. Dialogue is read in a different voice from the narration. When lines run back and forth, two voices take turns, so it sounds like a conversation. โ–  On your iPhone, with no internet The narration is generated entirely on your iPhone. It keeps working when the connection drops, and on a plane. You download a voice once. After that, no internet is needed. โ–  The files you already have TXT, EPUB and PDF, and comics too. 7z, CBZ, CBR, ZIP and RAR all open. Bring books in from Calibre-Web, OPDS, WebDAV, Dropbox or OneDrive. PDFs and scanned books are recognized on the device and read aloud as well. โ–  Comfortable while you read Sleep timer โ€” it stops on its own if you fall asleep Lock screen controls โ€” turn pages and pause without taking it out of your pocket Repeat a passage โ€” go back over the part you missed Pronunciation dictionary โ€” make names and unusual words sound the way you want Page-turn animation โ€” pages that turn like paper โ–  Not a subscription Buy the AI voices once and they stay yours. Nothing to cancel, nothing to pay again next month. Listen free for 30 minutes before you buy. Everything else works without buying anything.

Screenshots

LABooks4 screens
Readmon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LABooks at none against Readmon's shown. LABooks also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. LABooks sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and Readmon sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LABooks ships an update every 5 days, Readmon fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
LABooks versus Readmon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLABooksReadmon
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days โ€” betterFortnightly
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnna LouMinhaeng Lee

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LABooks

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

Readmon

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • AI Voice Lifetime$5.99

Questions

Is LABooks free?
LABooks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Readmon free?
Readmon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LABooks or Readmon have ads?
Readmon shows ads; LABooks does not.
Which is updated more often, LABooks or Readmon?
LABooks ships an update every 5 days, and Readmon fortnightly. Most recently, LABooks was updated on October 5, 2026 and Readmon on October 7, 2026.

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