Ink&Echo vs Morrow Audiobook Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ink&Echo
Manage your personal ebook and audiobook collection in a single, unified library. Import your own files, read various formats, and listen to audiobooks locally. Organize your library with advanced filtering and sorting options, and keep your reading and listening progress synced.
- Unified library for ebooks and audiobooks
- Local import for personal media
- In-app reading for text, PDF, EPUB
- Local playback for imported audiobooks
- Organize with filters, folders, sorting
- Sync reading and listening progress
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Import your own books, organize them in one place, and move naturally between reading and listening. Ink & Echo includes a polished dark editorial interface, local import flows, provider-driven search, local playback for imported audio, and in-app reading for text, PDF, and EPUB files. It also supports metadata editing, cover replacement, library filters, folders, sorting, and saved progress across your experience. Key features: • Unified library for ebooks and audiobooks • Local import for personal media • Read text, PDF, and EPUB files in-app • Play imported audiobook files locally • Search across enabled providers • Organize with filters, folders, sorting, and view modes • Edit metadata and replace covers • Keep reading and listening progress synced in one place
Morrow Audiobook Player
This ad-free audiobook player connects to your self-hosted library servers like BookOrbit or Audiobookshelf. Stream or download books for offline listening, and sync your progress across devices. Enjoy features like chapter support, speed control, and a sleep timer.
- Ad-free playback
- Connects to BookOrbit/Audiobookshelf
- Stream and download books
- Cross-device progress sync
- Chapter support
- Playback speed control
- Sleep timer
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Morrow is a beautiful, ad-free audiobook player for BookOrbit, Audiobookshelf and Grimmory (plus Booklore), and for audiobook files you already have. Morrow doesn't include or host any books itself. Connect to a server you have access to, or bring your own files, and your books are just there. Stream them, download them for offline, and pick up exactly where you left off on any device. ON EVERY SCREEN YOU USE iPhone, iPad, CarPlay, Apple TV and Apple Watch. Start a book in the car, keep going on the TV, finish it on a walk with your phone left at home. YOUR OWN FILES, TOO Import or link m4b, mp3 and other audio from Files, iCloud Drive or Google Drive. Multi-part books come together as one, and you can fix their details or look them up in online catalogs. FREE FOREVER Full playback with chapters, adjustable speed, sleep timer and auto-rewind. CarPlay. A Home Screen widget. An Up Next queue that advances on its own. Home shelves you arrange yourself. Read statuses, collections and playlists exactly as your server supports them, added with a long press. Your own audio files on this device. One library source, and up to 3 downloaded books. MORROW UNLOCK One purchase, no subscription: - Unlimited downloads - Auto-download the next book in your queue - Accent colors throughout the app - Connect multiple servers SIGN IN HOWEVER YOUR SERVER WORKS Username and password, Audiobookshelf API keys, or a BookOrbit magic link for shared accounts. Grimmory (Booklore) servers work the same way. Servers behind Cloudflare Access work too. Type your server's address and Morrow recognizes it. Plain http works too, including over a VPN. IN ENGLISH AND GERMAN Morrow follows your device's language. YOUR BOOKS STAY YOURS Morrow connects only to servers you have access to, collects no analytics, and shows no ads. Every story has a Morrow. Morrow™ is a trademark of Liftbridge Labs LLC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ink&Echo at 5.0 against Morrow Audiobook Player's 4.7. Ink&Echo also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Ink&Echo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Morrow Audiobook Player sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ink&Echo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ink&Echo has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Ink&Echo ships an update weekly, Morrow Audiobook Player every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ink&Echo | Morrow Audiobook Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (16 ratings) — better | 4.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gary Zhuo | Liftbridge Labs LLC |
Customer experience
Ink&Echo
Morrow Audiobook Player
In-app purchases
Ink&Echo
- Lifetime Premium Unlock$10.00
Morrow Audiobook Player
- Small Tip$1.99
- Morrow Unlock$3.99
- Upgrade to Family$3.99
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- Medium Tip$4.99
- Morrow Unlock - Family$7.99
- Large Tip$9.99
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