Comparison

My Audiobook vs Tempo

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

Head to head
About

My Audiobook

Features
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My Audiobook transforms your EPUB eBooks into high-quality MP3 audiobooks. Access a wide variety of languages and voices, from Standard to Premium. Powered by Google Cloud Text-to-Speech.

About

Tempo

This app presents text one word at a time, helping you maintain focus and progress through reading material. It offers adjustable pacing, rewind capabilities, and a distraction-free reading environment. Save your content locally and track your reading habits.

Highlights
  • RSVP reading mode
  • Adjustable reading pace (WPM)
  • Pause, rewind, and review text
  • Import text and supported files
  • Local reading library
  • Reading progress tracking
  • Customizable themes and typography
Features
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Tempo is a calm focus reader for people who want to keep moving through books, notes, articles, and study material without losing their place. The reader uses RSVP reading: it shows text one word at a time, with simple controls for pace, pause, rewind, and review. Instead of filling the screen with distractions, Tempo keeps the current word centered and gives you just enough context to continue confidently. Use Tempo to: * Paste text or import supported files * Read one word at a time in a focused RSVP view * Adjust your words-per-minute pace * Pause, rewind, and jump back into context * Save reading material in your local library * Track reading sessions, progress, stats, and streaks * Choose themes and typography that feel comfortable * Unlock unlimited local reading with a one-time purchase Tempo is built for focused reading, not fake productivity. It does not promise magic speed gains or replace careful reading. It gives you a calmer way to move through text, stay engaged, and finish more of what you start. Your reading material stays local by default in this release. Tempo is designed for content you own, created, or otherwise have the right to read.

Screenshots

My Audiobook3 screens
Tempo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: My Audiobook at every 4 days against Tempo's every 10 days. Tempo's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.1). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. My Audiobook sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Tempo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Audiobook ships an update every 4 days, Tempo every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
My Audiobook versus Tempo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy AudiobookTempo
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.116.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMathieu BourgeoisJosh Hoffman

In-app purchases

10 purchases

My Audiobook

One-time10
  • Audiobook synthesis$329.99
  • Audiobook synthesis$334.99
  • Audiobook synthesis$369.99
Show 7 more
  • Audiobook synthesis$379.00
  • Audiobook synthesis$379.99
  • Audiobook synthesis$384.99
  • Audiobook synthesis$389.00
  • Audiobook synthesis$399.00
  • Audiobook synthesis$399.99
  • Audiobook synthesis$400.00
1 purchases

Tempo

One-time1
  • Unlimited Reading2 variants$7.99

Questions

Is My Audiobook free?
My Audiobook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tempo free?
Tempo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My Audiobook or Tempo have ads?
Neither My Audiobook nor Tempo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Audiobook or Tempo?
My Audiobook ships an update every 4 days, and Tempo every 10 days. Most recently, My Audiobook was updated on September 30, 2026 and Tempo on October 14, 2026.

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