LocalPlay vs Librosy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LocalPlay
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Your audiobooks belong to you - and with LocalPlay, they stay with you. LocalPlay is a private audiobook player for your own audio files. Import individual titles or complete series directly from the Files app. LocalPlay remembers your playback position, displays embedded artwork and chapters, and keeps playing reliably in the background. Features: - import individual audiobooks and complete series - play MP3, M4A, and M4B files - automatically continue from your last position - display chapters and embedded cover artwork - adjust playback speed to suit you - fall asleep comfortably with the Sleep Timer - continue playback in the background - control playback from the Lock Screen and headphones - send audio files to LocalPlay using the Share function No account. No advertising. No tracking. Your audio files and playback data remain locally on your device.
Librosy
A beautifully designed reader for iOS that supports multiple book formats. It allows users to highlight text, save quotes, and organize notes. Track progress on both digital and physical books with integrated tools.
- Supports EPUB, FB2, PDF, TXT, Markdown, HTML, RTF
- Highlighting with color-coded quotes
- Centralized saving of quotes, words, and highlights
- Paper book tracking with timer and page counter
- Smart library with auto-shelving and search
- iCloud sync for progress and notes
- Native iOS gestures and dark mode support
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Librosy is a calm, beautifully made iOS reader for people who read closely, not fast — and want to keep what their books leave behind. Any format EPUB, FB2, PDF, TXT, Markdown, HTML, RTF — one beautiful reader for everything you read. Highlights with color Long-press, drag, pick a color. Your quote is saved — and you can share it as a designed card on Threads, Instagram, or Telegram. Memory Everything you save from a book — quotes, words, highlights, bookmarks — lives in one place. Add a thought, or tag how it made you feel. Librosy brings it back to you later. Paper books Add a paper book: snap the cover, run a session timer and page tracker, follow progress in a Live Activity. Camera and photos are used only for the cover. Smart library Auto-shelves by folder. Search across books, quotes, and notes. Multi-select for batch actions. iCloud Sync Reading progress, highlights, notes, bookmarks, and saved words follow you between devices through your own iCloud. Book files stay where you put them — we never see your data. Native iOS Gestures, haptics, smooth motion, dark mode, OLED — done right. Ukrainian-first Interface in Ukrainian, with hyphenation and local typography. English included. Completely free. Every feature, for everyone — no subscriptions, no ads, no limits. Made in Ukraine by one designer-developer. Not a social network. Not a store. Not a page counter. Just a calm home for everything you read — and everything it gave you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://librosy.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://librosy.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LocalPlay at none against Librosy's 2. 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
Both are free to download. Librosy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per year. LocalPlay asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | LocalPlay | Librosy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christian Muellerschoen | Vitalii Trus |
In-app purchases
LocalPlay
No in-app purchases
Librosy
- Librosy Pro · Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
- Librosy Pro · Lifetime$39.99








