Voca Player vs Aletay

Voca is a beautifully simple audiobook player for your personal media server. Connect to your Local, Plex or Audiobookshelf library and start listening in seconds — at home or on the go. Stream from your own server Voca connects directly to your Local Files, Plex Media Server or Audiobookshelf instance. No third-party cloud. No subscriptions. Your library, your way. Extras Built-in Companion files stored alongside the audio — things like maps, liner notes, author commentary, or the full text of the book as a PDF or EPUB. Voca includes these automatically alongside your audiobook. Take it offline Unlock unlimited downloads with a single one-time purchase. Download your audiobooks over Wi-Fi and listen anywhere — no internet required. Transfer your Audiobook to your Apple Watch. Built for listening • Gapless playback across multi-file audiobooks • Lock screen and Control Centre controls • Bluetooth headphone support — single press to skip 30 seconds, double press to jump chapters • Adjustable playback speed from 0.5× to 3.0× • Sleep timer with volume fade (15m, 30m, 1h, end of chapter, and more) • Double-tap the cover art to navigate chapters instantly Your whole library, beautifully organised Browse thousands of books in a fast, searchable grid. An A–Z jump bar lets you leap straight to any section — no endless scrolling. Privacy first Voca never touches your data. Everything stays between your device and your own server. Offline Downloads for Player and Apple Watch require a one-time in-app purchase.

Aletay is where readers find writers: a calm, ad-free home for indie books and long-form writing. Open the app to pick up where you left off, browse what other readers are discovering, and go deeper into the work you love. READ YOUR LIBRARY Everything you've saved, in one place. Resume any book right where you stopped, with your reading progress kept in sync. DISCOVER YOUR NEXT READ! No author can pay to rank higher: books surface by genuine reader signal. Browse by genre and find writing worth your time. COLUMNS Journalism, essays, and technical writing, long-form, one piece at a time. BOOK CLUBS Reader-organized discussions around the books you're reading. Anyone can start a club, and authors are welcome to drop in; when they do, you'll see them tagged. LIVE READINGS Authors host live readings of their own work: a Q&A, a chapter aloud, a launch event. RSVP to be reminded, and join when it goes live. LEARN A growing library of craft and indie-publishing know-how, written by authors who have done it. Aletay is an indie next book publishing that allows ad-free and reader-first, built to be a quiet place to read and to help good writing find the readers it deserves. Sign in with your Aletay account to get started. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/