Recto Audiobooks vs Listening Library

Recto is a native iOS audiobook player built for people who take their libraries seriously. Connect to your Plex Media Server and experience your audiobook collection the way it deserves — with a polished, Apple Music-inspired interface designed from the ground up for listening. Your library. Your way. Recto pulls your audiobooks directly from Plex, giving you complete control over your collection without subscriptions, DRM, or relying on someone else's catalog. If you own the files, Recto makes them shine. Built for Listeners • Elegant, distraction-free player interface • Series and author grouping with rich metadata • Background audio with full lock screen controls • Variable speed playback and sleep timer • Chapter navigation and cover art • Progress tracking across your library Apple-Native. Always. Recto is built entirely with Swift and SwiftUI — no web views, no compromises. It feels like it belongs on your iPhone because it was designed to. More Coming Plex is just the beginning. Additional library sources are on the way for listeners who want even more flexibility. Recto is free to download and use. No subscription. No catch.

The Listening Library app allows you to play audiobooks no matter where you decide to self-host them! With support for iCloud, Google Drive, Jellyfin, Plex, Audiobookshelf, and just locally on your phone, you just need this one app to get to all of your books. Listening Library has full audio control widgets, a customizable sleep timer, listening stats, the ability to stream or download the audiobook, and more! To be completely transparent, while local files, iCloud, and Google Drive are all free with the your download, if you want to use any of self-hosted servers (Jellyfin, Plex, and AudioBookShelf) you will be asked to pay a small, one-time fee via an In-App Purchase. However, If we add new sources behind the In-App Purchase, you will automatically get them!