Comparison

libFT vs Readify

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

Head to head
About

libFT

Listen to thousands of free public-domain classics from LibriVox or your own audiobook files. This app offers a calm, focused listening experience with features like variable playback speed and cross-library continuity. Enjoy your favorite stories without ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Access to thousands of free public-domain classics
  • Play your own audiobook files (.m4b, .mp3)
  • Continue listening across libraries
  • Variable playback speed
  • Lock screen and control center playback
  • Background playback
Features
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A calm, focused audiobook player for two libraries: thousands of free public-domain classics from LibriVox, and the audiobook files you already own. No subscription. No ads. No noise. Read every classic ever written. For free. LibriVox volunteers have recorded thousands of public-domain books — Pride and Prejudice, Sherlock Holmes, Crime and Punishment, Dracula, The Great Gatsby, the complete works of Dickens, Austen, Tolstoy, Twain, Verne, Doyle, and many more. Browse by popularity, search by title or author, and start listening in a tap. Chapters stream on demand — no need to download an entire book before you press play. Bring your own audiobooks. Got an .m4b you bought years ago, or a folder of .mp3 chapters from a backup? Drop them into libFT through the iOS Files app and they appear in your Library, organized by folder, with embedded cover art and natural chapter ordering preserved. Your files stay on your device — they aren't uploaded anywhere. One player. Two libraries. One place you left off. Continue Listening picks up where you stopped — whether the last chapter was a streamed LibriVox novel or a local audiobook from your own collection. Favorites, playback speed, lock-screen controls, background playback through headphones, AirPlay, and car audio all work the same across both sources. Built for long listens. - Continue Listening across both libraries - Favorites for the books you'll come back to - Variable playback speed - Lock Screen and Control Center transport controls - Background playback through headphones, AirPlay, and car audio - Auto-pause when you unplug headphones - Clean resume after phone calls - Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Ukrainian No subscription. Ever. LibriVox audiobooks are recorded by volunteers and released into the public domain — they cost nothing to listen to. libFT itself is free to use. The audiobook files you already own stay yours, on your device. No tracking, no ads, no monthly fee. About LibriVox. LibriVox is a volunteer-driven project that records audio versions of public-domain books in many languages. libFT streams those recordings through the Internet Archive (archive.org). Special thanks to the thousands of LibriVox volunteers whose voices make this catalog possible.

About

Readify

Features
Read full description

Great books should be easy to return to. Readify brings timeless public-domain eBooks and human-narrated audiobooks into one focused reading and listening experience. Discover classics, explore authors and categories, and pick up exactly where you left off. READ YOUR WAY • Turn pages with a natural horizontal reading flow • Adjust text size, line spacing, and paper theme • Search inside a book and jump to matching pages • Save bookmarks and continue from your last page • Build a personal library and wishlist LISTEN YOUR WAY • Stream human-narrated public-domain audiobooks • Browse chapters and jump between recordings • Change playback speed • Set a sleep timer • Keep listening in the background and resume from your saved position DISCOVER MORE • Browse popular, recently added, fiction, drama, and poetry collections • Search by title or author and refine results • Explore covers, summaries, subjects, language, and popularity • Keep recent reading and listening activity together on Home Readify is designed for readers who want a calm, simple way to discover, read, and listen to enduring literature. CATALOG & AVAILABILITY Books and recordings come from public-domain catalogs and volunteer-created archives. Availability, language, cover art, recording quality, and copyright status can vary by title and region. An internet connection is required to browse the catalog and stream audio. PREMIUM Premium plans may include weekly and yearly auto-renewing subscriptions and a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Auto-renewing subscriptions renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://developing-comet-b87.notion.site/31a1f542e1a380d89190db9a5bae8971 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

libFT4 screens
Readify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: libFT at none against Readify's 3. libFT also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Readify sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. libFT asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
libFT versus Readify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterlibFTReadify
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB16 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLogic FT Incsamet bilgin

In-app purchases

None

libFT

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Readify

Subscriptions2
  • sub$3.997 Days
  • subs$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • subs lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is libFT free?
libFT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Readify free?
Readify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do libFT or Readify have ads?
Neither libFT nor Readify shows ads.

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