Comparison

Drowsebook vs Audia

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

Head to head
About

Drowsebook

Features
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Read and listen to your own books with a quiet, local-first iPhone reader. Drowsebook imports DRM-free EPUB, PDF, TXT, MOBI, and AZW3 files. It keeps your bookshelf, reading positions, bookmarks, PDF cleanup rules, and listening progress on your device. What Drowsebook is built for: • Read imported books with typography tuned for long sessions • Listen with Apple system voices through AVSpeechSynthesizer • Continue audio in the background with Lock Screen controls and ±15s jumps • Clean noisy PDFs by hiding page numbers, footnotes, short headers, captions, or custom patterns • Keep per-book PDF dictionary rules for documents that need manual cleanup • Export reading data as JSON or clear reading data from Settings Privacy and purchase: Drowsebook has no account system, no third-party advertising, no analytics SDKs, and no server dependency for reading or listening. Your imported book files are handled locally on your iPhone. Drowsebook is a one-time purchase utility for reading and listening to your own DRM-free ebooks. The optional supporter tier has the same app access and exists for users who want to support independent development. Family Sharing is enabled. Encrypted books and some newer Kindle variants are not supported. Drowsebook is for digital files only and does not scan paper books.

About

Audia

Listen to your documents, books, and articles with natural-sounding voices. Customize reading speed, pronunciation, and use a sleep timer. Import various file formats and read offline.

Highlights
  • Natural neural voices
  • Adjustable reading speed
  • Customizable pronunciation
  • Sleep timer
  • Offline reading
  • Import various file formats
  • Library organization
Features
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Listen to your books, PDFs and articles while you walk, commute or rest your eyes. Audia reads your text aloud on your iPhone or iPad, with natural voices and no subscription. READ WITH YOUR EYES OR YOUR EARS Choose from 15 built-in neural voices across 31 reading languages. Adjust the speed, follow the highlighted words, set a sleep timer and customize pronunciation. Organize your library in folders and transfer documents from your computer over local Wi-Fi. YOUR TEXT, NARRATED ON YOUR DEVICE Imported content can be read aloud offline, without uploading it to a speech service. Internet is needed to fetch web articles and download books from Audia Library. START FREE. UPGRADE ONCE. The free plan has a daily limit on premium-voice listening. Audia Plus is a one-time in-app purchase for unlimited premium listening, CarPlay, bookmarks, full-book search and M4A audio export. BRING YOUR BOOKS OR FIND A NEW READ Import DRM-free EPUB, PDF with selectable text, MOBI/AZW/PRC, TXT, RTF, DOCX, ODT and FB2, or paste text and web articles. Protected ebooks and image-only PDFs are not supported. Explore classics and Audia Originals in Audia Library. The library gradually grows with new titles. Books have no additional charge; your plan's listening limits still apply. Tap + to explore and start listening.

Screenshots

Drowsebook4 screens
Audia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Audia at none against Drowsebook's 2. Audia also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Drowsebook sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Audia asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drowsebook ships an update every 2 weeks, Audia every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Drowsebook versus Audia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrowsebookAudia
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size255 MB247 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer渊博 胡Leopoldo Manuel Romacho

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Drowsebook

One-time2
  • Drowsebook Buy Once$19.99
  • Drowsebook Supporter$39.99
None

Audia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drowsebook free?
Drowsebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Audia free?
Audia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Drowsebook or Audia have ads?
Neither Drowsebook nor Audia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drowsebook or Audia?
Drowsebook ships an update every 2 weeks, and Audia every 4 days. Most recently, Drowsebook was updated on October 7, 2026 and Audia on October 24, 2026.

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