Comparison

Sonarplay vs Scriptorium

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

Head to head
About

Sonarplay

Features
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SonarPlay - Your Audiobook Streaming Platform Listen to thousands of audiobooks and book summaries anytime, anywhere. SonarPlay brings stories and ideas to life with high-quality audio, smart recommendations, and offline listening. What you will love * Huge library across fiction, self-help, business, biographies, and more * Smooth playback with speed control and easy skipping * Background and offline listening for life on the move * Curated recommendations, powerful search, and top-rated picks * Personalised profiles, favourites, and synced progress across devices * Premium subscription for unlimited access and exclusive content * Secure sign-in, flexible payments, and multi-language support Start listening smarter with SonarPlay. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sonarplay.com/privacy_policy

About

Scriptorium

Features
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Scriptorium is a living radio station for the world's great books. Tune in to a channel โ€” Hearth (cozy & comic), Shadows (dark & literary), Wonder (sci-fi & adventure), or Nursery (tales for children) โ€” and hear a beautifully narrated classic, always on, in sync with every other listener. It's live radio: there's always something playing. Or browse the Library and listen to any book on demand โ€” from the beginning, or right where you left off. โ€ข Read along โ€” a candlelit teleprompter lights each word as it's spoken โ€ข Continue where you left off โ€” every book remembers your place โ€ข Sleep timer for bedtime listening โ€ข CarPlay โ€” take the station on the road โ€ข A Home Screen widget showing what's on now โ€ข Apple TV โ€” an ambient reading room for the big screen Every book is a public-domain classic, freely narrated. No account, no ads, no clutter โ€” just great literature, read aloud.

Screenshots

Sonarplay4 screens
Scriptorium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scriptorium at none against Sonarplay's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Sonarplay sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Scriptorium asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Sonarplay versus Scriptorium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonarplayScriptorium
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size93 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerwaplead solutions llcChristopher Sivori

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sonarplay

Subscriptions1
  • SonarPlay Premium1 Month trial$9.991 Month
None

Scriptorium

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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