Comparison

AudioSilo vs Morrow Audiobook Player

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

Head to head
About

AudioSilo

Features
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AudioSilo is a beautiful, modern audiobook player for your own self-hosted library. Run the free, open-source AudioSilo server on your own hardware, point it at your audiobooks, and listen anywhere — your books, your data, no subscriptions. NOTE: AudioSilo is a player for an AudioSilo server that you (or your server's administrator) run. You need a server to sign in. Want to try it first? A live web demo with public-domain audiobooks is available at demo.audiosilo.app. BUILT FOR AUDIOBOOKS • Normalized chapters for single-file (m4b) and multi-file books • Resume exactly where you left off, on any device • Variable playback speed, configurable skip, and auto-rewind on resume • Sleep timer with shake-to-cancel • Bookmarks and markdown notes that stay with your books LISTEN ANYWHERE • Stream from your server, or download books for offline listening • Progress, bookmarks and notes sync across every device • Background playback with lock-screen and headphone controls • Light and dark themes • Available in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR RULES • Fast full-text search across your whole library • Browse by author and series • Favourites, listening history and "continue listening" • Multi-user sharing — your server admin can grant a whole library, an author, a series or a single book PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts with us, no ads, no tracking, no analytics • Everything lives on your server and your device • The app only ever talks to the server you choose AudioSilo is open source. Get the server, read the docs, and learn more at audiosilo.app.

About

Morrow Audiobook Player

This ad-free audiobook player connects to your self-hosted library servers like BookOrbit or Audiobookshelf. Stream or download books for offline listening, and sync your progress across devices. Enjoy features like chapter support, speed control, and a sleep timer.

Highlights
  • Ad-free playback
  • Connects to BookOrbit/Audiobookshelf
  • Stream and download books
  • Cross-device progress sync
  • Chapter support
  • Playback speed control
  • Sleep timer
Features
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Morrow is a beautiful, ad-free audiobook player for BookOrbit, Audiobookshelf and Grimmory (plus Booklore), and for audiobook files you already have. Morrow doesn't include or host any books itself. Connect to a server you have access to, or bring your own files, and your books are just there. Stream them, download them for offline, and pick up exactly where you left off on any device. ON EVERY SCREEN YOU USE iPhone, iPad, CarPlay, Apple TV and Apple Watch. Start a book in the car, keep going on the TV, finish it on a walk with your phone left at home. YOUR OWN FILES, TOO Import or link m4b, mp3 and other audio from Files, iCloud Drive or Google Drive. Multi-part books come together as one, and you can fix their details or look them up in online catalogs. FREE FOREVER Full playback with chapters, adjustable speed, sleep timer and auto-rewind. CarPlay. A Home Screen widget. An Up Next queue that advances on its own. Home shelves you arrange yourself. Read statuses, collections and playlists exactly as your server supports them, added with a long press. Your own audio files on this device. One library source, and up to 3 downloaded books. MORROW UNLOCK One purchase, no subscription: - Unlimited downloads - Auto-download the next book in your queue - Accent colors throughout the app - Connect multiple servers SIGN IN HOWEVER YOUR SERVER WORKS Username and password, Audiobookshelf API keys, or a BookOrbit magic link for shared accounts. Grimmory (Booklore) servers work the same way. Servers behind Cloudflare Access work too. IN ENGLISH AND GERMAN Morrow follows your device's language. YOUR BOOKS STAY YOURS Morrow connects only to servers you have access to, collects no analytics, and shows no ads. Every story has a Morrow. Morrow™ is a trademark of Liftbridge Labs LLC.

Screenshots

AudioSilo4 screens
Morrow Audiobook Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Morrow Audiobook Player at 4 against AudioSilo's 2. AudioSilo's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AudioSilo versus Morrow Audiobook Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudioSiloMorrow Audiobook Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristopher HuntLiftbridge Labs LLC

In-app purchases

None

AudioSilo

No in-app purchases

None

Morrow Audiobook Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AudioSilo free?
AudioSilo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Morrow Audiobook Player free?
Morrow Audiobook Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AudioSilo or Morrow Audiobook Player have ads?
Neither AudioSilo nor Morrow Audiobook Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AudioSilo or Morrow Audiobook Player?
AudioSilo ships an update every 4 days, and Morrow Audiobook Player every 4 days. Most recently, AudioSilo was updated on October 9, 2026 and Morrow Audiobook Player on October 15, 2026.

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