Comparison

Narratorly vs Boundless Reader

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

Head to head
About

Narratorly

Features
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**Find your next audiobook by the voice behind the story.** Ever finished an audiobook and immediately searched for something else narrated by the same person? Or spent ages trying to find a Duet performance, only to discover the book you've chosen is Dual narration? That's exactly why Narratorly exists. Narratorly is an independent audiobook discovery and tracking app that puts narrators and performances at the heart of finding your next listen. **Find audiobooks your way** Search thousands of audiobooks by title, author or narrator. Browse by genre, tropes, voice and accent, or explore different performance styles, including Solo, Dual, Duet, Multi-Cast and Full Cast. Whether you're looking for your favourite narrator's latest release, a particular accent or something completely different, Narratorly helps you narrow down the search. **Keep track of your listening** Save books you want to listen to, mark the ones you've finished and keep a record of those you didn't finish. You can also rate your listens, write notes in your personal listening journal and look back at your listening history. **Set yourself a challenge** Love having a reading goal to work towards? Narratorly has challenges to keep you motivated, these include: • **Yearly Reading Challenge** — Set your own audiobook goal for the year and track your progress as you listen. • **A–Z Reading Challenge** — Work your way through the alphabet, completing a book for each letter. Keep track of your achievements and see how far you've come. **Explore more than just individual books** Discover audiobook series, connected universes and dedicated narrator pages. Find other books featuring the voices you enjoy and explore stories you might otherwise have missed. **A little about Narratorly** I'm an audiobook listener who got frustrated with how difficult it could be to find books by narrator, accent or performance style. So I decided to build something that made it easier. Narratorly is independently developed, free to use and constantly growing. Because sometimes choosing your next audiobook isn't just about finding a good story. It's about finding the right person to tell it.

About

Boundless Reader

This app allows you to read manga, comics, and novels from your own files or connected servers. Customize your reading experience with various fonts, themes, and reading modes. It offers optional account syncing and robust family controls for content management.

Highlights
  • Browse, track, and read across your library
  • Supports CBZ, PDF, text, and Markdown files
  • Connect to self-hosted Komga servers
  • Customizable reading modes (paged, vertical, webtoon)
  • Font and spacing controls, including dyslexia-friendly options
  • Family controls to blur or hide content
  • Optional account sync for cross-device progress
Features
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Boundless is a manga, manhwa, comic, and novel reader built to browse, track, and read across your own library, all in one continuous interface. Bring in your own files (CBZ, PDF, text, Markdown) or connect a self-hosted Komga server, and plug in user-built sources to extend your library further. Everything can be read as; paged, vertical, or webtoon, with automatic chapter loading and prefetch so the next one is ready before you get there. An account is optional. Sign in to sync your library, history, and progress across devices, or skip it and read fully offline with local files. READING, YOUR WAY • System, Serif, Rounded, Monospaced, or a dyslexia-friendly font, with full spacing control • Auto-scroll, custom tap zones, and tap cooldowns • Nine accent colors, a true black Void theme for AMOLED, and animated backgrounds BUILT FOR APPLE Genuinely native on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Silicon Mac, not one layout stretched across all three. FAMILY CONTROLS Blur or hide covers by rating or genre, and lock restricted content behind a PIN. Full backup and restore, offline downloads, and reading history grouped by day. Boundless doesn't host or supply content itself: what you read comes from your own files, your own server, or the sources you choose to utilise.

Screenshots

Narratorly4 screens
Boundless Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Boundless Reader at every 3 days against Narratorly's every 3 weeks. Narratorly's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Narratorly ships an update every 3 weeks, Boundless Reader every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Narratorly versus Boundless Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNarratorlyBoundless Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB58 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKaralyn StevensMuhammad Sarfraz

In-app purchases

None

Narratorly

No in-app purchases

None

Boundless Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Narratorly free?
Narratorly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boundless Reader free?
Boundless Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Narratorly or Boundless Reader have ads?
Neither Narratorly nor Boundless Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Narratorly or Boundless Reader?
Narratorly ships an update every 3 weeks, and Boundless Reader every 3 days. Most recently, Narratorly was updated on October 31, 2026 and Boundless Reader on October 31, 2026.

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