Comparison

Audissey vs Guessbook

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

Head to head
About

Audissey

Features
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Audissey turns web fiction into audio you can listen to anywhere — on your commute, while cooking, or with the screen locked. Open a chapter in Audissey’s browser and tap Extract, paste a link from Royal Road or a similar site, or paste the text yourself. Audissey imports the story, cleans it up, and reads it aloud. Build a personal library, organize stories on shelves, and pick up right where you left off. LISTEN YOUR WAY • Import from a link, pasted text, or the in-app browser — open the chapter, then tap Extract • Add a new chapter to a novel you already have, with its own title and number • Play, pause, and skip chapters with lock-screen controls • Tap Read on the player to jump back to the chapter and follow along • Adjust playback speed to match your pace • Read-along mode highlights text as it’s spoken • Ambient listening screen for a calm, hands-free experience SMART LIBRARY • Auto-import checks for newly published chapters • Automatically split massive, single-page stories (like Project Gutenberg books) into manageable chapters • Search across stories and chapters • Organize novels into custom shelves • Track read progress chapter by chapter • Syncs seamlessly across devices BUILT-IN AUTHOR SUPPORT When a chapter includes a Patreon or PayPal link, Audissey shows it in the reader so you can support the author. Those links stay out of the audio, so they never interrupt the story. INTELLIGENT, EXPRESSIVE VOICES Choose Apple’s built-in voices or switch to Audissey Neural Voices, our on-device neural voice engine. Standard speech synthesis runs on your iPhone, so your stories stay private. • Context-aware pronunciation: words like “read” are spoken the way the sentence means them • Dynamic expression adds emphasis and pacing to action and dialogue • Custom dictionary for character names and world-building terms • Assign a narrator to each story from its settings Audissey Neural Voices currently support English. More languages are in progress. ADVANCED API INTEGRATIONS Connect your own API keys on your device: • Speaker detection: use an OpenAI, Gemini, or Anthropic key to identify who is speaking. Chapter settings list the speakers in the chapter you’re reading, and a voice you assign is used for that character throughout the novel. • ElevenLabs: stream realistic, multi-cast character voices into your listening queue. AUDISSEY PRO A one-time purchase. Pro removes ads, lets you import unlimited chapters at once, and adds Cache Ahead so Audissey Neural Voices can keep playing smoothly with the screen locked. Audissey is for readers who want to hear their favorite stories — not another streaming subscription.

About

Guessbook

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Not sure what to read next? Ask Guessbook. Guessbook makes discovering books simple. Scan a book you already like, search for a title, or describe the kind of story you're looking for. Guessbook helps you find books that match your interests without requiring you to know exactly what to search for. Scan a Book See a book you're interested in? Use Guessbook to scan it and quickly learn more about it. From there, explore related and similar books. Find Similar Books Loved a book and want something like it? Guessbook can help you discover books with similar themes, genres, stories, and reading experiences. Start with one book and explore from there. Describe What You Want to Read You don't need to know a title or author. Just describe what you're looking for. For example: • "A short mystery set in a small town" • "Something like Harry Potter but darker" • "A science fiction book about first contact" • "A relaxing romance for vacation" • "A psychological thriller with a big twist" Guessbook turns your description into book recommendations that match what you want to read. Search Naturally Discover books by: • Scanning a book • Searching by title or author • Finding similar books • Describing a story or genre • Searching by mood or theme • Exploring recommendations Discover Your Next Book Instead of endlessly scrolling through book lists, tell Guessbook what you're interested in and start exploring. Scan. Describe. Discover. Your next book might be one search away.

Screenshots

Audissey4 screens
Guessbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Guessbook at none against Audissey's 1. Guessbook also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.5). On price 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. Audissey sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Guessbook asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Audissey versus Guessbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudisseyGuessbook
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.518.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size389 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWon O SoftMubarak AlSabah

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Audissey

One-time1
  • Audissey Pro$8.99
None

Guessbook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Audissey free?
Audissey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Guessbook free?
Guessbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Audissey or Guessbook have ads?
Audissey shows ads; Guessbook does not.

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