Audiobooks vs NLB Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Audiobooks
Access a vast library of over 150,000 classic audiobooks and podcasts. Listen anywhere, download for offline playback, and engage with a community through comments and votes. Turn downtime into listening time with this extensive collection.
- 150,000+ classic audiobooks
- Podcast listening
- Offline downloads
- Search and category browsing
- Community comments and votes
- High-quality audio
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***** “Best audio book player I found love it” ***** “I love this app, it is great to have so many classic literatures in audio versions...” ***** “I listen to audiobooks while I'm at work, it makes the time go by a lot of faster. All the readers bring something different to the book story” Not enough time for reading all classic books you like? With our Audio Books app, it is not your problem anymore. Whether you are stuck in traffic, waiting for someone, or just relaxing on your sofa, you are able to listen to beloved audio books at the touch of your finger. FEATURES: • Enjoying High-quality Audio Books Over 150.000 classic audio books and even more. We are also offering the superior categories methods and search functions to find your books as quick as possible. • Listening to audio books anywhere Just select a book, put in your earbuds, and you will instantly brighten your busy day. You'll look forward to that commute, workout, or even doing the dishes, knowing a good story awaits you. • Free downloading your favorite books for offline listening Absolutely NO fee to own the audio books and even NO network consuming to enjoy a book, cool? • Sharing your feelings with comments and votes Are you interested in one book? Or how do you feel about one characteristic? Feel free to show your thinking with another. Your feedback feeds our motivation, so feel free to raise your voice by sending email at support@quang-le.com. We'll get back to you shortly.
NLB Mobile
Access a vast collection of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and newspapers. Borrow physical items, take online courses, and manage your library account and family's accounts easily. Discover new digital resources and log in securely with QR Login.
- Read ebooks and audiobooks
- Access eMagazines and eNewspapers
- Take online courses
- Borrow physical library items
- Manage library accounts
- QR Login for easy sign-in
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This application is brought to you by the National Library Board, a Singapore Government Agency. Discover a world of learning with the NLB Mobile app, anywhere, anytime: • Read ebooks and listen to audiobooks • Read current eMagazines and eNewspapers • Access online courses • Borrow physical library items using your mobile device • Discover new digital resources and sign in to our websites easily with QR Login • Manage your library account, and also your family’s accounts
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Audiobooks at 4.3 against NLB Mobile's 3.3. Audiobooks also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 41%) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 35). NLB Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Audiobooks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NLB Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
Audiobooks holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Audiobooks has 2.2K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Audiobooks's written reviews are positive against 41% of NLB Mobile's.
Audiobooks ships an update every 3 weeks, NLB Mobile monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Audiobooks | NLB Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.2K ratings) — better | 3.3 (35 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.0% of reviews — better | 41.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Le Thanh Quang | National Library Board Singapore |
Customer experience
Audiobooks
NLB Mobile
Bugs and requests
Audiobooks
Reported bugs
2 issues- Cannot open or play any books
- Keeps forcing user to write a review before allowing further use
Requested features
6 requests- Add stop button and bookmark button
- Add ability to speed up narration
- Add more modern and popular book titles
- Add more children's books suitable for 9-year-olds
- Add sleep timer
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- Add ability to save progress and resume from where you left off
NLB Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Audiobooks
- Remove Ads$1.99
NLB Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Audiobooks free?
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