# Audiobooks vs Scribl Books

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Audiobooks at 77% against Scribl Books's 11%. Audiobooks also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). Scribl Books's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Audiobooks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scribl Books asks for nothing beyond the download.

Audiobooks holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Audiobooks has 2.2K ratings behind it against 13, 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 11% of Scribl Books's.

Audiobooks ships an update every 3 weeks, Scribl Books every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Audiobooks | Scribl Books |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.3 (2.2K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/audiobooks-librivox-library/id737369671/reviews)** | [2.6 (13 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scribl-books/id1344823790/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **2.2K** | 13 |
| Positive reviews | **77.0% of reviews** | 11.1% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 weeks** | Every 5 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Ad-supported** |
| Size | 19 MB | 39 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 15 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Le Thanh Quang](https://appshunter.io/developer/628502566) | [Scribliotech, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1344823789) |

## What reviewers say

### Audiobooks

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/audiobooks-librivox-library/id737369671)

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.

**Highlights:** 150,000+ classic audiobooks, Podcast listening, Offline downloads, Search and category browsing, Community comments and votes, High-quality audio

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $1.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Surprisingly good reading
- 📚 Impressive collection of public domain literature
- 👍 Great, free audio books
- 👍 Huge selection of great books
- 👍 Offline audios work great

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Doesn't let you selectively download in bits and pieces
- 🐛 Cannot exit the app during reading
- 🐛 Search engine is outdated
- 🐛 Cannot login without Facebook or Google
- 🐛 Ads are not closable on iPhone 12

**Reported bugs**

- Cannot open or play any books
- Keeps forcing user to write a review before allowing further use

**Requested features**

- 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


### Scribl Books

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scribl-books/id1344823790)

Discover and play original audiobooks, including self-published titles and audiobooks as podcasts. Utilize unique Story Elements to filter content by character, setting, or mood, and explore nonfiction Knowledge Books. Add titles to your library via the website.

**Highlights:** Original audiobooks, Podiobooks (audiobooks as podcasts), Self-published content, Story Elements search, Knowledge Books (nonfiction), Background audio playback

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Audiobooks free?

Audiobooks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Scribl Books free?

Scribl Books is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Audiobooks or Scribl Books?

Audiobooks is rated higher. Audiobooks averages 4.3 out of 5 from 2.2K ratings, while Scribl Books averages 2.6 from 13 ratings.

### Do Audiobooks or Scribl Books have ads?

Audiobooks shows ads; Scribl Books does not.

### Which is updated more often, Audiobooks or Scribl Books?

Audiobooks ships an update every 3 weeks, and Scribl Books every 5 months. Most recently, Audiobooks was updated on September 2, 2026 and Scribl Books on August 20, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*