Audiobooks vs BahaiBookstore
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.
BahaiBookstore
Access a vast online bookstore focused on spiritual exploration and diverse perspectives. Discover print and eBooks, including free titles in multiple languages, and explore music and children's magazines.
- Thousands of print and eBook titles
- Free eBooks available
- Multiple world languages
- ePub, mobi/Kindle, and PDF formats
- Powerful search filters
- Browse by 28 categories
- Wishlist functionality
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Get the FREE BahaiBookstore App for your smartphone or tablet to access the world’s largest online bookstore for those on a spiritual journey, who wish to explore different perspectives on global issues such as racial and social justice, gender equality, and more. Choose from thousands of print and eBook titles (including many free) in various world languages, as well as digital media in a variety of formats. BahaiBookstore.com at your fingertips! • Shop and choose from thousands of the latest new releases, best sellers, children’s books, devotional materials and special offers. • Download eBooks in your choice of ePub, mobi/Kindle or PDF formats, including FREE titles, in various world languages. • “Look Inside” selected titles to read a sample of a book. • Powerful search filter allows you to refine your search by author, category, price, etc. • Browse books using 28 current main categories, with subcategories, as well. • Add favorites to your Wishlist. • Read and write reviews. • Register and create your profile. Create wishlist, save items for later, order and review history, and more. • Access our BahaiMusicStore.com website to find a fascinating assortment of musical styles ready for you to purchase and download (separate registration required). • Subscribe to the award-winning magazine for children, Brilliant Star. Please try our app. After using it for a while, please remember to rate our app and help others discover it. Thank you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BahaiBookstore at none against Audiobooks's 1. BahaiBookstore also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (86% vs 77%). Audiobooks's advantage is ratings volume (2.2K vs 24) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. BahaiBookstore asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Audiobooks against 4.5 for BahaiBookstore. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Audiobooks has 2.2K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Audiobooks's written reviews are positive against 86% of BahaiBookstore's.
Audiobooks ships an update every 3 weeks, BahaiBookstore every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Audiobooks | BahaiBookstore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.2K ratings) | 4.5 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.0% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Le Thanh Quang | National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States |
Customer experience
Audiobooks
BahaiBookstore
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
BahaiBookstore
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Audiobooks
- Remove Ads$1.99
BahaiBookstore
No in-app purchases
Questions
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