# Audiobooks vs BahaiBookstore

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Audiobooks | BahaiBookstore |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.3 (2.2K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/audiobooks-librivox-library/id737369671/reviews) | **[4.5 (24 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bahaibookstore/id1532178305/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **2.2K** | 24 |
| Positive reviews | 77.0% of reviews | **85.7% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 weeks** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 19 MB | 56 MB |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | **12.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [Le Thanh Quang](https://appshunter.io/developer/628502566) | [National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States](https://appshunter.io/developer/1121776435) |

## 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


### BahaiBookstore

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bahaibookstore/id1532178305)

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.

**Highlights:** 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

**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 BahaiBookstore free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Audiobooks or BahaiBookstore?

BahaiBookstore is rated higher. Audiobooks averages 4.3 out of 5 from 2.2K ratings, while BahaiBookstore averages 4.5 from 24 ratings.

### Do Audiobooks or BahaiBookstore have ads?

Audiobooks shows ads; BahaiBookstore does not.

### Which is updated more often, Audiobooks or BahaiBookstore?

Audiobooks ships an update every 3 weeks, and BahaiBookstore every 2 months. Most recently, Audiobooks was updated on October 21, 2026 and BahaiBookstore on October 24, 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.*