Audiobooks vs Leafcast
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.
Leafcast
Transform your physical books into personal audiobooks with AI narration. Preserve cherished texts or enjoy rare titles on the go. Access a free library of public domain works.
- Convert physical books to audio
- AI-powered narration
- Upload pages incrementally
- No subscription fees
- Preserve personal texts
- Free classic library access
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Leafcast is for book lovers who want to listen to the books they already own. Turn your physical books into personal audiobooks, whether they’re rare, out-of-print, or simply not available on other platforms. We believe your bookshelf deserves a voice. Why Leafcast? - Upload As You Go: No need to scan an entire book at once — add pages over time! Most books take minutes to upload and give you hours of listening. - No Subscriptions: Pay only for what you use. No monthly fees. No locked shelves. - Preserve What Matters: Keep your favorite paperbacks, journals, or heirloom texts alive in a new format. - Free Classic Library: Explore a curated collection of public domain works — available to listen anytime, for free. - Human-Like AI Voices: Clear, expressive narration designed for long-form listening. - Save Time, Keep Ownership: Revisit personal notes or niche finds on the go — without sacrificing your own collection. Whether you’re listening to an obscure nonfiction title or preserving a fragile family memoir, Leafcast helps you take your library with you — without giving it up.
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Verdict
Audiobooks and Leafcast both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 77% of Audiobooks's written reviews are positive against 0% of Leafcast's. Audiobooks also leads on ratings volume (2.2K vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Leafcast's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, monetization model 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. Leafcast asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Audiobooks against 4.3 for Leafcast. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Audiobooks has 2.2K ratings behind it against 3, 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 0% of Leafcast's.
Audiobooks ships an update every 3 weeks, Leafcast every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Audiobooks | Leafcast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.2K ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Le Thanh Quang | Samuel Perales |
Customer experience
Audiobooks
Leafcast
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
Leafcast
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Audiobooks
- Remove Ads$1.99
Leafcast
No in-app purchases









