Audiojack vs Bookshare Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Audiojack
Experience immersive audio stories that spark your imagination. Hundreds of sounds converge to create unique narratives without words or visuals. Explore diverse sections and unlock full content with a subscription.
- Audio-based storytelling
- Imagination-driven narratives
- Hundreds of layered sounds
- No words, music, or video
- Global audience connection
- Custom group and solo activities
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Take back your imagination with Audiojack! Listen as stories unfold and take you to far off places, back in time, or even your own back yard. Audiojack is an audio based movie. No words, no music, no video. Just your imagination. Hundreds of sounds converge to create a story that's never the same twice. With no language, race or gender barrier; Audiojack connects a global audience. There are a variety of sections to choose from with tons of content and everything is instantly streaming. Get started for free with “Live Forever” in the Adventure section and see where the story takes you. If you go through all the free content and want to unlock all of the rest of the Audiojacks, you have two options: $2.99 per month or $14.99 for the whole year. Custom group and solo activities in writing, art, natural science and history are included. Each Audiojack is carefully put together with hundreds of sounds layered together to tell a story. But the actual storyline is never revealed, that way there’s never a wrong answer. Whatever you come up with, that’s what the narrative will be. Enjoy the show! #TakeBackYourImagination SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: Your Audiojack subscription automatically renews each month unless auto-renew is turned off within your Account Settings at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Your iTunes account will be charged (either $2.99 for monthly subscriptions or $14.99 for annual subscriptions) for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. For more info, visit www.Audiojack.com or email us at info@audiojack.com You can also view our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service here: https://www.audiojack.com/privacy-policy https://www.audiojack.com/terms-of-service
Bookshare Reader
Access a vast library of ebooks designed for individuals with reading barriers. Enjoy high-quality audio narration and customize your reading experience with adjustable fonts, colors, and speeds. Continue reading seamlessly from where you left off.
- Access millions of ebooks
- High-quality audio narration
- Customizable reading experience
- Adjustable font size and colors
- Follow along with highlighted text
- Offline reading
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Get the official Bookshare Reader app. Access millions of ebooks from Bookshare, the world's largest library of ebooks for people with reading barriers like dyslexia, blindness, low vision, and physical disabilities. Listen to books in high quality audio and customize your reading experience in ways that work for you. Read bestsellers, new releases, textbooks and educational books, children’s books, young adult, mysteries, biographies, and more. Read your way with these customizable features: • Listen to books in high quality audio • Adjust reading speed, font size, and colors • Follow along with highlighted text • Navigate by page and chapter • Stop reading and pick up from your last spot • Download books and read offline To use Bookshare Reader, you must have a Bookshare membership. Learn more by visiting the Bookshare website.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Audiojack at 4.0 against Bookshare Reader's 3.3. Audiojack also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 36%) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 16.4). Bookshare Reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Audiojack sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Bookshare Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
Audiojack holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 67 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Audiojack's written reviews are positive against 36% of Bookshare Reader's.
Audiojack ships an update every 2 months, Bookshare Reader every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Audiojack | Bookshare Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (33 ratings) — better | 3.3 (67 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.2% of reviews — better | 35.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33 | 67 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Audiojack | Benetech |
Customer experience
Audiojack
Bookshare Reader
Bugs and requests
Audiojack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bookshare Reader
Reported bugs
42 issues- Prolonged pauses in text-to-speech
- Library not syncing across devices
- Reading lists not syncing
- Reading progress not saved across devices
- Manga stuck on copyright page
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- Pages disappear during reading
- Trouble downloading books
- Frequent app crashes
- App won't load books
- App shuts down when typing
- App crashing repeatedly
- Books disappearing from library
- Cannot download added books
- Search tab closes the app
- Poor VoiceOver compatibility
- App crashes on any click
- Text-to-speech voice change kicks user out
- Copyright issues preventing audio playback
- Download errors
- Playback stops when screen is locked
- Clunky user interface
- Picture books not displaying images
- Unable to play videos from other sources
- Form controls not coded correctly for VoiceOver
- Cannot delete searched titles from library
- App requires screen to be on for reading
- Blank screen after orientation change
- Too many bugs and crashes
- Next chapter fails to load
- Blank white page after pausing and resuming
- Table of Contents only shows first few chapters
- App displays as phone screen on iPad
- Cannot access reading lists
- Synthesized speech has limited control
- Speech randomly cuts off
- Reading stops if phone ringer is off
- Pause/Play restarts from chapter beginning
- Text-to-speech voices do not indicate language
- Voice selection process is cumbersome
- No functional stop and start button
- Limited speaking speed options
- Paragraph by paragraph reading limitation
Requested features
38 requests- Fix prolonged pauses in text-to-speech
- Sync library across devices
- Sync reading lists across devices
- Save reading progress across devices
- Fix manga page navigation
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- Fix disappearing pages bug
- Improve book download reliability
- Fix app crashes
- Fix app shutdown when typing
- Improve VoiceOver compatibility
- Allow adjustment of speaking rate by specific value
- Make reading lists accessible
- Add highlighting for textbooks
- Improve navigation of Contents menu
- Highlight current location in Contents menu
- Include missing video content in textbooks
- Fix copyright issues for audio playback
- Allow background playback
- Add ability to listen to human-narrated audiobooks
- Add 'Read Now' for periodicals
- Add VoiceOver gestures for page turning
- Add percentage of reading completed on mobile devices
- Make downloaded books tab default on opening app
- Fix inability to delete searched titles
- Add 'where am I' feature (page/percentage)
- Fix blank screen after orientation change
- Make app accessible for students without teacher assignment
- Fix next chapter loading issue
- Fix blank white page after pause
- Fix incomplete Table of Contents
- Improve app scaling on iPad
- Fix inability to access reading lists
- Allow users to choose which word reader begins reading
- Fix paragraph by paragraph reading limitation
- Indicate language for text-to-speech voices
- Improve voice selection process
- Add functional stop and start button
- Increase speed options for text-to-speech
In-app purchases
Audiojack
- Unlock All Content$2.991 Month
- Unlock All Content$14.991 Year
Bookshare Reader
No in-app purchases
Questions
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