Comparison

MP3 Audiobook Player vs ContinuousReader

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MP3 Audiobook Player

This app allows you to play audiobooks in various formats like MP3, M4B, and M4A on your Apple devices. It supports playback speed adjustment, EQ, and seamless continuation from where you left off. Enjoy your audiobooks without conversion hassles.

Highlights
  • Plays MP3, M4B, M4A, and other formats
  • Adjustable playback speed (0.5x - 5.0x)
  • 8-band parametric EQ
  • Resume playback from last stop
  • CarPlay and car model integration
  • Sleep timer with shake deactivation
  • Add files via iTunes, Wi-Fi, or WebDav
Features
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MP3 Audiobook Player is a convenient app for listening MP3, MP4, AWB, OPUS, OGG, FLAC, AWB, AAC, WMA, M4B, M4A format books for any Apple mobile devices. No need to waste your time for books converting anymore! NOTE: The app is only a tool for listening - NO audiobooks are included! There are a lot of sources for finding good audiobooks dubbed both by amateur enthusiasts and professionals, many of them are offered as some audio files which are not supported by your favorite Apple gadget whether it is iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. This cool app solves this problem and makes your Apple gadget a convenient mp3 player here and now. You also love to listen to different books when walking, running, sitting in transport etc., but it's always irritating to convert audiobooks to those formats your gadget supports? You don't have to do it anymore - MP3 Audiobook Player Free saves your time and effort for something more pleasant. Useful features of the app: • Supporting MP3, MP4, OPUS, OGG, FLAC, AWB, AAC, WMA, M4B, M4A files (without DRM protection). • Possibility to adjust playback speed (0.5x - 5.0x). • 8-bands parametric EQ • The book cover can be loaded both from an image file in the folder of the book and from an embedded image of an audio file. • Playing the book from the place, you previously stopped at. • Supports CarPlay and integrations with over 50 other car models from Ford, GM, Mazda, BMW, Jaguar, Landrover and many more • Detailed stats • Sleep timer deactivation by shaking the gadget • Supporting remote control from Apple and compatible headphones • Connection to Apple Watch. • Choosing playback position from the Control Center and Lock Screen. • Convenient sleep timer with adjustable periods, optional sleep when the current chapter is over. • Adding/removal files from the audible player by means of iTunes, computer via Wi-Fi. • Support WebDav for adding audiobooks directly from Explorer on PC or from Finder on MacOS Why prefer PRO version of the app: • Audiobook duration is unlimited • No irritating ads while reading Enjoying MP3 Audiobook Player? Please consider taking a brief moment to rate us on the App Store!

About

ContinuousReader

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ContinuousReader is a native reading app for Mac, iPad, and iPhone, built around one idea: your reading position should follow you. Close a book on your Mac at midnight; open it on your iPhone in the morning — same book, same paragraph. YOUR PLACE, EVERYWHERE Reading positions, bookmarks, notes, and library metadata sync over iCloud across every Apple device on the same Apple ID — down to the exact paragraph. Book files sync through iCloud Drive. No account, no server but Apple's own. Each device keeps its own font, size, and theme. OPENS WHAT YOU HAVE EPUB, FB2, MOBI, AZW3, PDF, Markdown, HTML, TXT, RTF and DOC/DOCX (on the Mac), including inside ZIP and RAR archives. Chapters, footnotes and pictures come through, and the app works out the encoding by itself. Manga and comics in CBZ and CBR open as two-page spreads, and Japanese manga reads right to left. Chinese and Japanese books open too, old encodings like GB18030 and Shift_JIS included. Furigana sits above the kanji. A READING EXPERIENCE YOU CONTROL Nine typefaces and 41 themes across five palettes, plus Typewriter and Terminal. Continuous scroll, paged, or two-page spread. Real hyphenation in Latin, Cyrillic, CJK, Arabic, and Greek. Read Aloud with word-by-word highlighting. On-device translation — nothing leaves your device. Reading statistics with shareable reports. YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY Nested folders, color tags, genres, seven-color bookmarks with notes, three view modes, and OPDS catalogs (Standard Ebooks, Project Gutenberg, Feedbooks, or your own). PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No analytics, no telemetry, no tracking, no ads. Your books are plain files in a folder you can copy anywhere. One-time purchase. Universal Purchase across Mac, iPad, and iPhone — buy once, read everywhere. Family Sharing supported.

Screenshots

MP3 Audiobook Player4 screens
ContinuousReader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MP3 Audiobook Player at Free against ContinuousReader's $19.99. MP3 Audiobook Player also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). ContinuousReader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MP3 Audiobook Player is free to download; ContinuousReader costs $19.99 up front. MP3 Audiobook Player sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. ContinuousReader asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MP3 Audiobook Player ships an update weekly, ContinuousReader fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MP3 Audiobook Player versus ContinuousReader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMP3 Audiobook PlayerContinuousReader
PriceFree — better$19.99
Rating3.9 (429 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings429 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleg BraileanOleksii Koshkin

Bugs and requests

MP3 Audiobook Player

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Audiobooks not loading properly after recent updates
  • Playback randomly jumping back in time
  • Trouble importing books from cloud storage

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to create playlists or organize books into folders
  • More granular playback speed controls
  • Syncing playback position across devices
  • Improved Apple Watch integration

ContinuousReader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

MP3 Audiobook Player

One-time3
  • Remove advertisement$2.99
  • Remove duration limit$4.99
  • Remove all restrictions$7.99
None

ContinuousReader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MP3 Audiobook Player free?
MP3 Audiobook Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ContinuousReader free?
ContinuousReader costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do MP3 Audiobook Player or ContinuousReader have ads?
MP3 Audiobook Player shows ads; ContinuousReader does not.
Which is updated more often, MP3 Audiobook Player or ContinuousReader?
MP3 Audiobook Player ships an update weekly, and ContinuousReader fortnightly. Most recently, MP3 Audiobook Player was updated on November 1, 2026 and ContinuousReader on October 31, 2026.

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