Aluminum Quick Reference vs ListenBook Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aluminum Quick Reference
Access essential data for over 200 aluminum alloy designations and temper combinations. View mechanical properties, physical properties, and chemical composition limits. This reference is useful on its own or with a larger database.
- Data on 200+ aluminum alloy designations
- Mechanical and physical properties (US Customary & SI Metric)
- Chemical composition limits
- Typical uses by alloy-temper
- Companion to ASM Alloy Center Database
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The Aluminum Quick Reference, created by ASM International, provides ready reference data on more than 200 common wrought pure aluminum and aluminum alloy designation-temper combinations. Content includes typical mechanical and physical properties (both US Customary and SI Metric values), chemical composition limits, and typical uses by alloy-temper designation. The app can be used by itself or as a companion to the ASM Alloy Center Database™, which includes property data for more than 100,000 alloys in the US and globally. ASM International was founded in 1913 as the American Society for Metals. Today, ASM is the world's largest association of metals-focused materials scientists and engineers with over 30,000 members worldwide. A member and volunteer-based organization, ASM serves as a central resource that gathers the latest applied information from the field and disseminates it back to industry, academia, and government through high-quality published content, classes, conferences, expositions, and local chapter engagement. To learn more, please visit asminternational.org
ListenBook Pro
This app is a dedicated audiobook player that supports a wide range of audio formats. It offers advanced playback controls, chapter support, and seamless integration with various car systems and smartwatches. The app allows users to manage their personal audiobook library and access public domain books.
- Plays multiple audio formats
- Adjustable playback speed
- Chapter support
- CarPlay and car integrations
- Smartwatch support
- Sleep timer
- Wi-Fi and WebDAV book transfer
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Play your own audiobooks on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Import your own audio files in popular formats — no conversion required. Listen directly on Apple Watch without your iPhone, and discover thousands of free public-domain audiobooks through the built-in LibriVox integration. ListenBook is designed as a convenient player and library for audiobooks and other audio files that you own or are authorized to access. ADD YOUR AUDIOBOOKS YOUR WAY You can add audio files to your ListenBook library from: • the Files app and other document providers; • your computer over Wi-Fi; • Finder / iTunes File Sharing; • WebDAV servers; • direct HTTP/HTTPS download links that you provide. Files imported or downloaded this way are stored in your personal ListenBook library for local playback. ListenBook does not provide a catalog or search service for unauthorized copyrighted media and does not provide tools for sharing or redistributing downloaded files. Users should only import or download content that they own or have permission to access. For free audiobooks, ListenBook also includes integration with LibriVox.org, providing access to tens of thousands of public-domain audiobooks. LISTEN THE WAY YOU WANT The purpose of ListenBook is to make listening to audiobooks in different audio formats simple and convenient. I’m the developer of ListenBook and an audiobook listener myself, so the app has been built around the features I find useful for long-form listening. • Supports MP3, MP4, OPUS, OGG, FLAC, AWB, M4B, M4A, WMA and AAC audio files without DRM protection. • Full standalone Apple Watch player. Transfer books to your Watch over Wi-Fi and listen without your iPhone nearby. • Switch between standalone Apple Watch playback and iPhone remote-control mode with one tap. • Browse chapters and your Watch library directly from your wrist. • Adjustable playback speed from 0.5× to 5.0×. • Voice timbre adjustment. • Intelligent noise reduction. • OverDrive chapter support. • Binaural audio processing designed to make extended headphone listening more comfortable when using the Universal audio engine. • Volume boost for quiet recordings. • Automatic book cover detection from images in the book folder or embedded artwork. • Automatic playback-position saving for every audiobook. • CarPlay support and integration with compatible vehicle audio systems. • Optional quick navigation between audio files. • Standard headphone-control support. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets on supported iOS versions. • Apple Watch support. • Playback controls from Control Center and the Lock Screen. • Flexible sleep timer, including the option to stop at the end of the current chapter. • Wi-Fi transfer from a computer. • WebDAV support for transferring audiobooks from Windows, macOS, NAS devices and other compatible servers. ListenBook does not bundle commercial audiobooks. You choose the audio files you want to add to your personal library. If you enjoy ListenBook, we would be grateful if you considered leaving a review.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ListenBook Pro at 81% against Aluminum Quick Reference's 0%. ListenBook Pro also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (22 vs 1). Aluminum Quick Reference's advantage is price (Free vs $24.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Aluminum Quick Reference is free to download; ListenBook Pro costs $24.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Aluminum Quick Reference holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ListenBook Pro has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Aluminum Quick Reference's written reviews are positive against 81% of ListenBook Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Aluminum Quick Reference ships an update every 7 months, ListenBook Pro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aluminum Quick Reference | ListenBook Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $24.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 81.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PFI Knowledge Solutions Ltd | Oleg Brailean |
Customer experience
Aluminum Quick Reference
ListenBook Pro
In-app purchases
Aluminum Quick Reference
No in-app purchases
ListenBook Pro
No in-app purchases
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