Comparison

AK Interactive vs Black Library Audio

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

Head to head
About

AK Interactive

Learn advanced modeling techniques with free tutorials, guides, and videos. Discover how to achieve realistic effects on your scale models using specific products and step-by-step instructions. Access award-winning books and magazines for in-depth knowledge.

Highlights
  • Free technique tutorials
  • Step-by-step guides
  • Video demonstrations
  • Product usage instructions
  • Downloadable books and magazines
  • Searchable content
Features
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AK Interactive APP is the definitive FREE resource for modellers to learn the best techniques. OUR GOAL IS YOUR KNOWLEDGE. Within this APP, you will find TONS of FREE material, and also our award-winning titles in books and magazines. Our aim is to deliver the best modelling techniques to all modellers, and teach them how to achieve the most realistic results, without complicated or time-consuming methods. Just imagine, for example, that you want to add some mud or dust to your scale model. You go to the APP and check out that specific technique with the search engine feature, finding the exact products that you will need to achieve that result, as well as a guide on HOW TO USE them, and a video showing how those effects are applied. This APP is meant for all of us who enjoy and love this great hobby, and who want answers immediately on hand. FREE MATERIAL: *Inside MEDIA you will find: - The TECH SHEETS on how to use AK products, on a single page, with the effect applied to plastic swatches, plus a small step by step guide to other uses, and pictures of final models with the effect applied. Within the tech sheets, for most products, there will be links to short videos where the applied effects can be seen at first hand. A quick and easy way to make your model look the very best that it possibly can. Note: These tutorials are designed to be used with AK products, and may not work the same way with other brands. - PDF TUTORIALS: extended tutorials created by the best modellers around the world, in a step-by-step format, including small tutorials containing quick TIPS & TRICKS. - VIDEO: extended tutorials and how-to’s on specific or general tasks, allowing the modeller to achieve incredible and spectacular results. All this material is FREE, and will be constantly updated with new techniques from the best modellers around the world. As modelling techniques improve and evolve, we will be here to show them to you. PURCHASE MATERIAL: *Under PUBLICATIONS you will find: - All of our award-winning book titles are to be downloadable, from the FAQ 2 to those that have not been reprinted before, such as the Diorama Addicted Book. - The famous AK LEARNING SERIES: the quick and easy readable guides for special tasks. - ACES HIGH MAGAZINE: the backbone of our AIR SERIES, now published in digital. And many more things to come!!

About

Black Library Audio

Access and play a vast collection of Warhammer audiobooks and dramas on your mobile device. Browse, purchase, and manage your library of over 170 titles from the Warhammer 40,000, Horus Heresy, and Age of Sigmar universes. Enjoy immersive listening with a built-in player and powerful search functionality.

Highlights
  • Vast audiobook and drama library
  • Filter by setting
  • In-app purchases
  • Remote storage and download
  • Integrated audio player
  • Search by title, author, keyword
  • Free audio samples
Features
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ABOUT THE APP The Black Library Audio app is the ultimate way to experience Black Library’s wide range of audiobooks and audio dramas wherever you are, whenever you want, right on your iPhone and iPad. Choose from a wide range of over 170 audio titles set in the immersive worlds of Warhammer 40,000, The Horus Heresy and Warhammer Age of Sigmar. KEY FEATURES STORE View the vast range of audiobooks and dramas, filtered by setting. Find your favourite series, or a new one, and buy every title that belongs to it. Get a taste of the action with a free sample before buying. LIBRARY Browse the audiobooks and audio dramas you’ve purchased in the app’s Library. Sort your audios by purchase date, title or series. They’re all stored remotely for you to download to your device whenever you want to listen to them. You can toggle freely between titles on your device and everything you’ve purchased. PLAYER The app also features an audio player, allowing you to listen to your downloaded audiobooks and audio dramas wherever you are, whenever you want. Never be without your fix of fantastic adventures from the worlds of Warhammer! Link up via bluetooth to listen remotely with cordless headphones or in your car. SEARCH A fully-featured search function allows you to find the audio you’re looking for in a variety of ways. You can search by title, author or keyword. Looking for stories that feature Ultramarines? Just type it into the search bar and you’ll find them all. The search function will even shortlist and show titles based on what you type, as you type it. EXPERIENCE With our audiobooks you get to experience the story as it was meant to be heard. Word for word your narrator will read the story to you, straight from the page. Audiobooks are usually full and unabridged versions of novels, novellas or short stories. With our audio dramas you are immersed in the story. Gunfire, battle cries and music form the backdrop on which actors play out the characters. The narrator links the tale together so all you have to do is listen to the action. Audio Drama’s are uniquely scripted and can range in length between roughly 10 minutes and 2 hours.

Screenshots

AK Interactive4 screens
Black Library Audio1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Black Library Audio at 2.6 against AK Interactive's 1.1. Black Library Audio also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (83 vs 11). AK Interactive's advantage is review sentiment (42% vs 10%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AK Interactive sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Black Library Audio asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Black Library Audio holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 1.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Black Library Audio has 83 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 42% of AK Interactive's written reviews are positive against 10% of Black Library Audio's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AK Interactive ships an update every 3 months, Black Library Audio every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AK Interactive versus Black Library Audio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAK InteractiveBlack Library Audio
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.1 (11 ratings)2.6 (83 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.0% of reviews — better10.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1183 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAK InteractiveGames Workshop Limited

Customer experience

AK Interactive

All ratings11 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive42.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative56.0%

Black Library Audio

All ratings83 ratings
Positive36.1%
Neutral7.2%
Negative56.6%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive10.1%
Neutral7.3%
Negative82.6%

User reviews

AK Interactive

From 11 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great content
  • 👍 Informative content for modelers
  • 👍 Helpful hints and tips
  • 👍 Good for learning techniques
  • 👍 Free content available

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🐛 App freezes and locks up
  • 🐛 Purchases lost after updates
  • 🐛 Cannot access purchased books
  • 🐛 Poor PDF reader performance

Black Library Audio

From 83 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📚 Extensive Black Library audiobook collection in one convenient app
  • 🎭 High-quality professional narration and voice acting
  • ⚡ Fast download speeds for audiobooks
  • 📱 Convenient mobile access to stories
  • 🎧 Works well when functioning properly

Room to improve

  • 💰 Extremely high prices (£30/$50 per book vs £7.99-£15 on Audible)
  • 🔗 Cannot link to existing Black Library web account purchases
  • 🐛 Frequently loses playback position and restarts from beginning
  • 📥 Download failures and corrupted files (0:00 duration)
  • ⚙️ Poor app stability and frequent crashes

Bugs and requests

AK Interactive

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes when trying to purchase
  • App crashes when trying to read books
  • Purchases disappear after updates
  • Cannot restore past purchases
  • Books not downloading
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  • App locks up and resets to page one
  • Purchases not syncing between iPhone and iPad
  • App crashes when viewing other titles
  • Pages not fitting screen properly
  • Incorrect page orientation
  • Missing free and paid content after update
  • Restoring purchases gets stuck

Requested features

11 requests
  • Allow download to Apple Books
  • Improve PDF reader for easier scrolling and zooming
  • Implement touch gestures for zooming and panning
  • Add bookmarking functionality
  • Enable quick page jumping
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  • Add search functionality
  • Synchronize purchases across devices
  • Improve offline access
  • Make pricing visible before purchase
  • Update app more frequently
  • Revert to older, functional version

Black Library Audio

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Playback position not saved - app restarts from beginning
  • Downloads fail or result in 0:00 duration files
  • Chapter selection doesn't work on many books
  • App crashes during playback or download
  • Audio skipping and stuttering after 30-40 minutes
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  • Restore purchases function doesn't work
  • Books disappear from library after app updates
  • Purchase buttons fail to load (infinite spinner)
  • Bluetooth connection causes app to restart book
  • Incompatibility with current iOS versions
  • Inconsistent chapter metadata across titles
  • Books lost when switching devices

Requested features

13 requests
  • Link/sync with existing Black Library web account
  • Sleep timer functionality
  • Proper chapter selection that works reliably
  • Streaming option in addition to downloads
  • CarPlay support for car integration
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  • Account login system instead of app store-only purchases
  • Unified Warhammer account system across all GW apps
  • Notification system for deals and new releases
  • Series ordering display (especially for Horus Heresy)
  • Ability to export purchases to other players
  • Subscription or discount model for bulk purchases
  • Settings menu to view account information
  • Better device transfer support for purchases

In-app purchases

10 purchases

AK Interactive

One-time10
  • AK2900 Aces High Magazine Issue 1Free
  • TANKER TECHNIQUES MAGAZINE 01 - EnglishFree
  • Damaged Magazine 01 ENFree
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  • Aktion Magazine 01 ENFree
  • BLACK STAR 01 DIG$2.99
  • BLACK STAR 03 DIG$2.99
  • Flesh and Skin EN$5.99
  • AK274 Tracks and Wheels$6.99
  • AK259 Realistic Wood Effects$6.99
  • AK276 Aircraft Scale Modelling F.A.Q.$37.99
None

Black Library Audio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AK Interactive free?
AK Interactive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Black Library Audio free?
Black Library Audio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AK Interactive or Black Library Audio?
Black Library Audio is rated higher. AK Interactive averages 1.1 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Black Library Audio averages 2.6 from 83 ratings.
Do AK Interactive or Black Library Audio have ads?
Neither AK Interactive nor Black Library Audio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AK Interactive or Black Library Audio?
AK Interactive ships an update every 3 months, and Black Library Audio every 7 months. Most recently, AK Interactive was updated on November 11, 2026 and Black Library Audio on November 7, 2026.

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