Comparison

Аудиокниги от Patephone vs Qelivon

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

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About

Аудиокниги от Patephone

Access a vast library of audiobooks for listening on the go or at home. Enjoy thousands of top titles with subscription options or a free 7-day trial. Discover new authors and curated collections, with preview options for every book.

Highlights
  • Thousands of audiobooks
  • Subscription plans
  • Free 7-day trial
  • Thematic collections
  • Audiobook previews
  • Chapter breakdown
  • Fast downloads
Features
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Аудиокниги для iPhone — тысячи лучших книг в аудио формате по подписке и бесплатно 7 дней. Патефон — слушай и читай лучшие книги онлайн. Послушать сказку на ночь. Наверстать школьную программу по литературе, стоя в пробках. Тренироваться в спортзале под Акунина и ехать в полутёмном плацкартном вагоне под Ерофеева. Патефон — это ваше всё в мире звучащей литературы, самое красивое, быстрое и тактильно безупречное приложение для покупки и воспроизведения аудиокниг. Вы без труда найдёте желаемое в обширном и удобно структурированном каталоге, откроете для себя новые горизонты, изучая любовно собранные нами тематические коллекции, узнаете, что слушают другие, и что рекомендуем послушать мы. Выбирайте осознанно: в каждой аудиокниге предусмотрен фрагмент для предварительного прослушивания. Вы оцените быструю загрузку, разбивку на главы и прочие незаметные, но очень приятные мелочи. Установите Патефон и читайте всё самое лучшее с закрытыми глазами! Получите полный доступ к каталогу, воспользовавшись любой из подписок: – Подписка на неделю за 99 ₽ – Подписка на месяц за 599 ₽ – Подписка на три месяца за 1390 ₽ – Подписка на год за 4490 ₽ Эти подписки продлеваются автоматически, пока не будут отменены пользователем (как минимум за 24 часа до окончания действия текущей подписки). Управление подписками и их отмена осуществляются в настройках учётной записи. Средства будут списаны с вашей учётной записи iTunes в момент подтверждения покупки. Условия использования: https://patephone.com/terms.html Политика конфиденциальности: https://patephone.com/privacy.html

About

Qelivon

This e-book reader offers a paper-like reading experience with customizable shelves and support for a wide range of formats. It includes features like read-aloud, iCloud sync, and OPDS catalog integration. A free version supports up to 30 books, with an optional one-time purchase for unlimited access and advanced stats.

Highlights
  • Customizable book shelves
  • Support for FB2, EPUB, MOBI, AZW3, TXT, RTF, HTML, DOCX, ODT, DjVu, CHM, DOC, PDF
  • Read aloud functionality
  • iCloud sync for shelf and reading progress
  • OPDS catalog integration
  • Page curl and tap-to-turn options
  • Search, bookmarks, and highlights
Features
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Qelivon is an e-book reader for iPhone and iPad. Your books stand on a wooden shelf, open right from it and turn with a page curl, just like paper books. No account, no ads, no subscription. SHELF • Covers on a wooden bookcase, in light and dark appearance • Sort by title, author, date added, or arrange books yourself • NEW and FINISHED ribbons FORMATS • FB2, EPUB, MOBI, AZW3, TXT, RTF, HTML, DOCX, ODT • DjVu, CHM and DOC — the formats other readers won’t open • PDF and DjVu turn pages just like the other books • Old Cyrillic text encodings open without garbled characters READING • Turn pages with a curl or a tap on the edge • Only the text on screen; the controls appear with a tap in the center • Contents with a scrubber to jump through the book • Read aloud: the book is spoken sentence by sentence, the page turns by itself • Search, bookmarks and highlights • Footnotes open in a card over the page • Hyphenation in the language of each book • Rotation lock and “when to dim the screen” WHERE BOOKS COME FROM • The Files app • Other apps — “Open in Qelivon” • OPDS catalogs: add your own or an open library, search and download straight to the shelf ICLOUD • Shelf, reading position, bookmarks, highlights and stats on all your devices • A book added on another device shows up right away and downloads with a tap • Your data stays in your personal iCloud FREE AND FULL VERSION Qelivon is a complete reader for free, with up to 30 books on the shelf: all formats, OPDS, search, bookmarks, highlights, translation, iCloud sync, read-aloud with a choice of voice, page turning with the volume buttons, all fonts, bold text, line spacing, paragraph indent, page margins, all six papers, mark as finished, start over and share the book. The Full Version is a one-time in-app purchase, yours forever: • Unlimited shelf • Export quotes to a Markdown file • Reading stats: yearly goal, books finished by year, library summary The interface is available in 21 languages.

Screenshots

Аудиокниги от Patephone4 screens
Qelivon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Qelivon at none against Аудиокниги от Patephone's shown. Qelivon also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Аудиокниги от Patephone's advantage is ratings volume (416 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Аудиокниги от Patephone sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Qelivon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Qelivon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Аудиокниги от Patephone has 416 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Аудиокниги от Patephone ships an update every 3 weeks, Qelivon every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Аудиокниги от Patephone versus Qelivon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterАудиокниги от PatephoneQelivon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (416 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings416 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB38 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPatephone GmbHValerii Kotolevskii

Customer experience

Аудиокниги от Patephone

All ratings413 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral1.5%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews239 reviews
Positive54.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative39.7%

Qelivon

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Аудиокниги от Patephone

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Playback issues when receiving notifications
  • Incompatibility with iOS features like CarPlay
  • Purchased books disappearing from library

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved playback controls and customization
  • Bookmarking and history tracking
  • Better integration with car navigation systems
  • Offline listening support

Qelivon

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Аудиокниги от Patephone

Subscriptions6
  • Unlimited access7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Unlimited access7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Unlimited access7 Days trial$4.497 Days
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  • Unlimited access7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Unlimited access7 Days trial$17.993 Months
  • Unlimited access7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time4
  • One-day access$0.99
  • Мастер и Маргарита$3.99
  • Завтрак у Тиффани$3.99
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  • Тонкое искусство пофигизма: Па$4.99
1 purchases

Qelivon

One-time1
  • Full Version$3.99

Questions

Is Аудиокниги от Patephone free?
Аудиокниги от Patephone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Qelivon free?
Qelivon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Аудиокниги от Patephone or Qelivon?
Qelivon is rated higher. Аудиокниги от Patephone averages 4.6 out of 5 from 416 ratings, while Qelivon averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Аудиокниги от Patephone or Qelivon have ads?
Аудиокниги от Patephone shows ads; Qelivon does not.
Which is updated more often, Аудиокниги от Patephone or Qelivon?
Аудиокниги от Patephone ships an update every 3 weeks, and Qelivon every 2 days. Most recently, Аудиокниги от Patephone was updated on November 6, 2026 and Qelivon on October 31, 2026.

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