Comparison

Nextory vs Taleify

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

Head to head
About

Nextory

Access an unlimited library of audiobooks and eBooks on your iPhone or iPad. Stream or download content to enjoy online or offline. Discover personalized recommendations and customize your reading experience.

Highlights
  • Unlimited audiobook and eBook streaming
  • Offline reading and listening
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Customizable eBook reader
  • Adjustable audiobook playback speed
  • Sleep timer
Features
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Step into the wonderful world of books with Nextory. Now you can listen to audiobooks and read eBooks without any limit. It’s very simple to stream books in the app directly on your iPhone or iPad. Nextory is always available. At any time - online and offline - as long and as often as you want. Sign up today and enjoy 14 days or even more of free unlimited reading and listening with Nextory. You will get access to over 1.4 million books right away. No matter what kind of books you are looking for - bestsellers, crime novels, thrillers, non-fiction, or feelgood. You will always find the stories that you like in our huge library. Your advantages with Nextory: Read eBooks comfortably and anywhere - at home or on the road. Listen to audiobooks anytime you want: on vacation, while commuting, to relax and in between. Read and listen online or offline by downloading audiobooks and eBooks directly to your iPhone or iPad. Huge library of excellent audiobooks and eBooks with over 1 million titles in total from the genres such as non-fiction, novels, thrillers, children's books, fantasy, and many other categories. Discover new audiobooks and eBooks that you like. Based on your reading history, we create individual reading and listening tips tailored to your needs. With our eBook reader it is possible to... ... place an automatic bookmark. You can mark a place in a book and easily go back or start in the exact same place where you paused before. … adjust the font size, screen brightness and background color individually to your liking or depending on your reading environment. … turn pages or jump back and forth between chapters and books in a trouble-free and easy way. … get an even better reading experience with the double-page view in iPad, which delivers a feeling close to a physical book. … save your favorite locations using markers and bookmarks. With our audiobook player it is possible to: ...increase or decrease the reading speed in different steps to individually choose your desired speed. … simply use our navigation bar to fast-forward or rewind if you want to go back to a specific place in the book you would like to listen to. … set a sleep timer that will automatically stop the player after a specific amount of time. … use the bookmark function to mark out a good part of the book or to continue to listen exactly where you last stopped or paused. ... keep track of how much of you have left of the book you are listening to. … continue to listen even in energy-saving mode and enjoy your favorite audiobooks anytime you want. Sign up today and enjoy the benefits with Nextory! With Nextory you can enjoy unlimited reading and listening anytime, anywhere. You will always have your favorite audiobooks and eBooks with you no matter where you are - in your smartphone or iPad. You can easily access them online or download books in advance to read and listen offline. Even audiobooks for the little ones. Read and listen for free for 14 days and up - start your trial today! Benefit from the eBook reader developed specifically for Nextory, which will take your reading experience to a whole new level. Even reading PDF files run flawlessly. It has numerous settings so that you can customize your reading experience to suit your every need. In-App Subscription Unlimited - price- and payment terms: A subscription gives you access to our growing library, consisting of tens of thousands of books at a fixed monthly cost. The amount will be charged automatically each month via your iTunes account. The subscription is automatically renewed each month, as long sd the feature "automatic renewal" is not deactivated via the iTunes settings on your device, no later than 24 hours before your subscription period runs out. You can read more about our terms and conditions on our website. Our terms and conditions can be found here: https://www.nextory.se/medlemsvillkor

About

Taleify

Never lose your place in audiobooks or radio plays on Spotify again. This app tracks your listening progress and allows you to resume exactly where you left off with a single tap. Stay updated on new releases from your favorite artists.

Highlights
  • Track audiobook and radio play progress
  • Resume playback in Spotify
  • Organize favorite audiobooks
  • View listening history
  • Get new release notifications
  • Mark episodes as played
Features
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Pick up right where you left off – for your audiobooks and radio plays on Spotify. With audio drama series of hundreds of episodes, it is easy to lose track in Spotify: which episode comes next, and which chapter did you stop at? Taleify remembers it for you. HOW IT WORKS - Library: Keep your favorite artists and audiobooks in one place. - Resume: One tap and Spotify continues at exactly the chapter where you stopped. - Progress: Taleify picks up your listening history from Spotify automatically, even in the background. You see finished episodes at a glance and can mark them as played yourself. - History: See what you listened to most recently. - NEW: Get notified as soon as your artists release a new album or audiobook. GOOD TO KNOW - Playback happens in the Spotify app. A Spotify Premium subscription is required. - Taleify Plus unlocks playing and resuming. Alternatively, you can also watch a short video. - Taleify is not an official Spotify app and is not affiliated with Spotify AB. Download Taleify and continue exactly where you left off.

Screenshots

Nextory4 screens
Taleify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nextory at 54% against Taleify's 42%. Nextory also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Nextory sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $16.99 per month and Taleify sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.79 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nextory ships an update weekly, Taleify fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Nextory versus Taleify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextoryTaleify
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (642 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.9% of reviews — better41.7% of reviews
Number of ratings642 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB66 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNextory ABMatthias Toppe

Customer experience

Nextory

All ratings642 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews254 reviews
Positive53.9%
Neutral13.4%
Negative32.7%

Taleify

Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral25.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Nextory

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes and freezes regularly
  • Audio skipping 5-10 seconds every minute
  • Download functionality unreliable
  • Playback stops randomly during reading
  • Landscape mode not marking books as finished
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  • Unable to activate paid subscription during trial
  • Time tracking significantly inaccurate
  • Inconsistent chapter availability across titles
  • Offline mode lacks proper organization
  • Page display issues with images spanning multiple pages
  • Metallic background noise in audio quality

Requested features

14 requests
  • Apple CarPlay support for car listening
  • Larger skip button (30+ seconds instead of 15)
  • Chapter markers within audiobooks
  • Simultaneous reading and listening capability
  • Follow favorite authors and narrators
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  • Reading statistics and tracking
  • Dark mode support
  • More Spanish language audiobooks
  • Automatic download deletion after book completion
  • Ability to mark books as finished in offline mode
  • Increased playback speed options (beyond 2x)
  • eBook compatibility with e-readers
  • Better offline mode functionality
  • Progress percentage indicator for audiobooks

Taleify

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nextory

Subscriptions1
  • Guld1 Month trial$16.991 Month
2 purchases

Taleify

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial$0.791 Month
  • Annual Plan7 Days trial$5.991 Year

Questions

Is Nextory free?
Nextory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Taleify free?
Taleify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nextory or Taleify have ads?
Both Nextory and Taleify show ads.
Which is updated more often, Nextory or Taleify?
Nextory ships an update weekly, and Taleify fortnightly. Most recently, Nextory was updated on November 9, 2026 and Taleify on November 4, 2026.

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