Audiobook Apps
Alternatives to Playary
Playary puts music, audiobooks, podcasts, movies and series in one free service. It supports downloads for offline playback, unlimited playlists, video podcasts, OPML subscription transfer, and filters for explicit content or selected artists, albums and songs. Separate platforms let artists and podcasters upload and manage content. You can use it on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows and the web, while support currently covers Turkish and English. Its OPML importer brings in only podcasts available in Playary’s catalog, and DRM-free downloads are unavailable.
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Audiobooks.com From $14.95/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android9.2 Visit Specs - 02
Audible Audible suits listeners who want audiobooks and other spoken-audio titles across mobile, desktop, and web platforms.
From $8.99/mo Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · iOS8.6 Visit Specs - 03 LibriVox
LibriVox suits listeners looking for free recordings of public-domain books, including those who want offline downloads or several ways to browse and receive audio.
Free plan Open source Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.5 Visit Specs - 04 Audiobookshelf
Audiobookshelf suits people who want to host audiobook and podcast libraries themselves, including households that need separate accounts and synced progress.
Free plan Web · Windows · Linux · iOS8.3 Visit Specs - 05
AudiobooksNow AudiobooksNow suits people who want to buy titles individually or use a discount plan.
From $3/mo Free trial Web · iOS · Android8.3 Visit Specs - 06
BookBeat From €899/mo Free trial Web · iOS · Android8.3 Visit Specs - 07 Loyal Books
Loyal Books suits readers and listeners looking for free audiobooks and eBooks across web and mobile.
Free plan Web · iOS · Android8.3 Visit Specs - 08 Bookmate
Bookmate suits readers and audiobook listeners who want a mobile or web subscription, personal uploads, offline listening, and social reading features.
Free plan Web · iOS · Android8.1 Visit Specs - 09 BookPlayer
BookPlayer suits listeners with DRM-free audiobook files who want playback and library tools across mobile platforms and macOS.
Free plan macOS · iOS · Android8.0 Visit Specs - 10 Dwell From $5/mo Free trial iOS · Android8.0 Visit Specs
- 11 Everand From $11.99/mo Free trial Web · iOS · Android8.0 Visit Specs
- 12 Kobo Books
Kobo Books suits listeners who want audiobook access on a phone, tablet, or supported Bluetooth Kobo eReader.
From $7.99/mo Free trial Web · iOS · Android8.0 Visit Specs - 13 Sora
Sora is designed for students and educators using school-provided digital reading collections.
Free plan Web · iOS · Android8.0 Visit Specs - 14
Apple Books Digital Narration Free plan Web7.9 Visit Specs - 15 Downpour From $12.99/mo Web · iOS · Android7.8 Visit Specs
- 16 Libro.fm Web · iOS · Android7.8 Visit Specs
- 17 Skoobe From €1,199/mo Free trial Web · iOS · Android7.8 Visit Specs
- 18 Hoopla
Hoopla suits patrons of participating public libraries who want to borrow digital media without a separate subscription fee.
Free plan Web · iOS · Android7.7 Visit Specs - 19 Kuku FM From $59/mo Free trial iOS · Android7.7 Visit Specs
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Libby Free plan Web · iOS · Android7.7 Visit Specs - 21 Nextory From €9.99/mo Free trial iOS · Android7.7 Visit Specs
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BorrowBox Web · iOS · Android7.6 Visit Specs - 23 plappa From $0.17/mo Free trial macOS · iOS7.6 Visit Specs
- 24 Prologue
Prologue suits listeners maintaining Plex or Audiobookshelf libraries who use Apple devices and want offline playback or Apple Watch access.
Free plan macOS · iOS7.6 Visit Specs - 25 Ubook
Ubook suits listeners and readers looking for audiobooks, ebooks, and other media across mobile and web.
From 16.49 BRL/mo Free trial Web · iOS · Android7.6 Visit Specs - 26 Google Play Books Auto-narrated Audiobooks
It suits publishers with eligible EPUB titles, audio rights, and a need for digitally narrated editions.
Free plan Web7.5 Visit Specs - 27
Storytel From €7.99/mo Free trial iOS · Android7.5 Visit Specs - 28
Chirp Web · iOS · Android7.4 Visit Specs - 29 SimplyE
It suited library patrons borrowing digital books and audiobooks through eligible public libraries, government entities, or tax-exempt library-service organizations.
Free plan Web · iOS · Android7.4 Visit Specs - 30 The Palace Project iOS · Android7.0 Visit Specs
Choosing instead of Playary
An alternative may suit you better when you want a personal media library, a narrower listening focus, higher audio quality, or connections to particular devices. Compare whether you need Playary’s mix of films, series and spoken audio, or a service centered on music, classical recordings, relaxation channels or creator tools. Offline rules differ, as do supported platforms and sound quality. Also weigh free access against trials or paid plans, and check whether integrations such as Chromecast, Sonos, Alexa or DLNA fit your setup.