Audible vs Ubook
Audible
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| Figure | Audible | Ubook |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8.99/mo | 16.49 BRL/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 4 |
| Spec score · Audiobook Apps | 8.6 (#2) | 7.6 (#26) |
| Catalog | Audible describes its catalog as including bestsellers, new releases, exclusives, and Audible Originals. | The homepage says the catalog has more than 500,000 items, including audiobooks, ebooks, podcasts, documentaries, series, newspapers, magazines, and music. |
| Headquarters | Newark, New Jersey, USA | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Support | Audible customer service is available 24/7, and it offers a dedicated accessibility support team for assistive technology and accessibility questions. | Ubook provides a help portal with a knowledge base, new support ticket submission, and ticket status checking. |
Plans
Audible
- Standard$8.99 a month
- Premium$14.95 a month
- Premium$149.50 a year
- Premium (24 credits/yr)$229.50 a year
Ubook
- Premium24.90 BRL a month
- Premium+39.90 BRL a month
- Premium197.90 BRL a year
- Premium+394.80 BRL a year
In their own words
Audible
Audible offers audiobooks, podcasts, and Audible Originals across Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows. Its catalog includes bestsellers, new releases, exclusive titles, and Originals. In the mobile app, listeners can download titles for offline playback, adjust narration speed, set a sleep timer, and use Car Mode’s larger, simplified controls. The Cloud Player streams titles in a browser on a computer with an internet connection. Free or purchased titles can be played in the app without a membership, but an Amazon account is required. Audible also works with Alexa-enabled devices when both services use the same Amazon account, and supports Android Auto, Android Automotive OS, Apple CarPlay, and Waze. Alexa does not support clips and bookmarks, ratings and reviews, listening logs, or marking titles finished. Plans include Standard at $8.99 a month, Premium at $14.95 a month, and Premium (24 credits/yr) at $229.50 a year. The service was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.
Ubook
Ubook is a streaming subscription service for audiobooks, ebooks, and other digital content, available on Android, iOS, and the web. Its catalog lists more than 500,000 items, including podcasts, documentaries, series, newspapers, magazines, and music. Subscribers can download audiobooks, ebooks, series, and podcasts for offline access. Playback speed controls and markers for favorite passages support listening; where a title has both formats, users can choose to read or listen. Ubook says activity can synchronize across devices, so a session started on a phone can continue on a computer or tablet. A 30-day trial offers unlimited reading and listening at no charge, after which users can cancel or accept a subscription offer. Premium costs 24.90 BRL a month and includes the Premium catalog and offline mode. Premium+ costs 39.90 BRL a month and adds a partner app subscription and one extra book per month; named partner examples include Deezer, Looke, and NBA. Content visibility can vary by location, marketplace, and plan. Ubook is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.