AudiobooksNow vs Ubook

AudiobooksNow lets customers buy audiobooks individually or join an optional Club Pricing Plan for discounts. Purchased titles remain in a customer’s library without an active plan. The service lists a catalog of over 480,000 audiobooks and supports listening on the web, Android, and iOS. Customers can stream on the website or download purchases; the help center says over 95% of titles are DRM-free and available as MP3 files, while some titles require DRM and are limited to app or website streaming. Bookmarks sync across listening locations, and fully downloaded audiobooks can be played offline after signing into the app. Free Android and iOS apps are listed, with Android Auto and CarPlay support respectively. Monthly Club Pricing costs $4.99 a month after a 30-day free trial and discounts the first audiobook each month by 50%, with 35–40% off other eligible titles. Annual Club Pricing costs $35.99 a year and discounts any 12 audiobooks by 50%, with 35–40% off other titles. Club enrollment and Club Price purchases are unavailable in the Apple iOS app but can be completed on the website. AudiobooksNow says it is available worldwide, though title availability can vary by country.

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.