BookBeat vs Bookmate
BookBeat
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| Figure | BookBeat | Bookmate |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €899/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Audiobook Apps | 8.3 (#6) | 8.1 (#8) |
| Catalog | A subscription provides access to more than 1 million books. | The About page lists 1,800,000 books, 100,000 audiobooks, and 16 languages. |
| Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden | Dublin, Ireland |
| Service | BookBeat is a digital subscription service for audiobooks and e-books. | Bookmate is a subscription based e-book service for reading electronic books and listening to audiobooks. |
| Support | BookBeat’s chatbot BookBetty is available 24/7, and the company also offers an FAQ and contact form. | The site links to a Help Center and provides a contacts page for getting in touch. |
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In their own words
Bookmate
Bookmate is a subscription service for reading electronic books and listening to audiobooks, available on Android, iOS, and the web. Its catalog lists 1,800,000 books and 100,000 audiobooks in 16 languages, and it describes a free collection of 50,000 books. Readers can upload their own FB2 or EPUB files for use on a smartphone, tablet, or desktop, then adjust brightness, font, and background color. Social features let users follow friends’ reading, share books and quotes, and create or subscribe to themed bookshelves. Audiobooks can be saved for offline listening and synchronized across devices so listeners can resume where they left off. Bookmate lists a free plan and a seven-day trial; the Premium plan is listed at free. The subscription page describes monthly and annual options but does not show their prices. An account is limited to one person and no more than three devices. Books cannot be downloaded and distributed outside Bookmate.