Chirp vs LibriVox
Chirp
chirpbooks.comLibriVox
librivox.orgSide by side
| Figure | Chirp | LibriVox |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Audiobook Apps | 7.4 (#29) | 8.5 (#3) |
| Catalog | Chirp says its catalog contains hundreds of thousands of audiobooks. | Listeners can browse the catalog by author, title, genre or subject, and language. |
| Listening options | Listeners can stream audiobooks on the Chirp site or app, or download them in the app for offline listening. | Listeners can play or download individual audio files, download book ZIP files, subscribe to RSS, or download via BitTorrent. |
| What it does | Chirp is an audiobook retailer offering limited-time deals without subscriptions or hidden fees. | LibriVox volunteers record public-domain books and release the audio online for free. |
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In their own words
LibriVox
LibriVox is a free audiobook library built from volunteer recordings of public-domain books. Listeners can browse by author, title, genre or subject, and language, then play or download individual audio files, download a book ZIP, subscribe to RSS or use BitTorrent. Catalog pages provide 64 kbps and 128 kbps MP3 files, and most books also have an M4B option. Its podcast presents one book at a time in three audio installments per week. Recordings are accepted in all languages; volunteers need no prior experience or audition, just a voice, a computer and free recording software. The catalog API offers audiobook, track and author endpoints for apps that refresh catalog data. It returns 50 records by default, up to 500 per request, with offset batches for larger pulls. Recordings are donated to the public domain, though status can vary by country. LibriVox began in 2005 and is available on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web and Windows. The catalog can include older works with language or ideas some readers find offensive or antiquated.