Loyal Books vs The Palace Project
Loyal Books
loyalbooks.comThe Palace Project
thepalaceproject.orgSide by side
| Figure | Loyal Books | The Palace Project |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Audiobook Apps | 8.3 (#7) | 7.0 (#31) |
| Accessibility | The official about page describes the website as screen-reader friendly and primarily visual for browsing. | The app supports adjustable font sizes, several font options including Open Dyslexic, background color schemes, and adjustable screen brightness. |
| Discovery | The app offers featured books, top charts, reviews, ratings, and discovery features. | The catalog displays available titles instead of directing users to titles with long waitlists. |
| Headquarters | Google Play lists Twist Idea LLC at 7547 Kimberly Ln, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55346, United States. | Alpharetta, Georgia, United States |
| Privacy | The privacy policy says the site collects reviews, desktop or mobile preference cookies, and standard server logs, and that this information is not shared outside the company. | Lyrasis says it never sells personal information and collects only limited information needed to provide library access, maintain app functionality, and offer technical support. |
| Support | The app page directs Android and iOS comments and requests to [email protected] and [email protected]. | Libraries hosted by Lyrasis can contact [email protected] about app or Collection Manager issues, and the team says it will troubleshoot and escalate unresolved issues. |
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In their own words
Loyal Books
Loyal Books offers free audiobooks and eBooks on the web, Android, and iOS. Its app page lists 7,000+ audiobooks and 35,000+ eBooks, with material including children’s books, fiction, and mysteries. Books are available in 25+ languages. The catalog includes public-domain works digitized and recorded by volunteers, most sourced from Gutenberg.org and Librivox.org; Loyal Books says all audiobooks on its website are in the public domain. It also offers best sellers. Audiobooks can be streamed or downloaded for offline listening, and playback speed is adjustable. Readers can browse featured books and top charts, and use reviews, ratings, and other discovery features. The website describes its browsing as primarily visual and screen reader friendly for people with vision disabilities. Its privacy policy says the service collects reviews, desktop or mobile preference cookies, and standard server logs, which it says are not shared outside the company. Google and its partners use tracking and third-party cookies to serve ads, and the site uses Google Analytics Advertising Features.
The Palace Project
The Palace Project has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.