Audiobook apps for Android and iOS devices enable you to listen to great books. There are free and paid audiobooks apps. When you don’t have time to read, audiobooks are great. In a matter of a few days while commuting to work, you can finish a great book.
The Audibooks category is slowing expanding. Today apps like AudiBrow.com app cover many online news and content pieces and apps from AudioBooks.com cover podcast channels.
Audiobooks are primarily subscription-based. These range from $10-$15 a month. Most of them include 2-3 books free, which averages out to around $7 per book.
Top Audiobook Apps that let you listen to books and great content from the web.
1) Audible: $19.95 per month after 30 day free trial. The largest selection of audiobooks available. The monthly subscription includes 3 books, which you will own even if you cancel your subscription.
Browse their audiobooks here.
2) AudiBrow: Free to use. Great content from top internet writers, blogs and content sites. No audiobook, but you’ll find content from writers like Paul Graham from Y Combinator.
Browse their audio content channels here.
Download for iPhone.
Download for Android devices.
3. AudioBooks: $14.95 per month after 30 day free trial. They are slightly cheaper than Audible, but give only 2 books for $14.95 per month. Their app also enables you to listen to podcasts.
Browse their audiobooks here.
4. AllYouCanBooks: $19.99 per month after 30 day free trial. They have around 40,000 audiobooks, ebooks, language audio courses, and language e-workbooks. You can download as many as you want without limits.
5. Chirpbooks: $.99 and above for audiobooks. No subscription costs, instead they sell books at up to 95% off. If you don’t listen to too many audiobooks per month, this would be a better option than Audible or AudioBooks.
6. Downpour: $12.99 per month. Includes 1 credit which will buy you 1 book a month. They have a pretty large selection of books.
Browse their audiobooks here.
7. eStories: $5.99 per month for 3 months, then $11.99 per month. You get 1 book per month in the subscription.
Browse their audiobooks here.
8. Hoopla: Free to use. If you have a library card from a library that’s part of their network you can get audiobooks for free. Note, they do charge the library a small cost every time an audiobook is checked out. Lastly, they have limited books and they can only be checked out for 21 days.
Browse their audiobooks here.
9. Libro: $14.99 per month after 30 day free trail. You are limited to 1 book per month. Great thing about them is that they share their revenues with local book stores.
Browse their audiobooks here.
10. Scribd: $8.99 after 30 day free trial. Cheapest of all subscription services. You can access unlimited content each month. They have books, audiobooks and newspapers. The latest books aren’t available, but if you can wait a bit, they will show up.
Browse their audiobooks here.
