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30+ Best Libby, the library app Alternatives for iPhone (2026)
Libby, the library app is S tier, #2 of 34 in audiobook listening. Here is everything that competes with it on iPhone, in tier order.
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Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 5,612,310 ratings · score 99Audiobook and podcast app with 1M+ audiobooks, Audible Originals, and Maven, an AI assistant for personalized picks. - 3
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 66,249 ratings · score 95Audiobook app streaming and downloading a library of novels, true crime, and sleep stories, with free titles and paid. - 4
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 19,724 ratings · score 95Audiobook player for iOS that supports M4B, M4A and MP3 files, with playlists, chapters, a sleep timer and Cloud Sync. - 5
Free · ★ 4.5 · 27,560 ratings · score 95Free app for reading eBooks and listening to audiobooks, with bookmarks, highlights and notes synced across devices. - 6
Free · ★ 4.8 · 1,392,039 ratings · score 94Free app for borrowing audiobooks, eBooks, movies, TV, comics, manga and music through a participating public library. - 7
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 272,493 ratings · score 93Audio drama app streaming serialized fiction in genres such as romance, thriller and horror, with offline listening. - 8
Free · ★ 4.5 · 106,372 ratings · score 93Apple Books lets users discover, read and listen to books and audiobooks, with reading themes, reading goals and sync… - 9
Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 5,806 ratings · score 93Audiobook player for books stored on your own Plex or Audiobookshelf server, with transcript and ebook reading. - 10
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 11,226 ratings · score 93Audiobook and ebook app offering listening, reading, podcasts and a kids mode, with a subscription for full library. - 11
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 33,019 ratings · score 93Free audiobook app streaming or downloading over 45,000 public-domain audiobooks in more than 30 languages. - 12
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 10,830 ratings · score 92Reads books, PDFs, docs and web articles aloud using AI text-to-speech voices in 30+ languages. - 13
Free download · ★ 4.8 · 3,812 ratings · score 91E-book and audiobook reader with offline saving, iPhone and iPad sync, notes, and personalized recommendations. - 14
Free · ★ 4.9 · 40,803 ratings · score 91Audiobook app from Libro.fm, an employee-owned company that shares profits with independent bookshops. - 15
Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 27,469 ratings · score 90Subscription app for audiobooks and ebooks with monthly title unlocks and the Fable reading companion included. - 16
Free download · ★ 4.8 · 12,657 ratings · score 90Romance audiobook and ebook app with a curated library, offline downloads and playback speed and sleep timer controls. - 17
Free · ★ 4.8 · 2,638 ratings · score 88Plays and organises Big Finish audiobook and audio drama files you have downloaded to an iOS device. - 18
Free · ★ 4.4 · 9,643 ratings · score 88Reads ebooks, audiobooks, comics and manga across phone, tablet, computer and CarPlay, with shelves, notes and offline. - 19
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 8,984 ratings · score 88Book and audiobook app with a catalog in several languages, readable online or offline, with bookmarks synced across. - 20
Free · ★ 4.8 · 89,375 ratings · score 87Audiobook app for streaming or downloading titles bought on the Chirp website, with daily deals and free listens. - 21
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 8,175 ratings · score 84Free app for werewolf and paranormal romance audiobooks and text stories, with offline listening and a sleep timer. - 22
Free download · ★ 4.9 · 7,428 ratings · score 83Free book and audiobook reader with text highlights, notes, chapter downloads and offline audio listening. - 23
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 2,735 ratings · score 82Audiobook app with a built-in store of over 15,000 titles, free book samples, and offline and background playback. - 24
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 10,138 ratings · score 81Free app for reading ebooks, comics, PDFs and audiobooks, with PocketBook Cloud sync and OPDS catalog support. - 25
Free download · ★ 4.8 · 6,772 ratings · score 80Free app for streaming or downloading GraphicAudio titles that were purchased from the GraphicAudio direct store. - 26
Free download · ★ 3.6 · 2,216 ratings · score 73Free iOS app offering audiobooks, eBooks, book summaries, language courses and podcasts for offline listening and. - 27
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 7,722 ratings · score 71Dramas, Novels & Audiobooks - 28
Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 8,589 ratings · score 70Self-help, sleep, spirituality - 29
Free download · ★ 4.9 · 10,190 ratings · score 69Book app by Deseret Book Digital on the App Store. - 30
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Free · ★ 4.4 · 18,231 ratings · score 65Free Baker & Taylor app for ebooks, digital audiobooks and videobooks from a user's library or school. - 33
Free download · ★ 4.3 · 2,154 ratings · score 56Book app by Le Thanh Quang on the App Store. - 34
$1.99 · ★ 4.7 · 2,382 ratings · score 54Book app by Inkstone Software, Inc. on the App Store.
Questions people ask
- What is the best alternative to Libby, the library app on iPhone?
- Audible: Audiobooks & Podcasts, S tier, #1 in audiobook listening.
- Is there a free alternative to Libby, the library app?
- Yes: Audible: Audiobooks & Podcasts (S tier, #1) is free to download, with in-app purchases.
- Does anything rank above Libby, the library app?
- Yes. 1 app ranks above it in audiobook listening: Audible: Audiobooks & Podcasts (#1).