Spotify, Apple Music, Audible, Bookbeat & Co.

You love audio books and are still looking for a suitable audio book app, but can’t decide due to the large selection? No wonder, since there are so many different subscription models, prices and content. We examined well-known providers such as Spotify, Audible and Apple Music – these are the results.

The market is highly competitive: Spotify, Apple Music, Audible and BookBeat are just a few providers among the audio book apps. They all have different prices, libraries, combo offers and conditions. To make your decision a little easier, we took a closer look at the various streaming services and present you with the most important details at a glance.

Big comparison of audio book apps: All details at a glance

There are so many Audiobook Apps, all slightly different im price, the size of the library and the number of listening lessons are. There are also combined offers with music and e-books. In the following, we will introduce you to the nine best-known audio book providers.

Spotify

Spotify is primarily known as a music streaming service, but also has some audio books. Unfortunately, we were not able to find out the exact number. You can test Spotify Premium for one month for free, to easily convince yourself of the audio book library. After the free period, you pay EUR 9.99 per month for the usual premium membership, EUR 12.99 for access with two individual accounts, EUR 14.99 for families with up to six people and there is also a discount for students. You only pay 4.99 euros per month. Spotify can be canceled at any time with the push of a button.

If you want to know how to find audiobooks on Spotify, you should continue reading here:

AppleMusic

AppleMusic has not offered audio books since 2021, but radio plays such as the “Sherlock Holmes Chronicles” or “Bibi and Tina” can still be found. Of course, Apple’s streaming service also offers unlimited access to music. For 4.99 euros per month, students and those who don’t mind a somewhat slimmed-down offer can listen to pure music. The normal tariff is available for EUR 9.99 and families with up to six people pay EUR 14.99. You can also try Apple Music completely free for three months and this service can also be canceled at any time and without any problems.

Audible

at Audible This is Amazon’s in-house audio book app. Every month you can choose from over 200,000 titles select, download and listen to an audio book. The special thing is that you keep these audio books even if you quit. It is therefore quite suitable for anyone who rarely listens to audio books or who wants to hear a very specific one over and over again. Audible also produces exclusive podcasts that you can only listen to there. New customers can use the offer Try it for 30 days for free and Amazon Prime members even 60 days long. If you should decide to continue using the service, the subscription will cost 9.95 euros per month. Audible can be canceled online at any time.

More information about the audio book service Audible:

BookBeat

BookBeat is an audiobook app with over 100,000 audio books and you can decide individually which subscription suits you best. You have the choice between a basic tariff for EUR 9.99 per month, with which you can listen to up to 25 hours of audio books per month, the standard tariff for EUR 14.99 for up to 100 listening hours per month and the premium Tariff for 19.90 euros per month with unlimited listening fun. Any subscription is anytime cancellable and you are not entering into a binding contract. With BookBeat you can also add up to five family profiles to each subscription for 4.99 euros each and use the listening hours together. You can currently do that BookBeat premium subscription is even completely free for a whole two months testing.

More information about the current BookBeat campaign:

Audiobooks by Deezer

at deezer you get two products in one. With the premium membership for 9.99 euros per month, you can not only listen to unlimited audio books, you also get unlimited music on top of that. With Deezer, you have the choice between two subscription models that include audio books: Deezer Premium, for EUR 9.99 per month for one account and Deezer Family for EUR 14.99 and up to 6 individual accounts. The only drawback: the selection of books is not communicated directly by Audiobooks by Deezer and is only given as “several tens of thousands of titles”. But the good thing is that you Test Deezer Premium for three months free of charge and you can convince yourself of the size of the library, without any catches, since Deezer can also be canceled on a monthly basis.

You can get more information about Deezer Premium here:

storytel

at storytel you can listen to unlimited audio books and even read e-books for EUR 14.90 per month. Students get a 33 percent discount and only pay a fee of 9.90 euros per month. According to the provider, the library includes over 250,000 titles, everyone will surely find something. The audio book subscription can also be canceled at any time and without a contract. You can currently use Storytel for free for 30 days Test extensively and convince yourself.

Nextory

Also at Nextory you get audio books and e-books in a subscription model and with over 300,000 titles A large selection. You have the choice between a silver subscription for 9.99 euros per month for up to 25 hours of listening and a gold subscription for 18.99 euros and unlimited reading/listening pleasure. Families pay $23.99 for unlimited listening with 2 profiles or $31.99 for 4 profiles. Also You can test Nextory for free for 30 days and let the audio book app convince you that you can cancel at any time with the push of a button.

legitimacy

legitimacy has over 180,000 audiobooks and e-books on offer and is currently the only audio book provider with whom you can conclude a contract including an e-reader. You will be offered two subscription models without and four with the e-reader “Kindle 10”. Prices start at EUR 8.99 for a premium subscription with a 12-month contract or EUR 9.99 without. Legimi you can also first Try it free for 21 daysto convince you of the offer.

books.de

The website books.de every bookworm will probably be familiar with it, so their audio book streaming service should definitely not be missing from our list. However, it performs rather poorly in comparison. With more than 31,000 titles the library is not particularly extensive and you will also look in vain for a free test period. Anyone who has trusted the online bookseller for EUR 9.95 per month to download and listen to an audio book. If you want to try out the service first, you can get three months for the price of two for 19.90 euros with a trial subscription.

Thalia

The bookseller too Thalia offers an audio book service where you can download more than 9.99 euros per month 80,000 titles select and download two audio books. As with Audible, the books can be kept after cancellation. Practical for everyone who rarely listens to audio books or who would like to call a very specific audio book their own. The Audiobook streaming from Thalia you can also test it for 30 days completely free of charge and without obligation.

skoobe

at skoobe you can from a library of over 400,000 titles select unlimited and have listening pleasure and reading fun in one. This audio book streaming service offers a flexible monthly subscription and an annual subscription. You can cancel at any time for 19.99 euros a month, but if you are sure that you will use the service regularly, the annual subscription for 215.88 euros is worth a little more, as this is the equivalent of 17.99 euros a month is equivalent to. If you are not sure which subscription model is right for you, you can Test Skoobe for 30 days free of charge and without obligation.

Blinkist

at Blinkist It’s not an ordinary audio book app, but we didn’t want to withhold it from you. Instead of fiction and novels, non-fiction books are read to you here. But not as dry and boring as they usually are. Key statements are summarized briefly and understandably in order to save you a lot of time. A great thing, especially for pupils, students and all those who are thirsty for knowledge. For 6.67 euros per month you get unlimited access to the over 5,000 specialist and non-fiction books in the library. You can test Blink is also completely free for seven days. Blinkist can also be canceled at any time and you do not enter into a binding contract.

In January there is an even better offer for a short time: you save after the free trial period 40 percent and only pays 3.99 euros per month in the first year.

If you want to know more about the somewhat different audiobook app Blinkist, read on here:

Audio book apps in comparison: the conclusion

The selection of different providers for audio books is huge, so you can choose your streaming service according to your wishes and preferences. It is therefore rather difficult to draw a simple conclusion. Who anyway has a premium account at Spotify or AppleMusic has and is satisfied with the library does not need an additional subscription.

For all those who want to listen to a lot of audio books, it’s worth it BookBeat with its various subscription models and 100,000 titles probably the best. If you also want to stream unlimited music, you should Audiobooks by Deezer definitely not to be missed. For those who listen a lot and bookworms, we can Nexory recommend. Luckily, most streaming providers offer free test phases where you can first listen to the right audio book app according to your taste.

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