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Apple Books review

Buy audiobooks one at a time, built right into your iPhone.

3.5/ 5 overall
iPhone users

Free trial

No subscription

Then

Per title, typically $9.99–$29.99

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Catalogue4.3
Value3.2
App4.4
Ownership3.8

Plans and pricing

Per title

$9.99–$29.99

No subscription, frequent sales

Best for: iPhone users who buy a few books a year.

What it is

Apple Books sells audiobooks individually, with no membership. Everything lives inside the Books app on your iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Value

Full prices are often higher than a credit, but Apple runs regular audiobook sales and a series of discounted first in series titles.

Experience

Integration is seamless on Apple devices. Android users are out of luck.

What we loved

  • ✓No subscription
  • ✓Seamless on Apple devices
  • ✓Good sales

Worth knowing

  • –Expensive at full price
  • –Apple only

The verdict

Convenient for occasional listeners in the Apple world.

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