Best Bookmate Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from audiobook apps ranked against Bookmate on the same published basis.
- 1Bookmate vs Playary
- 2Bookmate vs Audiobookshelf
- 3Bookmate vs Sora
- 5Bookmate vs Hoopla
- 6Bookmate vs Libby
- 7Bookmate vs Google Play Books Auto-narrated Audiobooks
- 8Bookmate vs BorrowBox
- 9Bookmate vs Kobo Books
- 10Bookmate vs Libro.fm
- 11Bookmate vs AudiobooksNow
- 12Bookmate vs Audible
- 13Bookmate vs BookPlayer
- 14Bookmate vs Dwell
- 15Bookmate vs Loyal Books
- 16Bookmate vs SimplyE
- 17Bookmate vs The Palace Project
- 18Bookmate vs Ubook
- 19Bookmate vs Fabuly
- 20Bookmate vs Kuku FM
- 21Bookmate vs Prologue
Bookmate alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Playary | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Audiobookshelf | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Sora | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web |
| 5 | Hoopla | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web |
| 6 | Libby | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web |
| 7 | Google Play Books Auto-narrated Audiobooks | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 8 | BorrowBox | 5.6 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web |
| 9 | Kobo Books | 5.6 | No | $7.99/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 10 | Libro.fm | 5.6 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web |
| 11 | AudiobooksNow | 5.5 | No | $3/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 12 | Audible | 5.3 | No | $8.99/mo | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 13 | BookPlayer | 5.3 | No | — | iOS, Android, Mac |
| 14 | Dwell | 5.3 | No | — | iOS, Android |
| 15 | Loyal Books | 5.3 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 16 | SimplyE | 5.3 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 17 | The Palace Project | 5.3 | No | — | iOS, Android |
| 18 | Ubook | 5.3 | No | — | Web, iOS, Android |
| 19 | Fabuly | 5.2 | No | — | Android, iOS |
| 20 | Kuku FM | 5.2 | No | — | iOS, Android |
| 21 | Prologue | 5.2 | No | — | iOS, Mac |
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Questions about Bookmate alternatives
What is the best alternative to Bookmate?
Playary, number 1 in audiobook apps with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Audiobookshelf, Sora, Hoopla and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Bookmate?
Playary is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.