Audible
Audible offers audiobooks, podcasts, and Audible Originals across Android, iOS, Mac, web, and Windows.
What Audible is
Audible offers audiobooks, podcasts, and Audible Originals across Android, iOS, Mac, web, and Windows. Its catalog includes bestsellers, new releases, exclusive titles, and Originals. The mobile app can download titles for offline listening, adjust narration speed, set a sleep timer, and use Car Mode’s larger, simplified controls. In a browser, the Cloud Player streams titles on a computer with an internet connection. Free or purchased titles can be played in the app without a membership, but listening in the app requires an Amazon account.
Audible works with Alexa-enabled devices when Audible and Alexa use the same Amazon account, and supports Android Auto, Android Automotive OS, Apple CarPlay, and Waze. Alexa does not support clips and bookmarks, ratings and reviews, a listening log, or marking titles finished. Standard costs $8.99 per month and Premium costs $14.95 per month; both auto-renew after 30 days. Premium’s 24-credit plan costs $229.50 per year. Members can switch plans or cancel anytime. Audible customer service is available 24/7, with separate accessibility support. Audible says deleting an Audible account and its data also requires closing and deleting the associated Amazon account and data.
Good
- Offers audiobooks, podcasts, and Audible Originals
- Mobile app supports offline listening
- Includes narration speed and sleep timer controls
- Supports Android Auto, CarPlay, and Waze
- Customer service is available 24/7
Watch out
- Listening in the app requires an Amazon account
- Cloud Player requires an internet connection
- Alexa lacks several listening features
- Deleting Audible data also requires deleting the associated Amazon account
Who it suits
Audible suits listeners looking for audiobooks, podcasts, and Originals on mobile or other listed platforms. It may also fit people who want offline mobile listening, browser streaming, or supported car integrations.
Verdict
Audible combines a broad audio catalog with mobile downloads, browser streaming, and several car integrations. Consider the Amazon account requirement and account-deletion limitation alongside the membership options.
Plans and prices
From Audible's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $8.99 a month | 1 audiobook per month from the entire collection · listen to selected audiobooks while a member · additional audiobooks at full price · Auto-renews at $8.99/mo after 30 days. |
| Premium | $14.95 a month | 1 credit per month to buy any title · thousands of included titles · member-only sales and discounts · purchased credit titles are yours to keep · Auto-renews at $14.95/mo after 30 days. |
| Premium | $149.50 a year | 12 credits/yr · Auto-renews at $149.50/yr. Cancel anytime. |
| Premium (24 credits/yr) | $229.50 a year | 24 credits/yr · Auto-renews at $229.50/yr. Cancel anytime. |
The facts
Each one read from Audible's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account requirement
- Audible says listening in the app requires an Amazon account.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Alexa
- Audible works with Alexa-enabled devices when Audible and Alexa use the same Amazon account; Alexa lacks support for clips and bookmarks, ratings and reviews, listening log, and marking titles finished.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Car integrations
- Audible supports Android Auto, Android Automotive OS, Apple CarPlay, and Waze.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Catalog
- Audible describes its catalog as including bestsellers, new releases, exclusives, and Audible Originals.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Membership cancellation
- Audible says members can switch plans or cancel anytime.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Offline listening
- Listeners can download titles in the app for offline listening.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Player controls
- The app offers narration speed controls, a sleep timer, and Car Mode with larger, simplified controls.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Privacy limitation
- Audible says an Audible account and its data cannot be deleted without also closing and deleting the associated Amazon account and data.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Service
- Audible offers audiobooks, podcasts, and Audible Originals.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- Audible customer service is available 24/7, and it offers a dedicated accessibility support team for assistive technology and accessibility questions.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Web listening
- Audible's Cloud Player streams titles in a browser on Windows, Mac, or other computers, with an internet connection.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1995checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Newark, New Jersey, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile app
- The Audible app is available for iOS and Android, and free or purchased titles can be played without a membership using an Amazon account.checked 30 Sep 2026
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