🆚 Apple Books vs. Libby

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 Apple Books is much more popular than Libby.
🌎 Apple Books is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
🌍 Libby is more popular in New Zealand.

Apple Books

Libby

Type

Ebook technology

About

Apple Books is Apple's integrated ebook and audiobook app and digital storefront where users can find, buy, and download ebooks and audiobooks.

It supports EPUB and PDF files, syncs reading progress and libraries via iCloud, offers daily and annual reading goals, and provides access to a wide catalog of commercial titles and public-domain classics.

Libby is a mobile app and online platform that lets public library cardholders borrow ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines for free.

It supports borrowing from multiple libraries at once, offline access, and connects users to a network of over 92,000 public libraries, schools, and academic institutions worldwide.

Headquarters

Cupertino, California, United States

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Website

apple.com #8

overdrive.com/apps/libby #2,581

Pricing

Free ✔️

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

Apple Books ebook technology is 6 times more popular than Libby.

Total websites

Market share

Ebooks

Audiobooks

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Apple Books is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, while Libby is more popular in New Zealand.

United States

United Kingdom

Australia

Canada

Germany

Italy

France

Japan

Spain

Netherlands

Awards

🥇 Most popular in the United States in the Audiobooks category.
🥇 Most popular in the United Kingdom in the Audiobooks category.
🥇 Most popular in Australia in the Audiobooks category.
🥈 Second most popular in the United States in the Ebooks category.
🥈 Second most popular in the United Kingdom in the Ebooks category.

⭐ 5th most popular in the United States in the Audiobooks category.
⭐ 7th most popular in the United States in the Ebooks category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Apple Books is more popular among sites focused on blogs and wiki, marketing and merchandising, and entertainment, while Libby is more commonly used on education and reference, and public information sites.

Education/Reference

Blogs/Wiki

Marketing/Merchandising

Entertainment

Business

Internet Services

Online Shopping

Finance/Banking

Public Information

Sports