Audible.com
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy it if you finish one or more books a month . the $14.95 credit plus Plus Catalog pays for itself.
Comparison
Audible.com vs Audiobooks.com
Audible.com and Audiobooks.com both land on Depends.
Audiobooks.com
Depends
Confidence: Low
Worth claiming if you're a casual listener who will calendar a cancel before $14.95/month resumes; skip if you listen weekly or ignore renewal emails.
| Compare | Audible.com | Audiobooks.com |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Commuters and heavy listeners | Casual listeners (about 1 book/month) |
| Who it's not for | Light listeners under one book a month | Heavy listeners wanting 2+ books monthly . credits run out fast |
| Privacy | Amazon-backed with a HackerOne bug bounty and 2FA support; one 2017 CVE in Audible software, nothing recent found.⁷ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.13 |
| Support quality | Trustpilot page plus Reddit billing-charge complaints. | No support reviews found |
| Public sentiment | Reddit and app-store sentiment leans positive for heavy listeners, with recurring complaints about billing, pricing variance, and value for casual users.² | Direct user feedback on is absent from the sources; Reddit threads about identical $1-for-2-months promos elsewhere warn of eligibility denials and auto-renewal traps.14 |
| Biggest gotcha | Trial auto-renews to paid membership; billing-charge complaints appear on Reddit⁴ | Auto-renews at $14.95/month after two months . set a calendar cancel reminder11 |
Pick Audible.com when
- Commuters and heavy listeners
- People finishing 1+ books monthly
- Podcast plus audiobook consumers
- Amazon ecosystem households
When Audible.com is not a fit
- Light listeners under one book a month
- Anyone wanting DRM-free, portable audio files
- Budget listeners happy with free library apps
- People who mostly listen to free podcasts
Pick Audiobooks.com when
- Casual listeners (about 1 book/month)
- Deal hunters testing the catalog
- Gift givers
When Audiobooks.com is not a fit
- Heavy listeners wanting 2+ books monthly . credits run out fast
- Anyone who forgets to cancel trials before auto-renewal
- Existing or recent subscribers expecting stacking deals
- Budget listeners . free library apps beat $14.95/month
Sources
- Audible.com - CNET Reviewcnet.comreview
- Is it worth it? : r/audiblereddit.comreview
- Trustpilot . Customer Service Reviews of audible.comtrustpilot.comreview
review
- Membership Plans & Pricing | Audible.comaudible.comofficial
- Try Audible free for 30 days | Free trialaudible.comofficial
security
- Audible | Bounty Policy - HackerOnehackerone.comsecurity
- Audible (service) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.orgnews
news
- Audiobooks.com | Sign Up Today . 2 months for $1audiobooks.comofficial
- Audiobooks.com homepageaudiobooks.comofficial
- Audiobooks.com security page (404)audiobooks.comsecurity