Kithara
Free versus Pro
| Free, forever | Pro, one-time |
|---|---|
| Playback, chapters, speed 0.5x to 3.5x, skip silence | Listening stats by day, week, month and year, and your shelf |
| Sleep timer with fade-out and shake to extend | 56 achievements in seven groups |
| Android Auto, Bluetooth and notification controls | Transcripts: on-device speech-to-text for any chapter, and chapter names heard from the narrator |
| Bookmarks, search, filters, sort and pinning | Clear speech filter and up to 12 dB of volume boost |
| Any number of libraries, each with its own tab: folders, servers, LibriVox | Up-next queue, and chapter trims for intros, outros and credits |
| Server libraries: Audiobookshelf and kithara-server | Home-screen widgets and a shareable year in review |
| Streaming, downloads, and position sync across devices | Backup and restore to a file |
| Purple theme that follows the system | Theme mode, accent colours, wallpaper colours, custom app icons |
| Six languages with an in-app picker |
One purchase, no strings
- Pay once. Pro is an in-app purchase through Google Play, not a subscription. The price is shown in Google Play before you buy.
- Nothing to restore. Kithara checks with Google Play each time you open it, so Pro turns up on a new phone, or after buying on another device, by itself.
- Works offline. Ownership is cached on the device, so Pro keeps working with no connection.
- Your history is already there. Stats and achievements are recorded from the day you install, so unlocking later shows everything.
Availability
Kithara is on Google Play as an internal test. Testers can install it now; the public listing and the Pro price follow when testing ends. Join the tester list to get in early.