Is Everand or Storytel better?

Neither clearly leads. Everand starts at $11.99/month and Storytel at $14.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Everand or Storytel?

Everand starts at $11.99/month and Storytel at $14.99/month.

Does Everand or Storytel run on more platforms?

Both run on iOS, Android, Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.

What is Everand best used for?

Everand is most often used for a reader who wants ebooks, audiobooks and magazines in one subscription instead of three separate ones, a musician or student who wants sheet music access alongside general reading, someone who used to know this product as scribd and wants the current consumer reading app, a reader who does not want to deal with library holds queues or eligibility rules. Of those, a reader who wants ebooks, audiobooks and magazines in one subscription instead of three separate ones and a musician or student who wants sheet music access alongside general reading are not what Storytel is typically brought in for.

What can Everand do that Storytel cannot?

Everand covers Unlimited ebooks and audiobooks, Magazines and sheet music, Podcasts, Offline access. Storytel covers Unlimited streaming, Offline downloads, Combined ebook and audiobook catalogue, Kids profiles. Both handle Multi-device sync.

Publishing · head to head

Everand vs Storytel

Everand

Publishing

Unlimited ebook, audiobook, magazine and sheet music subscription, the consumer reading service formerly called Scribd

From: $11.99/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

Storytel

Publishing

Unlimited audiobook and ebook subscription, strong in Europe and Latin America, no library card needed

From: $14.99/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Everand the rebrand from Scribd to Everand has left search results and old links pointing at the wrong product, so users researching it need to know the current name to find accurate pricing and reviews.; Storytel catalogue depth and specific title availability vary significantly by country, so the experience in a core Nordic market is not the same as in newer markets.
They diverge on capability: Everand covers Unlimited ebooks and audiobooks, Storytel covers Unlimited streaming.
Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Everand and Storytel actually diverge.

Attributes where Everand and Storytel differ
Attribute	Everand	Storytel
Starting price	$11.99/month	$14.99/month

Identical on both: pricing model (Per user per month, unlimited), free tier (No), platforms (iOS, Android, Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Publishing).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Everand

Unlimited ebooks and audiobooks
Magazines and sheet music
Podcasts
Offline access
Curated documents

Only in Storytel

Unlimited streaming
Offline downloads
Combined ebook and audiobook catalogue
Kids profiles
Personalised recommendations

Both cover

Multi-device sync

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Everand

A reader who wants ebooks, audiobooks and magazines in one subscription instead of three separate onesnot Storytel
A musician or student who wants sheet music access alongside general readingnot Storytel
Someone who used to know this product as Scribd and wants the current consumer reading appnot Storytel
A reader who does not want to deal with library holds queues or eligibility rulesnot Storytel

Storytel

A commuter who listens to several audiobooks a month and finds per-title purchase or credit systems expensivenot Everand
A reader tired of library holds queues who wants guaranteed instant access to anything in the cataloguenot Everand
A family wanting a shared subscription with separate kids profiles for audio contentnot Everand
Someone in a Storytel-strong market such as Sweden, Poland or Brazil where the catalogue depth is greatestnot Everand

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Everand

The rebrand from Scribd to Everand has left search results and old links pointing at the wrong product, so users researching it need to know the current name to find accurate pricing and reviews.
Some very popular or newly released audiobooks are subject to access limits despite the unlimited marketing, so it is not truly unlimited for every title in practice.
Its ebook catalogue from major publishers is thinner in some genres than Kindle Unlimited, particularly for the newest bestsellers.
Document and research content inherited from the original Scribd platform is mixed in with literary content, which some subscribers find cluttered.
Regional catalogue availability varies, and titles available in the US subscription are not guaranteed to be available elsewhere.

Storytel

Catalogue depth and specific title availability vary significantly by country, so the experience in a core Nordic market is not the same as in newer markets.
Access stops the moment you cancel, so a lapsed subscriber loses the ability to continue books they were partway through, unlike owned audiobook purchases elsewhere.
Its ebook catalogue is meaningfully smaller than dedicated ebook services, so heavy ebook readers may find it thinner than expected.
It competes on unlimited access, so heavy listeners get better value than light users, who may find a credit-based service like Libro.fm or Audible cheaper per book.
Pricing and plan structure have changed by market over time, so the number of concurrent profiles and exact price should be checked for your specific country.

Pricing, plan by plan

Everand

$11.99/month

Everand$11.99/month
- Unlimited ebooks, audiobooks and magazines
- Sheet music and podcast access
- Offline downloads

Storytel

$14.99/month

Storytel$14.99/month
- Unlimited audiobook streaming
- Smaller unlimited ebook catalogue
- Offline downloads

Which should you pick?

Choose Everand if

You need unlimited ebooks and audiobooks.
You work on iOS, Android, Web.
You also want magazines and sheet music.

Everand review

Choose Storytel if

You need unlimited streaming.
You work on iOS, Android, Web.
You also want offline downloads.

Storytel review

Questions people ask

Is Everand or Storytel better?: Neither clearly leads. Everand starts at $11.99/month and Storytel at $14.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Everand or Storytel?: Everand starts at $11.99/month and Storytel at $14.99/month.
Does Everand or Storytel run on more platforms?: Both run on iOS, Android, Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Everand best used for?: Everand is most often used for a reader who wants ebooks, audiobooks and magazines in one subscription instead of three separate ones, a musician or student who wants sheet music access alongside general reading, someone who used to know this product as scribd and wants the current consumer reading app, a reader who does not want to deal with library holds queues or eligibility rules. Of those, a reader who wants ebooks, audiobooks and magazines in one subscription instead of three separate ones and a musician or student who wants sheet music access alongside general reading are not what Storytel is typically brought in for.
What can Everand do that Storytel cannot?: Everand covers Unlimited ebooks and audiobooks, Magazines and sheet music, Podcasts, Offline access. Storytel covers Unlimited streaming, Offline downloads, Combined ebook and audiobook catalogue, Kids profiles. Both handle Multi-device sync.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Everand: Is this the same as Scribd?

It is the successor to the consumer reading side of Scribd; the Scribd name now refers to the document upload and research platform, while Everand is the unlimited subscription.

Storytel: Do I need a library card for Storytel?

No, it is a paid subscription open to anyone regardless of library eligibility.

Everand: Do I need a library card?

No, it is a paid subscription with no library eligibility requirement, unlike Libby or Hoopla.

Storytel: Is access unlimited or credit-based?

Unlimited streaming while subscribed, not a credit system like Libro.fm or Audible.

Everand: Is audiobook access truly unlimited?

Mostly, though some in-demand titles carry access limits despite the general unlimited positioning.

Storytel: What happens to my books if I cancel?

You lose access to the catalogue, including anything you were partway through, since nothing is owned outright.

Everand vs Storytel

Everand

Storytel

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Everand

Only in Storytel

Both cover

What people use each for

Everand

Storytel

Where each one falls short

Everand

Storytel

Pricing, plan by plan

Everand

Storytel

Which should you pick?

Choose Everand if

Choose Storytel if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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