One credit a month plus unlimited access to a large VIP listening library.
- Price
- $14.95 / month (US)
- Free trial
- 30 days, 3 titles on most offers
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Storytel review
The strongest unlimited service outside English-speaking markets.
By Jonah Reyes · Tested and updated 8 August 2026 · Storytel Group
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Pricing at a glance
Storytel — cost and free trial
- Free trial
- Typically 14–30 days
- After the trial
- Varies by country
- Catalogue
- Very large, with deep non-English catalogues
- Cancel anytime
- No
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The short version
If you listen in Swedish, Arabic, Hindi, Dutch or Turkish, this is usually the best option available.
- How it works
- Subscription — unlimited listening tiers
- Price
- Varies by country
- Free trial
- Typically 14–30 days
- Catalogue
- Very large, with deep non-English catalogues
- Do you keep books?
- No
- Offline listening
- Yes
- Devices
- iOS, Android, web, car
- File restrictions
- DRM-protected
- Where it works
- Europe, Middle East, Asia, Latin America
What we liked
- True unlimited listening on most tiers
- Outstanding non-English catalogue
- Strong local originals
What held it back
- Not available in the US
- Some tiers throttle heavy use
- Nothing kept after cancelling
How it felt to use
Storytel's unlimited tiers are excellent value and its non-English catalogues are the deepest we have tested, including strong local originals.
Some markets throttle heavy listeners on the cheapest tier, so read the plan detail before assuming unlimited means unlimited.
It is not sold in the US, which is the single biggest reason English-language readers overlook it.
Best for
- Non-English listeners
- Heavy listeners in Europe and Asia
- Family plan households
Our verdict
The clear pick in the markets where it operates.
Head to head
Everand or Storytel?
Both are all-you-can-listen with soft limits. Everand adds ebooks and magazines and is available in the US; Storytel has far better non-English catalogues and is not sold in the US.
Other services we tested
The biggest catalogue and the deepest bench of exclusive originals.
- Price
- $14.95 / month (Premium Plus, US)
- Free trial
- 30 days, 1 credit
Same credits, same catalogue — but your money supports an independent bookshop.
- Price
- $14.99 / month (US)
- Free trial
- First month, 1 credit