Apple approves Spotify update so US users can buy audiobooks within the app

techcrunch.comPublished: 5/19/2025

Summary

Spotify just simplified access for iPhone users, enabling them to purchase individual audiobooks directly within the app beyond 15 free hours and view prices easily. This update also allows additional listening time via taps or web links. It follows a court ruling stopping Apple's fees for purchases outside its App Store and comes after Spotify removed audiobook purchases due to strict Apple in-app purchase rules last year.