Comparison

Lis vs Baobab App

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Lis

Enjoy a premium reading experience for all your ebooks and audiobooks, regardless of their source. Customize your reading with various fonts, themes, and spacing options. Sync your progress across devices and use speech synthesis to listen to your books.

Highlights
  • Read ebooks (ePub, PDF)
  • Listen to audiobooks
  • Customizable reading experience
  • Bookmark and annotate
  • Speech synthesis for ebooks
  • Cross-device sync
Features
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Lisa offers an unrivalled reading experience for all ebooks and audiobooks. Read every kind of editorial genre, from any source (book seller, library or anywhere on the web...), whenever you want. Features: - Read ebooks in ePub, protected with the LCP DRM or not. - Listen to audiobooks, protected by the LCP DRM or not. - Customize your reading experience: choose from a selection of fonts and color themes; change the line spacing or the margin size. - Bookmark and annotate your ebooks. - Use speech synthesis for the app to read aloud your ebooks in ePub format. - Log in to sync your books and readings across devices and resume where you left off. Formats supported: - digital books in ePub and PDF formats - audiobooks in M4B, MP3, MP4, ZIP, ZAB, Audiobook Readium, Audiobook Readium LCP formats If you encounter difficulties or wish to send us your feedback and suggestions, contact us via info@artbookmagazine.com. Good readings

About

Baobab App

This digital reading application is optimized for library lending devices. It supports various genres and formats, offering a customizable reading experience. Enjoy extended reading sessions with adjustable settings and bookmarking.

Highlights
  • Optimized for library lending devices
  • Supports EPUB 2 and EPUB 3
  • Supports M4B and Readium audiobooks
  • DRM LCP compatible
  • Customizable reading experience
  • Adjustable font size, typeface, and reading mode
  • Bookmark creation
Features
Read full description

Baobab est une application de lecture numérique optimisée pour le dispositif Prêt Numérique en Bibliothèque (PNB). Roman, essai, beau livre, livre jeunesse, bandes dessinées, quel que soit le genre éditorial, importez simplement une publication et profitez d’une expérience utilisateur optimisée pour une lecture prolongée. Baobab est compatible avec : - les formats EPUB 2 - les formats EPUB 3 recomposable ou à marge fixe - les livres audio au format M4B et Readium L’application est exclusivement compatible avec des ressources numériques sans DRM ou protégées par la mesure technique de protection (DRM) LCP. Baobab permet une personnalisation de l’expérience de lecture : l’utilisateur peut choisir la taille, les polices de caractère et le mode de lecture et la création. Il peut créer ses signets de lecture.

Screenshots

Lis4 screens
Baobab App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lis at 5.0 against Baobab App's 1.8. Lis also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 24%). Baobab App's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lis holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Lis's written reviews are positive against 24% of Baobab App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lis ships an update every 3 months, Baobab App monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lis versus Baobab App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLisBaobab App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews38.1% of reviews — better24.4% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArt Book MagazineDilicom

Customer experience

Lis

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive38.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative57.1%

Baobab App

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive24.4%
Neutral24.4%
Negative51.1%

In-app purchases

None

Lis

No in-app purchases

None

Baobab App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lis free?
Lis is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Baobab App free?
Baobab App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lis or Baobab App?
Lis is rated higher. Lis averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Baobab App averages 1.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Lis or Baobab App have ads?
Neither Lis nor Baobab App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lis or Baobab App?
Lis ships an update every 3 months, and Baobab App monthly. Most recently, Lis was updated on September 6, 2026 and Baobab App on September 24, 2026.

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