WoT Compendium vs plappa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WoT Compendium
Explore the Wheel of Time universe without spoilers. This unofficial guide organizes characters by book and chapter, allowing you to learn about their history up to your current reading point. Simply select a book, find a character, and tap the relevant chapter.
- Spoiler-free character information
- Organized by book and chapter
- Character history up to current chapter
- Easy book and character search
- Unofficial compendium
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Unofficial spoiler-free compendium of Wheel of Time characters, sorted by Book and Chapter. Read about any character's history up to the chapter you're on! Simply select a book, search for a character, and tap on the chapter they appear in. Data provided courtesy of Karl Hammond.
plappa
This app is an audiobook player that connects to self-hosted media servers like Jellyfin and AudioBookShelf. It supports various audio formats, reads metadata, and allows for offline listening through optional in-app purchases. Users can sync playback states across devices or their server.
- Connects to Jellyfin, Emby, AudioBookShelf
- Supports common audio formats
- Purpose-built for audiobooks
- Sync playback states
- Reads audiobook metadata
- Offline listening (via IAP)
- Podcast and series support
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Disclaimer: plappa only works in connection with a Jellyfin or AudioBookShelf media server! plappa is an audiobook player/client for Jellyfin, Emby and AudioBookShelf, the popular self-hosted media server. Features: - Support for most common audio formats - Purpose built for audiobooks - Save and sync playback states via iCloud or your AudioBookShelf server - Reads metadata like author, narrator and others - Download audiobooks and podcast episodes for offline listening* - Support for podcasts, collections and series with AudioBookShelf * plappa allows you to unlock additional features like downloads and customization options through optional in-app purchases: You can choose between a one-time purchase or an auto-renewing subscription (1 month free trial included). The one-time purchase unlocks all current and future updates. With the subscription, all features are available for the duration of your subscription. Both the subscription and one-time purchase can be shared with your family. plappa is licensed under the Apple standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WoT Compendium at none against plappa's 2. WoT Compendium also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). plappa's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (345 vs 74). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. plappa sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. WoT Compendium asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for WoT Compendium against 4.7 for plappa. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 74 and 345 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 87% and 87% positive.
WoT Compendium ships an update every 15 months, plappa every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WoT Compendium | plappa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (74 ratings) — better | 4.7 (345 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.2% of reviews — better | 86.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 74 | 345 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jason Wright | Leo Wehrfritz |
Customer experience
WoT Compendium
plappa
User reviews
WoT Compendium
From 74 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Essential for WoT readers
- 👍 Spoiler-free information
- 👍 Helpful character summaries
- 👍 Great for new readers
- 👍 Useful for re-reads
Room to improve
- 🐛 Search function unreliable
- 🐛 Occasional spoilers present
- 🐛 Search by chapter removed
- 🐛 Doesn't remember book selection
- 🐛 Some entries contain spoilers
plappa
From 345 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great app with all the same features
- 🚀 Excellent, love download to watch
- 🚀 Works great! Just what I needed!
- 👍 Brilliant app
- 👍 Amazing!
Room to improve
- 🐛 Great player. Audiobookshelf support needs work
- 🐛 Small bugs, good app
Bugs and requests
WoT Compendium
Reported bugs
4 issues- Search function does not work
- Spoilers in character entries
- Search by chapter feature removed
- App does not remember book selection
Requested features
5 requests- Add character pronunciations
- View characters in order of appearance
- Add option to donate/pay for app
- Search by chapter functionality
- Remember last read book
plappa
Reported bugs
2 issues- Can't login Audiobookshelf
- Podcasts library not listing all podcasts
Requested features
9 requests- Auto download when start playing book
- Auto delete when finished book
- Option to add multiple servers
- More sorting and filtering options in the library section
- Refresh button for libraries
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- Easy way to change server address without logging out
- Sync the unplayed/unlistened flags with AudiobookShelf
- Shortcut to bookmarks from within the player
- Slider for fine-tuned control of playback speed
In-app purchases
WoT Compendium
No in-app purchases
plappa
- Subscription (1 Year)1 Month trial$1.991 Year
- Full Version (Lifetime)$4.99
