Comparison

Booxtack vs Fable Frog

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

Head to head
About

Booxtack

Easily scan book ISBNs to view global ratings and reviews. Join a community to rate books and share your evaluations with other users.

Highlights
  • Scan ISBNs
  • View global ratings
  • Read user reviews
  • Rate books
  • Share evaluations
  • Join book community
Features
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Greetings from Booxtack! It's now very easy to see global ratings and reviews of a book by just scanning its ISBN. And also it will be our pleasure to have you in our community. You can rate any book and share your evaluation with other users. Come on, let's start stacking!

About

Fable Frog

This app offers a premium listening experience for your self-hosted audiobooks. Enjoy advanced playback controls, library management, offline downloads, and detailed listening statistics. It's designed with accessibility and privacy in mind, connecting seamlessly to your Audiobookshelf server.

Highlights
  • Variable speed and volume boost
  • Sleep timer with shake to extend
  • Chapter navigation with durations
  • Bookmarks with notes
  • Per-book playback settings
  • Offline downloads with smart management
  • Listening statistics and charts
  • CarPlay and widget support
Features
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The best way to enjoy your audiobooks. Fable Frog is a native iOS client for Audiobookshelf — built from the ground up for a premium listening experience. Connect to your self-hosted server and enjoy your library with a beautiful, feature-packed player designed for how you actually listen. PLAYBACK THAT JUST WORKS • Variable speed (0.5x – 3x) and volume boost up to 200% • Sleep timer with presets, custom duration, or end of chapter • Shake to extend your timer without opening your phone • Chapter navigation with durations at a glance • Bookmarks with notes up to 5,000 characters • Per-book playback settings that remember how you like each title • AirPlay streaming to your favorite speakers YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY • Browse by books, authors, series, narrators, or genres • Filter by progress and genre, sort by title, author, date added, duration, or last listened • Instant search across your entire library • Follow series and track upcoming releases automatically • Create custom playlists, rate and review books • Alphabetical index for jumping through large collections OFFLINE DOWNLOADS Download books and listen anywhere — no connection needed. Smart Downloads automatically grab your next listen and clean up finished titles. Wi-Fi only mode keeps your data plan safe. LISTENING STATISTICS Understand your listening life with daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly charts. See genre breakdowns, top series rankings, speed savings, finished book trophies, and fun facts about your habits. CARPLAY A dedicated driving interface built for safe, distraction-free listening in the car. Large touch targets, simplified controls, and quick access to recent and library books. WIDGETS Lock screen widget with a circular progress gauge for your current listen. iOS 18 Control Center widgets for quick play/pause without leaving what you're doing. MAKE IT YOURS • 20 themes including 3 accessibility-optimized options • Custom app icons (Neon, Sunset, Forest) • 6 text size levels from XS to XXL • Customizable lock screen widget icons • Configurable skip durations and player controls BUILT FOR EVERYONE • Full VoiceOver support with comprehensive labels and adjustable controls • Voice Control compatible — navigate by voice • Dynamic Type support — text scales to 200%+ with in-app size slider • Accessibility themes: High Contrast (AAA), Blue-Orange (CVD), Pink-Teal (CVD) • Differentiate Without Color support — shapes and icons supplement color • All themes validated for WCAG AA contrast standards • Respects Reduce Motion and Reduce Transparency system settings • Car mode with extra-large touch targets • Siri integration for hands-free playback control PRIVACY FIRST No analytics. No telemetry. No tracking. No ads. Your data stays between your device and your server — nothing else. Credentials are stored exclusively in the iOS Keychain. CONNECTS TO YOUR SETUP • Username/password and OIDC authentication (Keycloak, Authelia, Authentik, and more) • Custom HTTP headers for reverse proxies (Caddy, Nginx, Traefik) • Multi-library support on the same server • Several accounts and servers, with a quick switcher on Home • Automatic token refresh and session management Available in 15+ languages with full RTL support. Requires a self-hosted Audiobookshelf server (v2.x). Fable Frog is an independent third-party client and is not affiliated with the Audiobookshelf project. Terms of Service: https://fablefrog.app/terms Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stddla/ Privacy Policy: https://fablefrog.app/privacy

Screenshots

Booxtack4 screens
Fable Frog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Booxtack at 100% against Fable Frog's 50%. Booxtack also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Fable Frog sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.00 per year. Booxtack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Booxtack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Booxtack's written reviews are positive against 50% of Fable Frog's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Booxtack ships an update every 3 days, Fable Frog weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Booxtack versus Fable Frog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBooxtackFable Frog
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrotheos Yazilim Donanim Teknolojileri Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim SirketiPaul DeVito

Customer experience

Booxtack

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Fable Frog

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Booxtack

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Fable Frog

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Annual$8.001 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$12.00

Questions

Is Booxtack free?
Booxtack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fable Frog free?
Fable Frog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Booxtack or Fable Frog?
Booxtack is rated higher. Booxtack averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Fable Frog averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Booxtack or Fable Frog have ads?
Neither Booxtack nor Fable Frog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Booxtack or Fable Frog?
Booxtack ships an update every 3 days, and Fable Frog weekly. Most recently, Booxtack was updated on October 3, 2026 and Fable Frog on October 25, 2026.

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