Comparison

KitchenOwl vs Sable.

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

Head to head
About

KitchenOwl

Manage your groceries with an open-source, self-hosted list application. Keep your shopping organized and accessible.

Highlights
  • Grocery list organization
  • Open-source
  • Self-hosted
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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KitchenOwl helps you organize your grocery life. Open-Source and self-hosted groceries list.

About

Sable.

This app connects to a SABnzbd instance, offering robust file management capabilities. It allows users to control their download queue, manage history items, and receive notifications. Premium features enhance the experience with advanced widgets and statistics.

Highlights
  • Pause/resume download queue
  • Manage queue order and priority
  • Upload .nzb files from device storage
  • Retry or remove history items
  • Control Center widget
  • Notifications for new files and warnings
Features
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Welcome to Sable. Sable is a companion app, designed to connect to an instance of SABnzbd. Sable has been meticulously crafted with the latest features of iOS to make it feel like a native part of your device, and not just an add on. Standard Features: - Pause/resume queue - Manage queue order/priority - Supply passwords - Upload .nzb from Files - Retry or remove history items - Control Center widget - Notify on new files and warnings Premium Features requiring purchase of Subscription: - Push Notifications - Home/Lock Screen widgets - Live Activity - Additional Statistics - Custom Icons & Appearance Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://codefruitio.github.io/getsable/privacypolicy/

Screenshots

KitchenOwl4 screens
Sable.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KitchenOwl at none against Sable.'s 4. KitchenOwl also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). Sable.'s advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 5). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sable. sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. KitchenOwl asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KitchenOwl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sable. has 30 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of KitchenOwl's written reviews are positive against 89% of Sable.'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KitchenOwl ships an update every 6 weeks, Sable. monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
KitchenOwl versus Sable.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitchenOwlSable.
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.7 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings530 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB42 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTom BurschTyler Plesetz

Customer experience

KitchenOwl

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

Sable.

All ratings30 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

None

KitchenOwl

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Sable.

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Upgrade$9.99
  • Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is KitchenOwl free?
KitchenOwl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sable. free?
Sable. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, KitchenOwl or Sable.?
KitchenOwl is rated higher. KitchenOwl averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Sable. averages 4.7 from 30 ratings.
Do KitchenOwl or Sable. have ads?
Neither KitchenOwl nor Sable. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KitchenOwl or Sable.?
KitchenOwl ships an update every 6 weeks, and Sable. monthly. Most recently, KitchenOwl was updated on September 23, 2026 and Sable. on October 9, 2026.

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