Comparison

Jillian Dodd vs ShelfAbsorbed

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

Head to head
About

Jillian Dodd

Organize your digital library and enjoy a comfortable reading experience with customizable settings. Listen to audiobooks with a feature-rich player and sync your progress across multiple devices.

Highlights
  • Centralized book library management
  • Customizable reading settings
  • Built-in audiobook player
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Automatic last page marking
Features
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MANAGE YOUR BOOKS Keep your Jillian Dodd library in one place and start reading with just a tap. HOW DOES IT WORK When you buy or receive books from Jillian Dodd, they will be added to your app library automatically. Or, you can enter the book’s download code into the app and add it manually. Tapping any book cover in the app will open it instantly. READ COMFORTABLY Read in our app or cloud reader and customize the settings for your comfort. Choose your ideal font type and text size, line spacing, and margins. Tap any book cover in your library to open it in our reader and get started. START LISTENING NOW The built-in audiobook player has the features you expect— bookmarks, download quality, and a beautiful, easy-to-navigate player. The Jillian Dodd app also gives you the ability to fine-tune the settings you really care about, including playback speed, custom skip-back and skip-forward buttons, and a sleep timer. READ WHERE YOU LIKE Sync your books across devices and never lose your place. When you’re reading a book in our app, it will automatically mark your last page read and take you back to it the next time you open the book, so switch freely between your phone and tablet and back again.

About

ShelfAbsorbed

Features
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ShelfAbsorbed keeps a book club together between meetings. Start a club, share the invite code, and everyone lands in the same place: what you are reading now, when you are meeting next, and what is up for the next pick. Everyone brings one book to the table, and the club settles it with a vote or a draw. Tap any book to see what it is about before you decide. A countdown shows the next gathering with the place and a note from the host. Members RSVP, add it to their calendar, and get a reminder on the day. Club chat knows how far you have read. Say where you are in the book, and anything past that stays hidden until you catch up. Every book the club finishes joins the shelf, with ratings that open after the meeting and photos from the night. Joining a club is free. Hosting one is a subscription, and one subscription covers up to three clubs. Hosting is $2.99 a month or $29.99 a year, with a 7 day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the trial ends, and it renews automatically unless you turn auto-renew off at least 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://shelfabsorbed.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://shelfabsorbed.com/terms

Screenshots

Jillian Dodd3 screens
ShelfAbsorbed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jillian Dodd at none against ShelfAbsorbed's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. ShelfAbsorbed sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Jillian Dodd asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Jillian Dodd versus ShelfAbsorbed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJillian DoddShelfAbsorbed
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB25 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBookFunnelNathan Poulson

In-app purchases

None

Jillian Dodd

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ShelfAbsorbed

Subscriptions2
  • Host a Club7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Host a Club7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Jillian Dodd free?
Jillian Dodd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShelfAbsorbed free?
ShelfAbsorbed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Jillian Dodd or ShelfAbsorbed have ads?
Neither Jillian Dodd nor ShelfAbsorbed shows ads.

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