Vibrate by Allinson vs ABS Admin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vibrate by Allinson
This utility app offers a variety of vibrational settings to help soothe aching muscles. It can be controlled using an Apple Watch and features a simple lock/unlock toggle for ease of use.
- 7 vibrational settings
- Apple Watch controller
- Lock/Unlock toggle
- Muscle soothing
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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.......... Soothe aching muscles ... etc! FEATURES: - 7 vibrational settings - Use Apple Watch as a controller - Lock/Unlock toggle
ABS Admin
Manage your personal audiobook and ebook server, play and read content, and organize your entire library. This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for server administration, including metadata editing, library cleanup, and user management.
- Manage audiobook and ebook libraries
- Built-in audiobook player
- EPUB, PDF, and CBZ reader
- Edit metadata and fix covers
- Organize series, collections, and playlists
- Upload media from cloud storage
- Podcast management
- User and permission management
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ABS Admin is the app your Audiobookshelf server was missing. Manage your whole library, read your ebooks, and press play, all from your phone. Try it right now with no server: tap "Explore a Demo" and the entire app works with sample data. LISTEN & READ - A clean home that opens on your books, not on menus - Search every library and tap to play or read - Continue Listening and Continue Reading pick up exactly where you left off - Browse any library as a wall of covers - Built-in player: play, skip, chapters, speed, bookmarks, lock screen, background audio, progress synced to your server - Built-in reader for EPUB, PDF, and comics (CBZ): themes, fonts, size and spacing, search, bookmarks, and a Dyslexia mode with wider spacing and ragged edges for easier reading - Want downloads, CarPlay, Apple Watch, or a sleep timer? A quiet link hands the book to Lull, our full audiobook player MANAGE YOUR SERVER - Edit metadata: title, author, narrator, series, genres, tags, description - Quick match and fix missing covers, one book or the whole library - Clean Up: rename or delete a genre, tag, or narrator across every book at once, and split messy imported labels like "Paranormal, Contemporary, Urban" into separate genres in one tap - Series, collections, and playlists - Move a book between libraries, something even the web app cannot do - Upload audiobooks and ebooks from iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, or anywhere the Files app reaches - Podcasts: add shows by search or feed, import OPML, download old episodes, clean up the back catalog - Users: create, edit, set passwords, roles, permissions, and per library access - Backups: create, download, restore, and schedule - Send an ebook straight to your Kindle - Listening dashboard: who is listening now, full session history, daily hours, top listeners, and a Year in Review - Create and configure libraries, run scans, open RSS feeds, and set up notifications SAFE BY DESIGN - Destructive actions are guarded: file deletion is off by default and asks you to type to confirm - Moving a book copies it first and removes the original only after the copy succeeds PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Talks only to your own server with your own account - No analytics, no tracking, no data collected ABS Admin is an independent companion app and is not affiliated with the Audiobookshelf project. It needs your own Audiobookshelf server, or use the demo to look around.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ABS Admin at Free against Vibrate by Allinson's $0.99. ABS Admin also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 23 months). Vibrate by Allinson's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On 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
ABS Admin is free to download; Vibrate by Allinson costs $0.99 up front. ABS Admin sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Vibrate by Allinson asks for nothing beyond the download.
ABS Admin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Vibrate by Allinson ships an update every 23 months, ABS Admin every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vibrate by Allinson | ABS Admin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chris Allinson | Corey FELDMAN |
Customer experience
Vibrate by Allinson
ABS Admin
In-app purchases
Vibrate by Allinson
No in-app purchases
ABS Admin
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
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