Comparison

Fabasoft vs Silentel

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

Head to head
About

Fabasoft

Features
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The Fabasoft app gives you access to your organization’s business documents. Wherever and whenever, securely and reliably. The Fabasoft app lets you: - Access your organization’s business documents quickly and easily. - Read, open and edit business documents and swipe between documents. - Open business documents on your iPad/iPhone using integrated apps (e.g. with Pages). - Play videos from your organization on your iPad/iPhone – even in offline mode. - Upload images and videos from your image libraries into Fabasoft Folio/Fabasoft eGov-Suite – even multiple files at the same time. - Upload documents from other apps into Fabasoft Folio/Fabasoft eGov-Suite (e.g. e-mail attachments). - Synchronize your business documents and folders and access them in offline mode without using the Internet. - Refresh all of the documents and folders that you want to access in offline mode with a single tap. - Use LAN synchronization to download documents from other devices on the same network. - Search for data in all your business documents to which you have access rights. - Create new Teamrooms and invite contacts to Teamrooms. - E-mail links to documents and email documents as attachments. - Display documents in full-screen mode. - Quick and easy access to your worklist, including your tracking list in Fabasoft Folio/Fabasoft eGov-Suite. - Sort the different lists on your worklist by date, activity type or object, in ascending or descending order. - Execute work items such as “Approve” or “Release” business documents and other objects. - Access your worklist on your Apple Watch (requires password for applications or basic authentication). - Protect your data at Fabasoft Folio/Fabasoft eGov-Suite from unauthorized access. Only registered users who have been invited to the collaboration are authorized. - Authentication via the following methods: user name/password (basic authentication), SAML2 or client certificates. If your Fabasoft Folio/Fabasoft eGov-Suite installation has enabled authentication via client certificates, you must import your personal client certificate using Apple iTunes into the Fabasoft app. In case of a permanent login together with SAML2, the device is bound to your user account using cryptographic methods. Please note: To use the worklist, you will need at least Fabasoft Folio 2020 or Fabasoft eGov-Suite 2020. Moreover your processes have to be prepared so that they can be used in the app. For more information about Fabasoft Folio and Fabasoft eGov-Suite, please visit https://www.fabasoft.com/.

About

Silentel

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Highest security. Easy to use. Available to everyone. WHAT IS SILENTEL? Silentel is the serious choice for any user who wants to protect and secure his voice calls, messages, chats, sensitive documents, photos or any files against eavesdropping and interception. Silentel is easy to use, fast to deploy and the users will quickly adapt to a new and simpler way of handling any sensitive business information. Features: SECURE CONTACTS The Silentel application uses own contacts which are separated from other phone contacts. After switching off the application, contacts are completely erased and are not stored on the phone. SECURE VOICE / VIDEO CALLS Standard voice and video calls between two participants, but device-to-device encrypted. During the call, all information transmitted by the Silentel system is encrypted by the sender and decrypted only by the receiver. SECURE CONFERENCE Secure conference allows secure real-time communication between two and more users with device-to-device encryption and automatic voice detection. SECURE MESSAGES The content of the message is encrypted before sending. Only after the message has been delivered to the receiver, the content is decrypted. Except from the receiver, nobody can decrypt and read the message. SECURE FILE TRANSFER Sending encrypted documents, images or any other files. The Silentel application offers to take a picture or video using the camera, record a audio and send it as a file to any recipient in an easy and simple way.

Screenshots

Fabasoft4 screens
Silentel3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Silentel at 16.0 against Fabasoft's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Fabasoft versus Silentel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFabasoftSilentel
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabasoft R&D GmbHArdaco a.s.

In-app purchases

None

Fabasoft

No in-app purchases

None

Silentel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fabasoft free?
Fabasoft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Silentel free?
Silentel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fabasoft or Silentel have ads?
Neither Fabasoft nor Silentel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fabasoft or Silentel?
Fabasoft ships an update every 2 months, and Silentel every 2 months. Most recently, Fabasoft was updated on September 15, 2026 and Silentel on September 8, 2026.

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