Comparison

Fabasoft vs HBOX

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

Head to head
About

Fabasoft

Features
Read full description

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

HBOX

Features
Read full description

hBOX ist ein sicheres Medium zur Speicherung, Synchronisation und Freigabe Ihrer Unternehmensdateien. So können Sie einfach und ortsunabhängig über sämtliche benötigten und für Sie autorisierten Informationen verfügen. Der Zugriff auf die Dateien ist von allen Endgeräten – wie etwa PCs, Macs, Tablets oder Smartphones – möglich. hBOX garantiert maximale Sicherheit. Die Daten werden verschlüsselt übertragen und gemäß österreichischem Recht gespeichert. Zudem sind umfassende Viren- und Schadsoftware-Schutzmaßnahmen ein integrierter Bestandteil. Der hBOX Server kann direkt bei Ihnen oder in einem unserer zertifizierten Huemer Data Center in Österreich gehosted werden. Für die Verwendung der aktuellsten hBOX App benötigen Sie serverseitig mindestens V13.

Screenshots

Fabasoft4 screens
HBOX3 screens

Verdict

The call

Fabasoft and HBOX are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Fabasoft ships an update every 2 months, HBOX every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Fabasoft versus HBOX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFabasoftHBOX
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB252 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabasoft R&D GmbHHuemer Data Center Gesellschaft m.b.H.

In-app purchases

None

Fabasoft

No in-app purchases

None

HBOX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fabasoft free?
Fabasoft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HBOX free?
HBOX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fabasoft or HBOX have ads?
Neither Fabasoft nor HBOX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fabasoft or HBOX?
Fabasoft ships an update every 2 months, and HBOX every 4 months. Most recently, Fabasoft was updated on November 1, 2026 and HBOX on October 29, 2026.

Other comparisons