Comparison

SABA Reader vs Galoba

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

Head to head
About

SABA Reader

This app offers a new audio book listening experience with simple tools and a dedicated navigation tab. It also provides a customizable reading experience with various page themes, font adjustments, and note-taking capabilities. Explore a vast collection of books across different categories.

Highlights
  • Audiobook listening experience
  • Downloadable chapters for offline listening
  • Customizable reading themes and fonts
  • Add highlights and notes to text
  • Explore book collections by category
  • Track reading progress
Features
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About app: We have added new audio book listening experience. It is a new design with new and simple tools to make audio listening as simple as it's supposed to be. • Navigation tab only for audio books • Backward and forward functionality • Download chapters and save them in your local storage • Offline Listening  New reading experience: • Choose from five easy-to-read page themes • Add highlights and notes to texts • Change font size, that you like • Change text height and page margins • View table of contents • View saved texts and comments Features: • Subscribed users are able to read books • See book status where you stopped reading • Explore great collection of books in different categories, from best authors and best sellers • Detailed book description page

About

Galoba

Access a collection of Georgian Chant notes. This application provides a digital library for users interested in traditional Georgian liturgical music. Explore and study the rich heritage of Georgian chants.

Highlights
  • Georgian Chant notes
  • Digital library
  • Traditional music
  • Liturgical music study
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Galoba is the digital home of Georgian church chant — sheet music, recordings, and three centuries of chanting tradition, all in one app. Version 2.0 is a complete rebuild: a new design from the ground up, built to make the full catalog easier to search, save, and use offline. SEARCH THE FULL CATALOG Find any chant in seconds by title or by school, across the entire library. DOWNLOAD FOR OFFLINE USE Save scores directly to your device so they're ready in church, in rehearsal, or anywhere without a signal. FAVORITES Keep the chants you return to most in one place, a tap away. LISTEN Hear recordings by named chanting ensembles alongside archival audio — from Philemon Koridze's earliest transcriptions to present-day performances. THREE SCHOOLS OF TRADITION - Gelati School — the chant tradition of western Georgia - Eastern School — the Kartl-Kakheti mode - Shemokmedi School — the Gurian tradition preserved through Artem Erkhomaishvili's legacy Available in Georgian and English. Questions or suggestions? Write to us — tedo881@gmail.com.

Screenshots

SABA Reader4 screens
Galoba3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Galoba at free against SABA Reader's free with in-app purchases. SABA Reader's advantage is ratings volume (7.4K vs 30) and review sentiment (75% vs 67%). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for SABA Reader against 4.9 for Galoba. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SABA Reader has 7.4K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of SABA Reader's written reviews are positive against 67% of Galoba's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SABA Reader ships an update weekly, Galoba fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SABA Reader versus Galoba: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSABA ReaderGaloba
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7.4K ratings) — better4.9 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings7.4K — better30
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeavingStoneTevdore Gogoladze

Customer experience

SABA Reader

All ratings7,429 ratings
Positive98.5%
Neutral0.6%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative19.0%

Galoba

All ratings29 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

SABA Reader

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Previewing audio book excerpts not working after update
  • Books disappearing from library after payment method change
  • App crashing on launch for some iOS 11 users
  • App not displaying any books for some users

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add note-taking/bookmarking functionality for audio books
  • Implement character/speaker labeling for audio books
  • Increase font size options on iPad
  • Add support for English language books

Galoba

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SABA Reader

No in-app purchases

None

Galoba

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SABA Reader free?
SABA Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Galoba free?
Galoba is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SABA Reader or Galoba?
SABA Reader is rated higher. SABA Reader averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7.4K ratings, while Galoba averages 4.9 from 30 ratings.
Do SABA Reader or Galoba have ads?
Neither SABA Reader nor Galoba shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SABA Reader or Galoba?
SABA Reader ships an update weekly, and Galoba fortnightly. Most recently, SABA Reader was updated on November 6, 2026 and Galoba on November 3, 2026.

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