Comparison

NovelOasis vs plappa

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

Head to head
About

NovelOasis

Discover a vast collection of novels and webnovels on this platform. Enjoy daily recommendations, auto-read features, and a personalized library that syncs across devices. Read comfortably with adjustable fonts and a night mode.

Highlights
  • Vast novel collection
  • Daily recommendations
  • Auto-read functionality
  • Personalized library
  • Night mode reading
  • Multiple font options
Currently charting
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Over here! Novel fans. Welcome to NovelOasis! A platform full of fantistic novels. NovelOasis is a newly launched novel APP with a huge number of novels. It is a partner of Letterlux. With it, you can build a library of your own in a small phone! 【Why NovelOasis?】 Countless amazing stories, plus daily recommendations customized for you! Hot books updated daily! New books updated weekly! Partner of Letterlux! Personal library auto sync on every device! Perfect night mode to give you better reading experience during the night! 【Other Features】 Auto-Read: Auto-Read liberates your hands Different fonts: many fonts for you to choose Special events: different events every month Fast-responding CS team: any of your questions will get answered within 24h 【Subscription Agreement】 Payment: The purchase will be charged to your apple account. Renewal: Your subscription will renew automatically.Subscription are automatically charged each billing period whether monthly oranother period, and you may be charged no more than 24 hours before the beginning of each billing period until you cancel your subscription. Cancellation: You may cancel a subscription at any time more than 24 hours before your renewal date. Manage: You can view, change, or cancel your subscription. 【User Agreement】 https://api.novel-oasis.com/user_agreement 【Privacy Policy】 https://api.novel-oasis.com/privacy_policy

About

plappa

This app is a client for self-hosted media servers like Jellyfin and AudioBookShelf, designed specifically for playing audiobooks. It supports common audio formats, reads metadata, and allows for offline listening with optional in-app purchases for advanced features.

Highlights
  • Jellyfin, Emby, AudioBookShelf client
  • Supports common audio formats
  • Saves and syncs playback states
  • Reads audiobook metadata
  • Offline listening (via IAP)
  • Podcast and collection support (AudioBookShelf)
Features
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Disclaimer: plappa only works in connection with a Jellyfin or AudioBookShelf media server! plappa is an audiobook player/client for Jellyfin, Emby and AudioBookShelf, the popular self-hosted media server. Features: - Support for most common audio formats - Purpose built for audiobooks - Save and sync playback states via iCloud or your AudioBookShelf server - Reads metadata like author, narrator and others - Download audiobooks and podcast episodes for offline listening* - Support for podcasts, collections and series with AudioBookShelf * plappa allows you to unlock additional features like downloads and customization options through optional in-app purchases: You can choose between a one-time purchase or an auto-renewing subscription (1 month free trial included). The one-time purchase unlocks all current and future updates. With the subscription, all features are available for the duration of your subscription. Both the subscription and one-time purchase can be shared with your family. plappa is licensed under the Apple standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

NovelOasis4 screens
plappa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: plappa at 86% against NovelOasis's 46%. plappa also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). NovelOasis's advantage is chart position (#82 vs unranked) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NovelOasis sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and plappa sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

plappa holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.5K and 331 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of NovelOasis's written reviews are positive against 86% of plappa's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NovelOasis ships an update fortnightly, plappa every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
NovelOasis versus plappa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNovelOasisplappa
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.5K ratings)4.7 (331 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews86.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better331
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#82 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB34 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperQ-VON PTE. LTD.Leo Wehrfritz

Customer experience

NovelOasis

All ratings1,495 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews273 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral6.6%
Negative47.3%

plappa

All ratings331 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews286 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative7.3%

User reviews

NovelOasis

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📚 Interesting stories
  • 👍 Easy to use app
  • 💰 Ability to earn free coins

Room to improve

  • 💸 Expensive to read full books
  • ⏳ Unfinished books/chapters
  • 🐛 App crashes and freezes
  • 🔍 Lack of content updates

plappa

From 331 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great app with all the same features
  • 🚀 Excellent, love download to watch
  • 🚀 Works great! Just what I needed!
  • 👍 Brilliant app
  • 👍 Amazing!

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Great player. Audiobookshelf support needs work
  • 🐛 Small bugs, good app

Bugs and requests

NovelOasis

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing vouchers and coins
  • Loading issues and app crashes
  • Inconsistent functionality after updates

Requested features

3 requests
  • More ways to earn free coins
  • Ability to save progress and resume reading
  • Better customer support

plappa

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Can't login Audiobookshelf
  • Podcasts library not listing all podcasts

Requested features

9 requests
  • Auto download when start playing book
  • Auto delete when finished book
  • Option to add multiple servers
  • More sorting and filtering options in the library section
  • Refresh button for libraries
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  • Easy way to change server address without logging out
  • Sync the unplayed/unlistened flags with AudiobookShelf
  • Shortcut to bookmarks from within the player
  • Slider for fine-tuned control of playback speed

In-app purchases

18 purchases

NovelOasis

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Benefit$9.997 Days
  • Monthly Benefit$19.991 Month
One-time16
  • Coins Package #1$1.99
  • packet activity #1$2.99
  • Coins Package 1$4.99
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  • Coins Package #2$4.99
  • packet activity #2$8.99
  • Coin Package 3$9.99
  • Coins Package #12$14.99
  • packet activity #3$18.99
  • Coins Package 4$19.99
  • Coins Package #13$24.99
  • Coins Package 5$29.99
  • Coins Package $39.99$39.99
  • Coins Package $40.99$40.99
  • Coins Package 6$49.99
  • Coins Package #7$49.99
  • Coins Package #8$59.99
2 purchases

plappa

Subscriptions1
  • Subscription (1 Year)1 Month trial$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Version (Lifetime)$4.99

Questions

Is NovelOasis free?
NovelOasis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is plappa free?
plappa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NovelOasis or plappa?
plappa is rated higher. NovelOasis averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while plappa averages 4.7 from 331 ratings.
Do NovelOasis or plappa have ads?
Neither NovelOasis nor plappa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NovelOasis or plappa?
NovelOasis ships an update fortnightly, and plappa every 5 weeks. Most recently, NovelOasis was updated on September 23, 2026 and plappa on September 24, 2026.

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