Comparison

plappa vs Cosmere Companion

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

Head to head
About

plappa

This app is an audiobook player that connects to self-hosted media servers like Jellyfin and AudioBookShelf. It supports various audio formats, reads metadata, and allows for offline listening through optional in-app purchases. Users can sync playback states across devices or their server.

Highlights
  • Connects to Jellyfin, Emby, AudioBookShelf
  • Supports common audio formats
  • Purpose-built for audiobooks
  • Sync playback states
  • Reads audiobook metadata
  • Offline listening (via IAP)
  • Podcast and series support
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/

About

Cosmere Companion

Track your progress through Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere novels with a spoiler-free wiki, reading order guides, and personalized notes. Discover characters and timelines without revealing future plot points.

Highlights
  • Recommended reading order
  • Track reading progress
  • Spoiler-free character wiki
  • Personalized notes and theories
  • Cosmere timeline visualization
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Your companion for Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere: know what to read next, keep track of every book and look up characters without spoilers. READING ORDER • Recommended order, designed to avoid spoilers and catch most of the references • Publication order, or your own: drag the books into the order you prefer • Mark the book you're reading and jump straight to it every time you open the app YOUR PROGRESS • Mark books as read and rate them from 1 to 5 stars • Watch your progress fill up and celebrate every milestone: 25, 50, 75 and 100% of the Cosmere A PAGE FOR EVERY BOOK • Cover, rating, reading status and all your notes for that book, in one place NOTES • Jot down theories, quotes and favorite moments, with title, book and page • Search your notes and filter them by book TIMELINE • See when each story takes place in the Cosmere, with its cover SPOILER-FREE WIKI • Mistborn Era 1 characters, book by book • Each entry only tells you what you know when you start that book. Spoilers stay hidden until you choose to see them • Find any character in seconds IN YOUR LANGUAGE English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Russian, with the book titles from each country's editions. The whole Cosmere: Mistborn (Era 1 and Wax & Wayne), The Stormlight Archive, Elantris, Warbreaker, Tress of the Emerald Sea, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, The Sunlit Man, Isles of the Emberdark and the stories in Arcanum Unbounded. Journey before destination. Made by a fan, for fans. Unofficial app, not affiliated with Brandon Sanderson or Dragonsteel.

Screenshots

plappa4 screens
Cosmere Companion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cosmere Companion at none against plappa's 2. plappa's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 12 months). On price, rating and review sentiment 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. plappa sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Cosmere Companion asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

plappa holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: plappa has 343 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 87% and 86% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

plappa ships an update every 5 weeks, Cosmere Companion every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
plappa versus Cosmere Companion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterplappaCosmere Companion
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (343 ratings) — better4.5 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews86.5% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings343 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeo WehrfritzJOSE DOMINGO CASTRO CRESPO

Customer experience

plappa

All ratings340 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews289 reviews
Positive86.5%
Neutral6.2%
Negative7.3%

Cosmere Companion

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

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

Cosmere Companion

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

plappa

Subscriptions1
  • Subscription (1 Year)1 Month trial$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Version (Lifetime)$4.99
None

Cosmere Companion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is plappa free?
plappa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cosmere Companion free?
Cosmere Companion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, plappa or Cosmere Companion?
plappa is rated higher. plappa averages 4.7 out of 5 from 343 ratings, while Cosmere Companion averages 4.5 from 13 ratings.
Do plappa or Cosmere Companion have ads?
Cosmere Companion shows ads; plappa does not.
Which is updated more often, plappa or Cosmere Companion?
plappa ships an update every 5 weeks, and Cosmere Companion every 12 months. Most recently, plappa was updated on November 4, 2026 and Cosmere Companion on October 31, 2026.

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