Comparison

Clebex vs Sandbook

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

Head to head
About

Clebex

Features
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Clebex Workspace Management Solution provides an intuitive platform to seamlessly manage room, desk, and resource bookings, streamlining the transition back to the office. Key features include: Effortless Booking: Reserve desks and meeting rooms with a single click. Comprehensive Resource Management: Oversee bookings for desks, meeting rooms, parking spaces, and more. Scheduler: manage bookings with recurrences and non regular series, services, visitors and much from Outlook or Clebex. Grid View: Interact with an advanced, synchronized grid that integrates with your calendar, featuring drag-and-drop functionality. Advanced Navigation: Explore spaces with immersive 5D maps. Microsoft Outlook Integration: Leverage the powerful Clebex Add-in for seamless scheduling. Automated Visitor Management: Full automation from meeting registration to visitor check-in. Additional Services: Easily arrange services, such as catering, for meetings. Setup and Restore Management: Schedule preparation and reset times around bookings. Automated Cleaning Coordination: Streamline cleaning protocols following bookings. Real-time Occupancy Monitoring: Track space usage with wireless sensor technology. Flexible Hardware Integration: Compatible with various screen systems (hardware agnostic).

About

Sandbook

This app reads your documents, web pages, and scanned text aloud using natural-sounding voices that run locally on your device. Enjoy offline listening, customizable playback speed, and features like bookmarking and text export. It's designed for private, uninterrupted listening on the go.

Highlights
  • Reads EPUB, PDF, Word, TXT, RTF, Markdown, HTML
  • Listens to web pages and scanned documents
  • 41 natural voices included, running locally
  • Adjustable playback speed (0.5x to 2.5x)
  • Offline listening and no account required
  • CarPlay and Home Screen widget support
  • Bookmark and export passages
Features
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Sandbook reads books, documents and articles aloud in natural voices that run on your iPhone or iPad. You can listen offline, nothing you read is uploaded, and there is no account and no ads. Press play, lock your screen and keep listening: on a walk, while you cook, or in the car with CarPlay. LISTEN TO WHAT YOU READ - EPUB, PDF, Word (.docx), TXT, RTF, Markdown and HTML files, from the Files app or any app's share sheet - Web pages: paste a link, or tap Save to Sandbook in Safari, Chrome and other apps, and they wait in Listen Later - Printed pages: scan them with the camera or pick a photo - Your own text: type or paste it - A shelf of public-domain classics in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and Hindi, with a short sample before you download NATURAL VOICES, ON YOUR DEVICE - 41 voices in American and British English, Spanish, French, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese and Hindi, all included in the app - A book in Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese or Hindi opens with a voice in its language - Powered by the open-source Kokoro model, running locally - Each spoken word is highlighted, so you can follow along - Speed from 0.5x to 2.5x; each book remembers its voice and speed - Pronunciations: tell Sandbook how to say a name or word, in every book or just one MADE FOR LONG LISTENING - Opens at the paragraph where you stopped - Lock screen controls with the chapter's progress and 15-second skips - CarPlay: continue your book, or pick one from your library or Listen Later - Widgets for the Home Screen and Lock Screen, and a Play Sandbook control for Control Center and the Action button - Sleep timer: stop after a set time or at the end of the chapter - Continue Reading with Siri or the Shortcuts app READ CLOSELY, KEEP WHAT MATTERS - Select any text to look up a word or translate it - Bookmark passages and export them as a text or Markdown file - Search inside a book; in a PDF, tap any sentence to read from there - Export a chapter or a whole book as one M4A audio file with chapter markers, or any text you type - Light, sepia and dark themes, fonts, text size and line spacing ACCESSIBILITY - VoiceOver, Voice Control, Switch Control, larger text and contrast improvements - The app is available in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil) and Hindi PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your books, text and voices stay on your device. Sandbook never sends what you read to a server. GOOD TO KNOW - Requires iOS 18.2 or later. Voices run on iPhone XS, iPhone XR and later, and on iPads with an A12 chip or later. Questions or ideas: support@sandbook.app

Screenshots

Clebex4 screens
Sandbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sandbook at every 5 days against Clebex's every 6 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clebex ships an update every 6 weeks, Sandbook every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Clebex versus Sandbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClebexSandbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (188 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—188 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB139 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClebex LLCSmashMelon LLC

In-app purchases

None

Clebex

No in-app purchases

None

Sandbook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clebex free?
Clebex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sandbook free?
Sandbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clebex or Sandbook have ads?
Neither Clebex nor Sandbook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clebex or Sandbook?
Clebex ships an update every 6 weeks, and Sandbook every 5 days. Most recently, Clebex was updated on November 8, 2026 and Sandbook on November 8, 2026.

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