Sable. vs ShelfPulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sable.
This app connects to a SABnzbd instance, offering robust file management capabilities. It allows users to control their download queue, manage history items, and receive notifications. Premium features enhance the experience with advanced widgets and statistics.
- Pause/resume download queue
- Manage queue order and priority
- Upload .nzb files from device storage
- Retry or remove history items
- Control Center widget
- Notifications for new files and warnings
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Welcome to Sable. Sable is a companion app, designed to connect to an instance of SABnzbd. Sable has been meticulously crafted with the latest features of iOS to make it feel like a native part of your device, and not just an add on. Standard Features: - Pause/resume queue - Manage queue order/priority - Supply passwords - Upload .nzb from Files - Retry or remove history items - Control Center widget - Notify on new files and warnings Premium Features requiring purchase of Subscription: - Push Notifications - Home/Lock Screen widgets - Live Activity - Additional Statistics - Custom Icons & Appearance Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://codefruitio.github.io/getsable/privacypolicy/
ShelfPulse
Monitor your Audiobookshelf server with real-time dashboards, deep listening analytics, and library insights. Manage users, view beautiful home screen widgets, and gain personal or administrative perspectives on your audiobook collection. Enjoy a privacy-first experience with direct server connection.
- Real-time session monitoring
- Deep listening analytics
- Library and server insights
- User management
- Home screen widgets
- Direct server connection
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Real-Time Dashboard: Monitor active sessions, playback progress, and device details instantly. Deep Analytics: Track listening time, streaks, favorite genres, and full history. Library Insights: Explore detailed server trends and collection statistics. Admin Functionality: Manage Users: Create, Edit, Delete and reset passwords for users of your server. Beautiful Widgets: Keep your listening stats visible right on your home screen. For Everyone: Full server monitoring for Admins and personal insights for standard users. Privacy First: Direct connection to your server with no cloud services or data collection. 3-Day Free Trial: Experience full functionality risk-free. Requires an Audiobookshelf server. https://trekpins.com/shelfpulseterms.html https://trekpins.com/shelfpulseprivacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ShelfPulse at every 6 days against Sable.'s monthly. ShelfPulse also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). Sable.'s advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 9). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Sable. sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ShelfPulse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ShelfPulse holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Sable.'s written reviews are positive against 100% of ShelfPulse's.
Sable. ships an update monthly, ShelfPulse every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sable. | ShelfPulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (30 ratings) | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tyler Plesetz | Eric Randall |
Customer experience
Sable.
ShelfPulse
In-app purchases
Sable.
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$4.991 Year
- Lifetime Upgrade$9.99
- Lifetime$14.99
ShelfPulse
- ShelfPulse Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Full Access$9.99
