Comparison

OwnBooks vs FoundFic

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

Head to head
About

OwnBooks

Organize and play your personal audiobook collection with a powerful, privacy-focused player. Features include custom folders, playback speed adjustment, and iCloud syncing across devices. Own your audiobooks without subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Custom folder organization
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Lifetime listening stats
  • iCloud sync
  • Automatic cover art and metadata loading
  • Edit metadata
  • Privacy-first design
Features
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OwnBooks: Your Audiobook Library, Organized Tired of scattered audiobooks and clunky players? OwnBooks is your personal audiobook hub — elegantly designed to organize, track, and enjoy your collection your way. Create folders, track lifetime listening stats, adjust playback speed, and sync seamlessly with iCloud. Whether your books come from the store… or other adventurous sources , OwnBooks makes sure they all have a proper home. Unlike subscription apps, you actually own your audiobooks — and with OwnBooks, your library syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac effortlessly. Your collection, your rules. Features: • Seamless Playback: Simple, powerful audiobook player with adjustable playback speed • Folder Organization: Group your books into custom folders for easy browsing • Lifetime Listening Stats: Track total listening time across your entire library • iCloud Sync: Keep your library synced across iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Powerful Search: Find your audiobooks quickly by title or author • Cover Art & Metadata: Automatically loads cover images and book details when available • Speed Control: Fine-tune playback speed for every audiobook • Edit Metadata: Update title, author, and cover art to keep your library clean • Privacy-First: No accounts, no tracking — your library stays yours Own your audiobooks. Own your listening experience. Break free from renting — OwnBooks gives your library a real home.

About

FoundFic

Organize and manage your favorite stories in one place. Bookmark public fiction, build a personal library, and download content for offline reading. Never lose track of your literary interests again.

Highlights
  • Centralized story bookmarking
  • Personal library organization
  • Custom metadata and tags
  • Offline reading capability
  • Read history tracking
  • PDF import and export
Features
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Centralize your favorite stories in one app. Bookmark and track publicly available fiction, organize your personal library, and download stories for offline reading. Never lose track of your fiction again. Features: - Library filter, sort, and search - Organize stories with custom metadata and tags - PDF import - PDF export - Offline reading - Read history tracking EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

OwnBooks3 screens
FoundFic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OwnBooks at none against FoundFic's 6. FoundFic's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. FoundFic sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. OwnBooks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for OwnBooks against 5.0 for FoundFic. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OwnBooks ships an update every 2 months, FoundFic every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
OwnBooks versus FoundFic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOwnBooksFoundFic
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB63 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMichael BrockmanFoundFic LLC

In-app purchases

None

OwnBooks

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

FoundFic

Subscriptions1
  • Ad Free$2.991 Month
One-time5
  • Dark Theme$1.99
  • Dark Blue Theme$1.99
  • Minimalist Theme$1.99
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  • Papyrus Theme$1.99
  • Pink Theme$1.99

Questions

Is OwnBooks free?
OwnBooks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FoundFic free?
FoundFic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OwnBooks or FoundFic?
OwnBooks and FoundFic are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do OwnBooks or FoundFic have ads?
OwnBooks shows ads; FoundFic does not.
Which is updated more often, OwnBooks or FoundFic?
OwnBooks ships an update every 2 months, and FoundFic every 4 days. Most recently, OwnBooks was updated on October 14, 2026 and FoundFic on October 22, 2026.

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