Comparison

Fabely vs shelfie.audio

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

Head to head

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About

Fabely

Features

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Fabely Features The app in a nutshell Discover over 280,000 audiobooks in more than 15 languages. Find out immediately where your audiobook is available – with direct links to Audible, Spotify, BookBeat & Co. Be inspired by over 2,000 carefully curated lists or find your audiobook using our smart search. With Fabely, the idea is: Find, Like, Share - discover new stories, mark your favourites and share your highlights with friends.

About

shelfie.audio

This app unlocks audiobooks when you hold a physical "Shelfie" to your smartphone. Enjoy a new generation of audiobooks as personal companions, gifts, or collectibles. The audiobooks are immediately available to listen to.

Highlights

Unlock audiobooks with physical Shelfies
Listen to audiobooks instantly
Collect and share audiobooks
Personal everyday companion
Giftable audiobooks

Features

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Shelfie – dein Alles-in-einem-audiobook. Shelfies sind Hörbucher der neuesten Generation. Sie sind persönliche Alltagsbegleiter, aber auch ideal zum Schenken, zum Sammeln und zum Teilen. Hält man ein Shelfie an sein Smartphone, wird das passende Audiobook in der kostenlosen shelfie.audio-App freigeschaltet und kann sofort gehört werden.

Screenshots

Fabely4 screens

shelfie.audio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: shelfie.audio at weekly against Fabely's every 3 months. 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

Fabely ships an update every 3 months, shelfie.audio weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level

Fabely versus shelfie.audio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Fabely	shelfie.audio
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	—	36.4% of reviews
Update frequency	Every 3 months	Weekly — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	15.0	15.0.0
Further details — not scored
Size	12 MB	37 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Bookwire	Bastei Luebbe AG

In-app purchases

None

Fabely

No in-app purchases

None

shelfie.audio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fabely free?

Fabely is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is shelfie.audio free?

shelfie.audio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Fabely or shelfie.audio have ads?

Neither Fabely nor shelfie.audio shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Fabely or shelfie.audio?

Fabely ships an update every 3 months, and shelfie.audio weekly. Most recently, Fabely was updated on October 28, 2026 and shelfie.audio on October 31, 2026.