Comparison

Vikunja Client vs BookStax

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

Head to head
About

Vikunja Client

Manage your tasks and projects seamlessly on iPhone and iPad with this unofficial client for Vikunja. Organize your life, collaborate with your team, and stay on track with due dates and reminders, all while syncing with your own server.

Highlights
  • Task creation and organization
  • List and project structuring
  • Due dates and reminders
  • Recurring task setup
  • Team collaboration
  • Cloud sync with own server
  • Offline support
Features
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Vikunja Client is an unofficial client for Vikunja, made for your own server. Manage your tasks and projects seamlessly on iPhone and iPad. Vikunja iOS brings the power of the popular open-source to-do platform straight to your iPhone. Organize your life, manage projects, and collaborate with your team — all in an elegant, native iOS app. KEY FEATURES: • Task Management – create, edit, and organize tasks with an intuitive interface • Lists & Projects – structure your work into clear lists and complex projects • Due Dates & Reminders – set deadlines and get notified in time • Recurring Tasks – daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or custom repeats • Priorities & Sorting – focus on what matters with priorities and flexible sorting • Team Collaboration – share lists and projects with colleagues and friends • Cloud Sync – seamless synchronization with your own Vikunja server • Offline Support – keep working even without an internet connection, with automatic sync when you're back online • Dark Mode – full support for light and dark appearances PRIVACY & SECURITY: Your data belongs to you. All information is stored securely on your own Vikunja server. The app collects no personal data, uses no tracking, and fully respects your privacy. A NATIVE iOS EXPERIENCE: • Optimized for iPhone and iOS • Fast performance and fluid animations • Local reminders to keep you on track • Haptic feedback for a natural feel • Biometric app lock (Face ID / Touch ID) VIKUNJA SERVER REQUIRED: IMPORTANT: This app requires a working Vikunja server. You need access to a Vikunja instance (self-hosted or via a provider). Don't have a Vikunja server yet? • Visit vikunja.io for setup information • Use one of the available hosting providers • Install Vikunja on your own server

About

BookStax

Access and manage your self-hosted BookStack knowledge base natively on iPhone. Edit pages with a Markdown editor, search your content, and access it offline. Prioritizes privacy with secure API token storage.

Highlights
  • BookStack hierarchy navigation
  • Full-text search with filters
  • Markdown editor with live preview
  • Offline read access
  • Secure API token connection
  • Light/Dark/System mode
  • Multi-language support
Features
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BookStax brings your self-hosted BookStack wiki to iPhone and iPad as a native app. Read, write and search – directly on your own server. Read • Shelves, books, chapters and pages – the same structure as in BookStack • Images, callouts, tables and collapsible blocks look like they do on the web • Favorites and recently opened pages on the home screen Write • Markdown editor with preview, or the visual editor • Upload images, add tags, insert callouts • Quick Note: capture an idea – without a connection it is uploaded later Search • Full-text search with filters for content type and tag • Find downloaded pages in Spotlight, too Notifications (Pro) • Push notifications from your wiki: new and updated pages, comments, new chapters and books • For admins: keep an eye on new users, registrations, API tokens and changed settings • Choose the events per server – BookStax sets up the webhook in BookStack Offline and widgets • Download books and shelves and browse them without a connection, images included • Widgets for your favorites and an overview of your wiki AI helpers for your pages • Summarize, translate or proofread your own pages • With Apple Intelligence right on your device, or with an AI service you connect yourself Privacy • Your API token is stored in the iOS Keychain. If you like, Face ID or Touch ID locks the app. • BookStax connects to your BookStack server. AI requests go only to the service you set up yourself. • For notifications, BookStack sends events to the BookStax push service. It only forwards the ones you choose to Apple and stores no content. • Anonymous usage statistics (e.g. first launch, server connected) help improve the app – no server addresses, content or personal data. You can turn them off in Settings under "Security". Free and Pro Reading, writing, search, offline reading, widgets and AI are free. BookStax Pro, a one-time purchase, adds: • Notifications from BookStack: pages, comments, books and administration • Shortcuts & Siri: search, open and create pages, fetch content for your own automations • Sharing & export: share page links, export as PDF, Markdown, HTML or text, save text, links and photos from other apps to BookStack • Offline editing with automatic sync • Multiple server profiles • Three premium reader themes, a custom accent colour, one colour per server Requirements • Your own BookStack instance and an API token from your BookStack profile • No server yet? You can try BookStax with the BookStack demo server right in the app. Good to know — BookStax is an independent client and not an official product of the BookStack project. It requires your own self-hosted BookStack server and does not include a server of its own. About the project: https://www.bookstackapp.com / BookStax Pro is a one-time purchase – no subscription, no automatic renewal. Purchases can be restored in the app. / Terms of use (Apple's standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Vikunja Client4 screens
BookStax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BookStax at 5.0 against Vikunja Client's 4.1. BookStax also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). Vikunja Client's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (83% vs 50%). On price, ads, monetization model 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. BookStax sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Vikunja Client asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BookStax holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vikunja Client has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Vikunja Client's written reviews are positive against 50% of BookStax's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vikunja Client ships an update monthly, BookStax every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Vikunja Client versus BookStax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVikunja ClientBookStax
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNoel MayrSven Uwe Hanold

Customer experience

Vikunja Client

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

BookStax

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Vikunja Client

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

BookStax

One-time4
  • Page$2.99
  • Themes & more Servers$5.99
  • Book$5.99
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  • Encyclopaedia$12.99

Questions

Is Vikunja Client free?
Vikunja Client is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BookStax free?
BookStax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vikunja Client or BookStax?
BookStax is rated higher. Vikunja Client averages 4.1 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while BookStax averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Vikunja Client or BookStax have ads?
Neither Vikunja Client nor BookStax shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vikunja Client or BookStax?
Vikunja Client ships an update monthly, and BookStax every 9 days. Most recently, Vikunja Client was updated on October 30, 2026 and BookStax on October 31, 2026.

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