Comparison

Fabl vs Marka

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

Head to head
About

Fabl

Features
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Fabl β€” Stories, Reimagined What if books could respond to you? Fabl is a modern reading experience that blends timeless literature with intelligent technology. Rediscover public domain classics through immersive design, AI-generated illustrations, and instant book insights β€” all inside a beautifully crafted reader. Reading has evolved. Your books should too. Visualize Any Scene Imagine what you’re reading. Generate stunning AI illustrations of characters, places, or moments directly from the page. Turn words into imagery and experience stories in a completely new way. You’re no longer just reading the scene. You’re seeing it. Ask Anything About the Book Confused by a passage? Want deeper meaning? Curious about symbolism? Ask questions instantly while you read. Get clear explanations, context, and insights without leaving the book. It’s like having a literary companion beside you. Fully Customizable Reading Make the experience yours. β€’ Fonts & spacing β€’ Light & dark themes β€’ Comfortable layout controls β€’ Focused, distraction-free design Built for long reading sessions β€” beautifully minimal, deeply personal. A Growing Library of Classics Explore carefully curated public domain works from world literature. Rediscover timeless authors in a fresh, modern interface β€” designed for today’s reader. Why Fabl? Because reading should feel magical again. Fabl blends tradition and innovation β€” preserving classic literature while enhancing it with modern intelligence. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/Whether you're studying, exploring, or simply escaping into a story, Fabl transforms how you experience books.

About

Marka

Features
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Marka is a reading tracker for people who want to know what they read, how fast they read it, and which lines stayed with them. Now with a cozy pixel farm that grows while you read. No account, no ads, no subscription. Paperbacks, hardcovers, eBooks and audiobooks all work: track by page, by percentage, or by listening time. GROW A READING FARM β€’ Every 5 minutes on the reading timer puts a drop of water in your well. Water your plots and watch tomatoes and carrots grow. β€’ Read more and the farm opens up, clear the wild, till new plots, and welcome hens, ducks, a goat and a cow, an orchard, a barn and a greenhouse. β€’ Free up to nine plots, with the hens and carrot seeds. The one-time unlock opens every reward after that, and Away Mode. BUILD YOUR LIBRARY IN MINUTES β€’ Scan a whole stack of books, one barcode after another. Books already in your library are flagged, and "Add all" files the rest in one tap. β€’ Search by title, author or ISBN. Cover, description, publisher, page count and genre are filled in for you. β€’ Import a Goodreads or StoryGraph export with your shelves, ratings, and start and finish dates. TIME YOUR READING β€’ A one-tap timer that keeps counting while you leave the app, with pause and resume. β€’ Live Activity and Dynamic Island controls: check the time or finish a session without unlocking your phone. β€’ Forgot to start it? Log a past session by date and time. β€’ Marka works out your pages per hour, and how long is left in the book you are reading. NOTES WHILE YOU READ β€’ Save a quote, thought, question or summary in the middle of a session. The timer pauses while you write. β€’ Scan text straight from the page: photograph it, tap the first and last word, and the passage drops into your note. Recognition runs entirely on your device. β€’ Search every note across every book, filter by kind, and keep your favourites together. β€’ Turn any quote into a card and post it to your Instagram Story or save it to Photos. GOALS AND PACE β€’ A daily reading-time goal, with a calendar that checks off every day you hit it. β€’ A yearly book goal that fills with the covers of the books you finish. β€’ See the days left in the year, whether you are ahead or behind, and the pace it would take to finish. STATISTICS β€’ Total reading time, pages read, average speed, longest session, current and longest streak. β€’ A chart of your reading speed over the last 7 days, 30 days or the whole year. β€’ The genres you return to, and a calendar of covers showing what you read each day. YOUR BOOKCASE β€’ Stand your books on a wooden bookcase, move the decorations around the shelves, and switch the string lights on. β€’ Put the bookcase on your Home Screen as a widget and rearrange it from there. WHAT TO READ NEXT β€’ Can't decide? Shake your phone and one book jumps out of your To Be Read pile. Toss the covers around, or shake again for another. β€’ Recommendations drawn from the books you rated highly, each one showing why it was suggested. β€’ Keep a wishlist of the books you want, apart from the library you own. SHARE YOUR READING β€’ Cards for a finished book, a favorite quote, a month's reads, your year, your reading calendar, goal progress, your bookcase and your farm. β€’ Post to Instagram Stories, save to Photos, or share anywhere. WIDGETS β€’ Farm, Continue Reading, Currently Reading, Goal and Bookcase, on the Home Screen. The Goal widget also fits the Lock Screen. PRIVATE BY DESIGN β€’ No sign-up, no email, no password, no ads, no analytics. β€’ Your library, sessions, notes and goals stay on your device and sync only through your own iCloud account. β€’ Tracking, notes, goals and statistics work offline. A connection is only needed to look books up. Terms of Service: https://quitehillstudio.com/marka/terms Privacy Policy: https://quitehillstudio.com/marka/privacy

Screenshots

Fabl4 screens
Marka4 screens

Verdict

The call

Fabl and Marka are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Fabl sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Marka sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fabl ships an update every 6 days, Marka every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Fabl versus Marka: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFablMarka
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days β€” betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size135 MB20 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAleksa SpasicTedi Kurniadi

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Fabl

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$4.991 Month
  • Premium+$9.991 Month
1 purchases

Marka

One-time1
  • Marka Supporter$39.99

Questions

Is Fabl free?
Fabl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Marka free?
Marka is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fabl or Marka have ads?
Neither Fabl nor Marka shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fabl or Marka?
Fabl ships an update every 6 days, and Marka every 8 days. Most recently, Fabl was updated on October 31, 2026 and Marka on October 31, 2026.

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