Fable Frog vs AudioSilo

The best way to enjoy your audiobooks. Fable Frog is a native iOS client for Audiobookshelf — built from the ground up for a premium listening experience. Connect to your self-hosted server and enjoy your library with a beautiful, feature-packed player designed for how you actually listen. PLAYBACK THAT JUST WORKS • Variable speed (0.5x – 3x) and volume boost up to 200% • Sleep timer with presets, custom duration, or end of chapter • Shake to extend your timer without opening your phone • Chapter navigation with durations at a glance • Bookmarks with notes up to 5,000 characters • Per-book playback settings that remember how you like each title • AirPlay streaming to your favorite speakers YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY • Browse by books, authors, series, narrators, or genres • Filter by progress and genre, sort by title, author, date added, duration, or last listened • Instant search across your entire library • Follow series and track upcoming releases automatically • Create custom playlists, rate and review books • Alphabetical index for jumping through large collections OFFLINE DOWNLOADS Download books and listen anywhere — no connection needed. Smart Downloads automatically grab your next listen and clean up finished titles. Wi-Fi only mode keeps your data plan safe. LISTENING STATISTICS Understand your listening life with daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly charts. See genre breakdowns, top series rankings, speed savings, finished book trophies, and fun facts about your habits. CARPLAY A dedicated driving interface built for safe, distraction-free listening in the car. Large touch targets, simplified controls, and quick access to recent and library books. WIDGETS Lock screen widget with a circular progress gauge for your current listen. iOS 18 Control Center widgets for quick play/pause without leaving what you're doing. MAKE IT YOURS • 20 themes including 3 accessibility-optimized options • Custom app icons (Neon, Sunset, Forest) • 6 text size levels from XS to XXL • Customizable lock screen widget icons • Configurable skip durations and player controls BUILT FOR EVERYONE • Full VoiceOver support with comprehensive labels and adjustable controls • Voice Control compatible — navigate by voice • Dynamic Type support — text scales to 200%+ with in-app size slider • Accessibility themes: High Contrast (AAA), Blue-Orange (CVD), Pink-Teal (CVD) • Differentiate Without Color support — shapes and icons supplement color • All themes validated for WCAG AA contrast standards • Respects Reduce Motion and Reduce Transparency system settings • Car mode with extra-large touch targets • Siri integration for hands-free playback control PRIVACY FIRST No analytics. No telemetry. No tracking. No ads. Your data stays between your device and your server — nothing else. Credentials are stored exclusively in the iOS Keychain. CONNECTS TO YOUR SETUP • Username/password and OIDC authentication (Keycloak, Authelia, Authentik, and more) • Custom HTTP headers for reverse proxies (Caddy, Nginx, Traefik) • Multi-library support on the same server • Automatic token refresh and session management Available in 15+ languages with full RTL support. Requires a self-hosted Audiobookshelf server (v2.x). Fable Frog is an independent third-party client and is not affiliated with the Audiobookshelf project. Terms of Service: https://fablefrog.app/terms Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stddla/ Privacy Policy: https://fablefrog.app/privacy

AudioSilo is a beautiful, modern audiobook player for your own self-hosted library. Run the free, open-source AudioSilo server on your own hardware, point it at your audiobooks, and listen anywhere — your books, your data, no subscriptions. NOTE: AudioSilo is a player for an AudioSilo server that you (or your server's administrator) run. You need a server to sign in. Want to try it first? A live web demo with public-domain audiobooks is available at demo.audiosilo.app. BUILT FOR AUDIOBOOKS • Normalized chapters for single-file (m4b) and multi-file books • Resume exactly where you left off, on any device • Variable playback speed, configurable skip, and auto-rewind on resume • Sleep timer with shake-to-cancel • Bookmarks and markdown notes that stay with your books LISTEN ANYWHERE • Stream from your server, or download books for offline listening • Progress, bookmarks and notes sync across every device • Background playback with lock-screen and headphone controls • Light and dark themes • Available in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR RULES • Fast full-text search across your whole library • Browse by author and series • Favourites, listening history and "continue listening" • Multi-user sharing — your server admin can grant a whole library, an author, a series or a single book PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts with us, no ads, no tracking, no analytics • Everything lives on your server and your device • The app only ever talks to the server you choose AudioSilo is open source. Get the server, read the docs, and learn more at audiosilo.app.