Fable Frog vs Kikudana

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 DEALS Fable Frog watches Audible prices for the books you want and tells you when one goes on sale. Deals is part of Fable Frog Premium. • Import your whole Audible wishlist with the Fable Frog extension in Safari, member prices included • Choose what counts as a deal: a percent off, a price limit, or cheaper than a credit 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 • Several accounts and servers, with a quick switcher on Home • 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

Kikudana brings podcasts from your Audiobookshelf server and Direct Feeds together on iPhone and iPad. Start listening without a server account, or add direct subscriptions alongside your existing library. Add a podcast feed, import subscriptions from an OPML file, or share a podcast website or Apple Podcasts link to Kikudana. Preview the podcast before subscribing, then find it in your library with its source clearly marked. If you administer Audiobookshelf, a guided migration can move a Direct Feed to your server. Choose started or finished episodes or all current episodes, preserve verified listening positions and Smart List membership, and resume longer transfers later. Audiobookshelf downloads episodes directly from the feed; Kikudana never uploads existing audio files. Search podcasts and episodes, browse recently published episodes, and pick up where you left off. Previously loaded library pages and artwork stay available when your connection drops. Kikudana Pro adds Smart Lists to organize your podcasts. Build your Current Queue, rearrange episodes, and return later. Playback restores paused, so opening the app never starts audio unexpectedly. Adjust playback speed and skip intervals, navigate chapters, or set the Sleep Timer to stop at a chapter’s end. Use AirPlay, CarPlay, and iOS media controls to keep listening. When an episode or chapter has its own artwork, switch between it and the podcast cover in the Player; the app’s cover-based accent colors follow your choice. Kikudana Pro includes Smart-Skip to shorten detected silence in downloaded episodes and Smart Rewind to replay a little context after eligible interruptions. On supported devices, Pro creates transcripts and chapter summaries from downloaded episodes, directly on your device. Search the text, follow highlighted words as you listen, or tap a passage to jump to that moment. Read concise summaries and key points without sending your audio or generated text to a cloud AI service. Kikudana Free temporarily caches your most recently played episode. Pro adds manual and automatic downloads, pinned episodes, Queue preloading, and per-podcast download rules. Resumable background downloads help keep episodes ready for offline listening. Background Tasks shows download, transcription, and summary progress in one place. Your Audiobookshelf listening position is saved locally before syncing with your server, including when you listen to downloaded episodes. Direct Feed listening remains separate from Audiobookshelf. Pro adds optional iCloud sync for supported settings and library data, multiple Audiobookshelf accounts, and background refresh when iOS allows it. Kikudana is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Audiobookshelf project. Privacy Policy: https://www.schrankmonster.de/kikudana-privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/