Comparison

Peoplebox vs Audio Steward · 私人有声书

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

Head to head
About

Peoplebox

This app helps you remember the important people in your life by storing private notes and setting follow-up reminders. It offers smart organization, freshness indicators, and privacy features, keeping all your data on your device.

Highlights
  • Private notes timeline for contacts
  • Follow-up reminders
  • Smart tags for organization
  • Stale contact detection
  • Freshness indicators
  • Face ID app lock
  • CSV export
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Your contacts tell you who someone is. Peoplebox helps you remember the relationship — what matters, when to follow up, and who needs a check-in. Keep private notes on the people in your life, set follow-up reminders, and never lose touch with the ones who matter. Everything stays on your iPhone. No account. No cloud. No sync. No analytics. Just your notes and your people. KEY FEATURES - Private notes timeline for every contact, with optional interaction type (meeting, call, coffee, email, event) - Read-only access to your iOS Contacts so you can attach notes without changing your address book - Smart tags to organize people by Client, Friend, Family, or any custom category you create - Follow-up reminders with multiple lead-time alerts (3 days, 1 day, day-of) - Stale contact detection: get a gentle nudge when you haven't talked to someone in a while - Per-tag "haven't talked to" thresholds, so you can treat close family differently from acquaintances - Smart Groups that automatically surface favorites, overdue follow-ups, and contacts you have been neglecting - Freshness indicators at a glance: green for fresh, yellow, orange, red for long-silent - Home screen widgets showing your upcoming follow-ups - Face ID app lock for an extra layer of privacy - CSV export of your notes for your own backup - No login, no account, no data collection PEOPLEBOX PRO CSV export and Face ID / Touch ID app lock are available to everyone. Upgrade to Peoplebox Pro to unlock unlimited contacts, custom tags, Smart Groups, home screen widgets, and flexible follow-up reminders. - Monthly: USD 1.99 per month - Annual: USD 14.99 per year (1-week free trial for new subscribers) - Lifetime: USD 19.99 one-time purchase Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period at the stated price. Manage or cancel in Account Settings. A free trial, if offered, automatically converts to a paid subscription unless canceled at least 24 hours before it ends. Lifetime access is a one-time, non-consumable purchase and does not renew. Privacy Policy: https://app-legal-pages.vercel.app/peoplebox/privacy Terms of Service: https://app-legal-pages.vercel.app/peoplebox/terms

About

Audio Steward · 私人有声书

This app acts as a tool for your personal audiobooks, managing DRM-free audio files stored in your iCloud Drive. It offers cross-device progress syncing, chapter support, a sleep timer, and Siri integration. The interface is designed for a distraction-free listening experience.

Highlights
  • iCloud Drive primary storage
  • Local playback cache
  • Chapter metadata support
  • Cross-device progress sync
  • Sleep timer
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • Multi-platform support (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
Features
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Audio Steward 是一个为你自己的有声书做的小工具。 不是流媒体,没有内容店,没有 AI 下载,没有广告,没有账号。把你已经拥有的 DRM-free 音频(M4B / MP3 / M4A / AAC / FLAC / WAV)拖进来,剩下的它都搞定。 · 主副本在你的 iCloud Drive 你的有声书原文件保存在 App 在 iCloud Drive 里的私有容器,跟着 iCloud 同步到 iPhone、Mac、iPad。不经过任何开发者服务器。 · 本机只是可释放的播放缓存 听一本书时把它准备到本机播放;不听了一键释放。iCloud 主副本永远不会因为释放本机缓存而丢失。 · 章节、进度、睡眠定时全部记住 读 M4B 章节元数据,跨设备同步进度,睡眠定时器到点自动暂停。锁屏 / 控制中心 / CarPlay / AirPods 控制全部就位。 · 支持 Siri 与快捷指令 "嘿 Siri,继续听 Audio Steward"。±15 秒 / ±30 秒 / 暂停 / 睡眠定时全都可以语音触发。 · 严格的隐私边界 不收集任何数据。没有自家服务器。没有广告 SDK。Privacy Manifest 写得清清楚楚。 · iPhone、iPad、Mac 都能用 SwiftUI 多平台一份代码原生跑三端。iPad 走 sidebar + 内容双栏布局(iPad 9 起所有型号),Mac 直接当一个安静的播放窗口用。 适合谁: · 用过 BookPlayer / Voice / Plex Audiobooks 但嫌它们带太多功能 · 不想把自己花钱买的有声书上传到第三方平台 · 喜欢 Apple Notes / Reminders 这种"用就用、不打扰我"的感觉 · 需要一个夜里听书不会让眼睛炸开的简洁界面 不适合谁: · 想下载新书的人:App 不提供任何内容 · 想用免费有声书服务的人:用 Libby、Audible、Apple Books · 想多人共享的人:本 App 是单人单库设计

Screenshots

Peoplebox4 screens
Audio Steward · 私人有声书2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Audio Steward · 私人有声书 at none against Peoplebox's 2. Audio Steward · 私人有声书 also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Peoplebox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Audio Steward · 私人有声书 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Peoplebox against 5.0 for Audio Steward · 私人有声书. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Peoplebox ships an update every 4 months, Audio Steward · 私人有声书 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Peoplebox versus Audio Steward · 私人有声书: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPeopleboxAudio Steward · 私人有声书
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer慧慧 高叙翔 王

Customer experience

Peoplebox

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Audio Steward · 私人有声书

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Peoplebox

Subscriptions2
  • Peoplebox Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Peoplebox Pro Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
None

Audio Steward · 私人有声书

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Peoplebox free?
Peoplebox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Audio Steward · 私人有声书 free?
Audio Steward · 私人有声书 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Peoplebox or Audio Steward · 私人有声书?
Peoplebox and Audio Steward · 私人有声书 are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Peoplebox or Audio Steward · 私人有声书 have ads?
Neither Peoplebox nor Audio Steward · 私人有声书 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Peoplebox or Audio Steward · 私人有声书?
Peoplebox ships an update every 4 months, and Audio Steward · 私人有声书 every 3 days. Most recently, Peoplebox was updated on September 26, 2026 and Audio Steward · 私人有声书 on October 17, 2026.

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