Comparison

ABS Admin vs Arr Control

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

Head to head
About

ABS Admin

Manage your personal audiobook and ebook server, play and read content, and organize your entire library. This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools for server administration, including metadata editing, library cleanup, and user management.

Highlights
  • Manage audiobook and ebook libraries
  • Built-in audiobook player
  • EPUB, PDF, and CBZ reader
  • Edit metadata and fix covers
  • Organize series, collections, and playlists
  • Upload media from cloud storage
  • Podcast management
  • User and permission management
Features
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ABS Admin is the app your Audiobookshelf server was missing. Manage your whole library, read your ebooks, and press play, all from your phone. Try it right now with no server: tap "Explore a Demo" and the entire app works with sample data. LISTEN & READ - A clean home that opens on your books, not on menus - Search every library and tap to play or read - Continue Listening and Continue Reading pick up exactly where you left off - Browse any library as a wall of covers - Built-in player: play, skip, chapters, speed, bookmarks, lock screen, background audio, progress synced to your server - Built-in reader for EPUB, PDF, and comics (CBZ): themes, fonts, size and spacing, search, bookmarks, and a Dyslexia mode with wider spacing and ragged edges for easier reading - Want downloads, CarPlay, Apple Watch, or a sleep timer? A quiet link hands the book to Lull, our full audiobook player MANAGE YOUR SERVER - Edit metadata: title, author, narrator, series, genres, tags, description - Quick match and fix missing covers, one book or the whole library - Clean Up: rename or delete a genre, tag, or narrator across every book at once, and split messy imported labels like "Paranormal, Contemporary, Urban" into separate genres in one tap - Series, collections, and playlists - Move a book between libraries, something even the web app cannot do - Upload audiobooks and ebooks from iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, or anywhere the Files app reaches - Podcasts: add shows by search or feed, import OPML, download old episodes, clean up the back catalog - Users: create, edit, set passwords, roles, permissions, and per library access - Backups: create, download, restore, and schedule - Send an ebook straight to your Kindle - Listening dashboard: who is listening now, full session history, daily hours, top listeners, and a Year in Review - Create and configure libraries, run scans, open RSS feeds, and set up notifications SAFE BY DESIGN - Destructive actions are guarded: file deletion is off by default and asks you to type to confirm - Moving a book copies it first and removes the original only after the copy succeeds PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Talks only to your own server with your own account - No analytics, no tracking, no data collected ABS Admin is an independent companion app and is not affiliated with the Audiobookshelf project. It needs your own Audiobookshelf server, or use the demo to look around.

About

Arr Control

Manage your self-hosted media servers and download clients from a single, modern mobile interface. Monitor downloads, manage libraries, approve requests, and check server status remotely. Supports a wide range of popular services for a unified experience.

Highlights
  • Monitor downloads in real time
  • Manage Sonarr and Radarr libraries
  • Browse and approve Seerr requests
  • View Plex activity
  • Monitor Tautulli statistics
  • Check server health
  • Modern mobile-first interface
Features
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Arr Control – Your Mobile Companion for the *arr Ecosystem Manage your entire media server from a single app. Arr Control brings together your favorite self-hosted services into one fast, modern, and privacy-focused mobile experience. Whether you’re managing downloads, approving requests, monitoring your library, or checking server status, Arr Control makes it easy to stay in control from anywhere. Supported Services • Sonarr • Radarr • Prowlarr • Lidarr • Bazarr • Readarr (coming soon) • qBittorrent • Plex • Tautulli • Seerr / Overseerr Features • Monitor downloads in real time • Manage Sonarr and Radarr libraries • Browse and approve Seerr requests • View Plex activity • Monitor Tautulli statistics • Check server health • Quick access to recent additions • Modern mobile-first interface • Fast and responsive experience Free Forever Arr Control will always have a free version with no feature restrictions. If you’d like to support future development, optional donations are available—but they will never unlock exclusive features or limit the free experience. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ABS Admin4 screens
Arr Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Arr Control at 7 against ABS Admin's 1. On price, rating, update cadence 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. ABS Admin sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Arr Control sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ABS Admin against 4.9 for Arr Control. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arr Control has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABS Admin ships an update every 5 days, Arr Control weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ABS Admin versus Arr Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABS AdminArr Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCorey FELDMANMehmet POLAT

Customer experience

ABS Admin

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

Arr Control

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ABS Admin

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
4 purchases

Arr Control

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Supporter$0.991 Month
One-time3
  • Coffee Tip$0.99
  • Lunch Tip$2.99
  • Generous Tip$9.99

Questions

Is ABS Admin free?
ABS Admin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arr Control free?
Arr Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ABS Admin or Arr Control?
ABS Admin is rated higher. ABS Admin averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Arr Control averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do ABS Admin or Arr Control have ads?
Neither ABS Admin nor Arr Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ABS Admin or Arr Control?
ABS Admin ships an update every 5 days, and Arr Control weekly. Most recently, ABS Admin was updated on October 31, 2026 and Arr Control on November 5, 2026.

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