Flipster vs Flipsnack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flipster
Access a wide selection of digital magazines for free through your local library. Explore, download, and read titles offline on your Apple device, with features like offline reading and article navigation.
- Locate participating libraries
- Browse and download magazines
- Read magazines offline
- Digital table of contents
- Article text view
- Jump to articles and websites
- Track reading progress
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Flipster is a free digital magazine service provided courtesy of your library. Find libraries near you that offer Flipster, then explore, download, and read magazines any time on your Apple devices. If you find that your library does not offer Flipster, encourage them to sign up today. Features: - Locate participating libraries - Browse, search, and download popular magazines to read offline - Access digital table of contents for each magazine - Read articles in text view - Tap highlighted areas to jump to articles and related websites - Track percentage of magazine read Now it’s time to relax, put your feet up and read your favorite magazines with Flipster!
Flipsnack
Easily create, share, and view digital flipbooks like magazines and catalogs. Enhance PDFs with page-flip animations and access your content on the go.
- Create digital flipbooks
- Share flipbooks instantly
- Track flipbook performance
- Enhance PDFs with page-flip animation
- Access workspace and publications
- View public, unlisted, and password-protected content
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Flipsnack helps you create, share, and track digital flipbooks instantly. Enhance static PDFs with a page flip animation added to any catalog, brochure, or magazine. With the Flipsnack app, you can: - sign in to your Flipsnack account to access your workspace or other workspaces you have been invited to - view publications that are published as public, unlisted, or password-protected from your workspace or other workspaces you’re a part of Download the Flipsnack app today to access your flipbooks on the go with just a click. We make it possible for you to check your content wherever you might be.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flipster at 2.2 against Flipsnack's 1.7. Flipster also leads on ratings volume (217 vs 3) and chart position (#145 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Flipster holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flipster has 217 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 16% and 15% positive.
Flipster ships an update every 3 months, Flipsnack every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flipster | Flipsnack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (217 ratings) — better | 1.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.9% of reviews — better | 15.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 217 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #145 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | EBSCO Publishing | Flipsnack LLC |
Customer experience
Flipster
Flipsnack
Bugs and requests
Flipster
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues and credential errors
- Frequent crashes and service unavailability
- Incompatibility with newer OS versions
- Inability to exit full-screen mode
- Outdated magazine content
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to bookmark specific publishers or categories
- Adjustable font sizes and text view options
- Notifications for expiring magazines
- Dark mode support
- Improved navigation and magazine management
Flipsnack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flipster
No in-app purchases
Flipsnack
No in-app purchases
