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ShelfDroid vs ShelfPlayer: catalog facts
ShelfDroid	ShelfPlayer
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free; source code is published on GitHub.
Android	iOS
Offline listening from downloaded items Includes server and library management tasks	Native iOS interface Works with self-hosted Audiobookshelf libraries
Requires your own Audiobookshelf server Android only	Requires an Audiobookshelf server iOS only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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