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