App profile
Fable profile: a reading tracker built around book clubs
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By The Shelf Desk · Published 2026-10-08 · Facts read September 2026, updated 2026-10-11
Desk research from public app store listings, app websites and help pages, read in September 2026 and updated on 2026-10-11. Fact profiles, not scores; we did not test the apps hands-on.
Fable
Fable Group Inc. (App Store seller; Google Play lists Scribd, Inc.)
iOS · ANDROID · WEB
- Print booksNot in our sources
Barcode scanning is not published in the App Store listing or help centre.
Source: Fable help centre search: barcode · Read 11 Oct 2026
- EbooksOn record
Its own ebook reader and a catalogue of over one million interactive ebooks.
Source: Fable on the US App Store · Read 11 Oct 2026
- AudiobooksOn record
Listening activity from a linked Everand account updates in Fable; Everand is a subscription from $11.99 a month.
Source: Fable help: Everand books and activity sync · Read 11 Oct 2026
- Goals and statsOn record
Goals, streaks and stats free; more goal types in Plus.
Source: Fable help: Fable Plus features · Read 27 Sep 2026
- Clubs and shared readsOn record
Free book and TV clubs with spoiler-free chapter rooms.
Source: Fable on the US App Store · Read 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy labelNot offered
Label lists identifiers used to track you.
Source: Fable on the US App Store · Read 11 Oct 2026
- Ways to payOn record
Free core app; Fable Plus is optional.
Source: Fable help: Fable Plus price · Read 27 Sep 2026
- Picking a book back upNot in our sources
No place-finding feature published.
Source: fable.co · Read 27 Sep 2026
Facts read Sep 2026 · updated 11 Oct 2026 · On record: 5 of 8
On record means the app's own listing or website describes it. Not in our sources means we did not find it on the pages we read, not that the app cannot do it. Not offered means the app's pages say it is absent.
Who does Fable fit?
Readers whose reading life runs through a club.
Finder answers Fable matches:
- What do you read most?: Ebooks
- What do you read most?: Audiobooks
- What do you read most?: A mix of formats
- Which phone or screen?: Android
- Which phone or screen?: I want a web version too
- Do you want goals or reading stats?: Yes, goals, streaks or stats
- How social do you want it?: Clubs or buddy reads
- How social do you want it?: Some: follows, friends or shared reads
- How do you want to pay?: Nothing
- How do you want to pay?: No subscription
Finder answers it does not match:
- How much does the privacy label matter?: Avoid apps whose label lists data used to track me
What does Fable do well?
Clubs are the center of the app, including TV clubs.
Source: Fable help: what is a book club · Read 27 Sep 2026
Goals, streaks and stats are free; Plus adds more goal types.
Source: Fable help: Fable Plus features · Read 27 Sep 2026
What are Fable's limits?
Fable has 4 limits on the pages we read.
Fable Plus is the highest monthly price among the subscriptions here, at $5.99.
Source: Fable help: Fable Plus price · Read 27 Sep 2026
Google Play's data safety section says data may be shared with third parties.
Source: Fable on Google Play · Read 27 Sep 2026
Barcode scanning and data export are not published in the App Store listing or help centre.
Source: Fable help centre search: export · Read 11 Oct 2026
The App Store privacy label lists identifiers used to track you.
Source: Fable on the US App Store · Read 11 Oct 2026
What does Fable cost?
Price (US App Store or the app's own page, read September and October 2026)
- Free core app
Source: fable.co · Read 27 Sep 2026
- Fable Plus: $5.99 a month or $49.99 a year
Source: Fable help: Fable Plus price · Read 27 Sep 2026
Can you move your reading history in or out?
Imports from Goodreads by in-app sign-in, or a CSV file (beta).
Source: Fable help: importing from Goodreads · Read 27 Sep 2026
Export: not published.
Source: Fable help centre search: export · Read 11 Oct 2026
What else should you know?
Clubs for books and TV shows, public or private
Source: Fable help: what is a book club · Read 27 Sep 2026
Spoiler-free discussion spaces, goals and streaks, reader stats and monthly sharing
Source: fable.co · Read 27 Sep 2026
Fable Plus adds multiple goals, weekly and monthly goals and deeper insights
Source: Fable help: Fable Plus features · Read 27 Sep 2026
Google Play lists an ebook reader with club reactions, Reading Wraps and import from Goodreads or Kindle
Source: Fable on Google Play · Read 27 Sep 2026
Its own ebook reader, with a catalogue of over one million interactive ebooks
Source: Fable on the US App Store · Read 11 Oct 2026
Audiobooks come through a linked Everand account; Everand is a subscription from $11.99 a month
Source: Fable help: Everand books and activity sync · Read 11 Oct 2026
Made by Fable Group Inc. (App Store seller; Google Play lists Scribd, Inc.). Available on iPhone, iPad, Android, web.
How does Fable compare with each other app?
Common questions
Is Fable free?
The core app is free. Fable Plus costs $5.99 a month or $49.99 a year and adds multiple goals, weekly and monthly goals and deeper insights.
Can I move from Goodreads to Fable?
Yes. Fable's help centre describes an in-app Goodreads import and a CSV import in beta.
Who makes Fable?
The App Store lists the seller as Fable Group Inc.; Google Play lists the developer as Scribd, Inc.