Foldered vs MarkerShelf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Foldered
Organize all your files in one place with this comprehensive file manager. Import wirelessly from your computer, manage documents, and play various media formats with subtitle support. Includes a voice recorder and file protection.
- Wireless file import
- Media playback
- Document viewing
- File organization
- Zip/Unzip files
- Voice recorder
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Foldered is a file manager, document viewer, media player, editor, and voice recorder for iPhone and iPad. Keep files, videos, music, photos, documents, archives, notes, and recordings organized in one place. Import files from the Files app, Photos, camera, your computer, and supported cloud services. Transfer files over Wi-Fi from a Mac or PC, manage folders, preview common document types, edit images and text, compress archives, and play your saved media. MAIN FEATURES File Manager - Create folders and organize your files - Copy, move, rename, duplicate, delete, and share files - Sort and search your folders - View file details and manage multiple selected items - Compress files into ZIP archives and extract ZIP files - Share files with other apps or send by email Import & Transfer - Import from the iOS Files app - Import photos and videos from your photo library - Capture photos with the camera - Transfer files from a Mac or PC over Wi-Fi - Import through Finder/iTunes file sharing - Connect supported cloud accounts including Dropbox, Google Drive, and Box Document Viewer - Open PDFs, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint files, images, text files, and more - Preview common image formats including JPG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, and HEIC - Open text, code, HTML, JSON, XML, and subtitle files Editors - Create and edit rich text documents for formatted notes - Create and edit plain text files for quick notes, lists, code, and captions - Edit images and save them back into your organized file library Media Player - Play many common video and audio formats, including MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, MP3, M4A, WAV, and more - Background audio playback support - Equalizer controls for audio playback - Manage music and videos with playlists - Add SRT subtitles to supported videos Voice Recorder - Record audio notes - Save recordings inside your file library - Share recordings when needed Privacy & Access - Protect app access with a local passcode - Unlock with Face ID or Touch ID where available PRO VERSION Foldered Pro is available as an optional in-app purchase and includes: - Playlists - Subtitles - Remove ads Foldered helps you keep important files, media, documents, and recordings organized without switching between multiple apps.
MarkerShelf
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Ever saved a video and never found that one useful moment in it again? MarkerShelf fixes that. MarkerShelf is a video bookmarking app: save videos from YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok — or import your own from Photos and Files — and drop timestamped markers on the exact moments that matter. The recipe step, the exercise demo, the 20 seconds of a tutorial you'll actually need again. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE Share a video to MarkerShelf from any app and it lands in your library with its title, thumbnail, and tags. Online videos play through each platform's official player — nothing is downloaded or re-hosted. MARK THE MOMENTS Tap once while watching to bookmark the current moment. Add a title, notes, and a screenshot so future-you knows exactly why it mattered. Jump straight back to any marker with one tap. FIND IT AGAIN Organize with tags and collections, browse your markers as a visual shelf, and search across everything — titles, notes, and tags. Your library becomes a personal reference, not a graveyard of "watch later" links. MADE FOR REAL USE • Instant one-tap markers while the video plays • Marker notes and screenshots • Tags, collections, and playlists • Fast search across videos, markers, and transcripts — find the moment by what was said • Loop any range to practice, study, or transcribe along • Full iPad support with keyboard shortcuts • Local videos from Photos and Files • Private by design — your library stays on your device Transcripts, summaries and translation are Pro features — try a free preview first. Free to use. Upgrade to Marker or Pro for higher limits and power features; Pro Yearly includes a 7-day free trial. Stop scrubbing through videos looking for "that part." Shelf it. Mark it. Find it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Foldered at 15.0 against MarkerShelf's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Foldered sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MarkerShelf sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Foldered | MarkerShelf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Umair Baig | AppLabsLv SIA |
In-app purchases
Foldered
- Pro Version$4.99
MarkerShelf
- Marker$2.991 Month
- Pro$6.991 Month
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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