Comparison

Folda vs e

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Folda

Transform your phone into a portable scanner to capture documents, receipts, and notes with high quality. Extract text using OCR, sign documents electronically, and share them in various formats like PDF, JPEG, or TXT. Securely store and manage all your important paperwork effortlessly.

Highlights
  • Instant high-quality document scanning
  • Smart OCR for text extraction
  • Export in PDF, JPEG, or TXT
  • Electronic signature for forms
  • Multi-page PDF creation
  • Document translation
  • Barcode and QR code scanning
Features
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Turn paper into sharp, searchable PDFs. Folda scans, reads and organizes your documents right on your iPhone and iPad — free and unlimited, with no watermark and no account. SCAN ANYTHING • Apple’s document camera finds the page, captures it automatically and scans many pages in a row • Straighten, rotate and clean up with Enhanced, Grayscale, Black & White and Whiteboard filters • Import photos and PDFs from Photos and Files, or open them in Folda from other apps FIND ANY WORD • On-device text recognition (OCR) makes every page searchable • Search all your scans at once, even handwriting, and jump straight to the right page • Copy text from any page, have it read aloud, or translate it SIGN, REDACT AND SHARE • Fill in and sign with Apple Markup • Redact names and numbers for good before you share • Share as searchable PDF, JPG, PNG or plain text; merge, split and reorder pages; print • Scan QR codes and barcodes ORGANIZED FOR YOU • Names suggested from what’s on the page • Folders, tags, list or grid, and Recently Deleted • Spotlight search, Siri Shortcuts, a Quick Scan widget and Control Center buttons PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Scanning, text recognition, search and naming happen on your device • No account, no tracking, and your documents are never uploaded Folda PRO (optional subscription or one-time purchase) • Apple Intelligence, on the device: summaries of long documents, questions about a document, smart names and folders, and expense CSVs from receipts (supported devices) • 300 dpi exports and password-protected PDFs • App Lock with Face ID or passcode • Share many documents at once and automatic backup to a folder you choose • Scan the front and back of an ID card or driver’s license onto one page at actual size, so a printout works like a photocopy • Book mode that splits an open book into pages, and business cards straight to Contacts Scanning, text recognition and PDF export stay free and unlimited without Pro. Folda is the new DocScan. Documents from DocScan move over automatically. Terms of Use: https://navlab.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://navlab.app/privacy Questions? support@navlab.app

About

e

Features
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e-Crib Quick Scan is a streamlined multi-function application that allow users to capture transactions by scanning a barcode. Users simply need to make a one-time 2 minute setup that will link e-Crib to the app. This app is tested and optimized on iPhones and iPads. The user can also use the built in camera as a barcode scanner and can capture transactions with or without an internet connection.

Screenshots

Folda4 screens
e4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: e at none against Folda's 2. Folda's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Folda sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. e asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Folda ships an update monthly, e every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Folda versus e: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFoldae
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (85 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings85 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnh NguyenVallen

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Folda

Subscriptions2
  • DocScan Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • DocScan Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$17.991 Year
None

e

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Folda free?
Folda is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is e free?
e is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Folda or e have ads?
Neither Folda nor e shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Folda or e?
Folda ships an update monthly, and e every 2 months. Most recently, Folda was updated on October 13, 2026 and e on October 10, 2026.

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