List Bud vs Foldline
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
List Bud
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ListBud is the fast, friendly way to make lists and get things done — on your own or with anyone. Create a list in seconds, check things off with a tap, and share it when you need a second pair of hands. PRIVATE LISTS — Your everyday lists, always one tap away. Create a list in seconds and add tasks just as fast. Drag to reorder, swipe to rename, recolor, or delete. Keep them on your device, or sign in to back up and sync across devices — your choice, toggle it anytime. SHARED LISTS — Groceries, chores, trip planning — do it together. Share a list with family or friends using their short ListBud ID. Everyone sees changes as they happen, and you can see exactly who's on each list. PUBLIC LISTS — Some lists are for everyone. Publish a list and share it with a simple link. Anyone can open it right in their browser — no app needed. MORE THAN CHECKBOXES — Every list can mix and match: tasks you tap to complete, notes for the details, places and addresses next to the plan, and reminders that repeat daily, weekly, or yearly with per-device control. MAKE IT YOURS — Color-code lists and tasks, learn the ropes with the in-app quick guide, and sign in with Apple or Google — or skip sign-in entirely and keep everything local. Get your lists together. Get ListBud. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Foldline
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Paper in. Searchable PDF out. Foldline is a PDF editor and scanner for iPhone and iPad. Scan paper into PDFs, change the text on a page, fill in and sign forms, mark up pages, and merge, split, compress, redact or convert files. Everything happens on your device: no account, no uploads, no internet connection needed. FREE, AND PRO FOR LIFE • Free: scan to PDF, images to PDF, fill and sign forms, highlight and mark up, reorder and rotate pages, and search and share your PDFs. • Foldline Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks the rest: editing a page’s text, text recognition (OCR), merge, split and extract, compression, redaction, password protection, watermarks, and PDF to images or text. • Try every Pro tool except Merge on one PDF for free before you buy. • No subscription: buy once, use it on all your devices with your Apple Account. SCAN PAPER TO PDF • Scan receipts, letters, contracts and forms. The camera finds each page’s edges and straightens it. • Capture many pages into one PDF, then crop, rotate, reorder or retake any of them. EDIT THE TEXT ON THE PAGE (PRO) • Double-tap a paragraph or a table cell and type. Fix a date, a name or a price in seconds. • Choose the font, size, bold, italic, underline, alignment and color. • The old words are removed from the page, not hidden, so they can’t be found or copied later. • On a scanned page the words are part of the picture, so they’re covered with the page’s color instead. FIND ANY WORD, EVEN IN SCANS (PRO) • Text recognition (OCR) makes scanned pages searchable, here and in other apps, so you can find, select and copy their words. • Reads English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and more. FILL & SIGN • Type into PDF form fields, check boxes and choose options. • On scanned or flat forms, add text and check marks wherever you need them. • Draw your signature once and reuse it, with the date beside it if you like. HIGHLIGHT & MARK UP • Highlight, underline and strike through text. • Draw with a pen or marker, and erase strokes you don’t want. • Add text, sticky notes, links, and shapes such as arrows, stars and check marks. • Your original stays untouched until you tap Save. ORGANIZE PAGES • Reorder, rotate, duplicate and delete pages in a thumbnail grid. • Pro: merge PDFs into one, in the order you choose. • Pro: split a PDF by page ranges, or extract chosen pages into a new file. COMPRESS & CONVERT • Pro: compress a PDF so it’s easy to email or upload. Only photos and scans shrink; text, links and form fields stay as they are. • Images to PDF: combine JPEG, PNG and HEIC images into one document. • Pro: PDF to images, as PNG or JPEG at screen, standard or high resolution. • Pro: PDF to text, as a .txt file. Scanned pages are recognized first. REDACT & PROTECT (PRO) • Redact names, account numbers and signatures: find every match, select text, draw a box or mark a whole page. • What’s under the boxes is removed from the new PDF, not just covered, so it can’t be searched, copied or uncovered. • Password-protect a PDF, and limit printing, copying and changes. • Stamp a text or image watermark, such as CONFIDENTIAL or your logo, on the pages you choose. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your documents stay on your device. Nothing is uploaded, not even for text recognition. • No account, no ads, no tracking, no subscription. • A file leaves the app only when you share or export it. THE DETAILS • Open PDFs from Mail, Files and other apps with the Share button. • If the app closes mid-edit, your unsaved changes are kept. • Supports Dark Mode and larger text sizes. GOOD TO KNOW • Your signature is a handwritten mark on the page, not a certificate-based digital signature. • Edited text is set in one of six common fonts, matched as closely as possible to the original. • If a drawing runs under a redaction box, that page is saved as a picture of the page, without selectable text. Questions or ideas? Email rustiandrei@outlook.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Foldline at every 8 days against List Bud's every 3 weeks. List Bud's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. List Bud sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and Foldline sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
List Bud ships an update every 3 weeks, Foldline every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | List Bud | Foldline |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scott Harrison | ANDREI RUSTI |
In-app purchases
List Bud
- Listbud Pro$2.991 Month
Foldline
- Foldline Pro$4.99









