Comparison

BookFolder vs PudaReading

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

Head to head
About

BookFolder

Organize your PDF library with custom folders, cover images, and themes. Enjoy a personalized reading experience with features like split-screen multitasking and bookmarks. This free app offers a clean interface and essential reading tools.

Highlights
  • Custom folder organization
  • Custom cover images for PDFs
  • Split-screen multitasking on iPad
  • Multiple theme colors and icons
  • Dark Mode support
  • Bookmarks and table of contents
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Organize your PDFs, set custom covers, and choose from several theme colors and icons, for a pleasant reading experience just the way you want it. • Create folders and folder groups to keep your PDFs organized however you prefer. Rename and rearrange things as the mood takes you. Name every single book and folder the same thing, if you really want to! (I don’t recommend doing that, but nonetheless, that’s the sort of awesome power that you wield if you use BookFolder.) • Set custom cover images for every book (or stick with a book’s default cover, of course). Your library will look the way that you want it to! (And the underlying files remain pristine, so if you begin to regret choosing a photo of your cat for every book in your collection, you can always restore the originals and no one will know. Except your cat, who is judging you now.) • Get wild on an iPad with split-screen multitasking support. Read two books at once (or the same book twice)! If that’s something that you want to do. • Swap between five theme colors, for an interface that works best for you. (Dark Mode support, too, of course!) • Choose from a dozen icons, from solid colors to subdued platinum to a retro rainbow look, to fit your mood and to ensure a harmonious home screen layout with your other apps. (I’m not the only one who arranges my icons by color and design… am I?) • You can use it to actually read the PDFs, too, of course. Mustn’t forget that part. • Plus bookmarks, searching, and table-of-contents support, as one would expect. • Also, it’s free, no in-app purchases, no tracking… just a nice PDF reader and library manager. I hope that you’ll enjoy it!

About

PudaReading

Discover a curated library of emotional contemporary fiction, modern romance, and relationship dramas. Enjoy trending novels with relatable characters and access thousands of classic literature masterpieces for free.

Highlights
  • Emotional contemporary fiction
  • Modern romance stories
  • Relationship dramas
  • Classic literature access
  • Customizable fonts and colors
  • Day and night reading modes
Features
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PudaReading brings reading, discovery, community, and creation together in one place. Find your next story or turn an idea of your own into a world readers can explore. Discover stories worth reading • Follow newly updated books, fresh chapters, and standalone stories • Explore content using Mixed, Hottest, and Latest sorting • Browse by theme and topic to find stories that match your interests • Search across English and Chinese content • Discover new authors and evolving worlds through the community feed Read your way • Read complete books, individual chapters, and standalone stories • Keep track of your reading progress • Choose reading colors suited to different environments • Favorite books and return to them from your personal list • See book reading counts and discover what readers are enjoying • Vote and join threaded discussions with authors and readers • Unlock selected creator content with in-app points Create and publish from your phone Once you become a creator, you can: • Create and manage books, chapters, and standalone stories • Write and format content directly in the app • Upload covers and organize work by themes and topics • Search, sort, and reorder chapters • Add standalone stories to an existing book • Manage reader comments and content unlock records • Review views, reading time, and creation activity PudaReading supports English and Chinese interfaces and content. Your imagination, your rules—start creating worlds that only you can bring to life.

Screenshots

BookFolder4 screens
PudaReading4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BookFolder at none against PudaReading's shown. BookFolder also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (28 vs 1). PudaReading's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PudaReading holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BookFolder has 28 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BookFolder ships an update every 6 days, PudaReading every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BookFolder versus PudaReading: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookFolderPudaReading
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (28 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB46 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMolly BlackPuda Shijie (chengdu) Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

BookFolder

All ratings28 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.9%

PudaReading

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BookFolder

No in-app purchases

None

PudaReading

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BookFolder free?
BookFolder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PudaReading free?
PudaReading is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BookFolder or PudaReading?
PudaReading is rated higher. BookFolder averages 4.7 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while PudaReading averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BookFolder or PudaReading have ads?
PudaReading shows ads; BookFolder does not.
Which is updated more often, BookFolder or PudaReading?
BookFolder ships an update every 6 days, and PudaReading every 3 weeks. Most recently, BookFolder was updated on September 13, 2026 and PudaReading on September 12, 2026.

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