Comparison

Punc vs Elephant Folio

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

Head to head
About

Punc

Features
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Another tomato clock? Yes and no. PUNC focuses on integrating continuous countdown timers into your daily tasks, or even your life. It helps you set up boundaries for sub-tasks, assist in self-control, improve time estimation skill and raise time awareness on your day. You can even manage procrastination by setting up delaying timers. In PUNC, - a clear goal and duration brings efficiency. - everything is a timer. It is encouraged to time most of your activities, including relax and delaying behaviors. Time up but would like a delay? Or taking a break from PUNC? Consider a deadline and set up a new timer to manage them. - always keep a timer going. You can quickly respond to a time up notification with another timer.

About

Elephant Folio

This app automatically organizes your PDF documents using on-device AI. It intelligently files, tags, and categorizes PDFs from various sources, making them easily searchable. Your documents remain private and accessible across all your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • On-device AI for automatic filing
  • Intelligent tagging and categorization
  • Cross-device library sync via iCloud
  • Capture PDFs from Safari, Mail, and camera
  • Full-text search including document content
  • Offline-first functionality
  • Siri Shortcuts integration
Features
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Elephant Folio is a PDF organizer built for people who read a lot of PDFs. Bring a paper in from Safari, Mail, or anywhere on your device, and Elephant Folio files it for you; based on what's inside of it, not just the filename. The folders get made. The tags get applied. You keep reading. Rules that organize for you Set a rule once and every matching document gets tagged automatically. Match on filename, file contents, author, and more. Rules run the moment a file arrives, and you can re-run them on any file in your whole library anytime. No more tagging one file at a time. Smart organizing, on by default When Apple Intelligence is available on one of your devices, Elephant Folio can also read and tag documents on its own. Your documents stay yours Everything stays on your devices. Nothing is uploaded anywhere. Capture from anywhere The Share extension works across Safari, Mail, Files, and anything else that can hand off a PDF. Scan a physical page and it's filed before you put your phone down and your rules apply instantly. Search that actually reaches Not just filenames. Not just folders. Text, tags, and document content, so the thing you're looking for turns up even when you don't remember what you called it. One library across all your devices iCloud keeps Mac, iPad, and iPhone in sync — down to the exact page you left off on. Files live in your Documents folder and open in any app that reads PDFs. Siri Shortcuts let Elephant Folio fit inside whatever system you've already built for yourself. Import from anywhere (even from the browser on a Windows): As long as you can access your iCloud folder, you can drag your PDF documents to Elephant Folio and they will be imported next time you open the app. No internet? No problem Elephant Folio is a privacy-centric, offline-first app. Capture, read, tag, and search anywhere. The only network requests this app makes are ones to Apple's servers for iCloud syncing or those to fetch metadata from CrossRef/ArXiv/Pubmed. The elephant never forgets. Now neither do you. By using this app you agree to Apple's standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Punc4 screens
Elephant Folio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Punc at none against Elephant Folio's 3. Punc also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). Elephant Folio's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Elephant Folio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per month. Punc asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Punc ships an update every 2 months, Elephant Folio every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Punc versus Elephant Folio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuncElephant Folio
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer特 祁Beroea Tech L.L.C

In-app purchases

None

Punc

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Elephant Folio

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$4.001 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$25.001 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime License$55.00

Questions

Is Punc free?
Punc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elephant Folio free?
Elephant Folio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Punc or Elephant Folio have ads?
Neither Punc nor Elephant Folio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Punc or Elephant Folio?
Punc ships an update every 2 months, and Elephant Folio every 2 days. Most recently, Punc was updated on October 13, 2026 and Elephant Folio on October 24, 2026.

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