Mandal vs Foldleaf Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mandal
This app helps you organize goals and action plans using a visual 9x9 grid framework. Track progress, add notes, and save completed plans for future reference. Supports data sync across Apple devices.
- Visual 9x9 grid goal organization
- Core goal, objectives, and action plans
- Multiple independent mandalarts
- In-app calendar for progress tracking
- Weekly and monthly log reviews
- History section for saved mandalarts
- Data synchronization across devices
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[Read Before Purchase] Since this is a paid app, please read the description thoroughly before deciding whether to purchase. [What is Mandalart?] Mandalart is a framework that visually organizes related keywords around a core keyword, allowing you to see everything at a glance. Users set a core goal as the central keyword, define detailed objectives to achieve that goal, and specify concrete action plans or mindsets for each objective. All of these elements are organized within the mandalart framework for clarity. [Purchase Policy] This app does not require registration and does not use a subscription model. It is a one-time purchase, and no additional features are locked behind in-app purchases. All updates are provided equally to all users. [Mandalart] The app begins with creating a mandalart. A mandalart consists of a 9x9 grid, totaling 81 squares. - The core goal is placed in the center square. - Surrounding the core are detailed objectives that make up the core goal. - The outer squares hold specific action plans or mindsets for each detailed objective. With this app, you can create multiple mandalarts simultaneously. Each mandalart can have its own independent theme, and text size can also be customized for each one. [Recording] You can tap on a date in the in-app calendar to check off what you’ve done that day and add notes for further details. Dates with records will be marked on the calendar. You can also review weekly and monthly logs of completed actions. [History] Mandalarts that are completed or no longer in use can be saved in the **History** section before being deleted. This allows you to store completed mandalarts, add reflections, and revisit your past progress. [Data Sync] The app supports data synchronization across devices logged into the same Apple account.
Foldleaf Reader
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Foldleaf Reader is a reader and notetaker for PDFs and EPUBs that turns pages like paper, trims the margins off every page, and lets you write and highlight with the Apple Pencil — on iPad, iPhone and iPhone Duo. PAGES THAT TURN • Page Curl: drag a page from its edge and it follows your finger, the next one waiting underneath. • Vertical Page Curl: a page hinged along its top, turned upward like a wall calendar. • Or flick through pages, scroll down one long column, or scroll across the pages side by side. • One page or two side by side, chosen for you whenever the window is wide enough. MARGINS GONE • Crop View trims every page of a PDF once — drag a rectangle round what matters, and the whole document opens that way from then on. • Most papers waste a third of each page on white space. Crop it, and every page is bigger. • Zoom Lock holds your framing from page to page; Horizontal and Vertical Zoom Lock keep a zoomed-in column steady as you scroll. WRITE AND HIGHLIGHT • Four pens — Pen, Fountain Pen, Pencil and Marker — with six colours and six nib widths, each responding to the Pencil's pressure and tilt in its own way. • Hold the pen still at the end of a line and it snaps straight. • A highlighter in five colours: select text, or simply sweep across the lines, in PDFs and EPUBs alike. • Double-tap the Apple Pencil for the rubber. Pick up the pen or highlighter just by bringing the Pencil to the page. • Share a PDF with your ink and highlights written in as standard annotations, readable in Preview, Acrobat and other apps. PAPERS AND BOOKS, BUILT IN • Browse arXiv inside the app and save a paper in one tap — it arrives named for its number, authors and title. • Project Gutenberg's tens of thousands of free books, saved as EPUBs with their illustrations. • A web browser that keeps any PDF or EPUB you tap. • Or add files from Files and iCloud Drive. Edit a PDF in place, and your annotations are saved into the original wherever it lives. A LIBRARY THAT STAYS TIDY • Folders, favourites and recents, sorted and viewed the way each folder likes. • Search titles and authors, search inside a book, and name your bookmarks. • Deleted books wait in the Bin for a week, in case you change your mind. MADE FOR READING • Controls along the top, or in a column down the side so a tall page keeps its height. • Paper colours from white to beige to black, and an appearance that follows the system or doesn't. • Fullscreen with a small corner cluster, keyboard shortcuts, and trackpad and mouse support. • Left-handed layout, Keep Screen On, and support for VoiceOver. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-in, no tracking and no analytics. Your library stays on your device. TRY EVERYTHING FREE Every feature is free for 14 days. After that, reading, your library, paged view and the plain backgrounds stay free — and so does everything you have already marked or cropped. Page curl, scrolling, the zoom locks, paper colours, Crop View, the pen, the highlighter, side controls and Back and Forward unlock with a single purchase: once, not a subscription, and on your iPhone and iPad alike. Questions and suggestions: foldleafreader@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Foldleaf Reader at Free against Mandal's $2.99. Mandal's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On update cadence, 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
Foldleaf Reader is free to download; Mandal costs $2.99 up front. Foldleaf Reader sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Mandal asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mandal ships an update every 2 weeks, Foldleaf Reader fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mandal | Foldleaf Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | seung won park | Tiann-Tevong You |
In-app purchases
Mandal
No in-app purchases
Foldleaf Reader
- 14-Day TrialFree
- Unlock Foldleaf Reader$9.99









