Comparison

1dollarscan Reader for iPad vs BookFolder

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

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About

1dollarscan Reader for iPad

Transform scanned physical books into optimized eBooks for your iPhone and iPad. Enjoy reading with features like memos, bookmarks, and brightness adjustment. Access your library anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Optimize scanned books for iPhone/iPad
  • Record feedback and memos
  • Bookmark pages for easy return
  • Thumbnail view for navigation
  • Adjust brightness
  • Customizable page-turning animation
  • Pinch to zoom
Features
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[Detail] Your book becomes an eBook for iPhone and iPad !!! 1dollarscan application developed by zLibro Inc. is a special tool for users to download PDF files scanned from actual books and enjoy reading eBook on iPhone and iPad. The PDF files craeted with 1dollarscan Fine Tune technology, are optimized and tuned for your device(iPhone, iPad). You can enjoy reading the PDF files without any stress, like as reading actual books. 1dollarscan application has many features,  - Record your feedback for each file  - Taking a memo for each file  - Bookmark on the page, which is good to get back later and so on. You can enjoy reading optimized scanned eBooks by 1dollarscan application anytime, anywhere you want. [How to get] 1. Download 1dollarscan application from App Store. 2. Accesss to 1dollarscan and create your account.     [Note] : Please make your actual book scanned by 1dollarscan service and tuned by 1dollarscan Fine Tune.              Without tuning the file, 1dollarscan application does not work. 3. After creating your account, launch 1dollarscan application and login by email address and password. 4. Access the page of 1dollarscan file lists and download files. 5. Once download is completed, you can enjoy reading any eBook from My Library. [Features] - 1dollarscan Fine Tune : optimize and tune for each device(iPhone, iPad) - Memo : Record your feedback and memo for each file - Bookmark : Bookmark on page and easy to get back the page - Thumbnail : Display thumbnails on the bottom and direct access to the page - Bright adjustment - Switch animation of page-turning - Pinch in, Pinch out

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!

Screenshots

BookFolder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BookFolder at 88% against 1dollarscan Reader for iPad's 0%. BookFolder also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 61 months). 1dollarscan Reader for iPad's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

BookFolder holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BookFolder has 28 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of 1dollarscan Reader for iPad's written reviews are positive against 88% of BookFolder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

1dollarscan Reader for iPad ships an update every 61 months, BookFolder every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
1dollarscan Reader for iPad versus BookFolder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter1dollarscan Reader for iPadBookFolder
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.7 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews88.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings328 — better
Update frequencyEvery 61 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer1dollarscanMolly Black

Customer experience

1dollarscan Reader for iPad

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

BookFolder

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

In-app purchases

None

1dollarscan Reader for iPad

No in-app purchases

None

BookFolder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 1dollarscan Reader for iPad free?
1dollarscan Reader for iPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BookFolder free?
BookFolder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 1dollarscan Reader for iPad or BookFolder?
BookFolder is rated higher. 1dollarscan Reader for iPad averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while BookFolder averages 4.7 from 28 ratings.
Do 1dollarscan Reader for iPad or BookFolder have ads?
Neither 1dollarscan Reader for iPad nor BookFolder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 1dollarscan Reader for iPad or BookFolder?
1dollarscan Reader for iPad ships an update every 61 months, and BookFolder every 6 days. Most recently, 1dollarscan Reader for iPad was updated on June 5, 2026 and BookFolder on September 13, 2026.

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