Comparison

PowerFolder vs Akteno

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

Head to head
About

PowerFolder

Access, edit, and share your files securely from any device. This app synchronizes your data to German cloud servers, ensuring it's always up-to-date and available. Collaborate with others by inviting them to shared folders with controlled access rights.

Highlights
  • Cross-device data transfer (Wi-Fi/Bluetooth)
  • File browser and management
  • Team organization and access rights
  • Secure mobile access
  • Touch-ID login
  • Automatic photo upload
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With PowerFolder you can access, edit, and share your data and documents from anywhere - even together with other users, who are easily and securely invited into folders you have shared. The data is automatically encrypted for transport and stored and synchronized to German servers in the cloud in accordance with the European Data Protection Directive, so that it is always up to date and available everywhere. Features: • Automatically transfer data between your devices via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth • Manage your files in the file browser • Organize your team and set access rights for all your shared folders • Have secure mobile access to your current data wherever you are • Log in using Touch-ID • Selection mobile data or WLAN for app usage • Automatic photo upload from device gallery

About

Akteno

Features
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Akteno turns your paper mail into a digital inbox. You get a business address, we receive and scan your mail, and you read it on your iPhone or iPad. YOUR MAIL, READY TO READ New letters appear as PDFs in your inbox. See unread mail at a glance and enable push notifications to know when new mail arrives. KEEP EVERYTHING ORGANIZED Search your entire inbox in seconds. Categories and custom folders help you organize invoices, contracts and official correspondence. SCAN YOUR OWN DOCUMENTS Capture paper documents with your iPhone camera. Pages are detected automatically, and you can review the scan before saving it as a PDF in your inbox. SAVE, PRINT AND REQUEST ORIGINALS Save PDFs to your device, share them with your accountant or team, and print with AirPrint. If you need the original letter, request postal forwarding directly in the app. BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Use the compact iPhone view on the go or the three-column iPad layout at your desk. Light and dark appearance, Dynamic Type and Sign in with Apple are supported. PRICING The app is free to download. To use it, you need an Akteno account with an active plan: • Standard – €5.99 per month or €59.88 per year: 2 projects, mail scanning, address protection with no setup fee, €1.90 handling fee per item of mail. • Pro – €14.99 per month or €131.88 per year: up to 5 projects, no handling fee, a landing page for social media and a complete digital mailbox. • Expert – €59.00 per month or €649.00 per year: unlimited projects, a business address for companies and sole traders, a professional location and your own physical mailbox with a key. All prices exclude VAT. Mail reception, the business address and postal forwarding of originals are services provided outside the app. Booking and billing are handled through akteno.com, not your Apple ID. You can manage, change or cancel your plan in the customer portal. Questions and support: https://akteno.com/contact Terms: https://akteno.com/terms Privacy policy: https://akteno.com/data-protection Cancellation policy: https://akteno.com/wiederrufsrecht

Screenshots

PowerFolder4 screens
Akteno4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Akteno at every 2 days against PowerFolder's every 2 months. PowerFolder's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.5). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PowerFolder ships an update every 2 months, Akteno every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PowerFolder versus Akteno: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerFolderAkteno
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPowerFolderAkteno GmbH

In-app purchases

None

PowerFolder

No in-app purchases

None

Akteno

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PowerFolder free?
PowerFolder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Akteno free?
Akteno is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PowerFolder or Akteno have ads?
Neither PowerFolder nor Akteno shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PowerFolder or Akteno?
PowerFolder ships an update every 2 months, and Akteno every 2 days. Most recently, PowerFolder was updated on October 23, 2026 and Akteno on October 24, 2026.

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