Comparison

Whizz 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

Whizz

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This app is versatile, handling everything from simple To-Dos to work task management. Perfect for managing To-Dos like "Someday I want to do" or "Want to do soon" without deadlines. Visualize the progress of tasks you tend to procrastinate, helping you move forward little by little. Features: - Most features are available offline. - One task can be categorized into multiple categories. - View top tasks from multiple categories on a single screen. - Drag and drop with your finger to rearrange or move to the trash. - Completed tasks can be automatically moved to the trash. - You can manage progress by setting maximum and current values. - You can set progress units, such as "Pages" for reading or "Times" for workouts. - Pro plan users can enable data sync across devices (login required). - Login is not required if you don't use data sync. What You Can't Do: - Deadlines cannot be set. - Since there are no deadlines, there are no notifications either. This app focuses on tracking and managing progress, omitting deadline setting and notifications. If you need deadline setting features, please consider other apps (such as calendars). Terms of Use: https://moss.tools/apps/whizz/terms

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 papers. Bring a paper in from Safari, Mail, or anywhere on your device, and Elephant Folio files it for you; based on what's actually inside 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. You can combine conditions with a simple any/all toggle. 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

Whizz4 screens
Elephant Folio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Elephant Folio at none against Whizz's shown. Elephant Folio also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). Whizz's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Whizz sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Elephant Folio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Whizz ships an update monthly, Elephant Folio every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Whizz versus Elephant Folio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhizzElephant Folio
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMossBeroea Tech L.L.C

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Whizz

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Annual subscription7 Days trial$17.991 Year
3 purchases

Elephant Folio

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

Questions

Is Whizz free?
Whizz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Elephant Folio free?
Elephant Folio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Whizz or Elephant Folio have ads?
Whizz shows ads; Elephant Folio does not.
Which is updated more often, Whizz or Elephant Folio?
Whizz ships an update monthly, and Elephant Folio every 2 days. Most recently, Whizz was updated on October 18, 2026 and Elephant Folio on October 15, 2026.

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