Comparison

Quick Journal vs Folio

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

Head to head
About

Quick Journal

This app offers a straightforward journaling experience with extensive customization options. Personalize themes, fonts, icons, and layouts to create your ideal digital notebook. Widgets and draft saving features enhance usability for daily reflection.

Highlights
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • App icon and layout personalization
  • Home screen widgets
  • Save entries as drafts
  • Copy and share entries
Features
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Quick Journal is the simplest way to keep a journal. You can customize your journal's theme, fonts, app icon, layout, and even where the composer button is placed. To help you write or keep track of your entries, the app features widgets you can put on your home screen. You can copy or share your entries. You can always come back to an entry later by saving it as a draft, just swipe down and the entry will be saved. Hope you enjoy! EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Folio

Features
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The journal for an overthinking mind. Folio is for the 11pm brain that won't shut off. Open it, dump what's in your head, and let the page do the rest — a thoughtful prompt is always waiting, so you never face a blank page. WRITE WITHOUT PRESSURE - A prompt every time you open - Warm dark theme, serif type — feels like a real journal - Rich text, photos, checklists — auto-saves as you type - Daily reminder at a time you choose KEEP COMING BACK - Writing streak with gentle weekly forgiveness - Mood tracking + a daily quote on home - Weather, location, and music tag each entry automatically - Word-cloud insights show the themes you return to PRIVATE BY DEFAULT - No account, ever — everything stays on your iPhone - Lock with Face ID — zero ads, zero tracking - Export to PDF or Markdown anytime FOLIO PRO Unlock writing tools, document scanner, voice memos, Apple Pencil sketch, multi-photo entries, and custom templates. Seven-day free trial — monthly, yearly, or lifetime. Most journal apps assume you know what to write. Folio assumes you don't — and that's the point. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://hellosuongtran.github.io/folio-legal/privacy.html

Screenshots

Quick Journal4 screens
Folio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quick Journal at none against Folio's 3. Quick Journal also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Folio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Quick Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quick Journal ships an update every 9 days, Folio every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Quick Journal versus Folio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuick JournalFolio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCharlie DeetsAnh Ngoc Le

In-app purchases

None

Quick Journal

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Folio

Subscriptions2
  • Folio Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Folio Pro Lifetime7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Folio Pro$99.99

Questions

Is Quick Journal free?
Quick Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Folio free?
Folio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Quick Journal or Folio have ads?
Neither Quick Journal nor Folio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quick Journal or Folio?
Quick Journal ships an update every 9 days, and Folio every 3 weeks. Most recently, Quick Journal was updated on September 18, 2026 and Folio on September 12, 2026.

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