Comparison

Folia vs QuikPDF Pro

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

Head to head
About

Folia

This app allows users to annotate any document type from any device, organize work into projects, and capture ideas with intuitive tools. It facilitates real-time sharing with collaborators and recording ideas on the go.

Highlights
  • Annotate any document type
  • Organize work into projects
  • Capture ideas with intuitive tools
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Integrates with cloud storage
  • Cross-device support
Features
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Folia is the all-in-one way to annotate any document, from any device. Open a single file and start marking it up, or organize your work into projects and share with collaborators in real time. Folia lets you record your ideas wherever you are, whether at your desk or on the go. Use Folia to: - Open recent and favorited documents right from Home. - Work with individual documents on their own, or group them into projects. - Pull in files from any storage connection like Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox and Box. - Annotate files of any type — PDFs, MS Office documents, images, and more. - Scan and OCR paper documents with your camera. - Record audio annotations from your microphone. - Share securely between colleagues. - Record ideas from desktop, phone or tablet. Learn more at www.folia.com Privacy Policy: https://www.folia.com/legal/privacy Support: help@folia.com

About

QuikPDF Pro

Features
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QuikPDF Pro is the fastest way to create, format, and export professional PDF documents on your iPhone or iPad — no account, no cloud, no subscription required. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Write rich documents with headings (H1–H3), bold, italic, underline, lists, and dividers • Start from a template: invoice, formal letter, meeting notes, or a blank page • Import text, Markdown, JSON, CSV, HTML, images, and existing PDFs — every PDF page comes in, in order • Draw your signature once and add it to any document • Export sharp PDFs with real, selectable text in A4, Letter, or Legal size UNIVERSAL IMPORT • CSV → styled table with headers • JSON → formatted code block • Text and Markdown → editable text • HTML → formatted content • Images → from your photo library, the camera, or Files • PDF → every page added to your document, ready to type around PROFESSIONAL PDF EXPORT Text stays crisp and selectable, and long documents break cleanly between lines. Share your PDF to Mail, Messages, AirDrop, or any app, or save it straight to the Files app. YOUR DOCUMENTS, ON YOUR DEVICE Documents save automatically as you type and appear in the Files app under QuikPDF Pro. Signatures you draw stay on your device. PRIVACY FIRST QuikPDF Pro collects zero data. No analytics, no tracking, no servers. Everything happens on your device, and no internet connection is required. SETTINGS & CUSTOMIZATION • Choose from 5 page margin presets (None to Extra Wide) • Pick your editor font, size, and line spacing • Set a filename prefix with an optional date stamp QuikPDF Pro works on all iPhone and iPad screen sizes.

Screenshots

Folia4 screens
QuikPDF Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Folia at monthly against QuikPDF Pro's every 7 months. 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

Folia ships an update monthly, QuikPDF Pro every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Folia versus QuikPDF Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFoliaQuikPDF Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBranchfire, Inc.Souriya Vongchanh

In-app purchases

None

Folia

No in-app purchases

None

QuikPDF Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Folia free?
Folia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QuikPDF Pro free?
QuikPDF Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Folia or QuikPDF Pro have ads?
Neither Folia nor QuikPDF Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Folia or QuikPDF Pro?
Folia ships an update monthly, and QuikPDF Pro every 7 months. Most recently, Folia was updated on October 25, 2026 and QuikPDF Pro on October 24, 2026.

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