Comparison

Folo vs ReadItWiser

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

Head to head
About

Folo

This AI-powered tool scans the internet to find and present information relevant to your interests. It filters out noise, delivering only the knowledge you truly care about.

Highlights
  • AI-powered content filtering
  • Surfaces relevant knowledge
  • Cuts through internet noise
  • Personalized information delivery
Features
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Folo is the AI RSS reader that brings everything you follow into one calm timeline, then helps you read it. Follow blogs, news sites, newsletters, podcasts, video channels and social feeds in one place. Let AI summarize the long reads, translate the ones in other languages and read the rest aloud, so you stay informed without drowning in tabs. ONE TIMELINE FOR EVERYTHING YOU FOLLOW • Subscribe to any RSS, Atom or JSON feed, or search for sources by name • Follow sites without a feed through thousands of RSSHub routes • Explore trending feeds and curated lists to find new favorites • Import your subscriptions from any other reader with OPML • Keep things tidy with folders, stars and lists AI THAT READS WITH YOU • AI summaries: the key points of any article in seconds • AI translation: read in English, Chinese, Japanese or French, side by side with the original or on its own • Text-to-speech: listen to any article in a natural voice • Actions: summarize, translate, star or filter new entries automatically with your own rules MADE FOR EVERY FORMAT • A clean reader view that fetches the full text of articles • Dedicated layouts for social posts, pictures, videos and podcasts • Background playback for podcasts and picture-in-picture for videos YOUR READER, YOUR WAY • Light and dark themes, reading fonts, text size and line spacing • Spotlight highlights the keywords you care about • Subscriptions, read status and stars sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Android and the web OPEN SOURCE, NO ADS Folo is open source and ad-free, built in the open with a community of readers and developers. FREE TO START Create a free account to follow feeds and sync them across your devices. Basic, Plus and Pro plans add more subscriptions, higher AI limits and automations. Subscriptions are billed monthly or yearly and renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://folo.is/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ReadItWiser

Features
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ReadItWiser is an AI article reader that scores what is worth reading before you open every saved link. Bookmark an article and AI summarizes, translates, gives it a 1–5 reading-value score, and flags hype or weak evidence. News, AI updates, medicine, science, social issues — the more you follow, the more exaggerated claims, promotional posts, and thin articles you have to filter. ReadItWiser helps you decide what deserves your time first. With Pro, GPT can automatically review your inbox within a monthly allowance of 100,000 tokens. ■ Apple AI, with GPT when you need it - On-device Apple Intelligence: generate summaries, tags and reading-value scores on compatible devices. On-device processing works offline. - Private Cloud Compute (PCC): on iOS 27 or later, use Apple's cloud AI for long-article summaries, Reader translation and detailed article analysis without a ReadItWiser subscription. A network connection is required. - PCC uses Apple's daily AI allowance associated with your iCloud account. Your iCloud+ plan may provide more access. The app shows quota status and reset times when Apple makes them available. - GPT is an optional addition. Reading notes, inbox batch review and GPT autopilot use your Pro or ticket allowance. Deep dives with web search use purchased tickets. ■ Features - One-tap save from X, your browser, or any app via the iOS share sheet - Article extraction and offline reading - AI auto-translation in the reader (read foreign articles in your own language — on by default) - Automatic markdown of hype, exaggeration, and guru-sales tone - Full-text search (title / body / tags), highlights and notes - Batch AI review of your inbox (Pro) - GPT autopilot (Pro) ■ Plans - Free: saving, reading, and Apple AI are free. PCC requires a supported environment and Apple quota. No free GPT trial. - Pro (monthly/yearly): ad-free reading and 100K GPT tokens per month. Charged at purchase, no free trial. Web research uses purchased tickets. - One-time analysis ticket: top up GPT analysis without a subscription. ■ About subscriptions Pro is a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription (see in-app for pricing; no free trial). Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase and renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. ■ Apple Intelligence compatibility On-device AI requires iOS 26 or later, a compatible device, Apple Intelligence enabled, and a supported region and language. Compatible iPhones include iPhone 15 Pro models and iPhone 16 models or later. PCC requires iOS 27 or later, a network connection, and Apple's model availability and AI allowance. If you reach the limit, wait for it to reset or review the iCloud+ options offered by Apple. ReadItWiser Pro is not required for Apple AI. On other devices, saving, article extraction, offline reading, search, highlights and GPT analysis with a paid allowance remain available. ■ Terms & Privacy - Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Privacy Policy: https://readitwiser.com/privacy/ ■ Support support@qooq.co.jp

Screenshots

Folo4 screens
ReadItWiser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Folo at 3 against ReadItWiser's 1. Folo also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Folo sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and ReadItWiser sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Folo ships an update fortnightly, ReadItWiser every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Folo versus ReadItWiser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFoloReadItWiser
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (63 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings63 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB74 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNatural Selection LabsQOOQ inc.

Bugs and requests

Folo

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to open app on Mac
  • Images not loading in articles
  • Horizontal videos not playable
  • Unresponsive click issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Change text size option
  • Add language support
  • Improve notification system
  • Enhance sharing functionality

ReadItWiser

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Folo

Subscriptions6
  • Folo Basic (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Folo Plus (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Folo Basic (Annual)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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  • Folo Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$99.991 Month
  • Folo Plus (Annual)7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Folo Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$999.991 Year
2 purchases

ReadItWiser

Subscriptions1
  • ReadItWiser Pro$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Analysis Ticket$3.99

Questions

Is Folo free?
Folo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ReadItWiser free?
ReadItWiser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Folo or ReadItWiser have ads?
Neither Folo nor ReadItWiser shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Folo or ReadItWiser?
Folo ships an update fortnightly, and ReadItWiser every 2 weeks. Most recently, Folo was updated on November 8, 2026 and ReadItWiser on November 5, 2026.

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