Comparison

infolio(影书) vs Metis

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

Head to head
About

infolio(影书)

Features
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infolio is a local-first knowledge management app built for writing, organizing, searching, and protecting your personal knowledge. Instead of separating notes, secure information, visual thinking, and sync into different tools, infolio brings them into one continuous workflow. You can write documents, organize ideas on a whiteboard, store sensitive information in encrypted vaults, and keep important content easy to find with global search. Key features: - Local-first workflow for reliable access and editing - Document writing with structured content and rich editing - Whiteboards for visual thinking, planning, and relationship mapping - Encrypted vaults for passwords, keys, IDs, accounts, and private notes - Device authentication for sensitive actions and protected access - Global search with filters for type, folder, and date - Desktop-style workspace for arranging content and widgets your way - Tabs and multi-window flow for smoother context switching - Multi-cloud sync with official cloud and third-party providers infolio is a great fit for people who want more than a simple notes app. It is designed for personal knowledge management, secure information organization, and long-term content building across devices. Automatic renewal instructions 1. Payment: "Continuous package week/month/year" products are automatic renewal products, and will be charged from your Apple Itunes account after confirming the purchase 2. Renewal: Membership service will be automatically renewed 24 hours before the current payment plan expires, and your iTunes account will be charged. After successful deduction, the subscription will be extended for one period. 3. If you want to cancel the renewal, you can manually cancel the subscription 24 hours before the current paid plan expires. You can manage or cancel the subscription in the Itunce & App Store account management in the mobile system Settings. 4. User Agreement https://infolio.cn/terms 5. Privacy Policy https://infolio.cn/privacy 6. Technical support https://infolio.cn/support 7. Automatic renewal agreement https://infolio.cn/apple-auto-renew/

About

Metis

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Metis is a native Markdown editor and local-first knowledge base. Your notes are just .md files in a folder you own - Metis is a fast, beautiful, native view over them. No lock-in, no proprietary format, no account required to write. WRITE IN LIVE PREVIEW A clean Obsidian-style editor styles your Markdown as you type - headings, bold, lists, quotes and code - while keeping the raw syntax one tap away. It feels like writing in a document, not in code. On iPad it's a full three-pane workspace with hardware-keyboard shortcuts. CONNECT YOUR IDEAS Link any two notes with [[wiki links]]. Backlinks appear automatically, so you always see what references the note you're reading. An interactive link graph shows your whole knowledge base at a glance - zoom, pan, and drag nodes to explore the connections. READ BEAUTIFULLY Reading mode renders the full document: headings, tables, task lists, images, syntax-highlighted code, Mermaid diagrams, and real math (LaTeX) rendered natively - no web view. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY Tag anything with #tags, group notes into folders, and see typed properties (status, owner, due...) that live as YAML front matter and are preserved as you edit. A fast switcher and full-text search get you anywhere instantly. ON-DEVICE AI (Apple Intelligence) Summarize a note, suggest tags or related links, and ask your whole vault a question - all running privately on your device. AI is optional; the app is fully functional without it. SYNC ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Keep your vault in iCloud and the same notes are on your Mac, iPad and iPhone - still as plain .md files you can open anywhere. Edits sync in the background, and Metis helps you resolve conflicts if two devices change the same note. LOCK WHAT MATTERS Any note can be locked with your notes password and opened with Face ID or Touch ID. Locked notes are encrypted on disk and stay encrypted in iCloud - and they're kept out of search and previews. PRIVATE AND YOURS Everything stays in plain files on your device. No tracking, no cloud lock-in. Open the same folder in any other Markdown editor whenever you like. Import an existing folder of notes (from Obsidian or anywhere) and Metis just works. ONE PURCHASE, ALL YOUR DEVICES A single one-time purchase unlocks Metis Pro on your Mac, iPad and iPhone - no subscription. Try everything free for 7 days. Metis is made by Empiric Apps. Questions or feedback? contact@empiricapps.com

Screenshots

infolio(影书)4 screens
Metis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Metis at every 2 days against infolio(影书)'s every 2 weeks. infolio(影书)'s advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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. infolio(影书) sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Metis sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

infolio(影书) ships an update every 2 weeks, Metis every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
infolio(影书) versus Metis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterinfolio(影书)Metis
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer宁宁 权Burlac Mihail

In-app purchases

10 purchases

infolio(影书)

Subscriptions10
  • 官方同步套餐体验版$0.997 Days
  • 套餐一(含20GB空间)$2.991 Month
  • 自定义同步源会员(1月)$2.991 Month
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  • 套餐二(含200GB空间)$9.991 Month
  • 自定义同步源会员(1年)$14.991 Year
  • 套餐一(含20GB空间)$22.491 Year
  • 套餐三(含1TB空间)$29.991 Month
  • 套餐二(含200GB空间)$87.991 Year
  • 套餐四(含5TB空间)$122.991 Month
  • 套餐三(含1TB空间)$299.001 Year
1 purchases

Metis

One-time1
  • Metis Pro$14.99

Questions

Is infolio(影书) free?
infolio(影书) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Metis free?
Metis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do infolio(影书) or Metis have ads?
Neither infolio(影书) nor Metis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, infolio(影书) or Metis?
infolio(影书) ships an update every 2 weeks, and Metis every 2 days. Most recently, infolio(影书) was updated on October 21, 2026 and Metis on October 16, 2026.

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