Folio vs InstaPDF Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Folio
Save articles, videos, and stories from anywhere to read, watch, or listen to later. Enjoy a distraction-free experience synced across all your devices.
- Save content in one tap
- Distraction-free reading
- Syncs across devices
- Offline access
- Article-to-audio conversion
- Personalized recommendations
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Your new home for everything worth saving. Pocket is shutting down — but the spirit of it lives on in Folio. Folio is a read-it-later app for people who love to read, watch, and learn. Save articles, videos, and stories from anywhere, and come back to them when you’re ready — on your phone, tablet, or computer. It’s like bookmarking, but better. Clean, simple, and built for focus. What you can do with Folio: • Save in one tap – From your browser, favorite apps, or anywhere you find something interesting. • Read without distractions – Enjoy a quiet, beautifully formatted reading experience — just you and the words. • Take your time – Everything you save is synced across devices and available offline. • Listen instead – Turn articles into audio and catch up on your saved stories hands-free. • Find new favorites – Get thoughtful recommendations based on what you save. Folio turns the web into your personal library. Whether you’re commuting, relaxing, or deep in research, it’s the best place to save what matters — and come back when it matters most.
InstaPDF Scanner
Transform your device into a professional document scanner. Capture, convert, organize, and share documents like receipts, contracts, and notes in seconds with high clarity. Features smart auto-crop, multi-page scanning, and on-device processing for enhanced privacy.
- Smart auto-crop and edge correction
- Crystal-clear image enhancement
- Multi-page PDF creation
- On-device privacy-first processing
- Offline scanning capabilities
- Extensive sharing options
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- Meet InstaPDF Scanner — the fast, reliable way to turn your iPhone into a pro-grade document scanner. Capture receipts, contracts, whiteboards, IDs, and notes in perfect clarity. Convert to PDF. Organize, and share in seconds. Why InstaPDF Scan - Blazing fast: Open, scan, done. Zero friction. - Crystal-clear results: Smart auto-crop, perspective fix, and image cleanup. - Multi-page scanning: Scan entire documents in one flow. - Privacy-first: On-device processing for scanning. Key Features - Auto detection & edge correction for perfect crops - Image enhancement: color, grayscale, B&W, and manual fine-tuning - Multi-page PDF with re-order, merge, and delete - File manager: quick search, favorites - Share anywhere: Mail, Messages, Files, Drive, Dropbox, iCloud Drive, and more - Export formats: PDF - Offline mode: scan and process without internet Perfect for - Receipts & expenses - Contracts & invoices - Notes & whiteboards - IDs, forms, shipping labels - Study documents and research Privacy & Security Your documents are yours. - Apple Search Ads — Short (≤30 chars) - Scan to PDF in seconds - AI OCR. Clean results. - Smart PDF scanner
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Verdict
Folio and InstaPDF Scanner both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of InstaPDF Scanner's written reviews are positive against 80% of Folio's. InstaPDF Scanner also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). Folio's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Folio against 5.0 for InstaPDF Scanner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Folio has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Folio's written reviews are positive against 100% of InstaPDF Scanner's.
Folio ships an update weekly, InstaPDF Scanner every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Folio | InstaPDF Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Less Is Better LLC | Marc Kronberg |
Customer experience
Folio
InstaPDF Scanner
In-app purchases
Folio
No in-app purchases
InstaPDF Scanner
No in-app purchases
