Comparison

grug vs Holofolio

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

Head to head
About

grug

Receive a daily dose of simple, profound wisdom to help you navigate life's challenges. This app offers straightforward truths and accompanying artwork to inspire personal growth and contentment. It focuses on mindfulness and taking small steps each day.

Highlights
  • Daily wisdom sharing
  • Accompanying artwork
  • Home screen widget
  • Customizable themes
  • Light and dark modes
  • No login or tracking
Features
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grug know: big scary just many small rock wearing fur coat. every sunrise grug share one wisdom. help you break today rock into small piece. no fancy word. no complicated. just simple truth that work. **what grug do:** - share daily wisdom when sun rise - draw grug dream on wisdom - share with other grug - widget show wisdom on cave - grug work in light and dark cave or give grug shiny color grug not guru. grug just know: small step every day make mountain move. perfect never come. better start with broken stick today than wait for perfect stick tomorrow. wisdom come from real life. fear work love pain growth. grug speak simple but truth hit deep. like "fear just smoke. real but not solid.” and "wanting make poor. grateful make rich." each day different wisdom. truth waiting. grug help see: you already enough. just need pick up one small rock today. app simple like grug brain. open. read wisdom. maybe draw feeling. that all. no login. no cloud. no follow. just you and today truth. remember. tomorrow not here. only today real. grug help make today count. Terms of Service: https://ocho.so/terms Privacy Policy: https://ocho.so/privacy

About

Holofolio

Features
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Holofolio is the modern way to manage your TCG card collection. Works without registration: your data stays on your iPhone or iPad. Snap a photo of any card and the scanner identifies it instantly: set, number, variant, and current Cardmarket value. Organize your collection, track its worth, manage your wishlist. Search any card by name in Italian, English, or Japanese, even by nickname. Terms of Use: https://matteoopc.github.io/holofolio-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://matteoopc.github.io/holofolio-legal/privacy.html

Screenshots

grug4 screens
Holofolio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: grug at none against Holofolio's 2. grug also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Holofolio's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price and ads 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. Holofolio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. grug asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

grug ships an update weekly, Holofolio every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
grug versus Holofolio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametergrugHolofolio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.4K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOchoMatteo Baitelli

In-app purchases

None

grug

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Holofolio

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$8.991 Year

Questions

Is grug free?
grug is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Holofolio free?
Holofolio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do grug or Holofolio have ads?
Neither grug nor Holofolio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, grug or Holofolio?
grug ships an update weekly, and Holofolio every 2 months. Most recently, grug was updated on October 31, 2026 and Holofolio on October 24, 2026.

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