Comparison

ListenHear vs Folio

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

Head to head
About

ListenHear

This app records conversations and uses AI to generate concise, organized notes from important appointments. It helps you remember key details from medical visits, legal consultations, or home meetings, keeping everything accessible for you and your family.

Highlights
  • Record conversations
  • AI-generated summaries
  • Organized notes
  • Family sharing
  • Appointment management
Features
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ListenHear is a simple app that turns important appointments into clear, organized notes you can trust. Whether it’s a doctor visit, a call with your lawyer, or a meeting about your home, ListenHear records the conversation, uses AI to create an easy‑to‑read summary, and keeps everything in one place for you and your family.

About

Folio

Capture, organize, and secure your thoughts with a beautiful note-taking app. Features include folders, tags, and device synchronization. Keep your private notes safe with passcode and biometric locking.

Highlights
  • Capture notes quickly
  • Organize with folders and tags
  • Lock private notes with passcode/biometrics
  • Sync across all devices
  • Offline note-taking
  • Light and dark mode
Features
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Beautiful notes with folders, tags, locking, and sync across all your devices. Capture in a tap Open the app, tap once, and start writing. Pick a color, format the way you like, and Folio saves automatically. Nothing is ever lost. Organize when you're ready Drop notes into folders. Add tags so you can find things later. Pin the ones that matter most, favorite the ones you keep coming back to. Filter your wall by tag, folder, or color in a single tap. Keep private notes private Lock any note with a 4-digit passcode. Unlock with Face ID, Touch ID, or fingerprint when you need it. Wherever you are Your notes sync across all your devices. Write offline on a flight or in the subway, Folio catches up the moment you're back online. Made to feel good Light and dark mode. Smooth, thoughtful animations. Search that finds what you mean. A trash that holds onto deleted notes for 30 days, just in case.

Screenshots

ListenHear3 screens
Folio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ListenHear at 5.0 against Folio's 4.0. Folio's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ListenHear holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ListenHear ships an update monthly, Folio every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
ListenHear versus Folio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListenHearFolio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNoah AmundsonZluck Solutions

Customer experience

ListenHear

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Folio

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ListenHear

No in-app purchases

None

Folio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ListenHear free?
ListenHear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Folio free?
Folio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ListenHear or Folio?
ListenHear is rated higher. ListenHear averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Folio averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ListenHear or Folio have ads?
Neither ListenHear nor Folio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ListenHear or Folio?
ListenHear ships an update monthly, and Folio every 2 days. Most recently, ListenHear was updated on June 1, 2026 and Folio on August 21, 2026.

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