# Elephant Folio vs Blackmount

The clearest difference is update cadence: Elephant Folio at every 2 days against Blackmount's fortnightly. Elephant Folio also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Blackmount's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Elephant Folio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per month and Blackmount sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Elephant Folio against 5.0 for Blackmount. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Elephant Folio ships an update every 2 days, Blackmount fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Elephant Folio | Blackmount |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/elephant-folio-pdf-library/id6758025984/reviews) | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blackmount/id6759819601/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **3** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 2 days** | Fortnightly |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Size | 95 MB | 14 MB |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | **17.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Beroea Tech L.L.C](https://appshunter.io/developer/672562554) | [Blackmount.ai Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1880923905) |

## What reviewers say

### Elephant Folio

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/elephant-folio-pdf-library/id6758025984)

This app automatically organizes your PDF documents using on-device AI. It intelligently files, tags, and categorizes PDFs from various sources, making them easily searchable. Your documents remain private and accessible across all your Apple devices.

**Highlights:** On-device AI for automatic filing, Intelligent tagging and categorization, Cross-device library sync via iCloud, Capture PDFs from Safari, Mail, and camera, Full-text search including document content, Offline-first functionality, Siri Shortcuts integration

**Features:** Safari Extension, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Subscription | $4.00 | per month |
| Yearly Subscription | $25.00 | per year |
| Lifetime License | $55.00 | one-time |


### Blackmount

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blackmount/id6759819601)

Capture and organize AI conversations, browser sessions, bookmarks, voice notes, and research. Search your saved content or ask AI questions across it, with source citations. Resume your work seamlessly across devices.

**Highlights:** Save and search AI conversations, Capture browser tabs and sessions, Organize bookmarks and research, Record and transcribe voice notes, Ask AI questions across saved content, Resume work across devices, Source citations for AI answers

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Safari Extension, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blackmount Pro | $1.99 | per month |
| AI Credit | $0.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Elephant Folio free?

Elephant Folio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Blackmount free?

Blackmount is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Elephant Folio or Blackmount?

Elephant Folio and Blackmount are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.

### Do Elephant Folio or Blackmount have ads?

Neither Elephant Folio nor Blackmount shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Elephant Folio or Blackmount?

Elephant Folio ships an update every 2 days, and Blackmount fortnightly. Most recently, Elephant Folio was updated on October 24, 2026 and Blackmount on October 17, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*