Comparison

Elephant Folio vs ClawMobile

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

Head to head
About

Elephant Folio

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
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Elephant Folio is a PDF organizer built for people who read papers. Bring a paper in from Safari, Mail, or anywhere on your device, and Elephant Folio files it for you; based on what's actually inside it, not just the filename. The folders get made. The tags get applied. You keep reading. Rules that organize for you Set a rule once and every matching document gets tagged automatically. Match on filename, file contents, author, and more. You can combine conditions with a simple any/all toggle. Rules run the moment a file arrives, and you can re-run them on any file in your whole library anytime. No more tagging one file at a time. Smart organizing, on by default: When Apple Intelligence is available on one of your devices, Elephant Folio can also read and tag documents on its own. Your documents stay yours: Everything stays on your devices. Nothing is uploaded anywhere. Capture from anywhere: The Share extension works across Safari, Mail, Files, and anything else that can hand off a PDF. Scan a physical page and it's filed before you put your phone down and your rules apply instantly. Search that actually reaches: Not just filenames. Not just folders. Text, tags, and document content, so the thing you're looking for turns up even when you don't remember what you called it. One library across all your devices: iCloud keeps Mac, iPad, and iPhone in sync — down to the exact page you left off on. Files live in your Documents folder and open in any app that reads PDFs. Siri Shortcuts let Elephant Folio fit inside whatever system you've already built for yourself. Import from anywhere (even from the browser on a Windows): As long as you can access your iCloud folder, you can drag your PDF documents to Elephant Folio and they will be imported next time you open the app. No internet? No problem: Elephant Folio is a privacy-centric, offline-first app. Capture, read, tag, and search anywhere. The only network requests this app makes are ones to Apple's servers for iCloud syncing or those to fetch metadata from CrossRef/ArXiv/Pubmed. The elephant never forgets. Now neither do you. By using this app you agree to Apple's standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

ClawMobile

Features
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The future phone should be more than an app launcher. It should be an agentic environment. One agent interface to coordinate mobile actions, evolve with your workflows, and connect socially with other users and agents.

Screenshots

Elephant Folio4 screens
ClawMobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ClawMobile at none against Elephant Folio's 2. ClawMobile also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Elephant Folio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per month. ClawMobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Elephant Folio versus ClawMobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElephant FolioClawMobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB8 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBeroea Tech L.L.CJinheng Li

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Elephant Folio

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$4.001 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime License$55.00
None

ClawMobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elephant Folio free?
Elephant Folio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ClawMobile free?
ClawMobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Elephant Folio or ClawMobile have ads?
Neither Elephant Folio nor ClawMobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Elephant Folio or ClawMobile?
Elephant Folio ships an update every 2 days, and ClawMobile every 2 days. Most recently, Elephant Folio was updated on September 12, 2026 and ClawMobile on September 19, 2026.

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