Elephant Folio vs Typtic Typst Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Typtic Typst Editor
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Typtic is a free, collaborative Typst Editor for your iOS device. It allows you to create and manage Typst projects directly on your iOS device and generate a PDF offline (enabled by default) or online (by using Verbosus). This software is provided "as is" without warranties or conditions of any kind, either expressed or implied. Features: * Use Typst to generate a PDF * Offline compilation (enabled by default) * Git integration (Local Mode) * iCloud integration (Local Mode) * Automatic Dropbox synchronization (Local Mode) * Automatic Box synchronization (Local Mode) * AI assistant (available in supported regions) * Zotero integration (Local Mode) * Mendeley integration (Local Mode) * 2 Modes: Local Mode (stores projects on your device) and Cloud Mode (synchronizes your projects with Verbosus) * No account needed (Local Mode) * Syntax highlighting * Hotkeys (see below, can be changed) * Two factor authentication (Cloud Mode, in combination with Copiosus) * Autosave (Local Mode) * No ads Additional features in Typtic Pro: * Unlimited number of projects (Local Mode) * Unlimited number of documents (Local Mode) * Unlimited number of projects (Cloud Mode) * Unlimited number of documents (Cloud Mode) Limitations in free Typtic version: * Max. number of projects (Local Mode): 2 * Max. number of documents per project (Local Mode): 2 * Max. number of files to upload per project (Local Mode): 2 * Max. number of projects (Cloud Mode): 2 * Max. number of documents per project (Cloud Mode): 2 Import or export existing projects (Local Mode): * Git integration lets you create a new or clone an existing repository. * Automatic Dropbox or Box synchronization (App -> Link to Dropbox or Box). Synchronization is done once a minute. If you experience any performance issues while using the editor please try * to disable syntax highlighting and line numbers * to split up your project into multiple .typ files Hotkeys in editor: ctrl+,: Settings ctrl+s: Save ctrl+g: Generate PDF ctrl+f: Find and replace ctrl+p: Toggle preview ctrl+n: New document ctrl+d: Delete document ctrl+.: Next document Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Elephant Folio at every 2 days against Typtic Typst Editor's every 3 weeks. Typtic Typst Editor's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Elephant Folio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per month and Typtic Typst Editor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Elephant Folio ships an update every 2 days, Typtic Typst Editor every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elephant Folio | Typtic Typst Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beroea Tech L.L.C | Verbosus.com |
In-app purchases
Elephant Folio
- Monthly Subscription$4.001 Month
- Yearly Subscription$25.001 Year
- Lifetime License$55.00
Typtic Typst Editor
- Upgrade: Subscription$3.991 Month
- Upgrade: Forever$8.99
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