Comparison

Folio vs COOLDOWN

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

Head to head
About

Folio

Features
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The journal for an overthinking mind. Folio is for the 11pm brain that won't shut off. Open it, dump what's in your head, and let the page do the rest โ€” a thoughtful prompt is always waiting, so you never face a blank page. WRITE WITHOUT PRESSURE - A prompt every time you open - Warm dark theme, serif type โ€” feels like a real journal - Rich text, photos, checklists โ€” auto-saves as you type - Daily reminder at a time you choose KEEP COMING BACK - Writing streak with gentle weekly forgiveness - Mood tracking + a daily quote on home - Weather, location, and music tag each entry automatically - Word-cloud insights show the themes you return to PRIVATE BY DEFAULT - No account, ever โ€” everything stays on your iPhone - Lock with Face ID โ€” zero ads, zero tracking - Export to PDF or Markdown anytime FOLIO PRO Unlock writing tools, document scanner, voice memos, Apple Pencil sketch, multi-photo entries, and custom templates. Seven-day free trial โ€” monthly, yearly, or lifetime. Most journal apps assume you know what to write. Folio assumes you don't โ€” and that's the point. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://hellosuongtran.github.io/folio-legal/privacy.html

About

COOLDOWN

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A little room for you. COOLDOWN gives the things you want a place to wait. Save a product, choose a pause, and come back when you are ready to decide. SAVE WHAT CATCHES YOUR EYE Share a product link from a website or shopping app, or paste it into COOLDOWN. Review the name, photo, price and shop before saving. Edit any missing or incorrect details yourself; some websites limit what can be fetched. GIVE IT A LITTLE TIME Choose your own cooling period and watch the countdown in your collection or widgets. Optional reminders let you know when a pause ends. You can also opt into one gentle reminder after three days away. TAKE A SECOND LOOK Start with your original reason, rate how much you want it now, and reveal the photo when you choose. Buy it, let it go, or give it more time. Nothing makes a purchase or decision for you. EXPLORE MORE PERSPECTIVES WITH PLUS Try the Life helps you test the need behind a purchase with an editable activity and a reflection. One purpose, one choice brings alternatives together. Temptation memory and transparent pause suggestions help you notice patterns. Worth Keeping collects purchases you explicitly say you are happy with. Create a designed Unbought Receipt with separate currency totals and a redaction preview. THINK TOGETHER Plus includes private household sharing through iCloud. Choose which details to share and invite someone you trust. Their perspective stays separate from your own decision. YOUR COLLECTION, YOUR CHOICE Use COOLDOWN locally or turn on optional personal iCloud sync. Personal sync remains free. Sky-and-chrome widgets show your cooling collection and the next countdown. Start with five items free in total. Deleting or archiving does not reset that allowance. COOLDOWN Plus offers monthly and yearly auto-renewing subscriptions for unlimited new items and the features above. Your saved items and decisions remain accessible when Plus ends. Prices are shown by Apple for your region. Manage or cancel in your App Store subscriptions. Privacy: https://cooldown-pause.expo.app/privacy.html Terms: https://cooldown-pause.expo.app/terms.html

Screenshots

Folio4 screens
COOLDOWN4 screens

Verdict

The call

Folio and COOLDOWN are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Folio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and COOLDOWN sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Folio versus COOLDOWN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFolioCOOLDOWN
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size15 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnh Ngoc LeMax Williams Ehie Boko

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Folio

Subscriptions2
  • Folio Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Folio Pro Lifetime7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Folio Pro$99.99
2 purchases

COOLDOWN

Subscriptions2
  • COOLDOWN Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
  • COOLDOWN Plus Yearly$11.991 Year

Questions

Is Folio free?
Folio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is COOLDOWN free?
COOLDOWN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Folio or COOLDOWN have ads?
Neither Folio nor COOLDOWN shows ads.

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