Comparison

Folio vs Numina

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

Head to head
About

Folio

Features
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Folio helps you break free from phone addiction by temporarily blocking your most distracting apps so you can focus on the present. Instead of doomscrolling, the app encourages you to use your reclaimed screen time to reflect on your day and build a healthy journaling habit. Take back control of your attention and turn idle moments into meaningful self-discovery.

About

Numina

This app helps you privately journal recurring numbers, signs, and coincidences. It analyzes your entries to reveal personal patterns, streaks, and common associations with moods and locations. Unlock deeper insights and a full history with an optional Pro subscription.

Highlights
  • One-tap logging of numbers and signs
  • Personalized insights and pattern analysis
  • Mapping of sighting locations
  • Private, editable journal history
  • Data export functionality
  • Shareable entry cards
Features
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Numina is a private journal for the patterns you notice but usually forget — the numbers, signs, and small coincidences that catch your attention and then slip away. It works in one tap. When something finds you — 444 on a receipt, 11:11 on the clock, a number that's followed you for years — you log it: the number, how it felt, where you were, and a note in your own words about what was happening. Each entry comes back with a short reflection right away. Then Numina does the part a notebook can't: it reads your own history back to you. Your streak. The numbers you notice most. The moods, times, and places they tend to arrive with. The longer you keep it, the clearer the pattern becomes — and all of it is drawn from what you logged, nothing invented. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Journal in a tap — log any number or sign with a note about what was happening • See your insights — streaks, most-noticed numbers, and the moods, times, and places they cluster around, all computed from your own entries • Map your sightings — see where each one tends to find you • Browse and edit — a private, editable record of your sightings • Export your journal — your data is yours; take it with you anytime • Share an entry — turn a sighting into a card for the people who'd get it NUMINA PRO Unlock a personal reflection that reads across your real logged history — your numbers, moods, places, and notes — and finds the throughline you can't see entry by entry. It sharpens the more you journal. Pro also opens your full history and the pattern view on the map. • Free to start — journaling, notes, insights, and instant meanings are always free • Go Pro monthly, annually (with a 3-day free trial), or once with a lifetime unlock Numina doesn't tell you what your life means. It helps you keep the record — so the pattern can surface on its own. — SUBSCRIPTION — Numina Pro is available as a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. • Monthly — $9.99 / month • Annual — $39.99 / year, with a 3-day free trial • Lifetime — $69.99, one time Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the period ending. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://trynumina.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://trynumina.com/terms

Screenshots

Folio4 screens
Numina4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Folio at every 5 days against Numina's every 3 weeks. Numina's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Folio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and Numina sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Folio ships an update every 5 days, Numina every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Folio versus Numina: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFolioNumina
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRhys DominguezMatchbook Corporation

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Folio

Subscriptions2
  • Folio Weekly Plan$9.997 Days
  • Folio Yearly Plan3 Days trial$49.991 Year
3 purchases

Numina

Subscriptions2
  • Numina Pro (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Numina Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Numina Pro (Lifetime)$69.99

Questions

Is Folio free?
Folio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Numina free?
Numina is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Folio or Numina have ads?
Both Folio and Numina show ads.
Which is updated more often, Folio or Numina?
Folio ships an update every 5 days, and Numina every 3 weeks. Most recently, Folio was updated on October 24, 2026 and Numina on October 15, 2026.

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