Comparison

Vault Reader vs Folder Tree Exporter

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

Head to head
About

Vault Reader

Access and read your GitHub markdown notes offline. This app renders your repositories with native SwiftUI and offers on-device AI summarization and explanation features. Personalize your reading experience with multiple themes and typography options.

Highlights
  • Offline GitHub repository access
  • Native SwiftUI rendering
  • On-device AI summarization
  • Full-text search
  • Wikilink support
  • Customizable themes and typography
Features
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A calm place to read the GitHub notes you already have. Vault Reader connects to any GitHub repository of markdown files, public or private, and renders it on iPhone as a focused, offline-ready reader. Built for the Obsidian vaults, dev notes, and journals that already live in GitHub. THE READER • Sign in with GitHub. Connect one repository on the free tier; every public or private repo you have access to with Vault Reader Pro. • Sync once, read offline. Every page caches on your iPhone and opens without a signal. • Smart incremental sync. SHA-based diffing only re-downloads files that actually changed, keeping API usage low. • Native SwiftUI rendering for headings, lists, tables, code blocks with syntax highlighting, task lists, blockquotes, and images. • Book-quiet typography: Iowan Old Style for body, Fraunces for display headings. • Full-text search across every cached file in your vault. FOR OBSIDIAN USERS Pairs with the Obsidian Git plugin. Point Vault Reader at the same repository and it picks up: • [[Wikilinks]], resolved locally. Tap to follow; unresolved links stay visible but disabled so nothing is silently broken. • YAML frontmatter, hidden from the rendered page. Tags surface as small chips above the title. • > TLDR: callouts, highlighted as cards so the gist of a note stands out. ON-DEVICE AI (VAULT READER PRO) A floating action button on every page opens a chat powered by Apple Foundation Models, running entirely on your iPhone. No API keys. No cloud inference. Nothing leaves the device. • Summarize the page you're on. • Ask it to explain a passage in simpler terms. • Ask free-form questions across your whole vault. Answers link back to source pages. READING, YOUR WAY • Two themes on the free tier: Plum Codex (light) and Midnight Vault (dark). • Six themes total with Pro: Plum Codex, Sepia Library, Forest Journal, Terracotta Press, Midnight Vault, and Obsidian Codex. • Four body-text sizes and three line-spacing presets with Pro. Dynamic Type respected throughout. PRIVACY BY CONSTRUCTION • Your GitHub token lives in the iOS Keychain. Minner Labs runs no backend and never sees it. • AI runs on-device via Apple Foundation Models. Prompts and answers never leave your iPhone. • Read-only. Vault Reader cannot create, edit, or delete anything in your repositories. • Your Pro subscription restores automatically across devices and reinstalls. PRICING • Free to download and read. One connected repository, two themes, and the core reader are always free. • Vault Reader Pro unlocks on-device AI, unlimited repositories, and the complete theme and typography library. Available as a monthly or annual subscription (with a 7-day free trial on the annual plan), or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://vaultreader.minnerlabs.com/privacy

About

Folder Tree Exporter

Features
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Export any folder structure as a shareable text tree. Choose a folder from Files, generate a clean Markdown tree, then copy or share it anywhere (Notion, Slack, email). Features One-tap folder pick from the Files app Markdown output in a clean code block Copy to clipboard or share as a .md file Works offline (no account) Great for Client deliverables and handoff checklists Project documentation and file inventories Team collaboration and remote workflows

Screenshots

Vault Reader4 screens
Folder Tree Exporter3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Vault Reader at Free against Folder Tree Exporter's $0.99. Folder Tree Exporter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On 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

Vault Reader is free to download; Folder Tree Exporter costs $0.99 up front. Vault Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Folder Tree Exporter asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vault Reader versus Folder Tree Exporter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVault ReaderFolder Tree Exporter
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMinner Labs LLC晨 张

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Vault Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Vault Reader Pro - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Vault Reader Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Vault Reader Pro - Lifetime$39.99
None

Folder Tree Exporter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vault Reader free?
Vault Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Folder Tree Exporter free?
Folder Tree Exporter costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vault Reader or Folder Tree Exporter have ads?
Neither Vault Reader nor Folder Tree Exporter shows ads.

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