Comparison

Folio vs Dear Jane

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

Head to head
About

Folio

This app helps you meticulously track your reading progress, manage your book library, and cultivate a consistent reading habit. It allows for detailed logging of quotes, reviews, and reading statistics, offering a private and organized space for bibliophiles.

Highlights
  • Organize books into shelves
  • Save and sync favorite quotes
  • Rate books with quarter-star precision
  • Import from Goodreads/StoryGraph
  • Search, manual entry, or ISBN scan
  • Track pages, minutes, and streaks
  • Set reading goals
Features
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Track the books you read, organize your TBR, and build a bookshelf that feels like yours. Folio brings your library, reading progress, and favorite passages together on iPhone and iPad. • Keep track of what you're reading, what you've finished, and what you want to read next. • Build visual bookshelves: arrange your books, add decorations, and share an image of your shelf. • Add books with search or barcode scanning, or import your library from Goodreads or StoryGraph. • Log reading sessions with a timer and update your progress by page or percentage. • Set reading goals and see your activity in a calendar, with stats and streaks. • Save notes and quotes, rate books, and write reviews. • Connect with other readers when you choose. Follow their shelves and exchange messages with an account. Control who can see your profile and reading activity. Start tracking your books without an account. Folio Plus adds library sync across devices, advanced stats, widgets, Live Activities, extra goals, curated discovery, and more bookshelf customization. No ads. Read at your own pace.

About

Dear Jane

Engage with Jane Austen's world through AITA-style confessions, personality quizzes, and novel knowledge tests. Progress through Meryton society by earning Society Honours for your wit and judgment. This app is crafted for dedicated fans of Jane Austen's literature.

Highlights
  • AITA-style confessions from Austen's world
  • Personality quizzes
  • Novel knowledge tests
  • Progress tracking for scandals and quizzes
  • Society Honours system
  • Debate participation
Features
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For those who know Jane Austen by heart. Read AITA-style confessions from Austen's world, pass judgement, then name the culprit. Discover who you'd be with personality quizzes, test your knowledge of the novels, and weigh in on the debates. As you play, rise from a new arrival in Meryton to an Austen aficionado, tracking your completed scandals, finished quizzes, and Society Honours earned for your judgement, wit, and thorough reading. Made independently by a lifelong Jane Austen fan, for everyone who never quite left Meryton. The assembly awaits!

Screenshots

Folio4 screens
Dear Jane4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dear Jane at none against Folio's 5. Dear Jane also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Folio's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, 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. Folio sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Dear Jane asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dear Jane holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Folio ships an update every 4 days, Dear Jane every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Folio versus Dear Jane: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFolioDear Jane
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB53 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMiguel PachecoFrances Maxwell

Customer experience

Folio

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dear Jane

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Folio

Subscriptions4
  • Folio Plus Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Folio Plus Annual$8.991 Year
  • Folio Plus Annual7 Days trial$8.991 Year
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  • Folio Plus Annual14 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Folio Plus Lifetime$24.99
None

Dear Jane

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Folio free?
Folio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dear Jane free?
Dear Jane is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Folio or Dear Jane?
Dear Jane is rated higher. Folio averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Dear Jane averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Folio or Dear Jane have ads?
Neither Folio nor Dear Jane shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Folio or Dear Jane?
Folio ships an update every 4 days, and Dear Jane every 2 weeks. Most recently, Folio was updated on October 18, 2026 and Dear Jane on October 13, 2026.

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