Comparison

Folio vs Nōvele

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

Head to head
About

Folio

Organize your reading life by tracking books, building virtual bookshelves, and logging reading sessions. Set goals, save notes, and connect with other readers. Offers cloud sync and advanced stats with an optional subscription.

Highlights
  • Track reading progress
  • Organize TBR lists
  • Build visual bookshelves
  • Log reading sessions with timer
  • Set reading goals and streaks
  • Save notes and quotes
  • Import from Goodreads/StoryGraph
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 cloud sync and backup, advanced reading stats, and premium bookshelf styles, decorations, and backgrounds. No ads. Read at your own pace. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Nōvele

Discover your next favorite book based on your mood, genres, and tropes. Organize your reading list with detailed filters and keep a personal journal of your reading experiences, emotions, and favorite elements. Import your existing library to seamlessly track your reading journey.

Highlights
  • Personalized book discovery by mood and genre
  • Organized TBR with detailed filters
  • Reading journal for emotions and thoughts
  • Detailed trope and spice level information
  • Import existing reading libraries
  • Track reading experience and favorite elements
Features
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Meet Nōvele, the reading companion designed to make choosing, tracking and remembering your books feel personal again. Your reading life is about more than ratings and numbers. Nōvele helps you discover books based on what you actually feel like reading, organize your ever-growing TBR, and keep a personal record of the stories that stayed with you. DISCOVER YOUR NEXT READ Find books based on your tastes, favourite genres, tropes, mood and more. The more you use Nōvele, the more your reading experience becomes your own. BUILD A TBR THAT ACTUALLY HELPS Save the books you want to read and filter your TBR by genre, tropes, reading mood, emotions, trigger warnings and spice level, so you can find the right book for right now. KEEP A READING JOURNAL Remember more than what you read. Record your rating, emotions, thoughts, favourite elements and personal reading experience for every book. KNOW BEFORE YOU READ Explore tropes, trigger warnings and Nōvele’s detailed spice scale, including half-levels, because sometimes the difference between Flirty and Heated matters. BRING YOUR READING HISTORY WITH YOU Import your existing reading library so you don’t have to start your reading journey from scratch. Whether you read two books a year or two books a week, Nōvele gives you one place to discover what’s next and remember what came before. Read what feels right. Remember what mattered. Terms and conditions https://www.novele.ca/terms

Screenshots

Folio4 screens
Nōvele4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Folio at every 4 days against Nōvele's every 3 weeks. On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Nōvele sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Folio ships an update every 4 days, Nōvele every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Folio versus Nōvele: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFolioNōvele
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size176 MB39 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMiguel PachecoNovele Inc

Customer experience

Folio

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Nōvele

Written reviews6 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
2 purchases

Nōvele

Subscriptions2
  • Mensuel$6.991 Month
  • Yearly$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Folio free?
Folio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nōvele free?
Nōvele is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Folio or Nōvele have ads?
Neither Folio nor Nōvele shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Folio or Nōvele?
Folio ships an update every 4 days, and Nōvele every 3 weeks. Most recently, Folio was updated on November 7, 2026 and Nōvele on November 8, 2026.

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