Comparison

Habitile vs Folio

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

Head to head
About

Habitile

Features
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Habitile is a habit tracking app that visualizes your routines through colorful tiles. Display your habits — reading, exercise, meditation, and more — in a clean tile layout. Tap a tile to start tracking time or log a completion. Look back on your progress with colored calendar dots, and feel your growth through statistical graphs. Key Features ・Three habit types: timer-based, check-based, and count-based ・Multiple notifications per habit (with day-of-week settings) ・Calendar view for at-a-glance achievement tracking ・Statistics graphs for daily, weekly, and monthly analysis ・Ranking feature to keep you motivated ・iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad (free and optional) ・Home Screen widget for today's progress ・Backup and restore for safe data management ・Premium plan with no ads (one-time purchase, no feature limits)

About

Folio

Features
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Folio is a home for your notes, todos, and files on iPhone and Mac. Capture a thought in seconds, plan your next project, or keep a travel checklist close at hand. On iPhone, pin a note to your Lock Screen so it's there when you need it. CAPTURE AND WRITE • Jot down a note with the quick-add bar • Write with Markdown, headings, checklists, quotes, and text colors • Add code blocks with syntax highlighting and preserved indentation • Tidy JSON with Format JSON without changing its values • Attach photos, files, and map locations to your notes • Save your current place as a note with the Save This Place shortcut • Create unlimited notes for free • Choose Light, Dark, or System appearance in Settings TURN PLANS INTO TODOS • Keep standalone todos beside your notes • Break a task into subtasks and check them off one by one • Set due dates and optional notifications • Add Markdown details for instructions, links, and context MAKE ROOM ON MAC • Keep folders, your note list, and the editor in view together • Resize the panes to fit your workspace • Start a note with Command-N • Continue across iPhone and Mac with iCloud sync in Folio Pro FOLIO PRO • Organize notes and files in folders • Keep notes, todos, and folder files current with iCloud sync • Improve your writing with on-device AI Enhance • Pin more notes to your iPhone Lock Screen • One-time purchase. No subscription. KEEP THE IMPORTANT THINGS CLOSE • Pin one note to your iPhone Lock Screen for free • Set reminders on individual notes • Share a note with the people you invite • Export a note or a collection as text, Markdown, PDF, or CSV • Restore deleted notes from Trash • Keep related files together in a folder • Require Face ID or Touch ID to open protected folder files on supported devices PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No ads. Folio doesn't collect the content of your notes, todos, photos, files, or saved places. Your content stays on your device, in your own iCloud with Folio Pro, or with people you choose to share a note with. AI Enhance runs on your device using Apple Intelligence. Folio does not send your writing to an AI server. Apple Intelligence requires a supported device and must be enabled and available. Anonymous usage analytics help us improve Folio. They're on by default and include app opens, feature usage, and error codes, never your content. Turn them off in Settings to stop collection and delete the analytics already collected from your install.

Screenshots

Habitile4 screens
Folio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Folio at none against Habitile's shown. Folio also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). Habitile's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Habitile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Folio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Habitile ships an update every 5 days, Folio every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Habitile versus Folio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHabitileFolio
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Mac
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSyunya SaruwatariTom Weiss

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Habitile

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$5.99
1 purchases

Folio

One-time1
  • Folio Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Habitile free?
Habitile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Folio free?
Folio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Habitile or Folio have ads?
Habitile shows ads; Folio does not.
Which is updated more often, Habitile or Folio?
Habitile ships an update every 5 days, and Folio every 2 days. Most recently, Habitile was updated on October 25, 2026 and Folio on October 24, 2026.

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