Comparison

Folio vs Secret Notes

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

Head to head
About

Folio

Capture, organize, and secure your thoughts with a beautiful note-taking app. Features include folders, tags, and device synchronization. Keep your private notes safe with passcode and biometric locking.

Highlights
  • Capture notes quickly
  • Organize with folders and tags
  • Lock private notes with passcode/biometrics
  • Sync across all devices
  • Offline note-taking
  • Light and dark mode
Features
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Beautiful notes with folders, tags, locking, and sync across all your devices. Capture in a tap Open the app, tap once, and start writing. Pick a color, format the way you like, and Folio saves automatically. Nothing is ever lost. Organize when you're ready Drop notes into folders. Add tags so you can find things later. Pin the ones that matter most, favorite the ones you keep coming back to. Filter your wall by tag, folder, or color in a single tap. Keep private notes private Lock any note with a 4-digit passcode. Unlock with Face ID, Touch ID, or fingerprint when you need it. Wherever you are Your notes sync across all your devices. Write offline on a flight or in the subway, Folio catches up the moment you're back online. Made to feel good Light and dark mode. Smooth, thoughtful animations. Search that finds what you mean. A trash that holds onto deleted notes for 30 days, just in case.

About

Secret Notes

Features
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Secret Notes - SLOX is a minimal, offline notepad that lets you lock your private notes with a PIN code and device biometrics. KEY FEATURES • Quick note creation with title and body • PIN lock (4-6 digits) - stored as a one-way hash, never the original • Optional Face ID / Touch ID unlock • Auto-lock when the app goes to background • 7 languages: English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), Spanish, Portuguese • Light and dark themes PRIVACY FIRST • No sign-up, no login • All notes stored locally on your device • No cloud sync, no server communication (apart from ads) • If you forget your PIN, notes cannot be recovered - we cannot reverse the local hash For diaries, ideas, passwords hints, anything you want to keep to yourself - Secret Notes - SLOX.

Screenshots

Folio4 screens
Secret Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Secret Notes at 13.0 against Folio's 15.1. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Folio versus Secret Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFolioSecret Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZluck SolutionsSEOKWON YANG

In-app purchases

None

Folio

No in-app purchases

None

Secret Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Folio free?
Folio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Secret Notes free?
Secret Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Folio or Secret Notes have ads?
Both Folio and Secret Notes show ads.

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