Folio Reader vs Origata
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Folio Reader
Organize your reading life by tracking books, saving quotes, and writing personalized reviews. This app provides a private space for your literary journey, syncing your library securely via iCloud.
- Organize books by reading status
- Scan barcodes to add titles
- Extract text from book pages using camera
- Customizable book ratings and reviews
- Share book recommendations
- Private, iCloud-synced library
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A home for the books you read. Folio keeps the books you've read, the passages you saved, and the reviews you wrote. All in one place, and all your own. Your library Every book has its place: Reading, On the Shelf, Finished, or Set Aside. Add a title by searching for it or scanning the barcode, and it shows up with its cover. Open Folio and pick up right where you left off. Quotes and notes Found a line worth keeping? Point your camera at the page and Folio pulls the words off it. Note the page, mark who said it, and the passage joins the rest of what you've collected. Snap the line and keep reading. More than stars Rate the prose, the characters, the pacing, or make up your own categories. Write the kind of review that actually sounds like you, not a row of stars and a shrug. Pass a good book Turn a book into a card worth sending, or share a link that drops it straight into a friend's Folio with one tap. The good ones are meant to travel. Privacy first No social feed, no social anxiety. Your books, quotes, notes, and reviews live on your devices and in your own iCloud, synced privately between them. There's no Folio account, and nothing we can see. You decide what to share, if anything at all. Always yours, always safe Your library syncs through your own iCloud, so it's safe even when your phone isn't. Get a new iPhone or reinstall Folio, and everything's right where you left it. Nothing to set up, nothing to remember. Folio is for readers who'd rather keep their reading close and private.
Origata
This app helps you track your progress with physical books. Scan barcodes to add books to your digital library, log your current page, and share reading milestones. Build a reading habit with daily streaks.
- Physical book progress tracking
- Instant barcode scanner for book addition
- Shareable reading milestones
- Goodreads import
- Daily reading streak counter
- Frictionless page logging
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Never lose your place again. Origata is a minimalist reading tracker designed specifically for physical book lovers. Inspired by the elegant folding motif of traditional bookmarks, Origata removes the digital clutter so you can focus entirely on your reading goals. Say goodbye to dog-eared pages and loose scraps of paper. Seamlessly log your physical book progress, build your personal library, and share your literary milestones with your community. POWERFUL TOOLS FOR PHYSICAL BOOKS: * Instant Barcode Scanner: Build your digital bookshelf instantly by scanning the ISBN barcode on any physical book. * Shareable Milestones: Show off your reading journey! Easily share beautiful progress cards and completed book summaries directly to social media. * Easy Goodreads Import: Bring your entire reading history, custom shelves, and saved books over in seconds. * Streak Counter: Turn reading into a habit with daily streaks. * Frictionless Page Logging: Record your exact physical book page with zero clutter or distraction. Origata offers a clean, distraction-free environment to honor your reading routine. Enjoy core features for free, or unlock the full premium experience with our simple, affordable subscription. Download Origata today and keep your place perfectly. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://origata.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Folio Reader at none against Origata's 3. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Origata sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Folio Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Folio Reader against 5.0 for Origata. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Folio Reader ships an update every 6 days, Origata weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Folio Reader | Origata |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vinner Escobar | Austin Nguyen |
Customer experience
Folio Reader
Origata
In-app purchases
Folio Reader
No in-app purchases
Origata
- Origata Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Origata Pro Annual$29.991 Year
- Origata Pro Lifetime$79.99









