Folio vs Deserved
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Folio
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Every PDF tool you need — and not one byte of your document ever leaves your device. Online PDF tools are convenient until you read the fine print. Your contract, your payslip, your client's financial statement — uploaded to a server you don't control, retained for purposes you didn't agree to, mined for data you didn't consent to share. Folio makes that trade-off unnecessary. Folio is a full-featured PDF toolkit that runs entirely on your iPhone and iPad. No network connection. No account. No cloud sync. No analytics. Your files go in, your files come out — nothing in between. WHAT YOU CAN DO Organise — Merge multiple PDFs into one document — Split a PDF into separate files by page range — Reorder, rotate, or delete individual pages Reduce & Prepare — Compress PDFs to shrink file size without rebuilding content — Add watermarks or page numbers — Flatten form fields and annotations into a fixed document Convert (best-effort, on-device) — PDF to images: export pages as JPG or PNG — Images to PDF: combine photos into a single document — PDF to Word, Excel, or PowerPoint — conversion is handled entirely on-device using Apple's document frameworks; complex layouts may not reproduce with pixel-perfect fidelity, but no file is ever sent to a remote service to achieve it Protect — Password-protect a PDF with your chosen password — Remove password protection from a document you own Fill & Sign — Fill text fields in PDFs — Add your signature to any document Extract & Search — OCR: turn a scanned or photographed document into searchable, selectable text using Apple's on-device Vision framework — Extract all text from a PDF for copying or reference ZERO NETWORK DESIGN Folio ships with no networking capability. It cannot phone home. It cannot upload a file even if it wanted to. Every operation — compression, conversion, OCR, signing — runs on your device's own processor using Apple's built-in frameworks. This is not a marketing claim; it is a technical constraint we built in by design. This matters most when you are handling documents that should never leave your hands: NDAs, medical records, legal filings, HR documents, financial statements, tax returns. NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED Open the app. Use every feature. Close the app. No sign-up screen. No email address. No subscription prompt. No paywall on any v1.0 feature. BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO HANDLE SENSITIVE DOCUMENTS Folio is built for lawyers, accountants, HR professionals, and anyone else who regularly works with documents that are nobody else's business — and for anyone who is simply tired of feeding their files to free websites that profit from what they read. Your documents are yours. Folio keeps them that way.
Deserved
This app helps you build positive habits by turning daily actions into points, which can then be redeemed for rewards you've set. You define the value of your actions and the cost of your rewards, creating a personalized system for motivation and self-improvement.
- Create custom actions and habits
- Assign point values to tasks
- Set point costs for desired rewards
- Track progress and earn points
- Redeem points for self-defined rewards
- Premium features for advanced tracking
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You know what you should do. Deserved makes you want to do it. Deserved turns your daily actions into points, and your points into rewards you've genuinely earned. Make your bed, hit the gym, finish that deep work session: every action pays out the points you decided it's worth. Then spend them on the things you love, guilt-free. A fancy coffee. A movie night. That weekend getaway you keep putting off. You set the economy. You do the work. You earn the reward. HOW IT WORKS • Create actions - one-time tasks or repeating habits - and give each a point value • Check them off and watch your balance grow • Create rewards and set their price in points • Save up, treat yourself, and see exactly which accomplishments paid for it WHY IT WORKS Rewards feel better when they're earned. Deserved adds just enough payoff to your chores - and just enough friction to your treats - to keep you motivated without guilt or shame. Miss a day? Nothing bad happens. Points never expire, and nothing ever counts against you. DESERVED PREMIUM Go further with Habit Boosts, weekly & monthly schedules, bonus tasks, unlimited categories, flexible ±30-minute reminders, and advanced insights - activity heatmap, trends, and category breakdowns. Try Premium free for 1 month. Cancel anytime; your data is always yours, subscribed or not. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dbieber6.github.io/deserved/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Folio at none against Deserved's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Deserved sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Folio asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Folio | Deserved |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vuyo Nkadimeng | David Bieber |
In-app purchases
Folio
No in-app purchases
Deserved
- Monthly Plan1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- Annual Plan1 Month trial$39.991 Year









