Folio vs Lumi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Folio
This app provides a beautiful and calm space to track your reading habits, set goals, and journal your thoughts. It helps you log reading sessions, organize your book collection, and visualize your reading year with insightful statistics. Enjoy a paper-inspired interface designed for book lovers.
- Log reading sessions (pages, minutes, audiobooks)
- Scan barcodes or search for books
- Organize shelves (reading, finished, TBR)
- Build daily reading streaks
- Set yearly book and daily page goals
- Journal favorite quotes and reflections
- Year-in-review reading statistics
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Folio is the calm, beautiful home for your reading life. Track every book, build a daily reading streak, and watch a year of pages turn into a story worth keeping. Whether you're a one-book-a-month reader or racing through a series, Folio makes the habit feel effortless — and a little bit magical. TRACK WHAT YOU READ • Log reading sessions in seconds — pages, minutes, or audiobooks • Add books instantly by scanning the barcode, or search any title • Organize your shelf: currently reading, finished, and your TBR pile BUILD A READING HABIT • Keep a daily streak going — with freeze protection for the days life gets busy • Set a yearly book goal and a daily page goal that fit your pace • Gentle reminders nudge you back to your book, never nag A JOURNAL FOR YOUR THOUGHTS • Save favorite quotes and reflections as you read • Turn any quote into a beautiful shareable card • Look back on what moved you, book by book YOUR YEAR IN BOOKS • Folio Wrapped turns your reading into stunning year-in-review stats • See pages read, reading days, your busiest months, and more • A reading heatmap that fills in as your year unfolds BEAUTIFUL BY DESIGN • A warm, paper-inspired interface made for book lovers • Full dark mode for late-night chapters • Your real book covers, everywhere you look YOUR DATA IS YOURS • Export your full library and reading history anytime — free, no lock-in • Import a backup to move or restore your shelf • Optional sign-in to sync across devices FOLIO+ Go further with Folio+: • Unlimited books on your shelf • Pace & finish-date projections — know when you'll turn the last page • Deeper Wrapped insights into your reading life Try Folio+ free for 3 days, then $4.99/month or $39.99/year (save ~33%). Start free and upgrade anytime. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Happy reading. — Questions or ideas? We read every one — reach us right inside the app under Settings. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Lumi
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Meet Lumi, a calm and private home for your reading life. Keep track of the books you want to read, follow your current progress, record focused reading sessions, save meaningful quotes, and see how your reading develops over time. No social feed. No public profile. No pressure. Just you, your books, and Lumi—the friendly reading ghost keeping your place. KEEP YOUR LIBRARY ORGANIZED Add books by searching online, scanning their barcode, or entering them manually. Organize books as: • To Read • Reading • Finished • Did Not Finish Track physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks in one personal library. TRACK EVERY READING SESSION Start a reading timer whenever you pick up a book. Lumi records how long you read and lets you update your pages, percentage, or audiobook position when you finish. Pause, resume, or end your session directly from your Lock Screen with Live Activities. YOUR CURRENT BOOK, ALWAYS CLOSE Keep your current read visible with beautiful Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. Depending on your widget, you can: • See your current book and progress • Start a reading session • Log pages quickly • Follow your daily reading goal • Display a favorite quote SAVE QUOTES WORTH REMEMBERING Collect quotes and highlights from every book you read. Add the page, chapter, or audiobook timestamp, mark favorites, and revisit them whenever you need a little inspiration. UNDERSTAND YOUR READING See useful insights without turning reading into a competition. Explore: • Books finished • Pages and minutes read • Current and longest streaks • Monthly reading activity • Favorite genres • Reading formats • Yearly goal progress FIND YOUR NEXT BOOK Lumi creates simple, explainable recommendations based on the authors and genres you already enjoy. Discover: • More from authors you love • Books related to your favorite genres • Suggestions from your own To Read list • Trending books and new releases TRACK REREADS PROPERLY Reading a favorite again? Start a new reading attempt while preserving your original dates, sessions, and statistics. Every read gets its own history. IMPORT YOUR EXISTING LIBRARY Bring your books with you by importing a Goodreads or StoryGraph CSV file. You can also export your entire Lumi library, reading history, and quotes whenever you choose. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Lumi requires no account. Your library is stored locally on your device. Lumi Pro users can optionally keep their data synchronized privately through iCloud. Your reading activity is never public. START FOR FREE Use Lumi free with up to 10 books, reading sessions, progress tracking, online search, barcode scanning, basic widgets, quotes, recommendations, and reading insights. Lumi Pro unlocks: • Unlimited books, quotes, and tags • All Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Interactive progress widgets • Live Activities • Private iCloud synchronization • Full reading insights • Complete personalized recommendations • Goodreads and StoryGraph imports • Additional themes and customization Your books deserve a quiet place of their own. Welcome to Lumi. --- Privacy Policy: https://www.ivantrj.com/app-privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Folio at 15.5 against Lumi's 17.0. 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
Both are free to download. Folio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Lumi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Folio | Lumi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Daily |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dylan Ezzell | Ivan Trajanovski |
In-app purchases
Folio
- Folio+ Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Folio+ Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
Lumi
- Lumi Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
- Lumi Pro Yearly$29.991 Year









