Comparison

Folio, a minimal notebook vs TimelySelf

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

Head to head
About

Folio, a minimal notebook

Features
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Folio is a notes app that refuses to choose between beautiful and capable. On the surface it's a calm, paper-inspired place to write. Underneath is a serious tool: backlinks, smart folders, version history, and biometric locking β€” the kind of power usually reserved for heavier apps. A LOVELY PLACE TO WRITE β€’ Rich text: headings, lists, checklists, highlights, quotes, and code β€’ Inline images and re-editable Apple Pencil sketches β€’ A "/" command menu and Markdown shortcuts ORGANIZED YOUR WAY β€’ Nestable folders and cross-cutting tags β€’ Wiki-style [[links]] with automatic backlinks β€’ Smart folders that save any search as a live view β€’ Ranked search that finds what you mean NEVER LOSE A WORD β€’ Automatic version history with one-tap restore β€’ Pin, archive, and a 30-day recoverable trash β€’ "On This Day" resurfaces past notes MADE YOURS β€’ 9 fully-designed themes β€” Paper, Leather, Blueprint, Terminal, Bauhaus, and more β€’ Adjustable fonts, text size, and light/dark EVERYWHERE β€’ iPhone, iPad, native Mac (with a menu-bar capture popover), and Apple Watch β€’ A Recent Notes widget and Siri Shortcuts β€’ Face ID locking for private notes PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your notes sync through your own iCloud and stay on your devices. No accounts, no ads, no trackers β€” free.

About

TimelySelf

Features
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Working across borders shouldn't require manual timezone math or endless calendar confusion. TimelySelf is a visual workday optimizer and multi-timezone overlap engine designed for remote engineers, freelancers, contractors, and distributed global teams. Instead of basic numeric time converters, TimelySelf provides interactive, flat-design day and night timelines that map multi-client working hours, pinpoint your golden meeting overlap windows across custom split shifts, and effortlessly contextualize scheduled meetings directly in your local time. Key Features: β€’ Interactive Visual Timelines: Instant visual clarity with flat-design celestial daylight, twilight, and night-shift gradients. β€’ Multi-Client Working Hour Mapping: Add clients across any global timezone and visualize their availability against your own schedule. β€’ Split Shift & Custom Hour Support: Set multiple working blocks per day (morning + evening shifts) and instantly calculate shared working hours. β€’ Golden Overlap Engine: Automatically detect and rank the best friction-free meeting windows across all selected timezones. β€’ Meeting Planner & Local Contextualizer: Add meetings with one tap and see exactly where they land across everyone’s local working hours. β€’ Daylight Saving Time (DST) Tracking: Native IANA timezone transition detection alerts you before clock shifts disrupt your team. β€’ Cross-Platform Sync: Securely save your preferences, clients, and meetings for instant access across your devices. Eliminate timezone fatigue and make asynchronous global collaboration seamless with TimelySelf.

Screenshots

Folio, a minimal notebook4 screens
TimelySelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TimelySelf at 15.1 against Folio, a minimal notebook's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Folio, a minimal notebook versus TimelySelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFolio, a minimal notebookTimelySelf
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size7 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPawanpreet SinghNeutron LLC

In-app purchases

None

Folio, a minimal notebook

No in-app purchases

None

TimelySelf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Folio, a minimal notebook free?
Folio, a minimal notebook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimelySelf free?
TimelySelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Folio, a minimal notebook or TimelySelf have ads?
Neither Folio, a minimal notebook nor TimelySelf shows ads.

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