Comparison

Kinlo vs Folio

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

Head to head
About

Kinlo

Features
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Kinlo brings your family's everyday life together in one place — clear, shared, and with a good dose of motivation. SHARED CALENDAR Everyone's plans in one spot. See at a glance who has what today — and nothing gets forgotten. TASKS THAT ARE ACTUALLY FUN Share chores across the family, collect points, and keep your streak going. Kids stay motivated with rewards and small wins. SHOPPING & MEAL PLAN Plan the week, turn it into a shopping list automatically, and check things off together — everyone on their own device, always in sync. A FAMILY THAT GROWS TOGETHER Shared quests, a family board, and a weekly recap show what you've accomplished together. BUILT TO BE ACCESSIBLE Kinlo is designed from the ground up for VoiceOver and every family member. Calendar, tasks, and the shopping list are free. Kinlo Premium unlocks meal planning and AI quests. Questions? info@kroegoor.com

About

Folio

Organize anything with customizable digital notebooks. Track finances, habits, books, and more with over 30 templates. Integrates with Siri and VoiceOver for hands-free use.

Highlights
  • Over 30 ready-made templates
  • Customizable fields and statuses
  • Siri and VoiceOver integration
  • Dates, reminders, and recurrence
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • History and archive of completed lists
Features
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Folio turns anything you need to keep track of into a notebook you can actually use: groceries and errands, bills and subscriptions, medication and habits, books to read. Over 30 ready-made templates, each with its own fields, statuses and reminders — and every screen works perfectly with Siri and VoiceOver. READY-MADE TEMPLATES • Finance: Payments, Expenses, Subscriptions, Debt/Credit • Content: To Read, To Watch, To Listen • Special Days & Travel: Birthdays, Places to Go, Packing • Routines: Habits, Chores, Maintenance, Plant Care, Pet Care, Exercise • Processes: Applications, Project Tracking, Awaiting, Orders, Loans • Personal Tracking: Inventory, Meal Plan, Courses, Goals, Attendance, Vaccinations • Shopping, To-Do, and a completely blank notebook to start from scratch HANDS-FREE WITH SIRI • "Add to Folio": Siri asks which notebook and what to add, then keeps going with "Anything else?". • "What's on tomorrow in Folio", "What's next in Folio", "What did I do yesterday in Folio". • "When did I last do it in Folio" — perfect for medication, watering plants or feeding pets. • "Read what's left in Folio": long lists are read five at a time. • Every command is listed in Settings > Siri & Shortcuts > All Siri commands. DESIGN IT YOUR WAY • Customize each notebook's fields, statuses, and order with the Field Designer. • Build your own templates, then use or remove them from the template picker. • Organize notebooks into folders, pin the ones that matter most. DATES, REMINDERS & RECURRENCE • Add a date, time, and reminder to any item. • Set daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or completion-based recurrence rules. • Overdue items automatically surface to the top. FULL VOICEOVER SUPPORT • Folio was designed from day one for VoiceOver users — every screen and action is announced clearly. • Status changes, delete/undo, and list updates are announced instantly. • Haptic and sound feedback are fully customizable in Settings. HISTORY & ARCHIVE • Save a snapshot of completed lists to history and review them anytime. • Deleted notebooks and items wait in Trash for a while before you decide. ICLOUD SYNC, NO ACCOUNT NEEDED • Folio doesn't ask you to create an account — it just uses the iCloud account already on your device. • Your notebooks sync automatically across your devices; nothing is stored on Folio's own servers. Your first 2 notebooks are free forever, fully editable — no payment info, no time limit. Need more? Unlock unlimited notebooks, custom templates, folders, and full JSON backup with monthly, yearly, or one-time Lifetime Folio Pro; plain text and CSV export are always free. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Kinlo4 screens
Folio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kinlo at none against Folio's 3. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Folio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Kinlo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kinlo ships an update every 10 days, Folio weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Kinlo versus Folio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKinloFolio
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKrögoor EntertainmentRECEP GUR

In-app purchases

None

Kinlo

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Folio

Subscriptions2
  • Folio Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Folio Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Folio Pro Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is Kinlo free?
Kinlo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Folio free?
Folio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kinlo or Folio have ads?
Neither Kinlo nor Folio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kinlo or Folio?
Kinlo ships an update every 10 days, and Folio weekly. Most recently, Kinlo was updated on November 5, 2026 and Folio on November 3, 2026.

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