Folio vs Notes Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Folio
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Folio brings your calendar and your meeting notes together in one app. Open Folio and you see your day: your meetings, synced from your calendar, each one ready for notes. Tap a meeting, start writing. No folders to organise, no hunting for that thing you wrote three Tuesdays ago โ every note lives with the meeting it came from. TYPE OR DRAW โข Type your notes, or draw and handwrite them โ beautifully at home with Apple Pencil on iPad โข Choose paper styles that suit the way you take notes โข Organise notes into notebooks when you want structure LET AI DO THE BORING PART Powered by Apple Intelligence, entirely on your device: โข Summaries โ the TL;DR of any meeting in seconds โข Meeting minutes โ decisions and actions, properly formatted โข Follow-up emails โ a ready-to-send recap drafted from your notes โข Action items โ captured automatically the moment you stop writing YOUR NOTES FOLLOW YOU โข iCloud sync keeps iPhone and iPad in step โ through your own private iCloud, never our servers โข Export action items to Apple Reminders โข Search everything, instantly PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your notes never leave your devices. AI runs on-device with Apple Intelligence โ nothing is sent to the cloud for processing, and we collect no data at all. ONE PRICE, NO SUBSCRIPTION Try everything free for 14 days, then a single one-time purchase of $5.99 unlocks Folio forever. No subscription, ever. AI features require Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro or later, or iPad with M1 or later). Note-taking works on any supported device.
Notes Manager
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Notes Manager is your all-in-one companion for taking notes, managing finances, and saving your favorite websites. Features -Save notes and memos -Save website links for quick access -Built-in finance calculator -Your data stays on your device -Fast and easy to use -Organize your information
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notes Manager at none against Folio's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Folio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Notes Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.
Folio ships an update daily, Notes Manager every 2 days. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Folio | Notes Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily โ better | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 โ better | 26.5 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ARUBAI ARAIN | Thieu Nguyen |
In-app purchases
Folio
- Folio Full Access$5.99
Notes Manager
No in-app purchases








