Folio vs Notes Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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 — every note lives with the meeting it came from. TYPE OR DRAW • Type your notes, or draw and handwrite them — beautifully at home with Apple Pencil on iPad • Choose paper styles that suit the way you take notes • Organise notes into notebooks when you want structure LET AI DO THE BORING PART Powered by Apple Intelligence, entirely on your device: • Summaries — the TL;DR of any meeting in seconds • Meeting minutes — decisions and actions, properly formatted • Follow-up emails — a ready-to-send recap drafted from your notes • Action items — captured automatically the moment you stop writing YOUR NOTES FOLLOW YOU • iCloud sync keeps iPhone and iPad in step — through your own private iCloud, never our servers • Export action items to Apple Reminders • Search everything, instantly PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your notes never leave your devices. AI runs on-device with Apple Intelligence — 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
This app helps you organize your thoughts, finances, and web links in one place. It offers a simple interface for saving notes, memos, and website shortcuts. A built-in calculator assists with financial tasks, keeping all your data securely on your device.
- Save notes and memos
- Save website links
- Built-in finance calculator
- Data stays on device
- Fast and easy to use
- Organize information
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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.
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 1 one-off in-app purchase. Notes Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.
Folio ships an update daily, Notes Manager every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Folio | Notes Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — 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









