Comparison

Foliomere vs Suyue

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

Head to head
About

Foliomere

Features
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Ready for iPhone Duo at launch. Optimized for iPad. Foliomere is a private, local-first study reader for the documents and ebooks you already have. Read EPUB, PDF, TXT and Markdown, then turn important ideas into notes you can keep as ordinary Markdown. A workspace that adapts - Unfold iPhone Duo to keep reading and book-scoped notes side by side - Use one focused workspace in partial-fold and compact layouts - Keep your reading position, active workspace and Markdown drafts as the screen changes - Enjoy the same spacious reading and writing workflow on iPad Markdown, inside your reading flow - Read, edit and preview Markdown without switching apps - Use source and preview side by side when space allows - Navigate outlines, find and replace, and apply formatting - Scroll wide code and table blocks within Preview on iOS 18 or later - Keep native source editing, undo, redo and explicit local save Read and keep what matters - Import EPUB, PDF, TXT and Markdown files from Files - Tap or swipe to turn EPUB and TXT pages, or use continuous reading - Adjust text size, line spacing and reading theme - Keep bookmarks and highlights inside each book - Organize only the notes you actively wrote in Study - Save or share active notes as Markdown, including an Obsidian-compatible workflow Foliomere is free to download. Core reading, bookmarks, highlights, written notes and Markdown note export remain free. The one-time, non-consumable Foliomere Pro purchase permanently unlocks advanced Markdown editing, Recall and tags, Study Files and continuous read-aloud. There is no subscription. Readers who originally acquired Foliomere before version 1.1.0 receive Pro automatically. Removing a book deletes its local copy, bookmarks and highlights. Notes you actively wrote remain in Study with source metadata, but can no longer open the removed book. No accounts, ads, behavioral analytics or third-party tracking. Your library stays in the app sandbox by default. External Markdown copies go only to a folder you choose. Study Files is not automatic library or note cloud sync; nothing is uploaded to developer-operated servers. iPhone Duo adaptation requires iOS 27.1. Foliomere continues to support iOS 17 or later; iOS 17 uses the native Markdown preview.

About

Suyue

Features
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Suyue is a local reader. Bring a txt or markdown file, dim the lamp, and let the world grow smaller. Open the app, and you are back on the page you left. Tap the left side for the previous page, the right for the next, the center for type size, spacing, and paper color. • txt and md, with UTF-8 and GBK • Progress stays on this device • Four papers: warm, ivory, green, night • Chapters found on their own • Phone and tablet, with a line that does not run too long For people who want to read in quiet. Uninstalling clears the shelf and progress; your original files stay where they were.

Screenshots

Foliomere4 screens
Suyue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Suyue at none against Foliomere's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Foliomere sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Suyue asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Foliomere versus Suyue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFoliomereSuyue
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer建锐 赵Zhijia Chen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Foliomere

One-time1
  • Foliomere Pro Lifetime$9.99
None

Suyue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Foliomere free?
Foliomere is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Suyue free?
Suyue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Foliomere or Suyue have ads?
Neither Foliomere nor Suyue shows ads.

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