Comparison

Pellet vs Folio

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

Head to head
About

Pellet

Organize notes, tasks, and projects using plain markdown files. Features include a live preview editor, wiki-style linking, task management with Kanban boards, and calendar integration. Supports offline use, handwriting, voice notes, and user-controlled syncing.

Highlights
  • Plain markdown notes
  • Live preview editor
  • Wiki-style linking
  • Task management with Kanban
  • Calendar integration
  • Handwriting and voice notes
  • User-controlled sync
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Pellet keeps your notes as plain markdown files in a folder you own. No account, no server, no proprietary format — open the same folder in any other editor and everything is still there. AN EDITOR THAT STAYS OUT OF THE WAY Write in markdown with live preview, wiki-style links between notes, backlinks, tags and full-text search. Your vault is just files, so nothing is trapped behind an export button. A TASK MANAGER THAT LIVES IN YOUR NOTES Tasks are ordinary markdown files with front matter, so a task can be a note and a note can be a task. Due dates, recurrence, subtasks, checklists and kanban boards — all reading from the same folder. CALENDAR ALONGSIDE YOUR WORK See your day next to your notes. Connect Google Calendar or your existing calendar accounts, or work entirely offline with dated notes. CANVAS, HANDWRITING AND VOICE Sketch on an infinite canvas, write by hand with Apple Pencil, and record voice notes. Handwriting and recordings can be turned into searchable text so they join the rest of your vault instead of sitting in a corner. SYNC YOU CONTROL Sync between your devices is end-to-end encrypted and runs through a relay you choose or host yourself. There is no Pellet account and no Pellet server holding your notes. WORKS OFFLINE, ALWAYS Everything works with no network. Nothing is fetched to open a note, and nothing phones home. Pellet reads and writes ordinary markdown, so it fits alongside whatever else you already use.

About

Folio

Features
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Folio is a personal workspace for the things you want to remember, make, and get done. CAPTURE YOUR THOUGHTS Write notes, organize them into notebooks, pin favorites, and build checklists. KEEP DOCUMENTS CLOSE Scan documents into editable text while keeping the original attached. Read PDFs, highlight passages, and keep linked notes alongside the source. MAKE ROOM TO DRAW Sketch on a canvas, choose colors and drawing tools, and export your work. PLAN YOUR EVERYDAY Organize tasks, keep shopping lists with totals, and collect useful information in your workspace. YOUR PERSONAL WORKSPACE Folio stores your content locally and requires no account. Export and share a copy when you choose. Optional calendar, map, and reminder features use Apple system services.

Screenshots

Pellet4 screens
Folio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Folio at daily against Pellet's every 2 weeks. Pellet's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pellet ships an update every 2 weeks, Folio daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pellet versus Folio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPelletFolio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBuildraai LLCNagarjuna Reddy Bhimavarapu

In-app purchases

None

Pellet

No in-app purchases

None

Folio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pellet free?
Pellet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Folio free?
Folio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pellet or Folio have ads?
Neither Pellet nor Folio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pellet or Folio?
Pellet ships an update every 2 weeks, and Folio daily. Most recently, Pellet was updated on November 6, 2026 and Folio on October 31, 2026.

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