Comparison

FolioLink vs Bookshare

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

Head to head
About

FolioLink

Features
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FolioLink is the iPhone companion for e-readers running Folio, the open-source firmware for the Xteink X4 Pro. Open the app and everything your reader has collected is already here. READING STATISTICS • Daily goal, streaks and a reading calendar • Weekly charts and reading by time of day • A review card for today, this week, month, year or any period you choose LIBRARY • All books on your reader with their progress • Statuses — want to read, reading, finished — and shelves that sync back to the reader HIGHLIGHTS AND VOCABULARY • Highlights you make on the reader, with chapter, position and your notes • Every word you looked up in the reader's dictionary, with its context • Export highlights to Markdown SLEEP SCREENS • Design dashboard and quote sleep screens and send them to the reader YOUR READER, FROM YOUR PHONE • Send books, web articles and fonts over Wi‑Fi • Change reader settings and save reader screenshots to Photos • Install signed firmware updates, confirmed on the reader itself • Changes made away from the reader wait in a queue and are sent when it connects • Optional background sync over Bluetooth PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no ads, no analytics. FolioLink talks only to your own reader on your local network or over Bluetooth, and pairing with a PIN makes sure nobody else on the network can change it. No reader yet? Tap “Try without a reader” to explore the app with sample books and data. FolioLink requires an e-reader running the Folio firmware (github.com/guloff/folio-firmware). FolioLink is an independent project and is not affiliated with Xteink.

About

Bookshare

Features
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BookShare — кітап оқуды әдетке айналдыратын қосымша. Pomodoro таймері, жеке кітапхана, оқу статистикасы, достармен бірге оқитын виртуалды бөлме және оқырмандар қауымдастығы — бәрі бір жерде. • Таймер: 6 әдемі дизайн, дыбыс пен діріл, интернетсіз де жұмыс істейді • Кітапхана: сөрелер, оқу барысы, бағалау, инсайттар • Бөлме: достарыңмен бірге 3D бөлмеде оқыңыз, чат және музыка • Қауымдастық: достар, топтар, апталық рейтинг, стрик пен жетістіктер

Screenshots

FolioLink4 screens
Bookshare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bookshare at daily against FolioLink's weekly. Bookshare also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

FolioLink ships an update weekly, Bookshare daily. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
FolioLink versus Bookshare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFolioLinkBookshare
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRustam GulovShyngys Hairolla

In-app purchases

None

FolioLink

No in-app purchases

None

Bookshare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FolioLink free?
FolioLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bookshare free?
Bookshare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FolioLink or Bookshare have ads?
Neither FolioLink nor Bookshare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FolioLink or Bookshare?
FolioLink ships an update weekly, and Bookshare daily. Most recently, FolioLink was updated on October 26, 2026 and Bookshare on October 29, 2026.

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