Audifolio vs Folune
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Audifolio
This app provides a dedicated space for reading and listening to books and long-form content. It supports various import formats and offers features like chapter browsing, offline listening, and library organization. Users can also utilize device-installed voices or configure online AI voices for text-to-speech.
- Import PDF, EPUB, MOBI, TXT, Markdown, RTF
- Listen using device or online AI voices
- Distraction-free reading view
- Organize library with shelves and groups
- Offline listening with resumable downloads
- Export content as PDF or EPUB
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Audifolio is a focused reading and listening space for books, stories, and long-form content on iPhone. KEY FEATURES • Paste and edit text, then listen using voices installed on your device. • Import PDF, EPUB, MOBI, TXT, Markdown, and RTF, plus MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, MP4, and MOV media. • Browse by chapter, seek freely, and resume exactly where you stopped reading or listening. • Read ebooks in a distraction-free view with comfortable text size and spacing. • Organize your library and favorites with shelves, groups, and multi-volume collections. • Search the web for audiobooks and text stories when you choose to. • Open YouTube in a visible web player and save playback progress for later. • Download content you have permission to use for offline listening, with progress and resumable downloads. • Save generated audio so you can listen again without processing it again. • Export content you create as PDF or EPUB. VOICES Audifolio supports Apple voices installed on your device at no additional cost. You may optionally configure your own Google Cloud API key or private TTS server for online AI voices. Credentials are stored securely in the device Keychain. PRIVACY AND CONTENT RIGHTS No account is required. Your documents and library remain on your device. Content is sent to an online TTS service only when you explicitly select that service. Only import, download, or use content you have the right to access.
Folune
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Free ebook reader and audiobook player in one calm app. Read EPUB, PDF, MOBI, AZW3, FB2 and DOCX, listen to M4B and MP3, and pick up at the exact line or second you stopped. No ads, no account, no subscription, no trial. Every feature is free; you only pay once if your library outgrows 5 books and 5 audiobooks at a time. READ ANY BOOK FILE • EPUB, PDF, FB2, MOBI, AZW3 (DRM-free), TXT, RTF, DOC and DOCX, including Cyrillic text in any encoding • PDF as text: reflow a PDF to your screen and font; scanned pages are recognised on-device • Pages, or continuous scroll that flows from chapter to chapter • Paper, sepia and dark themes, or your own background and text colours • Bookmarks, highlights, notes and in-book search • Quote cards for posts and Stories; export highlights to Notes, Obsidian or email LISTEN TO AUDIOBOOKS • M4B, MP3, M4A, AAC, and folders or ZIPs of chapter MP3s as one audiobook • Speed from 0.5× to 3×, remembered for each book; time left adjusts to your speed • Skip Silence: finish sooner without a faster voice • Voice Boost: quiet narrators come through clearly in the car or on the street • Chapters, sleep timer with fade-out, CarPlay, lock screen and AirPods controls READ MORE, EVERY DAY • A daily minutes goal with streaks, and a yearly books goal • An activity calendar with a journal for each day • Time spent reading and listening, by week and month • Widgets and Siri Shortcuts to jump straight back in ADD BOOKS YOUR WAY • From Files, or from any app via Share • From your computer over Wi-Fi; audiobook folders arrive whole • Free catalogs: Project Gutenberg, Ukrainian classics from Wikisource, and your own OPDS library such as Calibre, Kavita or COPS • Series stack together on your shelf ALWAYS WITH YOU • Library, progress, bookmarks and notes sync across iPhone and iPad through your private iCloud • A sidebar layout made for iPad • Available in 20 languages PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads, no tracking. Your books stay on your device and in your iCloud. FOLUNE PLUS: ONE PURCHASE, YOURS FOREVER • Unlimited library • Your year in reading: hours, books, days read, best streak No subscription. Family Sharing included. Every purchase supports an independent developer. Folune opens DRM-free files you provide. It does not sell books or remove copy protection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Audifolio at none against Folune's 1. Folune's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Folune sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Audifolio asks for nothing beyond the download.
Audifolio ships an update every 10 days, Folune every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Audifolio | Folune |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chien Tran | Andrii Ihnatiev |
In-app purchases
Audifolio
No in-app purchases
Folune
- Folune Plus$4.99









