Folio: Read the Classics
Read classics in the original
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
A prep course, not just a reader. Pre-study the words that cover 95% of a classic, then read the unabridged original with tap-to-translate and audio. Start free.
Folio gets you to actually finish an English classic — in the original, cover to cover.
Most reading apps drop you into a hard text and hope you cope. Folio is different: it's a prep course, not just a reader. Before you read, you pre-study the ~600 words that cover 95% of that specific book — plus its key grammar, idioms, and character names — using spaced repetition with self-rated confidence. Once your "reading power" is high enough, you read the unabridged original with a tap-to-translate dictionary and LibriVox audiobook narration.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Pre-study the book. Spaced-repetition flashcards for the vocabulary, grammar, idioms, and names that unlock the text — chapter by chapter. Folio catches the words you only think you know.
2. Watch your reading power rise. A per-chapter gauge fills as you study, rewarding real recall.
3. Read the original. The full, unabridged text with tap-to-translate and audio. Finish it and earn a completion card.
IN YOUR LANGUAGE
The texts stay in English. Definitions, notes, and example translations appear in your language: Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, or French.
THE LIBRARY
A growing library of public-domain classics — start free with Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, then unlock the full collection.
HONEST BY DESIGN
- No account, no sign-in. Everything is stored on your device.
- No ads, no tracking.
- Book texts from Project Gutenberg and Standard Ebooks; narration from LibriVox — all public domain.
Start free, and read your first classic to the very last page.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://readfolio.co/terms
Privacy Policy: https://readfolio.co/privacy
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- Your reading and study history no longer fades over time.
- You can now restore your history from an exported backup — handy when switching devices.
The developer, Tetsuhiro Nomura, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Tetsuhiro Nomura
- Size
- 10.3 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- Japanese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Folio — Yearly $29.99
- Folio — Monthly $4.99
- Lifetime — Full Library $49.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Tetsuhiro Nomura