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LitList vs Folio Refresh

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LitList compared with Folio Refresh
DetailLitList logo LitListFolio Refresh logo Folio Refresh
What it doesReading tracker with spice ratings and trope tagging built for romantasy and BookTok readers Duplicate photos, found and cleared safely, on a Mac
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Based inCA IE
Pricing modelNot given Free trial
PricingFree forever: unlimited library, series tracking, reading timer, streaks, journal, quotes, spice ratings, trope tagging, friends, unlimited buddy reads, daily pick, and CSV export. LitList Plus: $5.99/month or $34.99/year for unlimited recommendation batches, mood and spice filters, all stats card t Free to try: scan, review and clean your first 100 photos. After that $14.99 once, no subscription.
Key features
  • 5-pepper spice scale for rating book steaminess
  • 46 tropes searchable across your library
  • Series tracker finds missing books in reading order
  • Track physical books, ebooks and audiobooks together
  • Unlimited buddy reads with spoiler protection
  • Reading journal with mood tracking and quotes
  • Shareable reading stats cards for social media
  • Import libraries from other reading apps via CSV
  • Family profiles to track children's reading
  • Finds identical copies, even renamed ones
  • Detects edited and cropped versions
  • Organizes burst photos by best frame
  • Suggests best photo and explains why
  • Safe deletion with undo capability
  • Converts videos to HEVC and photos to HEIC
  • Scans multiple storage locations simultaneously
  • Touch-screen Mac support
  • On-device processing with no uploads
What makes it different
  • Spice data only from readers, never scraped or AI-generated
  • Private journal entries never used to train AI models
  • Built by a single independent reader-developer in Canada
  • Works with catalogs like Lightroom Classic and Capture One, not just folders
  • Finds edited and cropped versions that byte-for-byte finders miss
  • Free for first 100 photos, then one-time payment with no subscription
  • Everything stays on your Mac with no account or tracking
  • All actions can be undone at any time
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Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)1 no change since last check18 −4 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)42
Citation Flow (Majestic)1516
Referring domains (Majestic)45

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