Lookmark vs Buchen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lookmark
Save apps, movies, music, and books from iTunes to a personal wishlist. Get notified when content is available on Wi-Fi to save data. A premium subscription offers price change alerts and app update notifications.
- Bookmark iTunes content
- Save apps, movies, music, books
- Share extension integration
- Wi-Fi availability notifications
- Price change alerts (Plus)
- App update notifications (Plus)
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Lookmark is a smart way to bookmark iTunes content. Apps, movies, music, books and more - all can be bookmarked from your phone or computer. Use the Lookmark share extension in Safari or other apps such as the App Store. SAVE DATA! Don’t waste your data by downloading iTunes content over a cellular network. Lookmark notifies you when Wi-Fi is available. LOOKMARK PLUS With a Lookmark Plus subscription you can be notified of prices changes for all content and app updates in the App Store or the Mac App Store. Terms of Service: https://lookmark.io/terms
Buchen
Manage your web links with this bookmark organizer. Tag, sort into folders, and add notes to your saved sites. Import/export bookmarks and access them via widgets or share sheets.
- Tagging and folder organization
- Bookmark pinning
- Add notes to bookmarks
- Import/export bookmarks (JSON, HTML)
- Share sheet integration
- QR code generation
- App styling and widgets
- Biometric app lock
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Buchen (pronounced like bookin’) is a simple bookmark manger that allows you to manage your bookmarks for multiple browsers, tags, and folders. Some of the feature of the app include: - Tag your bookmarks with an interface that allows you to easily add new tags and suggest existing ones. - Organise your bookmarks in folders. Folders can have as many sub-folders as you need to organise your bookmarks. - Pin your bookmarks, tags or folders. - Remove common trackers from URLs with one click when adding / editing a bookmark. - Add notes to your bookmarks. - Import / Export bookmarks as JSON or HTML. When the optional fields added date, tags, or notes are available in either import format, Buchen will use those too. - Shortcuts for adding bookmarks or searching bookmarks. - An “Add Bookmark” action for the Share Sheet. This allows you to add bookmarks directly from Safari and other apps. - A variety of keyboard shortcuts for iPad users. - Create QR Codes in a variety of colours for your bookmarks. You can view or share the QR Code from the bookmark detail view or with a left swipe / long-press on a bookmark. - Choose between different bookmark styles. You can choose different styles in the Bookmarks and Tags sections. - When you choose a bookmark style that shows its tags, you can navigate to that tag from any bookmark. - Choose from multiple colors to style the app and widgets. - Select which browser will open your bookmark. Note: Browsers other than Safari are only an option if they’re installed on the device. Read the help for the list of compatible browsers. - Lock Buchen with Face ID / Touch ID / Passcode. Either fully lock it down or enjoy some convenience and allow widgets and shortcuts to show your data. - Search your bookmarks against their name, URL, notes, browser, tags or even creation date (YY-MM-DD format). Buchen also comes with Widgets in all 4 sizes. Medium, Large and Extra Large widgets let you open links from the Widget. Add lock screen widgets for easy access to bookmarks, tags, and folders. Importing bookmarks can use the Buchen JSON format, Firefox JSON backup files or standard bookmark HTML files. Exporting bookmarks can use the Buchen JSON format or the standard bookmark HTML format. Notes from HTML imports require using the Delicious / Pinboard HTML format.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Buchen at 4.1 against Lookmark's 3.6. Buchen also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). Lookmark's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (83 vs 15). On price 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. Lookmark sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per 6 months. Buchen asks for nothing beyond the download.
Buchen holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lookmark has 83 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Lookmark's written reviews are positive against 62% of Buchen's.
Lookmark ships an update every 8 days, Buchen every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lookmark | Buchen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (83 ratings) | 4.1 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Heybox AB | William Baer |
Customer experience
Lookmark
Buchen
Bugs and requests
Lookmark
Reported bugs
17 issues- App removed all stored apps
- Deleted all bookmarks
- Bookmarks randomly vanish
- Password recovery broken
- Cannot add apps to list (need to login error)
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- Cannot bookmark from iOS share sheet
- App Store freezing when adding apps
- Lost hundreds of bookmarked apps
- Update wiped all bookmarks
- Lost everything after last update
- Last update lost everything
- Items added don't show up
- App Store freezing when adding apps
- In-app browser closes and bookmark disappears
- Cannot purchase Plus subscription
- Notifications not working
- Share sheet entry missing for app store
Requested features
8 requests- iPad native version
- Ability to sort and categorize apps
- Add notes or tags to apps
- Show price difference/savings
- Bulk actions for lists
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- Folders for organization
- One-time purchase option
- Universal app support for iPad
Buchen
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lookmark
- All Content$12.996 Months
- Apps Only1 Month trial$13.991 Year
- All Content1 Month trial$19.991 Year
Buchen
No in-app purchases









