Locu vs TagDrawer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Locu
This app allows you to open your frequently used URLs quickly and efficiently by typing custom commands. It interprets your input to construct specific URLs on the go and opens them directly in the appropriate app, also keeping a history of your URL openings.
- Open URLs by typing
- Interpret arguments for URL construction
- Open URLs in handling app
- Record URL opening history
- Share commands via QR codes
- Use via share extension, spotlight, today widget, URL schemes
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Locu helps you open your daily URLs much faster and more flexibly. With your URLs added and configured, you open them just by typing. According to your input, Locu will: 1. filter thus retrieve the potential URLs quickly 2. interpret the arguments to construct specific URLs on the go 3. open the selected URL in its handling app directly 4. record the history of your URLs opening From now on, you: 1. don’t have to worry about which app could fulfill your goal 2. don’t have to remember or type those long but useful URL strings 3. will need less tapping or typing to get things done Moreover, you can share wonderful commands with your friends, through QR codes. Besides within the app, you can use Locu through other ways: 1. the share extension within other apps 2. the spotlight search 3. the today widget 4. the URL schemes Locu supports Deriving from the word “locution”, Locu is the app that helps you open URLs in your own way. For detailed help, please refer to the support link.
TagDrawer
Organize various content types like links, PDFs, images, and text using custom tags. Automatically creates a folder structure based on your tag input, making content retrieval simple and efficient.
- Organize URLs, PDFs, images, and texts
- Custom tag system
- Automatic folder structure generation
- Easy content search
- Supports various file types
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Save any link from the Share button, add a tag, and find it again with a single tap on that tag. Photos, PDFs, notes and files go in the same drawer — type a tag path like "Travel/Plan/Day1" and the folders are created for you. Turn on iCloud sync to open the same drawer on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Features • Save links, PDFs, photos, text and files • Folders organized automatically from tag paths • Search by title and tag, pin items, see unread items in one place • Find new posts in your interest feed and save them right away Every organizing feature is free. The optional TagDrawer Pro subscription removes the in-app ads. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TagDrawer at 5.0 against Locu's 4.5. TagDrawer also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 18 months). Locu's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and device support 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. TagDrawer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Locu asks for nothing beyond the download.
TagDrawer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Locu ships an update every 18 months, TagDrawer every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Locu | TagDrawer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 文礼 周 | refactor979 Inc. |
Customer experience
Locu
TagDrawer
In-app purchases
Locu
No in-app purchases
TagDrawer
- TagDrawer Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- TagDrawer Pro Annual3 Days trial$19.991 Year









