Second Memory vs Buchen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Second Memory
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Please observe that there might not be any new versions of this app. Do you find it hard to remember when you went on that trip to London, when you bought your computer, when you painted your living room or the color code the painting had. Then Second Memory is the perfect app for you! You can save memories with the following information: What, When, Image, Details, Notes and Category. Category is perfect for collecting memories that are related, for example everything related to your car, house, travels, clothes or whatever you prefer. To find out when something happened you can search, sort on date or category to find your memory. All memories are stored locally on your device and are not synchronized or shared. Start saving memories now!
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 in-app purchases: Buchen at none against Second Memory's 3. Buchen also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads 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. Second Memory sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Buchen asks for nothing beyond the download.
Second Memory ships an update every 9 months, Buchen every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Second Memory | Buchen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.1 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 64.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Apptown Studio AB | William Baer |
In-app purchases
Second Memory
- Storage of 50 extra memories$0.99
- Storage of 100 extra memories$1.99
- Unlimited storage of memories$2.99
Buchen
No in-app purchases









