Comparison

Bookmarks vs LinkVault

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bookmarks

Save, organize, and manage your favorite websites and links in one central location. Utilize custom collections and tags for efficient organization and quick retrieval. Seamlessly import and export your bookmarks, with automatic syncing across your devices.

Highlights
  • Organize with custom collections
  • Filter bookmarks using tags
  • Share URLs from other apps
  • Import and export bookmarks
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Intelligent search
Features
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Collect and manage your favorite websites with Bookmarks! Save URLs and links in a central place, organize them in collections and keep track of your digital bookmarks. • Organize your bookmarks with custom collections Custom collections help you organize your bookmarks efficiently. Create collections for specific topics and assign bookmarks to them. (In-App-Purchase required) • Filter bookmarks using Tags Create as many tags as you need and assign them to your bookmarks. This helps you to quickly filter and find bookmarks. • Share URLs in other apps Use the sharing feature in other apps to save URLs and links directly in Bookmarks. You can also simply drag and drop a website onto Bookmarks to store it (only on iPad). • Import and export your bookmarks Using a desktop browser like Safari or Chrome, you can create a file containing saved URLs to import into Bookmarks. Likewise, you can create such a file with Bookmarks to import it in a desktop browser. Importing bookmarks from Safari for iOS is currently not possible due to technical limitations. (In-App-Purchase required) • iCloud-Sync Your bookmarks are always up to date on all your devices, automatically synced via iCloud. Bookmarks does not collect any tracking or analysis data, and any information is only stored securely on Apple's iCloud servers. • …and much more: Intelligent search. Favorites. Individual notes per bookmark. Dark mode. Multi-windowing (only on iPad). Drag and Drop (only on iPad).

About

LinkVault

Organize and manage all your mobile links in one central location. Save links from various apps, add notes and tags for easy categorization, and quickly find them with a powerful search function. Back up your data securely with iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Save links from any app
  • Organize with notes and tags
  • Efficient search functionality
  • Privacy-focused local storage
  • iCloud backup and sync
  • QR code scanning
  • Direct sharing from other apps
Features
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LinkVault is the all-in-one solution for organizing and managing mobile links. Save links from different apps in one place and easily access them without having to switch between multiple apps. Highlighted features: - Privacy-focused: Your data is saved locally and backed up in your iCloud storage. - Easy link management: Add links by pasting the URL, scanning a QR code, sharing directly from other apps, or using the iOS widget. - Customization: Add notes and tags to each saved link for easy organization and categorization. - Efficient search: Quickly find links with the built-in search function and group them by tags. - Export: Easily export your links for backup or sharing. Say goodbye to the hassle of saving links in separate apps and hello to a streamlined, organized approach with LinkVault.

Screenshots

Bookmarks4 screens
LinkVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LinkVault at 100% against Bookmarks's 48%. LinkVault also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4). Bookmarks's advantage is ratings volume (190 vs 9) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bookmarks sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and LinkVault sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LinkVault holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bookmarks has 190 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Bookmarks's written reviews are positive against 100% of LinkVault's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookmarks ships an update every 4 days, LinkVault weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bookmarks versus LinkVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookmarksLinkVault
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (190 ratings)4.9 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings190 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB26 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBenjamin BoeckerLiqiang Wang

Customer experience

Bookmarks

All ratings190 ratings
Positive85.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive48.4%
Neutral16.8%
Negative34.7%

LinkVault

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Bookmarks

One-time4
  • Import and Export$1.99
  • Multiple Tag Selection$2.99
  • Collection Management$3.99
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  • Unlock everything$9.99
2 purchases

LinkVault

One-time2
  • Buy Me One Shot of Espresso$1.99
  • Coffee Latte$3.99

Questions

Is Bookmarks free?
Bookmarks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LinkVault free?
LinkVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bookmarks or LinkVault?
LinkVault is rated higher. Bookmarks averages 4.4 out of 5 from 190 ratings, while LinkVault averages 4.9 from 9 ratings.
Do Bookmarks or LinkVault have ads?
Neither Bookmarks nor LinkVault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bookmarks or LinkVault?
Bookmarks ships an update every 4 days, and LinkVault weekly. Most recently, Bookmarks was updated on October 19, 2026 and LinkVault on October 21, 2026.

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