Comparison

Workona vs Toby for Tabs

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

Head to head
About

Workona

Organize all your project-related documents, links, and open tabs within dedicated workspaces. Access your work on the go, sync tabs from your desktop, and manage resources seamlessly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Organize projects in workspaces
  • Access cloud docs and links
  • Sync open desktop tabs
  • Manage resources on mobile
  • Full-featured work browser
  • Search saved resources
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Workona lets you organize everything for a project within workspaces. Use the Workona iPad & iPhone apps to: • Access your workspaces on the go, putting cloud docs & links at your fingertips • Access tabs you have open on your computer from your iPad or iPhone • Keep projects up-to-date when you’re away from the desktop • Add a tab or resource to a workspace from the iOS share button The iPad app offers a full-featured browser built for work: • Seamlessly transition between your workspaces & tabs • Search your saved resources from the browser address bar • Manage tabs without interrupting your flow Workona helps solve the problems of modern work: • You can’t find the work you need - Workspaces put everything for a project in one place, so your important docs & links are easy to find • You need a laptop to get real work done - The Workona iPad & iPhone apps are designed for serious work, allowing you to travel light • Your browser is messy and disorganized - Workspaces display your open tabs at a glance, so you can rapidly close and organize tabs • You need your work on the go - The Workona app syncs your open tabs, acting like a portal into your desktop browser “Workona has enhanced my productivity more than any other tool I use” – Ed Bott, ZDNet

About

Toby for Tabs

Access your saved web pages and links from any device. This mobile application syncs with its browser extension to provide a seamless bookmark management experience.

Highlights
  • Bookmark synchronization
  • Access saved links
  • Companion to browser extension
  • Cross-device access
Features
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Access your bookmarks anywhere! Toby mobile app is a companion app for your Toby browser extension.

Screenshots

Workona3 screens
Toby for Tabs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Toby for Tabs at 4.3 against Workona's 3.6. Toby for Tabs also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Workona's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 4). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Toby for Tabs holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Workona has 54 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Workona's written reviews are positive against 50% of Toby for Tabs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Workona versus Toby for Tabs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkonaToby for Tabs
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (54 ratings)4.3 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings54 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB21 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperWorkona Inc.Launch Labs Inc

Customer experience

Workona

All ratings54 ratings
Positive61.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative27.8%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive37.0%
Neutral15.2%
Negative47.8%

Toby for Tabs

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Workona

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Apps won't let me scroll down
  • Workspaces are not refreshing
  • Tabs are not syncing
  • Inactive window is disconcerting
  • Window duplicates
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  • Not allowed to sign in with Google account

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add Tasks section to the mobile app
  • Add Notes section to the mobile app
  • Implement search feature
  • Add Edge browser support
  • Allow opening links in default browser
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  • Add Android version
  • Improve clarity of settings
  • Support split view

Toby for Tabs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Workona

No in-app purchases

None

Toby for Tabs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Workona free?
Workona is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Toby for Tabs free?
Toby for Tabs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Workona or Toby for Tabs?
Toby for Tabs is rated higher. Workona averages 3.6 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Toby for Tabs averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Workona or Toby for Tabs have ads?
Workona shows ads; Toby for Tabs does not.
Which is updated more often, Workona or Toby for Tabs?
Workona ships an update fortnightly, and Toby for Tabs fortnightly. Most recently, Workona was updated on November 3, 2026 and Toby for Tabs on November 7, 2026.

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