Hookmark Pal vs Scratchpad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hookmark Pal
This app allows you to bookmark and link various types of data from your favorite applications, including web pages, tasks, and documents. It enables bidirectional linking between bookmarks and syncs your data across devices via iCloud. Get more value from your existing apps and data.
- Universal bookmarking across apps
- Bidirectional linking between bookmarks
- Syncs data via iCloud
- Cross-device compatibility
- Linkable items include tasks, emails, and documents
- Recent items and pinned bookmarks
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Hookmark: bookmark and retrieve important data across apps and devices. The first truly universal bidirectional bookmarking app for iPhone and iPad. Hookmark enables you to bookmark and link data from your favorite apps. Not just web pages, tasks (OmniFocus, Things,etc.), Books e-books, emails, DEVONthink items, Document in Drafts, … or anything else. As long as it's linkable (has a URL), Hookmark can bookmark it. And you can "hook" bookmarks together (create and use two-way links between them). With a Premium Service in-app purchase, Hookmark syncs your data to iCloud Drive. This makes them available across your iPad and iPhones. It can also sync bookmarks to & from Hook for macOS, another CogSci Apps® invention (sold separately). Start working on one device, resume on another! See Recent items and Pin your bookmarks across apps too. Get more out of your favorite apps and data with Hookmark. Using Hookmark requires agreeing to the Licensed Application End User License Agreement (EULA) : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Scratchpad
Capture fleeting thoughts and ideas instantly with a clean, distraction-free interface. This lightweight app offers quick drafting, word counts, and iCloud sync for seamless access across devices. It's designed for simplicity and speed, making note-taking effortless.
- Distraction-free interface
- Lightning-fast and lightweight
- iCloud sync
- Word and character count
- Linkifies URLs
- Shortcuts and share sheet support
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Capture your thoughts instantly in a single, always-accessible note. Perfect for brain dumps, quick drafts, one-off jots, and fleeting ideas. Your thoughts are just a tap away. • Clean, distraction-free interface • Lightning-fast and lightweight • Sync with iCloud, or not • Word and character count • Font settings • Linkifies URLs • Support for Shortcuts and share sheet Plain text only. Simple by design.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scratchpad at 96% against Hookmark Pal's 0%. Scratchpad also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Hookmark Pal's advantage is price (Free vs $10.00) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On update cadence and ads 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
Hookmark Pal is free to download; Scratchpad costs $10.00 up front. Hookmark Pal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Scratchpad asks for nothing beyond the download.
Scratchpad holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Hookmark Pal's written reviews are positive against 96% of Scratchpad's.
Hookmark Pal ships an update every 3 weeks, Scratchpad every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hookmark Pal | Scratchpad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $10.00 |
| Rating | 2.3 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 96.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CogSci Apps Corp. | Sindre Sorhus |
Customer experience
Hookmark Pal
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In-app purchases
Hookmark Pal
- Hookmark Pal3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Hookmark Pal7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Scratchpad
No in-app purchases
