Comparison

Hookmark Pal vs Bare

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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/

About

Bare

This app helps you create and manage grocery lists with automatic categorization by store section. It offers quick item addition, easy checking off, and sharing capabilities. The focus is on a simple, efficient shopping experience without extra features.

Highlights
  • Automatic store section sorting
  • Quick item addition and check-off
  • Share lists with family
  • Widget support for checking off items
  • Suggestions as you type
  • Multiple lists
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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A shopping list that is fast to add to and fast to check off. Type an item and press return. It goes into the right store section automatically, like Produce, Dairy, or Household, so your list follows the way you walk through the store. Tap an item to check it off. The app is intentionally simple. No accounts, settings, ads, recipes, meal plans, or prices. Nothing to set up. It does one thing well: your shopping list. It supports English and Norwegian. ■ Highlights ‣ Sorted by store section automatically, with Apple Intelligence ‣ Share a list with your family and see their changes right away ‣ Check off items from a widget, without opening the app ■ More features ‣ Suggestions as you type, from your earlier items and common groceries ‣ Type “2 milk” to set the quantity ‣ Multiple lists, for example, one for each store ‣ The screen stays on while you shop ‣ Send a list as text to someone without an iPhone ‣ Syncs across your devices with iCloud ‣ Paste a copied list to add one item per line ‣ Lock Screen widgets, a Control Center control, and the Action button ‣ Siri and Shortcuts: “Add to Bare” ‣ Apple Watch app that works on its own Store sections need Apple Intelligence. Without it, common groceries are still sorted, and other items go in Other.

Screenshots

Hookmark Pal2 screens
Bare2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hookmark Pal at Free against Bare's $3.00. Hookmark Pal also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 27.0). Bare's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 2.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Hookmark Pal is free to download; Bare costs $3.00 up front. Hookmark Pal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Bare asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bare holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hookmark Pal has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Hookmark Pal versus Bare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHookmark PalBare
PriceFree — better$3.00
Rating2.3 (6 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#177 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCogSci Apps Corp.Sindre Sorhus

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hookmark Pal

Subscriptions2
  • Hookmark Pal3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Hookmark Pal7 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

Bare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hookmark Pal free?
Hookmark Pal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bare free?
Bare costs $3.00, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hookmark Pal or Bare?
Bare is rated higher. Hookmark Pal averages 2.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Bare averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hookmark Pal or Bare have ads?
Neither Hookmark Pal nor Bare shows ads.

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