Comparison

URL Album vs Bookmarks Reader

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

Head to head
About

URL Album

Save and organize any useful links you find online without needing an account. Organize them by topic and view them in different styles. Syncs across devices and can export your links.

Highlights
  • Save links without login
  • Organize by topic
  • Multiple view styles
  • iCloud sync
  • Export links as HTML
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Save Your Favorite Links – No Login Required! Recipes, restaurants, articles, travel plans... Save anything useful you find online, all in one place. No account needed — just open the app and start saving. Key Features - Organize your links by topic - 3 view styles: List / Large Thumbnails / Small Thumbnails - iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad - Export your saved links as an HTML file Start building your personal link album today!

About

Bookmarks Reader

Save and organize articles, tweets, and videos for later. This app cleans up web content for distraction-free reading and allows you to search by content, not just titles or URLs. It automatically saves clipboard content and categorizes your discoveries.

Highlights
  • Save articles, tweets, and videos
  • Distraction-free reading mode
  • Organize links, text, and images
  • Search by content
  • Automatic clipboard saving
  • Intelligent content categorization
  • Customizable fonts and sizes
Features
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Introducing Bookmarks - Your Ultimate Article Reading Companion! Effortlessly save and organize your digital discoveries like an article you want to read, or a tweet you want to revisit or a YouTube video for your study session later with Bookmarks. Experience a new way of reading articles with Bookmarks! This incredible app effortlessly handles any type of article you paste, smartly displaying only the main content while eliminating distractions, creating a serene and peaceful reading environment. Bookmarks' innovative "Read Mode" takes it a step further by segregating links and attachments from the main article, placing them in a separate section. Now, you can easily access them when needed without disrupting your reading flow, ensuring that you stay focused on what truly matters. Bookmarks is a powerful tool that allows you to save and organize images, text, and website links all in one place for convenient access later. Whether it's a fascinating Twitter thread you want to read or a website you want to explore at your leisure, simply store them in Bookmarks and revisit them whenever you have the time. Features - Efficient Bookmarking: Keep all your links, text, and images organized in one central location for easy retrieval when you need them. - Website Link Previews: Get a quick overview of website content right within the app, allowing you to assess its relevance and decide when to dive in. - Customized Reading Experience: Adjust fonts and font sizes to match your preferences, ensuring a comfortable and personalized reading experience. - Enhanced Reading Environment: Immerse yourself in distraction-free reading with features designed to optimize your focus and enjoyment. - Clipboard Preservation: Never lose important content in your clipboard again. Bookmarks automatically saves any copied information for later reference. - Powerful Search Functionality: Never lose track of your content again. With our enhanced search feature, you can now search through your bookmarks with ease. Whether it's an article, text, website, or any other link, finding specific content has never been simpler. - Content-Based Search: Looking for a specific article or website but can't recall the title or URL? No worries! Our advanced search functionality allows you to search by the actual content of the website, ensuring you find the information you need effortlessly. Discover a whole new level of convenience. - Liked Content: Mark your favorite pieces of content with a simple tap. By liking articles, texts, or websites, you can easily access them later when you have the time. Explore the all-new 'Liked' page, where all your cherished bookmarks are neatly organized for quick retrieval. Bookmarks intelligently creates categories based on the links you provide, making it effortless to organize and locate specific types of content. Whether it's Twitter links, Medium articles, YouTube videos, or Instagram posts, Bookmarks keeps everything neatly sorted. We're thrilled to embark on this exciting journey in clipboard management, and we hope you'll enjoy using Bookmarks as much as we enjoyed creating it. Privacy Your location data never leaves your device. The app does not collect any personal information.

Screenshots

URL Album4 screens
Bookmarks Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bookmarks Reader at 5.0 against URL Album's 3.8. Bookmarks Reader also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and ads (none vs shown). URL Album's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). 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

Bookmarks Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: URL Album has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of URL Album's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bookmarks Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

URL Album ships an update fortnightly, Bookmarks Reader every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
URL Album versus Bookmarks Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterURL AlbumBookmarks Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKyungjin Leesachin jeph

Customer experience

URL Album

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

Bookmarks Reader

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

URL Album

No in-app purchases

None

Bookmarks Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is URL Album free?
URL Album is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bookmarks Reader free?
Bookmarks Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, URL Album or Bookmarks Reader?
Bookmarks Reader is rated higher. URL Album averages 3.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Bookmarks Reader averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do URL Album or Bookmarks Reader have ads?
URL Album shows ads; Bookmarks Reader does not.
Which is updated more often, URL Album or Bookmarks Reader?
URL Album ships an update fortnightly, and Bookmarks Reader every 2 weeks. Most recently, URL Album was updated on October 24, 2026 and Bookmarks Reader on October 24, 2026.

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