Buchen vs Bullet BookMark
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Buchen
Manage your web links with this bookmark organizer. Tag, sort into folders, and add notes to your saved sites. Import/export bookmarks and access them via widgets or share sheets.
- Tagging and folder organization
- Bookmark pinning
- Add notes to bookmarks
- Import/export bookmarks (JSON, HTML)
- Share sheet integration
- QR code generation
- App styling and widgets
- Biometric app lock
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Buchen (pronounced like bookin’) is a simple bookmark manger that allows you to manage your bookmarks for multiple browsers, tags, and folders. Some of the feature of the app include: - Tag your bookmarks with an interface that allows you to easily add new tags and suggest existing ones. - Organise your bookmarks in folders. Folders can have as many sub-folders as you need to organise your bookmarks. - Pin your bookmarks, tags or folders. - Remove common trackers from URLs with one click when adding / editing a bookmark. - Add notes to your bookmarks. - Import / Export bookmarks as JSON or HTML. When the optional fields added date, tags, or notes are available in either import format, Buchen will use those too. - Shortcuts for adding bookmarks or searching bookmarks. - An “Add Bookmark” action for the Share Sheet. This allows you to add bookmarks directly from Safari and other apps. - A variety of keyboard shortcuts for iPad users. - Create QR Codes in a variety of colours for your bookmarks. You can view or share the QR Code from the bookmark detail view or with a left swipe / long-press on a bookmark. - Choose between different bookmark styles. You can choose different styles in the Bookmarks and Tags sections. - When you choose a bookmark style that shows its tags, you can navigate to that tag from any bookmark. - Choose from multiple colors to style the app and widgets. - Select which browser will open your bookmark. Note: Browsers other than Safari are only an option if they’re installed on the device. Read the help for the list of compatible browsers. - Lock Buchen with Face ID / Touch ID / Passcode. Either fully lock it down or enjoy some convenience and allow widgets and shortcuts to show your data. - Search your bookmarks against their name, URL, notes, browser, tags or even creation date (YY-MM-DD format). Buchen also comes with Widgets in all 4 sizes. Medium, Large and Extra Large widgets let you open links from the Widget. Add lock screen widgets for easy access to bookmarks, tags, and folders. Importing bookmarks can use the Buchen JSON format, Firefox JSON backup files or standard bookmark HTML files. Exporting bookmarks can use the Buchen JSON format or the standard bookmark HTML format. Notes from HTML imports require using the Delicious / Pinboard HTML format.
Bullet BookMark
Quickly save and organize favorite content from any app, including articles, videos, and places. Access your saved items by category with a simple swipe, ensuring nothing gets lost. Ideal for those who frequently bookmark information for later reference.
- 0.5-second bookmarking
- Unlimited category creation
- Tab-type UI for browsing
- iCloud backup
- Unread bookmark management
- New arrivals display
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Manage and view all your bookmarks quickly and in one place!! Bullet Bookmark is a bookmarking application that allows you to manage your "favorite posts" and "information you like" on all kinds of applications such as news, blogs, websites, X (Twitter), Instagram, YouTube, Google Maps, Tiktok, etc., in one place. This is recommended for those who often bookmark articles they are interested in, things they want, places they want to visit, food they want to eat, movies they want to watch, things they want to do, etc., as if they were notes. You can check and access your bookmarks by category with a swipe, so it is super easy to organize your information! No more missing bookmarks or cluttering up your home screen! <App Features> ・Bookmarking is completed in 0.5 seconds! All categories are displayed in a list when you select the share menu, so you can quickly register bookmarks with "one tap" without troublesome operations. ・Flexible category creation and management You can create an unlimited number of categories with any name you like. You can create and manage categories with any name you like, such as articles you are interested in, gourmet foods you want to try, places you want to go, things you want, hobbies, and so on. ・Tab type UI for easy browsing With the swiping operation, you can easily move between categories with ease. ・iCloud backup Bookmark data can be shared among multiple devices or when you change the device model. ・Unread management Unread bookmarks are displayed as numbers on the app icon and also in the app, so you will not miss them. ・New arrivals display In addition to the category display, recently registered bookmarks can be displayed in a list, You can also quickly check bookmarks that you have "registered for the time being". *Notes Before using this function, you need to register to the Share menu. Please follow the instructions to register.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Buchen at none against Bullet BookMark's shown. Buchen also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 44%) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). Bullet BookMark's advantage is iOS requirement (14.2 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Buchen against 4.0 for Bullet BookMark. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buchen has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Buchen's written reviews are positive against 44% of Bullet BookMark's.
Buchen ships an update every 2 months, Bullet BookMark every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Buchen | Bullet BookMark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (16 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews — better | 44.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | William Baer | KENICHI YAMAMOTO |
Customer experience
Buchen
Bullet BookMark
In-app purchases
Buchen
No in-app purchases
Bullet BookMark
No in-app purchases






