Buchen vs LinkVault
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.
LinkVault
Organize and manage all your mobile links in one central location. Save links from various apps, add notes and tags for easy categorization, and quickly find them with a powerful search function. Back up your data securely with iCloud sync.
- Save links from any app
- Organize with notes and tags
- Efficient search functionality
- Privacy-focused local storage
- iCloud backup and sync
- QR code scanning
- Direct sharing from other apps
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LinkVault is the all-in-one solution for organizing and managing mobile links. Save links from different apps in one place and easily access them without having to switch between multiple apps. Highlighted features: - Privacy-focused: Your data is saved locally and backed up in your iCloud storage. - Easy link management: Add links by pasting the URL, scanning a QR code, sharing directly from other apps, or using the iOS widget. - Customization: Add notes and tags to each saved link for easy organization and categorization. - Efficient search: Quickly find links with the built-in search function and group them by tags. - Export: Easily export your links for backup or sharing. Say goodbye to the hassle of saving links in separate apps and hello to a streamlined, organized approach with LinkVault.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LinkVault at 4.9 against Buchen's 4.1. LinkVault also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Buchen's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. LinkVault sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Buchen asks for nothing beyond the download.
LinkVault holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Buchen's written reviews are positive against 100% of LinkVault's.
Buchen ships an update every 2 months, LinkVault weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Buchen | LinkVault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (15 ratings) | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | William Baer | Liqiang Wang |
Customer experience
Buchen
LinkVault
In-app purchases
Buchen
No in-app purchases
LinkVault
- Buy Me One Shot of Espresso$1.99
- Coffee Latte$3.99







