Buchen vs Universal STIG Browser
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.
Universal STIG Browser
Access and manage Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) on your Apple devices. This app provides a touch-optimized experience for viewing, filtering, and exporting DoD STIGs in XCCDF format.
- Touch-optimized STIG reading
- View STIGs for all platforms
- Filter and export STIGs
- Supports XCCDF format
- Native Apple platform app
- Streamline compliance work
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Touch-optimized STIG reading experience on the go. Universal STIG Browser is a native Apple platform app that allows users to open, view, filter, and export Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) for all supported platforms as published by the Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) for all DISA-supported platforms in XCCDF format on the DoD Cyber Exchange website (https://www.cyber.mil). Universal STIG Browser also allows you to view and edit STIG Checklist files in CKL and CKLB format on macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS. Designed for IT professionals, security teams, and auditors, Universal STIG Browser makes it easy to view, compare, and export STIGs for all platforms—Windows, Linux, macOS, and more—on your Mac, iPhone, iPad, or Vision Pro. Built to streamline compliance work while using the Apple ecosystem with full support for XCCDF-format STIGs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Buchen at Free against Universal STIG Browser's $0.99. Buchen also leads on ratings volume (15 vs 1). Universal STIG Browser's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (100% vs 62%). On update cadence, ads, 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
Buchen is free to download; Universal STIG Browser costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Universal STIG Browser holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buchen has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Buchen's written reviews are positive against 100% of Universal STIG Browser's.
Buchen ships an update every 2 months, Universal STIG Browser every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Buchen | Universal STIG Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | William Baer | Bob Gendler |
Customer experience
Buchen
Universal STIG Browser
In-app purchases
Buchen
No in-app purchases
Universal STIG Browser
No in-app purchases
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