Comparison

Ephemera vs Funnel

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

Head to head
About

Ephemera

This app helps you read your saved links before they expire. It sets deadlines for bookmarks, sends reminders, and removes them if not read, encouraging timely engagement with content. Read items are saved for future reference.

Highlights
  • Expiring bookmarks with deadlines
  • Configurable expiration dates
  • Customizable notification reminders
  • Reading statistics
  • Home screen widgets
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Quick saving from other apps
Features
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Do you read your bookmarks? Most of us have aspirations to read them, but few of us ever do. Ephemera makes sure you read everything you save while it's still relevant. Unlike other apps that save bookmarks that stay unread forever, Ephemera sets you a deadline that the bookmark must be read by. Don't worry, you'll be reminded before the deadline expires — but miss it, and that bookmark is gone. It couldn't have been important anyway, right? Anything that you do read is kept around for future reference, too. Expiring bookmarks are what makes Ephemera so special — because it encourages you to read what was important enough to bookmark in the first place, instead of letting it sit in a list that never gets looked at. Long lists of unread bookmarks create anxiety where it has no place, and Ephemera prevents that from happening. Features include: - Configurable default expiration dates for your bookmarks. - Configurable notification reminders so you'll always know before a bookmark expires. - Reading statistics that show how much you're reading and how often bookmarks go unread. - Widgets to put your bookmarks on your Home screen. - Bookmarks that sync across iPhone and iPad. - Keyboard shortcuts for easier bookmark navigation. - Quick and easy saving of bookmarks from within Safari and other apps. - Open Ephemera with a URL on your clipboard and save it as a bookmark with a tap. You can use Ephemera on your iPhone and iPad so your bookmarks are always with you no matter where you are or which device you are using. Ephemera is free to download with an optional Ephemera Premium purchase. Ephemera can be used without it, but a default expiration date will be applied to all bookmarks and notifications will be restricted. We take your privacy very seriously and believe that your data is your own. That’s why Ephemera doesn’t collect any of your personal data whatsoever.

About

Funnel

Quickly capture thoughts, tasks, notes, photos, sketches, and songs to your favorite apps. Integrates with popular productivity tools and offers convenient widgets for instant access.

Highlights
  • Capture tasks to multiple to-do apps
  • Send notes and photos to PKM apps
  • Capture sketches and calendar events
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen Widgets
  • Shortcuts and Share Sheet support
  • Built-in document scanner
  • Song capture via Shazam integration
Features
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Funnel allows you to effortlessly capture your thoughts and moments to various apps and services. The inspiration to capture something quickly comes from ideas written by David Allen, in his book Getting Things Done. Features: ======= • Capture tasks to Reminders, Todoist, OmniFocus or Things with due dates in natural language. • Capture notes and photos to a variety of popular note taking and personal knowledge management apps. • Capture sketches and calendar events • Beautiful Home Screen and Lock Screen Widgets • Shortcuts Support • A built in document scanner. • Use Shazam to capture your songs directly to your apps. • iCloud Sync for your Destinations • A timeline showing your recent captures • A selection of delightful app icons to pick from. • A lock screen widget to easily access Funnel from your lock screen. • Drag and drop images or text from other apps into Funnel. • Once you capture something with Funnel, Funnel also provides you with a link to easily switch to the newly captured item. • Long press the Funnel icon for quick home screen actions. • Integration with the iOS Share Sheet (currently within the Funnel app only) • Dynamic Island/Live Activities Support • Control Center Widgets Creating Destinations: ================ To link Funnel to your note-taking or task management apps, navigate to the 'Destination' Tab, select 'Add New Destination', and choose an app from the provided list. After adding a Destination, you can click on it for further customization. You can also define templates that get appended or prepended along with your capture. Your Destinations and the order of your Destinations are all synced to your private iCloud account. Funnel offers 30 captures for free, and then requires a subscription or a lifetime purchase. All Yearly Subscriptions come with a 1-week free trial. Enjoy Funneling! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Ephemera4 screens
Funnel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ephemera at 5.0 against Funnel's 4.6. Ephemera also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and device support (3 vs 1). Funnel's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (43 vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Ephemera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Funnel sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ephemera holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Funnel has 43 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Ephemera's written reviews are positive against 80% of Funnel's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ephemera ships an update every 4 months, Funnel every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Ephemera versus Funnel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEphemeraFunnel
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.6 (43 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings643 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB36 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDeadpan, LLCNoteSight Labs ApS

Customer experience

Ephemera

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Funnel

All ratings43 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative16.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ephemera

One-time1
  • Ephemera Premium$2.99
4 purchases

Funnel

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime: Early Discount$39.99
  • Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Ephemera free?
Ephemera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Funnel free?
Funnel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ephemera or Funnel?
Ephemera is rated higher. Ephemera averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Funnel averages 4.6 from 43 ratings.
Do Ephemera or Funnel have ads?
Neither Ephemera nor Funnel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ephemera or Funnel?
Ephemera ships an update every 4 months, and Funnel every 6 weeks. Most recently, Ephemera was updated on October 7, 2026 and Funnel on October 15, 2026.

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