Comparison

Bookmarks vs Bridges

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

Head to head
About

Bookmarks

Organize your web links with this powerful bookmark manager. Save URLs, categorize them with folders and tags, and customize their appearance. Seamlessly sync across Apple devices and choose your preferred app for opening links.

Highlights
  • Save and import bookmarks
  • Organize with folders and tags
  • Customize bookmark appearance
  • Open links with third-party apps
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • Nested folders and hashtags (Pro)
Features
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Bookmarks is a simple url manager app. Create and manage bookmarks the way you like - Save unlimited links Copy a url and tap + and easily save to the app. I you use safari’s bookmarks, you can long press and tap “Copy Content” to move multiple bookmarks. On browsers with support for exporting bookmarks, this app has support for importing using HTML. - Organize with folders Create folders using preset or your own colors, and match with icons Purchase Bookmarks Pro to add nested folders - Tags Easily filter bookmarks from multiple folders using tags. Tags can be added by long pressing a bookmark and tapping “edit” -Customize appearance Open settings and tap customize. This will allow you to pick gradients or icons for bookmarks that do not contain any images. By settings “Use for all bookmarks” will apply this to all. - Open With Select which third party app to open your links with. Bookmarks supports, major browsers, twitter, reddit, mastodon, and etc. - iCloud Sync Sync data between iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision - AI Use Apple Intelligence to get suggestions for title, folder and hashtag. When creating a folder get icon suggestion. - Bookmarks Pro Unlock nested folders, hashtags, pinning, and custom icons. Purchase by a one time purchase, and share the purchase within family sharing. -And more! Search, widgets, customizing Home Screen icons, and more -Like the app? Support the app by tipping in the settings screen Give @BookmarkApp_ or follow the developer @yidev0 on Twitter Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Bridges

Easily collect and format links for your projects. Save links with custom titles and export them in various formats like Markdown or HTML. Organize them into folders for quick access and sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Custom link formatting
  • Multiple export formats (Markdown, HTML, JSON, URL)
  • Folder organization
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Rich link previews
  • Share sheet integration
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Bridges is the best way to collect custom formatted links. Saving a link for your podcast, newsletter, or blog post has never been easier. If you’ve ever had the task to collect links for a project you’ll love Bridges. Bridges eliminates any tedious URL editing for making a raw URL more human readable. When saving a link to Bridges you give it a title and it can be used when you copy the link later on. Need a link with a custom title in markdown? One tap away. Need a URL as a hyperlink? One tap away. Even better if you set all the links into a folder you can copy all of these links in the format you need in a few taps. The supported formats include: Hyperlink, Markdown, JSON, HTML, URL. Organize the links into different folders and keep each folder in a section. All your data is stored locally and synced with iCloud so all your devices are up to date. If you download the separate macOS app for Bridges all your links and data will be there. Use the share sheet to save links to Bridges quickly and easily. When saving a link it will show a rich preview of the links info: Link Title, Hero Image, Favicon, and URL. From the share sheet it’s easy to save to any folder you’ve made in the app. The custom title for the link is automatically filled in with the URL’s link title. With Bridges saving links is easy and fun. Bridges is built by one person and aims to give you more time back by reducing tedious tasks. For more information about the app visit https://www.bridgesapp.app/. To see our privacy policy: https://www.bridgesapp.app/privacy-policy. Terms of service: https://www.bridgesapp.app/terms-of-service.

Screenshots

Bookmarks4 screens
Bridges4 screens

Verdict

The call

Bookmarks and Bridges both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Bridges's written reviews are positive against 59% of Bookmarks's. Bookmarks's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and ratings volume (63 vs 17). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bookmarks sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 2 months and Bridges sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Bookmarks against 4.4 for Bridges. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 63 and 17 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Bookmarks's written reviews are positive against 75% of Bridges's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookmarks ships an update every 4 weeks, Bridges every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bookmarks versus Bridges: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookmarksBridges
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (63 ratings) — better4.4 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews58.7% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings63 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuto IwakamiJonathan Ruiz

Customer experience

Bookmarks

All ratings63 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive58.7%
Neutral15.9%
Negative25.4%

Bridges

All ratings17 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Bookmarks

Subscriptions1
  • Supporter$1.992 Months
One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Bookmarks Pro$4.99
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  • Large Tip$5.99
3 purchases

Bridges

One-time3
  • Nice Tip$0.99
  • Very Nice Tip$2.99
  • Generous Tip$4.99

Questions

Is Bookmarks free?
Bookmarks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bridges free?
Bridges is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bookmarks or Bridges?
Bookmarks is rated higher. Bookmarks averages 4.5 out of 5 from 63 ratings, while Bridges averages 4.4 from 17 ratings.
Do Bookmarks or Bridges have ads?
Neither Bookmarks nor Bridges shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bookmarks or Bridges?
Bookmarks ships an update every 4 weeks, and Bridges every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bookmarks was updated on September 23, 2026 and Bridges on August 5, 2026.

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