# Bookmarks vs Bridges

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.

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.

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Bookmarks | Bridges |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.5 (63 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bookmarks-url-manager/id1590304377/reviews)** | [4.4 (17 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bridges-link-formatting/id1661901002/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **63** | 17 |
| Positive reviews | 58.7% of reviews | **75.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | **Every 3 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 38 MB | 36 MB |
| Requires iOS | **18.0** | 26.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Yuto Iwakami](https://appshunter.io/developer/1584545568) | [Jonathan Ruiz](https://appshunter.io/developer/1157838993) |

## What reviewers say

### Bookmarks

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bookmarks-url-manager/id1590304377)

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:** Family Sharing

**In-app purchases (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Supporter | $1.99 | per 2 months |
| Small Tip | $0.99 | one-time |
| Medium Tip | $2.99 | one-time |
| Bookmarks Pro | $4.99 | one-time |
| Large Tip | $5.99 | one-time |


### Bridges

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bridges-link-formatting/id1661901002)

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

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nice Tip | $0.99 | one-time |
| Very Nice Tip | $2.99 | one-time |
| Generous Tip | $4.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked 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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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*