Comparison

Bookmark vs Flyleaf

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

Head to head
About

Bookmark

Save web pages for later reading and organize them with notes and tags. Sync your saved articles across all your Apple devices using iCloud. Access your reading list offline or open links in your preferred browser.

Highlights
  • Save web pages from any app
  • Add notes to saved articles
  • Organize with tags and favorites
  • Search bookmarks by URL, title, or notes
  • Sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac
  • View in-app browser
  • Open links in other browsers
Features
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"Bookmark" is a great way to save your favorite web pages for later reading. With iCloud, you can easily sync your bookmarks between iPhone, iPad, and Mac and access them from anywhere. Features Manage bookmarks • Easily add bookmarks from Safari or other shared actions. • You can write notes on them, perfect for storing knowledge. • Organize your bookmarks by adding them to your favorites or archiving them. • Add tags to make it easier to find later. • You can search by URL, title, tag, or notes. Browser • View websites in a simple, easy-to-use browser. • You can also copy links and open them in different browsers. Subscriptions • Unlimited bookmarks and tags • iCloud data sync and backup • Support for Family Sharing https://www.apple.com/family-sharing/ $3.99/month, $29.99/year 1 week free trial *Prices may vary depending on your country/region. *Prices and free trials are subject to change. Please check within the app. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. After purchase, manage your subscriptions in App Store Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription Terms of Use: https://monelyze.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://monelyze.app/privacy/

About

Flyleaf

Save articles from the web and read them later in a distraction-free, magazine-like format. Customize your reading experience with themes and typography, and organize your content with tags. Syncs seamlessly across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Save articles from the web
  • Distraction-free reading view
  • Book-like pagination
  • Customizable themes and typography
  • iCloud sync
  • Article tagging
  • Archive.today integration
Features
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Flyleaf is a “read-later” app that displays saved articles from the web in a meticulously designed reading view, without popups, ads or other distractions. SAVE ARTICLES FROM THE WEB Use the share sheet from anywhere to save interesting links to Flyleaf. There is also an easy-to-use bookmarklet if you need it. READ LATER WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS Flyleaf takes web pages and removes everything inessential, like popups, ads and trackers, to preserve your privacy and sanity. TURN WEBSITES INTO MAGAZINE ARTICLES With Flyleaf's best-in-class book-like pagination, you can read articles page by page instead of scrolling vertically. READ IT YOUR WAY Flyleaf offers many ways to customize your reading experience, such as color themes and in-depth typography settings. DISCOVER WHAT TO READ NEXT Once your list of saved articles grows, it's easy to lose track. Flyleaf helps you to always discover fresh articles from your list. SYNC WITH ICLOUD Flyleaf uses iCloud to securely sync articles and reading progress between your devices – no additional signups needed. STAY ORGANIZED WITH TAGS You can add your own tags to articles to organize your library. READ ANYWHERE YOU GO Enjoy fully native apps for iPhone, iPad, and macOS, lovingly crafted by indie developer Max Melzer. READ IN FULL SCREEN Remove all distractions and focus on the text by entering fullscreen mode. You can still access all the controls you need through an intuitive gesture interface. LOAD ARTICLES FROM ARCHIVE.TODAY IN ONE TAP Sometimes, an article may not be available in your region or without logging in. Flyleaf lets you effortlessly access many of them from a web archive instead. AUTOMATE ACTIONS WITH SHORTCUTS AND SIRI Flyleaf offers a comprehensive list of Shortcuts actions, so you can add URLs via Siri or build Shortcuts to automatically tag articles. Flyleaf is free to use and offers an optional subscription for advanced features such as themes, tags and the archive.today integration. Privacy Policy: https://flyleafapp.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://flyleafapp.com/terms/

Screenshots

Bookmark4 screens
Flyleaf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flyleaf at 99% against Bookmark's 43%. Flyleaf also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (94 vs 5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Bookmark sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Flyleaf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flyleaf holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flyleaf has 94 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Bookmark's written reviews are positive against 99% of Flyleaf's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bookmark ships an update monthly, Flyleaf every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bookmark versus Flyleaf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookmarkFlyleaf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings)4.9 (94 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews98.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings594 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB37 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMonelyze Inc.Maximilian Melzer

Customer experience

Bookmark

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral42.9%
Negative14.3%

Flyleaf

All ratings94 ratings
Positive98.9%
Neutral1.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive98.8%
Neutral1.2%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Bookmark

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Flyleaf

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Tagging feature bug on iPhone (iOS 18.3.2)
  • Paywalled articles sometimes not saved (e.g., FT)
  • "Read now" option in Share Sheet not working (fixed in 2.1.0)

Requested features

11 requests
  • Highlighting function
  • Note-taking functionality
  • One-time payment option
  • Device AI summarization
  • Bulk actions for managing articles
Show 6 more
  • Improved support for non-Apple platforms (e.g., Android)
  • More theme colors (yellow, orange)
  • AnyBox importer
  • Ability to archive different versions of a webpage
  • German localization
  • Export entry as PDF

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bookmark

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Service - Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium Service - Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Flyleaf

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly renewal7 Days trial$2.001 Month
  • Yearly renewal7 Days trial$17.001 Year

Questions

Is Bookmark free?
Bookmark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flyleaf free?
Flyleaf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bookmark or Flyleaf?
Flyleaf is rated higher. Bookmark averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Flyleaf averages 4.9 from 94 ratings.
Do Bookmark or Flyleaf have ads?
Neither Bookmark nor Flyleaf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bookmark or Flyleaf?
Bookmark ships an update monthly, and Flyleaf every 5 weeks. Most recently, Bookmark was updated on November 3, 2026 and Flyleaf on November 8, 2026.

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