Comparison

Linkboard vs Elm

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

Head to head
About

Linkboard

Organize bookmarks into folders, archive old links, and save content from other apps. Subscribe to news feeds and read articles directly within the app. Collaborate with others on shared collections and sync across devices.

Highlights
  • Custom bookmark folders and subfolders
  • Archive unused bookmarks
  • Drag and drop bookmark saving
  • Save bookmarks from other apps
  • Tag filtering for bookmarks
  • Subscribe to RSS feeds
  • Collaborate on shared bookmark collections
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Linkboard keeps every bookmark, article, and RSS feed you save in one organized place: searchable, taggable, and in sync across all your devices. • Organize links into folders and subfolders, and archive the ones you want to keep without cluttering your view • Add bookmarks in a second with drag and drop on every device, or save straight from Safari, Chrome, and any other app • Find anything fast with tags, favorites, and an "unread" status for links you haven't gotten to yet • Search your entire library straight from your home screen: every bookmark and feed article is indexed in Spotlight • Subscribe to RSS feeds from your favorite blogs and news sites, and read full articles in a clean, distraction-free Reader Mode • Follow podcasts and YouTube channels alongside your feeds, with a built-in player and lock screen controls • Get an AI summary or a live translation of any article in one tap, plus recommendations based on what you've read and liked • Share a collection and collaborate on it with teammates or friends • Switch over in minutes with one-tap import from Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, or Brave • Stay synced everywhere with iCloud, and enjoy a beautiful dark mode day or night Linkboard is designed, built, and supported by a single independent developer who reads every piece of feedback personally, and your suggestions genuinely shape what gets built next. Available for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac. Download Linkboard and bring your bookmarks and news feeds into one place today.

About

Elm

Features
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Elm is a fast, distraction-free workspace for your notes, docs, and ideas. Write and organize everything in one place — nested pages, a real block editor, and search that actually finds what you're looking for. No bloat, no fifty menus, no forced AI. NOTES & DOCS Write with a clean block editor built for speed. • Headings, checklists, code blocks, images, and multi-column layouts • Slash commands to add anything without touching a mouse • Nest pages as deep as you need — build your own personal wiki STAY ORGANIZED • Star and pin your most-used pages • Recent pages, always one tap away • Fast, full-text search across your entire workspace SHARE WHEN YOU WANT TO • Share any page with a link — view or edit access • Collaborate without giving up your whole workspace YOUR DATA, YOUR CALL • Export everything, any time — Markdown or HTML • Delete your account and all your data whenever you want FREE TO START Unlimited pages and blocks on the free plan — no credit card required. An optional paid plan with more storage is available on our website. LIGHT OR DARK Looks right at home either way. Simple, fast, and yours.

Screenshots

Linkboard4 screens
Elm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Elm at none against Linkboard's 3. Elm also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Linkboard sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Elm asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Linkboard versus Elm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkboardElm
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB22 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFrancesco LeoniJoshua Arnold

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Linkboard

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$39.99
None

Elm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Linkboard free?
Linkboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Elm free?
Elm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Linkboard or Elm have ads?
Neither Linkboard nor Elm shows ads.

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