floccus vs Wallino Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
floccus
Access, organize, and share your synced bookmarks privately on your mobile device. Supports multiple backends and offers offline access, ensuring your bookmarks are always available and consistent across platforms.
- View synced bookmarks instantly
- Supports Nextcloud, Linkwarden, WebDAV, Git, Google Drive
- Full privacy with user-chosen servers
- Share bookmark collections publicly or with groups
- Offline access to bookmarks
- Open-source with community contributions
- Seamless cross-platform synchronization
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**What is the Floccus Companion?** The Floccus Companion is a mobile app that lets you **view, organize, and share** the bookmarks you sync with the Floccus browser extension. It brings the same privacy‑first, cross‑device sync experience to your phone or tablet. **Key Features** - **Instant Access** – View all synced bookmarks directly on your device, no web browser required. - **Multiple Back‑end Support** – Connect to the same storage you use in the extension: - Nextcloud - Linkwarden - KaraKeep - WebDAV - GIt - Google Drive - **Full Privacy** – Your data stays on the server you choose; no third‑party tracking. - **Share & Collaborate** – Share bookmark collections with friends or teams via public links or group sharing (Nextcloud, Linkwarden, KaraKeep). - **Offline Mode** – Browse your bookmarks even without an internet connection; changes sync when you reconnect. - **Open‑Source** – The app’s source code is available on GitHub, allowing community contributions and transparency. **Benefits** - **Seamless Cross‑Platform** – Keep your bookmarks consistent across Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and mobile. - **Convenient Organization** – Tag, folder‑organize, and search bookmarks on the go. - **Secure Collaboration** – Share collections with colleagues or friends while maintaining control over who sees what. **Why Floccus?** Floccus is built on a voluntary subscription model and is maintained by a passionate community. The companion app extends that philosophy to mobile, ensuring your bookmarks are always within reach, wherever you are. **Get Started** 1. Install the **Floccus** browser extension on your desktop. 2. Download the **Floccus Companion** from the App Store. 3. Sign in with the same backend (Nextcloud, Linkwarden, etc.). 4. Start browsing your synced bookmarks instantly. **Download now and experience bookmark freedom on your phone!**
Wallino Reader
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Wallino Reader is a an iOS app for a self-hosted Wallabag server app. If you don't host Wallabag yourself, please check out the official Wallabag iOS app, since it also offers a subscription based backend without self hosting. Wallino is free and open source, please check out the GitHub repository. Features: - Archive news articles from websites, news apps and PDFs for archiving or reading later. You can even import plain text to create a new article entry. - Use the share extension from other apps: Wallino can even extract a news article link from text - Assign tags to articles to better organise your article archive. - Export the original link or export the article text as PDF to share with others - Apple Intelligence integration: automatic tagging and article summaries. Read the Wallabag documentation to find out more about how to set up Wallabag on your home server or rented cloud server: https://doc.wallabag.org.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: floccus at none against Wallino Reader's 1. floccus also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Wallino Reader's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). 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
Both are free to download. Wallino Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. floccus asks for nothing beyond the download.
floccus ships an update monthly, Wallino Reader every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | floccus | Wallino Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (22 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcel Klehr | Dominik Butz |
In-app purchases
floccus
No in-app purchases
Wallino Reader
- Standard tip$0.99
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