Remarko vs LinkBuddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Remarko
Easily install custom templates, screens, and themes directly onto your writing tablet. Access a built-in library of content without needing to search online.
- Install templates
- Install screens
- Install themes
- Built-in template library
- Direct tablet integration
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Install templates, screens, even themes, on your remarkable writing tablet, right from this app. No more hunting around the web for templates, they're built right in!
LinkBuddy
This is a free, open-source client for a self-hosted bookmark management service. It allows users to add, edit, archive, and search bookmarks, with support for a share sheet extension and an in-app browser. It's privacy-focused and ad-free.
- Add, edit, archive, delete bookmarks
- Search bookmarks (active, archive, unread, untagged, shared)
- Share sheet extension for external app sharing
- In-app browser with Safari Reader View
- Dark and light mode themes
- iPad compatible
- Privacy focused and ad-free
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LinkBuddy is a free and open source client for linkding, a selfhosted bookmark management service. NOTE: This does not work without a selfhosted instance of linkding and an associated API access token. Please see more information about setting up linkding here: https://linkding.link/ Features: - Add, edit, archive and delete bookmarks - View and search your active, archive, unread, untagged, and shared bookmarks - Supports share sheet extension to share URLs from other apps into LinkBuddy - Open and view links in in-app web browser - Supports Safari Reader View via in-app web browser - Supports dark mode and light mode themes - iPad compatible - Privacy focused - this app doesn't store or track any personal user information, logs, or display any ads - Free and open source: https://github.com/peterto/LinkBuddy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LinkBuddy at none against Remarko's 13. LinkBuddy also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Remarko's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Remarko sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. LinkBuddy asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Remarko against 5.0 for LinkBuddy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Remarko ships an update every 3 weeks, LinkBuddy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Remarko | LinkBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Monster Street Systems LLC | Peter To |
Customer experience
Remarko
LinkBuddy
In-app purchases
Remarko
- Engineering Template PackFree
- Getting Things Done PackFree
- Positivity Journal PackFree
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- Screen Pack #1Free
- Screen Pack #2Free
- ADHD Friendly Template PackFree
- Paint Plan TemplateFree
- Very Tiny Grid PackFree
- Cartesian Graph TemplateFree
- Screen Pack #3Free
- Bullet Journal Pack #2Free
- Ten Ninety-Four Mega PackFree
- Prog Level of Detail Outlining$1.99
LinkBuddy
No in-app purchases
