Onix Tool Store vs LinkBuddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Onix Tool Store
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Effective work depends on available equipment. Onix Tool Store registers every piece of lifting equipment digitally, and you will always know what is physically in your tool crib, ready to do the job. Digitally registering all loose lifting equipment in and out of the tool crib by QR or RFID reduces the risk of human error and saves time and effort. We’d love to hear from you! Find us online at onix.com. Onix Terms and Conditions: https://onix.com/legal
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
Onix Tool Store and LinkBuddy are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Onix Tool Store | LinkBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Onix | Peter To |
In-app purchases
Onix Tool Store
No in-app purchases
LinkBuddy
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Onix Tool Store free?
Is LinkBuddy free?
Do Onix Tool Store or LinkBuddy have ads?
Which is updated more often, Onix Tool Store or LinkBuddy?
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