Bookmark URL Saver vs PDF OCR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bookmark URL Saver
Easily save articles, screenshots, PDFs, and links from any app. Organize your saved content into custom collections with tags and notes. Read saved items distraction-free, even offline, with powerful search capabilities.
- Save links and screenshots from any app
- Distraction-free reader
- Offline reading
- Organize with collections and tags
- Powerful search
- Syncs across devices via iCloud
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Save articles, screenshots, PDFs, and links from any app -- then read them later, even offline. Trace is the bookmark manager for people who save a lot and hate losing track of it all. One tap from Safari, Instagram, X, YouTube, Reddit, Pinterest, TikTok, or any app -- and your content is saved with the thumbnail, title, and source automatically. No copying, no pasting, no extra steps. Never lose something interesting again. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE - Save links, articles, videos, and web pages from any app using the share sheet - Import screenshots directly, even with limited photo library access - Auto-import screenshots as you take them - Add photos from your camera or photo library - Save PDFs with automatic thumbnail and page count - Capture anything using Siri Shortcuts without opening the app - Paste a link from your clipboard and save instantly DISTRACTION-FREE READER - Open saved articles in a clean reader with no ads or clutter - Customize font size and reading theme - Highlight text in multiple colors and add notes to any section - Read offline -- cached for planes, commutes, and subways - Highlights and notes sync across all your devices ORGANIZE YOUR WAY - Create collections to group content by topic, project, or mood - Color-coded tags with custom icons for flexible filtering - Filter captures by source website alongside your tags - Set a default collection so new saves go exactly where you want - Pin important items, archive what you have finished - Multi-select for quick batch actions - Password-protect and hide private collections POWERFUL SEARCH - Search across titles, descriptions, notes, tags, and sources - Combine text search with tag and source filters - Find that article you saved months ago in seconds iPHONE AND iPAD - Designed for both iPhone and iPad with adaptive layouts - Full Split View and Slide Over support on iPad - Sidebar navigation for quick access to collections - Grid, list, and stack views to browse your way SWITCH FROM OTHER APPS - Import bookmarks from Safari, Chrome, and Firefox - Import your library from Raindrop or GoodLinks - Brings in your bookmarks, folders, and tags - Smart duplicate detection so nothing gets added twice iCLOUD SYNC - Save on iPhone, read on iPad, continue on Mac -- everything syncs automatically - Bookmarks, collections, tags, highlights, and notes all stay in sync - No account to create, no sign-up required MORE - Set reminders so you actually come back to saved items - Export to CSV, JSON, or HTML bookmarks anytime - Share collections or individual captures with anyone - Customizable app icon and tint colors - Smart duplicate detection to keep your library clean BUILT FOR PRIVACY No account. No data collection. No tracking. Everything stays in your iCloud account, on your devices, exactly where it should be. PERFECT FOR - Researchers collecting reference material - Students saving study resources - Designers gathering visual inspiration - Writers and content creators organizing research - Shoppers saving products and wish lists - Anyone who takes a lot of screenshots or bookmarks things online NEW IN 2.0 - Now available on Mac -- save on any device, pick up on another - Set any collection as your default for new captures - Redesigned collection indicators with pin and default badges - Refined glass design with cleaner visual hierarchy - Updated share extension with new paywall and smoother flow - Improved onboarding experience - Stability improvements and bug fixes Download Trace and stop losing track of articles, screenshots, and ideas. Terms of Use: https://www.theblackholecompany.com/termsConditions.html
PDF OCR
This app transforms your iPhone or iPad into a powerful PDF tool. Scan documents, recognize and edit text, convert files, and sign PDFs all on your device. It offers advanced features for annotation, measurement, and protection.
- Document scanning and text recognition (OCR)
- Edit text and images directly on the page
- Convert between PDF, Word, and Office formats
- Annotate with pens, highlighters, and shapes
- Fill and sign PDF forms
- Measure drawings to scale
- Password protection and redaction
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PDF OCR is the all-in-one PDF app for iPhone and iPad. Scan paper into searchable PDFs, read and mark up any document, edit text right on the page, measure drawings to scale, and convert between PDF, Word and Office files. Everything runs on your device, with no account and no uploads. SCAN & RECOGNIZE TEXT (OCR) • Document scanner: edges are found and pages are straightened for you • Text recognition: scans become searchable, selectable PDFs • Recognize text in scanned PDFs you already have • Scan many pages at once, then reorder, rotate or remove them • Read QR codes • Put two pages on one, like both sides of an ID card • Smart file names suggested from what was scanned (Pro) READ IN COMFORT • Fast viewer with search, contents and bookmarks • Continuous scroll, single page or two-page spread • Reading View: the text reflowed to fit your screen, in your size, font and theme • Night mode and read aloud • Opens where you left off; recent documents appear in Spotlight ANNOTATE & MARK UP • Pen and highlighter, smooth with Apple Pencil • Highlight, underline and strike through text • Notes, shapes, arrows, polygons and stamps • Select anything you added to move or resize it, with undo EDIT PDF LIKE A DOCUMENT (PRO) • Edit text right where it is, in the document's own fonts • Move, delete and add text and images • Redaction removes sensitive text and images for good MEASURE DRAWINGS (PRO) • Distance, perimeter, area and count on plans and drawings • Drawing scales such as 1:100, or calibrate to a length you know • Snaps to corners; totals and CSV export FILL & SIGN • Fill in PDF forms • Draw your signature once and place it on any document • Sign contracts, invoices and applications without a printer CONVERT • PDF to Word (Pro), images, text and RTF • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Pages and Keynote files to PDF • Photos and web pages to PDF ORGANIZE & OPTIMIZE • Merge PDFs and images; split by selected pages, ranges or every N pages • Reorder, rotate, insert, crop and delete pages • Compress PDFs to make them smaller • Flatten annotations and forms, and print PROTECT • Protect PDFs with a password • Change permissions or remove security (Pro) • Watermarks and page numbers (Pro) • Lock the app with Face ID (Pro) SMART TOOLS, ON YOUR DEVICE • Summaries with Apple Intelligence (Pro; iOS 26 on supported devices) • Page translation (Pro) • Shortcuts actions for OCR, compression and merging (Pro) PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your documents never leave your device. Scanning, text recognition, editing, conversion and summaries all happen on the device. No account, and no watermark on your files. PDF OCR PRO Reading, markup, signatures, scanning and most tools are free, and OCR is free for up to 30 pages per document. Pro adds OCR without page limits, editing text and images, PDF to Word, measuring, advanced split, redaction, watermarks and page numbers, Face ID lock, smart file names, summaries and translation, and Shortcuts actions. Choose monthly, yearly with a 7-day free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://layerz.app/pdfocr/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bookmark URL Saver at 4.7 against PDF OCR's 4.4. Bookmark URL Saver also leads on ratings volume (58 vs 7). PDF OCR's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 86%). 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
Both are free to download. Bookmark URL Saver sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and PDF OCR sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bookmark URL Saver holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bookmark URL Saver has 58 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Bookmark URL Saver's written reviews are positive against 100% of PDF OCR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.
| Parameter | Bookmark URL Saver | PDF OCR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (58 ratings) — better | 4.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 334 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Youssef Ismaili | Layerz Corp. |
Customer experience
Bookmark URL Saver
PDF OCR
In-app purchases
Bookmark URL Saver
- Prismoria Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
- Trace Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
- Trace Pro3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Trace Pro Lifetime$19.99
- Trace Lifetime$39.99
PDF OCR
- PDF OCR Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- PDF OCR Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- PDF OCR Pro Lifetime$49.99








