Bookmark URL Saver vs Activity Jot
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
Activity Jot
Easily track the last time you performed specific activities, such as personal tasks or habits. Quickly log dates, notes, and amounts, and view your progress with visual data summaries and customizable widgets.
- Log activity date, end date, notes, and amount
- View days since last activity
- Heat map view of activity history
- Calculate streak lengths and averages
- Automatic calculation of average/total amounts
- Home screen widgets for quick tracking
- Organize activities with tags
- Set default values for faster entry
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*** Track the last time you did something *** Struggling to remember the last time you got sick, had your car washed, or went to grocery store, but then realize you have no way of knowing because you didn't note it down? Activity Jot will make keeping track of those activities feel like a breeze. With just one or two taps away, you will quickly save the date, end date, note and amount of any activity. *** Simple and Fast *** Activity Jot presents most important info of your activity front and center. Open the app and you instantly see how many days ago you did an activity together with any end date, note or amount that you kept track of. Want to add new entry for an activity? Tap on the big plus button to create new entry right there on the home screen! *** See all the data at a glance *** Activity history contains all the necessary bits you want to know with a simple yet beautiful heat map view. You are just one tap away from figuring out how many days were there in any streak, what is the longest streak and what is the average streak of an activity you are trying to build a habit for. If you use the amount feature to track, says, grocery spending and running distances, you can quickly see the average cost of grocery this year or the total distance you ran in the last month as those information will be automatically calculated for you. *** Make your life easier with widgets, tags & default values *** Activity Jot works out of the box without you having to configure anything. But when you want to customize the activities and flow, you can tinker with various options and specify default values to make tracking activities even faster. Try adding a widget, or two, or ten! And you can track your favorite activities right there on the iOS home screen without opening the app! Or when you have a lot of activities, sorting into tags will help keep them organized.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bookmark URL Saver at 4.7 against Activity Jot's 3.3. Bookmark URL Saver also leads on ratings volume (58 vs 3). Activity Jot's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Bookmark URL Saver sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Activity Jot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bookmark URL Saver holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bookmark URL Saver has 58 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 86% and 86% positive.
Bookmark URL Saver ships an update monthly, Activity Jot every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bookmark URL Saver | Activity Jot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (58 ratings) — better | 3.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.0% of reviews — better | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 334 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Youssef Ismaili | Tung Vu |
Customer experience
Bookmark URL Saver
Activity Jot
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
Activity Jot
- Unlimited Activities$6.99
Questions
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