Comparison

SaveLinks vs Sandbook

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SaveLinks

Organize your favorite web content across all your Apple devices. Save links quickly via the Share Button and access them seamlessly with iCloud sync. Features a beautiful interface with rich link previews and customization options, prioritizing your privacy with no tracking or ads.

Highlights
  • Quick link saving via Share Button
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • Rich link previews with images
  • Customizable interface (dark/light modes, accent colors)
  • Privacy-focused with no tracking or ads
  • Organize links for reading, research, or inspiration
Features
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SaveLinks is your personal link organizer that helps you save and access your favorite web content across all your Apple devices. FEATURES • Quick Save Save any link in seconds using the Share Button on any app • Seamless Sync Access your links on iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud sync • Beautiful Interface Clean and modern design that makes organizing links a pleasure • Link Previews Rich previews with images and descriptions for your saved content • Customization - Dark and Light modes - Multiple accent colors - Organize your way • Privacy First - Your data stays on your devices - No tracking - No ads PERFECT FOR • Saving articles to read later • Collecting inspiration • Bookmarking videos • Organizing research • Keeping track of recipes • Building your personal knowledge base Download SaveLinks today and never lose an interesting link again!

About

Sandbook

This app converts text into natural-sounding speech using an on-device model. Read ePub, PDF, and TXT files, type or paste text, or even read webpages aloud. Export audio files for offline listening with complete privacy.

Highlights
  • On-device text-to-speech
  • Reads ePub, PDF, TXT files
  • Type or paste text
  • Read webpages aloud
  • Export audio files
  • Privacy protection
Features
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Sandbook reads books, documents and articles aloud in natural voices, entirely on your iPhone or iPad. Nothing you read is uploaded, and there is no account, no subscription and no ads. Press play, lock your screen, and Sandbook keeps reading. Found an article in Safari, Chrome or another app? Tap Save to Sandbook and it waits in your Listen Later queue. NATURAL VOICES, OFFLINE - 41 voices in American and British English, Spanish, French, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese and Hindi - A book in Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese or Hindi opens with a voice in its language - Powered by the open-source Kokoro model, running locally; no internet connection needed - Follow along as each spoken word is highlighted - Speed from 0.5x to 2.5x; each book remembers its voice and speed READ ALMOST ANYTHING - Import EPUB, PDF, Word (.docx), TXT, RTF, Markdown and HTML files - Add a web page by pasting a link, or save it from Safari, Chrome and other apps with Save to Sandbook in the share sheet - Scan printed pages with the camera, or pick a photo, and listen - Send files or selected text from any app with the share sheet, or type and paste your own - Open a document straight from the Files app with Open With, or set Sandbook as its default app - Browse a shelf of public-domain classics and play a short sample before you download one LISTEN THE WAY YOU READ - Opens at the paragraph where you stopped - Keep listening when you leave the book, with a mini player at the bottom of the screen - Bookmarks, and search inside a book - Sleep timer: stop after a set time or at the end of the chapter - Passages you've already heard play back instantly - In a PDF, the sentence being read is highlighted on the page; tap any sentence to read from there - Reading options: light, sepia and dark themes, fonts, text size and line spacing - Appearance: light, dark or matching your system - See each book's length, listening time and the time left in the chapter - Keep listening with the screen locked or while you use other apps; the lock screen shows the chapter's progress, with 15-second skips - Listen Later: web pages and text you save wait at the top of your library and play one after another - Continue Reading with Siri or the Shortcuts app - Export any text as an M4A audio file ACCESSIBILITY - VoiceOver, Voice Control, Switch Control, larger text and contrast improvements - The app is available in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil) and Hindi PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your books, text and voices stay on your device. Sandbook never sends what you read to a server. GOOD TO KNOW - Voices require iPhone 12 or later, or an iPad with an A14 or M1 chip or later. Sandbook also needs iOS 18.2 or later. Questions or ideas: support@sandbook.app

Screenshots

SaveLinks4 screens
Sandbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SaveLinks at 5.0 against Sandbook's 4.6. SaveLinks also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). Sandbook's advantage is ratings volume (135 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SaveLinks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sandbook has 135 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SaveLinks ships an update every 3 days, Sandbook weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SaveLinks versus Sandbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSaveLinksSandbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (135 ratings)
Positive reviews—80.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1135 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.6.1 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB140 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIgnacio PalacioSmashMelon LLC

Customer experience

SaveLinks

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sandbook

All ratings135 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral5.9%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral12.9%
Negative6.5%

In-app purchases

None

SaveLinks

No in-app purchases

None

Sandbook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SaveLinks free?
SaveLinks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sandbook free?
Sandbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SaveLinks or Sandbook?
SaveLinks is rated higher. SaveLinks averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Sandbook averages 4.6 from 135 ratings.
Do SaveLinks or Sandbook have ads?
Neither SaveLinks nor Sandbook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SaveLinks or Sandbook?
SaveLinks ships an update every 3 days, and Sandbook weekly. Most recently, SaveLinks was updated on October 25, 2026 and Sandbook on October 28, 2026.

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