LinkBuddy vs CopyLion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
CopyLion
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Bring the text you need into one place. CopyLion helps you collect copied text from AI chats, websites, notes and other apps. Arrange and edit Text-Snippets, then copy them together as one final response. • Add text manually, paste it, or send it through the Share Sheet or a Shortcut. • Reorder, edit and split Text-Snippets, with undo and redo. • Save your work in Collections and find reusable text with search and Favorites. • Extract text from a screenshot or photo on your device and review it before saving. • Keep your data locally by default, with no account required for local use. • Optionally connect supported devices with end-to-end encrypted sync, including browser QR pairing. CopyLion does not generate or rewrite text, monitor your clipboard in the background, or send your text to an AI service. There is no tracking. Free includes 30 Text-Snippet creations and 3 first-time Collection saves in total. Deleting content does not restore a free use. CopyLion Pro Lifetime removes both limits with a one-time purchase. No subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LinkBuddy at none against CopyLion's 1. LinkBuddy also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). CopyLion's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price 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. CopyLion sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LinkBuddy asks for nothing beyond the download.
LinkBuddy ships an update every 2 months, CopyLion every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LinkBuddy | CopyLion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter To | Markus Untch |
In-app purchases
LinkBuddy
No in-app purchases
CopyLion
- CopyLion Pro Lifetime$3.99
