Comparison

Linkwarden vs Ribbon

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

Head to head
About

Linkwarden

Collect, organize, and preserve important links for offline access. Save content directly from your device's share sheet and enjoy a reader view for a focused reading experience.

Highlights
  • Organize links
  • Save from share sheet
  • Offline reading
  • Cache data
  • Reader view
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The official Linkwarden companion mobile app. Collect, read, and fully preserve what matters! Here are the current features so far: - Create and organize links - Save links from share sheet - Full offline support - Highlights & annotations - Customizable reader view - And more! Please note that we’re adding new features with every new release! Note: Linkwarden requires either a Linkwarden Cloud subscription or a connection to your own self-hosted Linkwarden server. Terms of Use: https://linkwarden.app/tos Privacy Policy: https://linkwarden.app/privacy-policy

About

Ribbon

This app provides a native mobile interface for managing your self-hosted bookmarks. It allows you to browse, search, and save links with features like automatic prefill and a share extension. Organize your saved content with tags and bundles, and perform bulk actions for efficient management.

Highlights
  • Browse bookmarks with filter pills
  • Search active and archived bookmarks
  • Add bookmarks with automatic prefill
  • Share extension for saving links
  • Organize with tags and bundles
  • Swipe actions for editing and archiving
  • Bulk bookmark actions
Features
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Ribbon is a native iPhone and iPad app for Linkding, the fast, self-hosted bookmark manager. Browse, search, and save your bookmarks from anywhere — your data stays on your server, always. Features - Browse your bookmarks with filter pills: All, Unread, Untagged, and Archived - Search across active and archived bookmarks simultaneously - Add bookmarks with automatic title and description prefill - Save from Safari or any app with the share extension - Clipboard detection — Ribbon offers to use a URL you already copied - Organize with tags and smart Bundles - Archive, edit, and delete with swipe actions or press-and-hold menus - Bulk actions — archive, delete, tag, or mark multiple bookmarks at once - Secure credential storage in the iOS Keychain Requirements Ribbon requires a running Linkding instance. Linkding is a free, open-source bookmark manager you self-host on your own server or NAS. Visit linkding.link to get started. Your Linkding API token can be found under Settings → API Access in your Linkding instance.

Screenshots

Linkwarden4 screens
Ribbon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Linkwarden at Free against Ribbon's $2.99. Ribbon's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 56%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.1). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Linkwarden is free to download; Ribbon costs $2.99 up front. Linkwarden sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per month. Ribbon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ribbon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Linkwarden's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ribbon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Linkwarden ships an update every 3 weeks, Ribbon weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Linkwarden versus Ribbon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkwardenRibbon
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.1 (15 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLinkwardenCory Dransfeldt

Customer experience

Linkwarden

All ratings15 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

Ribbon

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Linkwarden

Subscriptions2
  • Linkwarden Cloud - Monthly14 Days trial$4.001 Month
  • Linkwarden Cloud - Yearly14 Days trial$36.001 Year
None

Ribbon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Linkwarden free?
Linkwarden is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ribbon free?
Ribbon costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Linkwarden or Ribbon?
Ribbon is rated higher. Linkwarden averages 4.1 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Ribbon averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Linkwarden or Ribbon have ads?
Neither Linkwarden nor Ribbon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Linkwarden or Ribbon?
Linkwarden ships an update every 3 weeks, and Ribbon weekly. Most recently, Linkwarden was updated on November 12, 2026 and Ribbon on November 9, 2026.

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