Comparison

Marked vs Leaf Bookmarks

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

Head to head
About

Marked

Features
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Never lose track of great content again. Marked is the beautiful, intelligent bookmark manager that helps you save, organize, and rediscover everything worth reading. Whether it's articles to read later, design inspiration, research materials, or gift ideas—Marked keeps it all organized and accessible, right from your iPhone's home screen. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE - Share Extension works in Safari, Twitter, Instagram, and any app - Automatic metadata extraction—title, description, and thumbnail - Smart thumbnail picker for perfect previews - One-tap save, zero friction INTELLIGENT ORGANIZATION - Create custom categories and collections - Flexible tagging system - Smart filters: Favorites, To Read, Archived, With Notes - Powerful search across all your bookmarks BEAUTIFUL & NATIVE - Designed exclusively for iOS with attention to every detail - Gorgeous dark mode that's easy on the eyes - Smooth, delightful animations throughout - Intuitive gestures and interactions - Feels like it came built into your iPhone HOME SCREEN WIDGETS - Glanceable widgets in small, medium, and large sizes - View recent bookmarks without opening the app - Filter widgets by category for focused collections - One-tap access to any saved link - Beautiful thumbnail displays that look amazing on your home screen PERSONAL NOTES & TRACKING - Add private notes to any bookmark - Mark articles as read or keep for later - Track your reading progress - Never forget why you saved something SEAMLESS SYNC - Cloud-powered sync across all your devices - Real-time updates—save on iPhone, access everywhere - Secure and private with Firebase authentication - Your data is always backed up PERFECT USE CASES Reading Lists - Build your personal library of articles and long reads Design Inspiration - Save UI/UX examples, color palettes, and creative work Research - Organize sources, papers, and reference materials Shopping - Keep track of gift ideas and items you want Learning - Bookmark tutorials, courses, and educational content Travel - Save destination guides, hotel links, and trip ideas WHY CHOOSE MARKED? Most bookmark managers are cluttered, outdated, or feel like desktop apps squeezed onto a phone. Marked is different. Built from the ground up for iOS, Marked combines powerful features with effortless simplicity. Our AI does the heavy lifting-automatically categorizing your bookmarks so you don't have to. Native widgets and share extensions integrate seamlessly into your iPhone experience. No ads. No tracking. No nonsense. Just a beautifully designed tool that respects your time and privacy. FEATURES AT A GLANCE - Universal share extension for any app - Custom categories and tags - Home screen widgets (small, medium, large) - Advanced search and smart filters - Mark as read / unread tracking - Personal notes on any bookmark - Favorites system - Archive for completed items - Beautiful dark mode - Cloud sync across devices - Privacy-focused, no ads - Regular updates and improvements START ORGANIZING TODAY Download Marked and transform how you save, organize, and rediscover web content. Your future self will thank you. - Questions or feedback? Visit markedthis.com Privacy Policy: markedthis.com/privacy

About

Leaf Bookmarks

Organize and revisit saved links with rich details and AI-powered features. Transform your saved content into a usable library for research, inspiration, or personal knowledge.

Highlights
  • Save links from app or share sheet
  • Organize with folders and tags
  • Add summaries, thumbnails, and descriptions
  • Quickly reopen saved links
  • AI-powered summaries and suggestions
  • Create a personal knowledge library
Features
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Leaf Bookmarks is your personal space for links worth keeping. Every day you come across articles, videos, products, ideas, recipes, references, and notes you may want to revisit. The hard part is not saving them. It is finding them again later, remembering why they mattered, and keeping everything from becoming another messy pile of tabs, bookmarks or notes. Leaf helps you turn saved links into a library that is easier to browse, understand, and use. Save links from the app or the share sheet, organize them with folders and tags, add notes, customize thumbnails, and choose how your cards should look. Leaf also works across iPhone, iPad, and Mac, so your saved links stay close wherever you are working or reading. With Leaf Pro, your library becomes even easier to maintain. AI-generated summaries, smart tag suggestions, and folder recommendations help every saved link land in the right place with less effort. What you can do with Leaf: • Save links from the app or the share sheet. • Organize web links with folders and tags. • Add custom thumbnails so links are easier to recognize. • Customize card layouts for the way you read. • Add notes, descriptions, and summaries. • Use Leaf Pro AI to summarize and organize links faster. • Enjoy a link library that works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Leaf is useful for reading later, collecting research, organizing products, planning trips, saving inspiration, or building your own personal knowledge library. Your links, now, organized with Leaf. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://leafbookmarks.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://leafbookmarks.com/privacy

Screenshots

Marked4 screens
Leaf Bookmarks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Marked at none against Leaf Bookmarks's 2. Marked also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Leaf Bookmarks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Marked asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Marked versus Leaf Bookmarks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarkedLeaf Bookmarks
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB65 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperVu HuynhTomas Frechou

In-app purchases

None

Marked

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Leaf Bookmarks

Subscriptions2
  • Leaf Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Leaf Pro Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Marked free?
Marked is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Leaf Bookmarks free?
Leaf Bookmarks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Marked or Leaf Bookmarks have ads?
Neither Marked nor Leaf Bookmarks shows ads.

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