Comparison

Ribbon vs ForgeGo

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

Head to head
About

Ribbon

This app provides a native iOS interface for managing your self-hosted Linkding bookmarks. Browse, search, and save links with ease, keeping your data securely on your own server. Organize with tags and bundles, and leverage convenient features like share extensions and clipboard detection.

Highlights
  • Browse bookmarks with filter pills
  • Search active and archived bookmarks
  • Add bookmarks with prefill
  • Save from Safari via share extension
  • Clipboard URL detection
  • Organize with tags and bundles
  • Swipe actions for editing
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.

About

ForgeGo

Features
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ForgeGo is a focused mobile client for self-hosted Forgejo servers. Connect one or more Forgejo accounts and keep repositories, issues, pull requests, reviews, and notifications within reach. Features: • Browse repositories, branches, files, commits, and activity • Create, update, search, and manage issues • Review pull requests, inspect changes, and merge with supported methods • Follow notifications across your accounts • Open Forgejo links directly in the app • Store access tokens securely in the system keychain • Work without ads or a third-party push-notification backend ForgeGo requires Forgejo 16.0 or newer. Some multi-account and background-notification features require ForgeGo Pro. Terms of Use (EULA): https://forgego.dev/terms ForgeGo Pro subscriptions and the ForgeGo Pro lifetime unlock require separate in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Ribbon4 screens
ForgeGo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ForgeGo at Free against Ribbon's $2.99. ForgeGo also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Ribbon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#194 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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

ForgeGo is free to download; Ribbon costs $2.99 up front. ForgeGo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Ribbon asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ribbon ships an update every 5 days, ForgeGo weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Ribbon versus ForgeGo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRibbonForgeGo
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#194 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB48 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCory DransfeldtdevXY GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Ribbon

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ForgeGo

Subscriptions2
  • ForgeGo Pro Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • ForgeGo Pro Yearly1 Month trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • ForgeGo Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Ribbon free?
Ribbon costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ForgeGo free?
ForgeGo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ribbon or ForgeGo have ads?
Neither Ribbon nor ForgeGo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ribbon or ForgeGo?
Ribbon ships an update every 5 days, and ForgeGo weekly. Most recently, Ribbon was updated on October 5, 2026 and ForgeGo on October 11, 2026.

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