Comparison

Leaf Bookmarks vs Savefold

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

Head to head
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, recipes and ideas you want to come back to. Saving them is easy. Finding them again, and remembering why they mattered, is the hard part. Leaf turns your saved links into a library that is easy to browse, search and actually use. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account and no sign-up. Open the app and start saving. • Your library is stored on your device and synced through your own private iCloud. • AI runs on your device. Your links are never sent to an AI service. SAVE AND ORGANIZE • Save links from the app or from the share sheet in any app. • Organize with folders, nested folders and tags. • Add notes and custom thumbnails. • Choose how your cards look. FIND IT AGAIN • Search by meaning, not only by the exact words. • Read Later queue for what you want to get to next. • Rediscover brings back links you saved and forgot. • Find your links from Spotlight. ON-DEVICE AI • Summaries of what you save. • Suggested tags and folders, chosen from the ones you already use. Summaries require a device with Apple Intelligence. On other devices Leaf still suggests tags and folders. BRING YOUR LINKS, TAKE THEM WITH YOU • Import bookmarks from Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Arc (HTML), or from a CSV file. • Export your whole library any time, as a bookmarks file or as JSON. • Save links with Shortcuts and Siri. ONE PRICE, NO SUBSCRIPTION Try everything free for 7 days. After that, a one-time purchase unlocks Leaf forever. There is no subscription and nothing renews automatically. If you decide not to buy, you can still export all your links. Leaf works on iPhone and iPad, and on Mac with Apple silicon. 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

About

Savefold

Organize your saved links, articles, videos, and webpages into a visual, searchable library. Save content from any app or by pasting a URL, and keep all relevant details together for easy retrieval.

Highlights
  • Save links from any app via Share Sheet
  • Create a visual library of saved content
  • Organize with topics, tags, and folders
  • Search library by source, topic, or title
  • Export saved metadata as JSON
  • No account or ads required
Features
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Your best links shouldn't disappear. Savefold turns posts, videos, articles, and webpages into one visual, searchable library on your iPhone and iPad. Share a link from supported apps or paste it directly, then keep the original URL, preview, source, and useful details together. SAVE WHILE YOU BROWSE • Use the iOS Share Sheet to save a link without breaking your flow • Paste links individually or in bulk • Import bookmarks from supported HTML, CSV, or JSON files • Keep the canonical source URL with every saved item BUILD A VISUAL LIBRARY • Turn public link metadata into recognizable cards • Organize links with topics, tags, custom folders, and favorites • Choose list or grid layouts with comfortable or compact density FIND AND READ • Search by source, topic, tag, title, or summary • Read supported saved articles with adjustable typography • Add highlights and notes, and resume your reading • Use Shortcuts actions to save links, search, and open folders • Open the original source in one tap STAY IN CONTROL • No Savefold account required • No ads or third-party analytics • Your library stays on your device by default • Optional iCloud sync uses your Apple Account's private CloudKit database • Export your library and supported reading content FREE AND PRO • Free: save up to 50 links and create 1 custom folder • Pro Monthly and Pro Annual: unlimited links and folders • Pro Lifetime: a one-time unlock for unlimited access • Eligible subscribers may receive a 7-day free trial Public previews and article capture depend on the information made available by each source and may vary. Purchases and subscription eligibility are processed by Apple through the App Store. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Leaf Bookmarks4 screens
Savefold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Savefold at 18.0 against Leaf Bookmarks's 26.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Savefold sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Leaf Bookmarks against 5.0 for Savefold. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Leaf Bookmarks ships an update weekly, Savefold every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Leaf Bookmarks versus Savefold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLeaf BookmarksSavefold
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB33 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTomas FrechouGustavo Venzon

Customer experience

Leaf Bookmarks

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Savefold

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Leaf Bookmarks

Subscriptions2
  • Leaf Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Leaf Pro Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • 7-day TrialFree
  • Leaf Lifetime$4.99
3 purchases

Savefold

Subscriptions2
  • Savefold Pro Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Savefold Pro Annual7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Savefold Pro Lifetime$10.99

Questions

Is Leaf Bookmarks free?
Leaf Bookmarks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Savefold free?
Savefold is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Leaf Bookmarks or Savefold?
Leaf Bookmarks and Savefold are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Leaf Bookmarks or Savefold have ads?
Neither Leaf Bookmarks nor Savefold shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Leaf Bookmarks or Savefold?
Leaf Bookmarks ships an update weekly, and Savefold every 8 days. Most recently, Leaf Bookmarks was updated on October 28, 2026 and Savefold on October 31, 2026.

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