Comparison

Savefold vs Backmark

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

Head to head
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/

About

Backmark

A private memory tool for iPhone that lets you save links, text, screenshots, and files. Organize your saved content into searchable memories and boards, with optional AI enhancements for content enrichment and image generation on compatible devices. Your data stays on your iPhone, with no accounts or cloud services required.

Highlights
  • Save links, text, screenshots, files, and map links
  • Searchable memories with original source links
  • Organize content into folders and boards
  • Route planning between saved places
  • On-device AI for content enrichment and image generation
  • Private by design, no account or cloud required
  • Export and restore all local data
Features
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Save links, screenshots, files and places from any app, find them in seconds, and turn them into trip plans and checklists. Private, on your iPhone. SAVE WHAT MATTERS Deliberately share links, text, screenshots, files and map links to Backmark from other apps. Each becomes a searchable Memory that keeps its original source link, alongside useful text and previews. Import bookmarks exported from Safari, Chrome, Firefox or Edge, sorted by folder or by topic on your iPhone. FIND IT AGAIN Browse by where each save came from, by topic, or with your own tiles, and search everything at once. Make tiles for trips, recipes or gifts, and add or remove any save by hand. Mark favorites, and open, edit, share or delete your saved content whenever you choose. BUILD WITH IT Group saves into manually maintained Boards and drag them into the order you want. Add places from map links you share and see a planned walking or driving route between a Board's places. Share a Board as a set of images with every original link, or save the images to Photos. BOARD STUDIO AND ON-DEVICE INTELLIGENCE On compatible iPhones with Apple Intelligence available, Board studio answers questions about a Board using only its saves, and writes a caption, trip plan, checklist or summary you can edit, copy or share as images. Create a Board cover from its places and topics with Image Playground. Backmark also summarises Memories, sorts imported bookmarks and makes tile icons on the iPhone. Normal saving, text recognition and search remain available without generative AI. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your Memories and Boards stay on your iPhone. Backmark requires no account and has no backend, analytics, advertising or silent cloud AI fallback. Place search and routes use Apple Maps with only what they need. Export everything as one zip you can open anywhere, restore it later, or delete all local Backmark data from Profile. Works with larger text sizes and VoiceOver. A one-time purchase, with no subscription or in-app paywall. Save your first link today.

Screenshots

Savefold4 screens
Backmark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Savefold at Free against Backmark's $4.99. Backmark's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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

Savefold is free to download; Backmark costs $4.99 up front. Savefold sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Backmark asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Savefold ships an update every 8 days, Backmark fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Savefold versus Backmark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSavefoldBackmark
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGustavo VenzonMohamed Saliha Abdul Azeem

Customer experience

Savefold

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

Backmark

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

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
None

Backmark

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Savefold free?
Savefold is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backmark free?
Backmark costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Savefold or Backmark have ads?
Neither Savefold nor Backmark shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Savefold or Backmark?
Savefold ships an update every 8 days, and Backmark fortnightly. Most recently, Savefold was updated on October 11, 2026 and Backmark on October 26, 2026.

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