Shiori Web Browser vs VisiMarks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shiori Web Browser
A streamlined web browser designed for rapid searching. It offers quick access to past searches, organized web history, and flexible bookmarking with unlimited folder depth. Share pages, capture screenshots, and even run bookmarklets.
- Search-first interface
- Input history recall
- Organized web history
- Unlimited bookmark folders
- Web page sharing
- Screenshot capture and editing
- Bookmarklet support
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This app is a web browser that starts from the search. ◆ Simple three steps ◆ 1. Start the app. ~ Keyboard is automatically displayed. 2. Enter word. 3. Tap the search button. This is simple and quick ! This app also has a useful feature the following. The three "Shiori" feature. "Shiori" means bookmark in japanese. - The input history The word of the search in the past, you can search again by simply tapping the input history. Long tap the word on input history, it will be inserted in the input field. - The web history The web page of search results will not be stored in the web history. Sites accessed from the search results are stored in the history. This is for creating a easy-to-read web history, and make it easier to re-visit. - The bookmarks There is no limit of the folder hierarchy. Feature of the built-in web browser - Web site sharing. Facebook, X(twitter), LINE, Kakao, etc. - You can capture and edit the web page. - You can run the Bookmarklet (include text editor). This app will be required to your every day :) *Ad is displayed at the top of the screen.
VisiMarks
Organize your favorite web pages with visually appealing thumbnail bookmarks. Easily create folders for categorization and save articles to read later directly from your browser. Supports multiple browsers for seamless access.
- Thumbnail bookmarks for easy visual identification
- Folder creation for bookmark organization
- Read Later feature for saving articles
- Multi-browser support for opening bookmarks
- Add bookmarks directly from your browser
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Thumbnails Bookmarks with thumbnails make it easy to find your favorite web pages. Thumbnail-based bookmarks are visually easier to find than text-based bookmarks. Organize You can easily organize your bookmarks by creating folders. Read Later You can add bookmarks from your browser in a few simple steps. You can add bookmarks to your collection of articles and web pages that you are interested in. Multi-browser support You can easily change the browser in which you open bookmarks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: VisiMarks at 359 against Shiori Web Browser's 25. Shiori Web Browser's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Shiori Web Browser sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and VisiMarks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Shiori Web Browser against 4.5 for VisiMarks. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VisiMarks has 359 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 61% and 60% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shiori Web Browser | VisiMarks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (25 ratings) | 4.5 (359 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.9% of reviews — better | 60.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 359 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | tadashi atoji | Ryoichi Fukugawa |
Customer experience
Shiori Web Browser
VisiMarks
In-app purchases
Shiori Web Browser
- Remove Ad$4.99
VisiMarks
- Remove Ads (One-Time Purchase)$9.99
Questions
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