Comparison

Diigo Browser vs Hubbist

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

Head to head
About

Diigo Browser

Save, sync, and annotate web pages and PDFs across devices. Easily share your saved content with highlights and sticky notes. Access your bookmarks anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Save and sync bookmarks
  • Annotate web pages with highlights
  • Add sticky notes to web pages
  • Read saved PDF files
  • Share bookmarks with annotations
  • Cross-device access
Features
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Diigo Browser allows you to save, annotate and share bookmarks easily! Save and sync You can use Diigo Browser to save web pages to your Diigo account and the bookmarks will sync across your devices so that you can access them anytime, anywhere later. Annotate while reading Diigo Browser allows you to annotate web pages with highlights and sticky notes. The annotate button will pop up in the context menu after you select some text! PDF reading You can read your saved PDF files within the app directly and we will consider supporting PDF annotation in the future! Share easily You can share your bookmarks with annotations to others through email or IM or send it to other apps easily. We will keep working on the improvements of Diigo Browser to make it better and better. Please feel free to contact us at care@diigo.com if you have any questions or suggestions.

About

Hubbist

Features
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Save bookmarks directly from your browser and then revisit them later as a webpage. You can share your bookmark pages with your friends.

Screenshots

Diigo Browser4 screens
Hubbist3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Diigo Browser at every 2 weeks against Hubbist's every 6 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Diigo Browser ships an update every 2 weeks, Hubbist every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Diigo Browser versus Hubbist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiigo BrowserHubbist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (563 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings563 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB24 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperDiigo Inc.Knurling Meditation LLC

Bugs and requests

Diigo Browser

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login and sign-up issues
  • Sync problems across devices
  • Annotation and highlighting bugs
  • Crashes and performance issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved search and filtering
  • Offline reading and caching
  • Customizable organization and folders
  • Better integration with other apps

Hubbist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Diigo Browser

No in-app purchases

None

Hubbist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Diigo Browser free?
Diigo Browser is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hubbist free?
Hubbist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Diigo Browser or Hubbist have ads?
Neither Diigo Browser nor Hubbist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Diigo Browser or Hubbist?
Diigo Browser ships an update every 2 weeks, and Hubbist every 6 months. Most recently, Diigo Browser was updated on November 1, 2026 and Hubbist on October 30, 2026.

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