Historious vs Symbaloo

Historious saves webpages so users can find them later by searching their contents. A one-click bookmark saves a site without requiring a category choice or form, and full-text search supports Lucene query syntax. The service keeps a cached version of each saved page, which may remain available if the original site is unavailable. Saved links default to private; users can select links to publish on a personal search page that others can search. Subscribers can use private feeds for saved items and public feeds for public ones. Users can import bookmarks from other sources and export saved sites through settings. Browser access includes Chrome and Firefox extensions, plus a bookmarklet that works across browsers. The API accepts POST requests and returns JSON, including calls to add pages and retrieve tags or user information. Historious lists web, Android, iOS, API, and extension platforms, and its FAQ describes phone use, with bookmarklet setup varying by phone. The free plan includes 50 historified sites, with the limit raisable to 2,000 by referring friends. Paid subscriptions cost $3.97 a month or $29.95 a year. A fair-use limit of 10,000 historifications may apply, including on paid plans.

Symbaloo is a homepage and bookmark manager for finding, saving, arranging and sharing online resources. Its customizable Webmix grids can hold links to websites, tools and files, as well as widgets; users can share a Webmix by URL or embed code. Supported content includes embedded videos, RSS feeds, weather widgets and document links. For educators, Learning Paths arrange embeddable resources into tile-based lessons with activities such as multiple-choice and open questions. Schools can connect OneRoster systems such as Clever and Classlink to sync classes and student rosters. Symbaloo describes its education tools for classrooms, schools, districts and virtual libraries. It says student data is generally not collected or stored and that it does not sell personal student information; it also describes security controls and COPPA-compliant Webspaces with child-safe mode. A free, ad-supported plan is available, alongside paid yearly plans. Symbaloo runs on the web and as a browser extension, but its mobile apps have been removed from app stores; the website can be added to a phone home screen.