Read-it-later app Pocket shut down down — here are the best alternatives
Following Mozilla’s closure of Pocket, TechCrunch highlights several read-it-later and bookmarking services that have attracted users seeking replacements, with many supporting imports from Pocket. The alternatives vary from straightforward article saving to broader link management, audio playback and AI-assisted organisation.
– Matter: free iOS app and browser extensions; $79.99 yearly subscription adds enhanced transcriptions, integrations and AI co-reader features.
– Instapaper: free on iOS and Android; $59.99 yearly Premium plan adds notes, archives, text-to-speech, search and Kindle sending.
– Raindrop.io: free bookmark manager with mobile reading; $33 yearly adds AI organisation, full-text search and link-checking tools.
– Plinky: Apple-focused link saver with folders, tags and reminders; paid plans remove free-tier limits.
– Paperspan: a simpler cross-device reading-list app with note-taking features.
- Pocket’s closure has increased demand for replacement read-it-later apps.
- Matter, Instapaper and Raindrop.io offer differing free and paid features.
- Pocket users needed to export their data by October 2025.