Looking for a Pocket alternative?
Mozilla shut Pocket down in mid-2025, leaving millions of readers without their save-for-later home. If you're still looking for a replacement — or you picked one and aren't happy — here's an honest look at the options.
What made Pocket great
Pocket nailed three things: saving from anywhere in one tap, a clean distraction-free reader, and a price most people were happy to pay (free, for most). A good replacement needs all three — and in 2026, it should add what Pocket never had: AI that tells you what an article says before you commit to reading it.
Pocket alternatives compared
| App | Price | AI summaries | Offline | Listen (TTS) | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ToDoLinks | Free · Pro $1.99/mo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | AI summary on every save; reading board; mobile-first |
| Instapaper Premium | ~$6/mo | — | ✓ | ✓ | Minimalist reader, permanent archive, Kindle delivery |
| Matter | $8/mo ($60/yr) | — | ✓ | ✓ | Best-in-class TTS voices, newsletter ingestion |
| Raindrop.io Pro | $3/mo ($28/yr) | ✓ | — | — | Visual bookmark manager, browser-first, Stella AI |
| Readwise Reader | $9.99–12.99/mo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Deepest feature set: highlights, RSS, PKM export |
Pricing and features as of July 2026. Check each app's site for current details.
Which one should you pick?
- Power user with a highlighting workflow? Readwise Reader is the deepest tool — if the $10+/month is worth it to you.
- Mostly collect bookmarks, read in the browser? Raindrop.io is an excellent visual bookmark manager.
- Want the classic minimalist reader? Instapaper is the closest to old-school Pocket, at ~$6/month for premium features.
- Save a lot on your phone and want AI to help you actually read? ToDoLinks gives you one-tap saving, an AI summary on every save, offline reading and listen-aloud — free to start, $1.99/month for unlimited AI search.