Good app but not without its problems
Response from developer
Hello, that shouldn't happen. I’d like to track this down: Could you send a mail to support@couchreader.app with the MCP actions you used (saving, tagging, deleting, etc.) and maybe some details? That would help me reproduce and fix it. Thank you!
Toller Webclipper
Lovely designed
Response from developer
Thank you for the detailed report. The tags crash was fixed in the latest update. For collections, you can use the "Move to" option in the item's context menu to place a collection into a folder. When articles are added or imported, Couch downloads and extracts their content so they load instantly and work offline. Depending in the amount of items, this initial process keeps the CPU busy for a while – everything runs on-device, with no server-side processing. Once it's done, you shouldn't see it again unless new articles are added.
Critical Bugs
Selecting "Tagged" or "Untagged" crashes the app consistently on both macOS and iOS (latest versions).
Collections
Two separate issues:
iOS: Dragging a collection onto a collections folder causes the collection to disappear.
macOS: Collections cannot be dragged onto folders at all. Reordering collections via drag-and-drop works, indicating incomplete implementation.
Performance & Responsiveness
App launch displays a spinning beach ball. Clicking "Unread" initiates multiple article downloads. UI becomes responsive only after selecting items, despite sustained 60–70% CPU usage throughout. Stable connection, no VPN. Occurs on MacBook Air M2, macOS 26.4.1.
Increíble
Super (bis auf Sync)
Response from developer
Hi teespe, thank you! Regarding the issue: The sync status information is broken atm, but the actual sync should still work. Fix for the issue is on its way. BR, Alex.
Soweit ganz nett
Bisschen übers Ziel hinausgeschossen.
So gibt das nichts mit der interoperabilität im Apple Universum.
Response from developer
Hallo Gatto-Bello, auf iOS 18 und macOS 15 kannst du Couch 4 installieren. Diese Version synchronisiert mit Couch 5, es fehlen lediglich die neuesten Funktionen und Verbesserungen.
Strukturierung der Inhalte
Response from developer
Hallo! Ab Version 5.4 kannst du Sammlungen in Ordnern gruppieren – auch in mehreren Ebenen. Viel Spaß beim Organisieren!
Not working
Ordnungsystem noch zu einfach
Response from developer
Hallo! Ab Version 5.4 kannst du Sammlungen in Ordnern gruppieren – auch in mehreren Ebenen. Viel Spaß beim Organisieren!
Pro Kauf nicht mehr gültig
Response from developer
Bitte auf 4.5.1 updaten. Falls der Kauf dann immer noch nicht erkannt wird, bitte unter support@couchreader.app melden.
Schöne Read-later App
Gutes Tool aber kritischer Stromverbrauch
Response from developer
Hi! In den aktuellen Versionen haben wir den Stromverbrauch im Hintergrund deutlich verbessert.
Goodlinks alternative
Unfortunately it is a bit slower when opening up articles. Hopefully some under the hood improvements can help it out.
Liquid Glass
Best of the bunch
Background play for videos would be my one wish. So you could pop it out and watch/listen in the background.
Best of the bunch
Super Pocket-Ersatz für Apple-Ökosystem
Seriously underrated
Keeps crashing
Please fix this.
