# Cubox: AI Read-It-Later App — user reviews > 132 indexed App Store user reviews of Cubox by Odd Lab, rated 4.40/5 from 237 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cubox-ai-read-it-later-app/id1113361350/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cubox-ai-read-it-later-app/id1113361350.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 186 · 4★ 17 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 21 ## What do users think of Cubox? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🚀 Efficient and fast app - 👍 Versatile and feature-rich - 💡 Innovative AI-powered features - 🗂️ Excellent organization and tagging capabilities - 📚 Seamless integration with various content sources **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs - 🔒 Privacy concerns around data storage - 💰 Expensive subscription model - 📱 Limited functionality on mobile devices - 🌐 Lack of full English language support **Commonly reported bugs** - Inability to import or view PDF files - Inconsistent behavior across platforms - Login and account issues for some users - Sync and data loss problems - Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions **Most requested features** - Offline note editing capabilities - Support for more file types (e.g., PDFs, EPUBs) - Customizable themes and UI options - Improved search and filtering functionalities - Family/team sharing and collaboration features ## Newest reviews (14 of 132) ### 4/5 — TTS for 5 Stars *2025-09-29* The not-a-pocket replacement I didn’t know I needed. Local TTS functionality would put it clear of all others. ### 2/5 — Kein RSS Import *2025-05-29, version 7.9.14* Die Beschreibung klingt gut, aber eine RSS Import Funktion gibt es nicht, zumindest nicht als kompletten File. Daher für mich ungeeignet. ### 4/5 — Russian language for ai insight *2025-02-01, version 7.9.12* Please, add Russian language for ai insight ### 2/5 — 注册系统异常 *2025-01-12, version 7.9.11* 新用户无法登陆 ### 2/5 — 为何不开放ios的safari的cubox插件？？ *2025-01-06, version 7.9.11* 如题 ### 3/5 — about Language *2024-12-06, version 7.9.11* We want a Traditional chinese, love u ### 3/5 — Not better than Raindrop.IO *2024-10-29* AI addition is a cool feature over Raindrop.IO but misses out core features like multi-edit, search filters to just name some. Also, the app seems too slow (Used on iPhone 15 Pro and iPad Pro M2) **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback! 1. Cubox supports Batch Editing. You can check out this guide to learn more about this feature: https://help.cubox.cc/organize/bulk/. 2. You’ll find the filter function on the search results page and other content listings. It’s located above the content cards and allows you to filter by content type, archived status, and more. Feel free to let us know if there are other filters you’d like to see. 3. How many items have you saved so far? And are there any specific actions where the app feels slow to respond? If you could send a recording of these issues to hi@cubox.cc, we’ll look into it and help identify the cause. ### 3/5 — 离线功能还有希望吗？ *2024-08-14, version 7.9.4* 没希望就不续费拉 ### 2/5 — 不能導入pdf檔案 *2024-08-07, version 7.9.3* 導入PDF檔案後一直說無法預覽，需要下載，下載完也不能看 ### 3/5 — 右侧预览面板无法关闭 *2024-07-17, version 7.9.2* 搞不明白，为啥非得强制要求我看右侧面板内容呢，空间就那么点大也不好看，还强制要求我看。为什么不跟网页端的结构保持一致呢，这个软件定位就是收藏的，干嘛非要搞得跟个浏览器一样 ### 3/5 — Don’t read epub :( *2024-06-23, version 7.9.0* :( ### 3/5 — Love it, want to love it more (please add pdf capabilities) *2024-04-03* Nested tags, memos are excellent features, UI is clean, appealing and practical. Unfortunately the lack of pdf handling really limits functionality for me. Adds unnecessary complication (and cost) to my workflow to set up a second tool & system just for saving/annotating/organizing pdfs when I’m largely capturing them from web like articles, and most capture/read it later apps can do both. I feel like I’ll have to go back to Readwise reader, Capture, or find another tool until/unless cubox can let me save pdfs from web. Though, I don’t like anything I’ve tried as much as cubox :) ### 4/5 — Great *2024-03-28, version 7.6.3* This app is great, I really like this app, but I have few feedbacks: 1. It should be working seamlessly without internet connection (currently it does not work without internet, add new memo requires internet connection) 2. I am not sure about the privacy of my notes, am I the only one who can see my memo? Is it encrypted? 3. It would be nice to have widget to be able to show the memo of my own choice instead of random only 4. Please add simple text formatting (bold, italic, highlight color, etc) 5. Please add mind map feature ### 5/5 — Hehe *2024-03-22, version 7.6.3* Love it ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — CLI doesn’t work; upload doesn’t work from desktop; constantly a security threat *2026-06-12* The newsletter feature didn’t work for me as described; the helper function doesn’t work; considering its safari extension is always asking for access to everything in addition to the fact that its terms and conditions expressly state that you have no right to any privacy in your information if such information would violate Chinese laws, I uninstalled and stopped using it despite having paid for a full year subscription ### 1/5 — i wanted to like it *2025-11-08* seems to have a terrific use case but does not work on ios with file attachments; worse, app support provides zero… support ### 1/5 — 同一个网页，国际版可以处理，国内版就显示过大无法处理。 *2025-03-04, version 7.9.13* 作为中国公司，你们这么歧视国人合适吗？一帮贱货 ### 1/5 — Good, but expensive. *2024-10-24, version 7.9.8* There’s no fair price. ### 1/5 — It would be nice if the app worked *2024-09-18, version 7.9.5* I’ve been trying to use the app for a few days now, and I still can’t. It works fine with links, but not with PDFs. It’s simply impossible to read a PDF in this app. ### 1/5 — Воровство *2024-06-22, version 7.9.0* Продолжают списывать средства после отписки неоднократными попытками. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t view or preview PDFs. *2024-03-17* Since it can’t view uploaded PDFs, it’s essentially just a web page clipper and highlighter. There’s plenty of options for that already! **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. We've already planned to support PDF preview and other features in future versions. If you still have questions, please contact hi@cubox.cc, we will help。 ### 1/5 — Could be great *2024-03-02* Does not play well with X/twitter. Otherwise there is a lot to like here, but lack of Twitter compatibility is a deal breaker. You need to make the underlying browser engine spoof chrome. I love the nested tags, the tags suggestions. The snapshot feature is great, full text search works great. **Developer response:** Sorry for the bad experience. We're figuring out how to better deal with X/Twitter content. If you still have questions, please contact hi@cubox.cc, we will help. Thanks for your feedback and suggestions. ### 1/5 — App error *2024-02-22* Paid for the AI pro but it’s not working. **Developer response:** Sorry for the inconvenience. We temporarily took down the AI feature for some fine-tuning and optimizations. It's back online now. If you still have questions, please contact hi@cubox.cc, we will help. ### 1/5 — iPad Can’t Show Twitter Page *2024-02-06, version 7.6.2* Always show This browser is no longer supported. Please switch to a supported browser to continue using twitter.com. You can see a list of supported browsers in our Help Center. Please fix it! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Unbelievable App *2025-09-16, version 8.1.3* Easily one of the top 5 second brain apps on the market and may very well be the best overall productivity tool ### 5/5 — Highly underrated *2025-09-09* This app is awesome. It integrates with what seems like everything and analyzes whatever you upload faster than any other AI note taker or capture tool I’ve seen ### 5/5 — Love u so much *2025-06-14* I am so much love with this app , but pls free the snapshot pls for me ### 5/5 — 卡顿 *2025-05-10, version 7.9.14* 我非常喜欢，想以后作为主流工具使用，请问我的电脑经常会卡顿和闪退，可以修复下吗，我用的mac 电脑最新版本 ，确定不是电脑配置问题，因为是顶配 ### 5/5 — Where is the King? The people cry for his justice *2025-04-19* Make the crown icon unlockable with pro subscription **Developer response:** 👑 Thanks for the great suggestion. We love the idea of making the crown icon unlockable for Pro users. ### 5/5 — Best read it later app *2025-03-22* After scanning several read it later apps , I found this to be the best one . And going pro with this app is just god tier . The versatility with AI support , email drop , adding not just web pages but all kinda files including memos make it an app I turn to several times in a day. Besides , I love that the single subscription gives access to apps and extensions on all devices for smooth cross platform functioning . UI / UX is just top notch and so far I don’t find any bugs in the app . The ability to organise the data in multiple ways with folders , tags and smart folders is way to good and shows the amount of careful planning and execution that has gone in developing this . A special mention must be made about the AI ghost highlights and the review cards . Helps review data a breeze . Just brilliant . Everything . **Developer response:** Thank you so much for this thoughtful and encouraging review! We’re truly honored to be your top choice after trying so many read-it-later apps. It means a lot. Also, a big thank you for the suggestions you sent us via email. We’re always improving, and feedback like yours is what keeps us going! ### 5/5 — Effortless Organization *2024-09-19* Cubox makes it super easy to keep track of my favorite articles and ideas. The way it organizes everything is just awesome! **Developer response:** Thank you for supporting Cubox! We’ll continue bringing you more useful reading features. ### 5/5 — Amazing tool for information overload *2024-07-05, version 7.9.2* very useful for modern life full of feeds and news flow ### 5/5 — Nice, thanks! *2024-07-03, version 7.9.1* 77 ### 5/5 — Wonderful *2024-04-13* This app is so well-made that’s it’s almost like I’ve been in stuck in a fever dream (jk). More seriously, this application truly does what it pretends, in my case, « read with a super brain ». Clean interface, many possibilities. The integration with Shortcuts is good, but It’ll be cool to let us parse text directly with a « add a Snippet » block, or something. Apart from that, really neat. The parsing works really well, but the killer feature is the AI part. Being able to make a summary, key questions with answers and even ghost highlights - that are surprisingly relevant and useful - makes me leave Reader from Readwise to this. The only drawback for me could be the Windows app that is just a webapp, but otherwise, this tool is amazing for people that want to build a second brain. Ggs to developers 🫶🏽 Since I love this product, here is (in my opinion) some great content that you could add : - More versatility in Shortcuts : like I said before, sometimes I just want to grab text with Safari Reader and paste it as a Snippet, but it doesn’t exists. Too bad, but not mandatory. - Use another browser : the integrated browser does not let you log in in many cases, and it sometimes breaks the ability to parse premium articles that we are subscribed to, showing just the « paywall ». Thanks 🫶🏽 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-29.*