# Flyleaf: Read Later — Save articles to read offline

> Read-later app saving web articles for distraction-free, paginated reading. (iPhone/iPad app by Maximilian Melzer.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flyleaf-read-later/id6475200381 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Maximilian Melzer](https://appshunter.io/developer/1536263191)
- Category: News, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.90/5 from 87 App Store ratings · 79 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 32 MB
- Languages: American English, German (Germany)
- Released: 2024-03-27
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flyleaf-read-later/id6475200381/reviews.md

## What is Flyleaf?

Flyleaf is a “read-later” app that displays saved articles from the web in a meticulously designed reading view, without popups, ads or other distractions.

SAVE ARTICLES FROM THE WEB
Use the share sheet from anywhere to save interesting links to Flyleaf. There is also an easy-to-use bookmarklet if you need it.

READ LATER WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS
Flyleaf takes web pages and removes everything inessential, like popups, ads and trackers, to preserve your privacy and sanity.

TURN WEBSITES INTO MAGAZINE ARTICLES
With Flyleaf's best-in-class book-like pagination, you can read articles page by page instead of scrolling vertically.

READ IT YOUR WAY
Flyleaf offers many ways to customize your reading experience, such as color themes and in-depth typography settings.

DISCOVER WHAT TO READ NEXT 
Once your list of saved articles grows, it's easy to lose track. Flyleaf helps you to always discover fresh articles from your list.

SYNC WITH ICLOUD
Flyleaf uses iCloud to securely sync articles and reading progress between your devices – no additional signups needed.

STAY ORGANIZED WITH TAGS
You can add your own tags to articles to organize your library.

READ ANYWHERE YOU GO
Enjoy fully native apps for iPhone, iPad, and macOS, lovingly crafted by indie developer Max Melzer.

READ IN FULL SCREEN 
Remove all distractions and focus on the text by entering fullscreen mode. You can still access all the controls you need through an intuitive gesture interface.

LOAD ARTICLES FROM ARCHIVE.TODAY IN ONE TAP 
Sometimes, an article may not be available in your region or without logging in. Flyleaf lets you effortlessly access many of them from a web archive instead.

AUTOMATE ACTIONS WITH SHORTCUTS AND SIRI
Flyleaf offers a comprehensive list of Shortcuts actions, so you can add URLs via Siri or build Shortcuts to automatically tag articles.

Flyleaf is free to use and offers an optional subscription for advanced features such as themes, tags and the archive.today integration.

Privacy Policy: https://flyleafapp.com/privacy/
Terms of Use: https://flyleafapp.com/terms/

## Key features

- Save articles from the web
- Distraction-free reading view
- Book-like pagination
- Customizable themes and typography
- iCloud sync
- Article tagging
- Archive.today integration

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Yearly renewal | $17.00 | per year |
| Monthly renewal | $2.00 | per month |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 79)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/flyleaf-read-later/id6475200381/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Unbeatable

*2026-08-19, version 2.6.2*

Absolutely phenomenal reading experience. Love everything about it

### 5/5 — Best read later app!

*2026-07-30*

Finally found exactly what I’ve been looking for … I’d say it has no frills, but actually it has the perfect amount of frills: it’s handy being able to adjust font & colours and the discover view layout. But it’s not bloated, not expensive (and the free tier is actually useable and doesn’t block anything foundational, I respect that a lot). Also, the developer is responsive and seems like a cool person.

### 5/5 — Best Reader on iOS

*2026-07-25, version 2.6.2*

I wouldn’t be without this delightful app anymore! Great support from the dev, reliable, and intuitive.

### 5/5 — Mon avis

*2026-07-20, version 2.6.1*

Manque une traduction en français.

### 5/5 — Read articles like a book

*2026-07-18, version 2.6.0*

If you prefer reading articles like a book, rather than scrolling Flyleaf is the best option out there.

### 5/5 — Outstanding

*2026-06-22, version 2.6.0*

If you were looking for an easy to use reading list application that syncs between your devices, look no further. While basic, it has a number of fantastic features. For me, I needed a simple Reading List app that would sync between my MacOS and iOS device. This application has been perfect!

### 5/5 — Excellent App

*2026-06-06*

It does everything so well! Thoroughly recommended

### 5/5 — A top notch Read it later service

*2026-04-19, version 2.5.3*

I haven’t seen any read later app on iOS that comes closer to Flyleaf. I benefited from the free version so much that I’ve decided to subscribe to the service for a month or two so it could benefit the creator. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

### 5/5 — love it

*2026-04-11, version 2.5.3*

perfect replacement for Pocket, and quite possibly better

### 5/5 — great app

*2026-04-08, version 2.5.3*

This is the minimalist beautiful read it later app I was looking for.

## Frequently asked questions about Flyleaf

### What does Flyleaf do?

Flyleaf is a read-later application that saves articles from the web and presents them in a clean, distraction-free reading view. It removes ads, popups, and trackers to enhance your reading experience and offers features like pagination and customization.

### What are the key features of Flyleaf?

Key features include saving articles via a share sheet or bookmarklet, reading without distractions, book-like pagination, customizable themes and typography, iCloud syncing across devices, article tagging for organization, and integration with archive.today.

### How much does Flyleaf cost?

Flyleaf is free to use. It offers an optional subscription for advanced features such as additional themes, the ability to use tags, and integration with archive.today.

### What devices is Flyleaf available on?

Flyleaf offers fully native apps for iPhone, iPad, and macOS. It utilizes iCloud to securely sync articles and reading progress between these devices.

### How can I organize my saved articles?

You can organize your saved articles by adding your own tags to them. This helps you to easily categorize and find specific articles later, especially when your library grows.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.6.2 — 2026-07-23

Hot on the heels of the last update, this one fixes more bugs, the most prominent being that you could no longer tap on tags to add or remove them from an article. Sorry about that!

### Bug Fixes

- "Add tag" and "remove tag" buttons now again reliably do what they are supposed to do
- iOS: Layout fixes for iPhones in landscape mode 
- macOS: The search bar no longer disappears on smaller windows

### 2.6.1 — 2026-07-20

Another maintenance update without any life-changing changes, but including useful tweaks and necessary bug fixes. Thanks for everyone who reported issues!

### New Features

- Open individual Discover sections in a separate view
- macOS: Use Cmd-C keyboard shortcut to copy selected article URLs or tag names

### Improvements

- Even more reliable widget updates
- Subtitle of custom Discover sections can now be customized
- Parser improvements for footnotes, images, videos, symbols, whitespace and code blocks
- General performance and layout improvements

### Bug Fixes

- Images now load more reliably over non-HTTPS connections
- Whitespace no longer gets trimmed while typing a search term
- macOS: "Hide toolbar" keyboard shortcut now works as expected
- macOS: Content-heavy articles no longer only show a blank page while loading

### 2.6.0 — 2026-06-17

Flyleaf 2.6 lands with some long-requested upgrades. Tables finally render properly, Bluesky threads can join your reading queue, and importing from Readwise Reader is now just a click away. Export articles as Markdown, navigate with a built-in table of contents, and enjoy a smoother, more polished reading experience across iOS, iPadOS and macOS. Plus: a stack of fixes for images, videos, reading position, and other pesky paper cuts.

### New Features ###

- Display tables in articles
- Basic support for adding Bluesky threads
- Browse table of contents in article details
- New option for the default list view
- New option for how to treat articles added via drag-and-drop, bookmarklet or URL scheme
- Export article text as Markdown
- Import articles from Readwise Reader

### Improvements ###

- iOS: Improved navigation transition animations and gestures
- PDF parser improvements
- macOS: Tweaked default window size
- More responsive and convenient font picker
- Article view now falls back to non-pagination mode more gracefully in case of issues
- UI tweaks and polish

### Bug Fixes ###

- Fixed images appearing smaller than necessary
- Fixed videos that were invisible until tapped
- Fixed sometimes resetting reading position when rotating device or resizing window
- Fixed weird broken text when shared via the share sheet
- Fixed article header alignment on large screens
- Fixed a crash when long pressing a tag

### 2.5.3 — 2026-03-22

This update mainly serves to fix a couple of small but annoying bugs. But wait, I also added a cool new widget type and improved the tags overview, especially for users with lots of tags! Thanks again to everyone who emailed me with bug reports or feature ideas.  

### New Features ###

- New widget that shows only the current article including its preview image
- The "Tags" view is now much nicer and supports multi-selection as well as opening tags in a new window 

### Improvements ###

- Widgets now update much more frequently and reliably
- More intutive behavior when dropping links on the app icon or app window 
- Small UI improvements here and there

### Bug Fixes ###

- Fixed reading position not getting persisted in vertical scrolling mode
- Fixed cut, copy and paste commands not working in some dialogs
- Fixed back gesture getting triggered while vertically scrolling through an article
- Fixed the article queue toolbar item sometimes appearing twice
- macOS: Fixed window changing shape during initial loading

### 2.5.2 — 2026-02-27

This update brings multi-selection to Flyleaf, allowing you to bulk-edit articles. (On macOS, use Command-click and related shortcuts to select multiple articles. On iOS, tap the three dots in the tab bar and choose "Select articles".) You will also find a bunch of bug fixes as well as design tweaks and performance improvements.

### New Features ###

- Select and modify multiple articles at once
- New Discover section type "Untagged articles"
- New option to share a snippet or quote of an article (select some text and choose "Share…" from the context menu)

### Improvements ###

- iOS: The reading view now extends up to the top and bottom edges of your device
- Sharing articles from Flyleaf now offers more options
- Improved keyboard navigation in article lists
- macOS: The article inspector no longer floats above other windows
- Improved handing of failed downloads
- Various design tweaks and performance improvements

### Bug Fixes ###

- Fixed rare crash when dismissing an article while an image is downloading
- Fixed another crash related to dismissing articles
- Fixed a crash when sharing an article via the context menu
- macOS: Fixed occasionally unresponsive buttons in the article details popover
- Opening a code snippet or a footnote in full screen will no longer turn the page at the same time
- Fixed footnote popover misalignment on certain websites

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## More apps by Maximilian Melzer

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All apps by Maximilian Melzer: https://appshunter.io/developer/1536263191

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