Later | Save Links, Read Later User Reviews

Name: Later | Save Links, Read Later
Rating: 4.53939 (165 reviews)

Later | Save Links, Read Later

Xavi Moll

📊 Productivity

📡 News

What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Later | Save Links, Read Later. Based on 165 reviews and a 4.5/5 average, it highlights the 10 positives and 10 negatives reviewers mention most about this News app.

Positive things

🚀Fast and responsive app performance
🔒Strong privacy protection with local data storage
👍Simple, clean, and intuitive user interface
🔄Seamless syncing across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS via iCloud
💰Reasonable pricing with one-time purchase option
👨‍💻Highly responsive and caring developer
📱Lightweight app that doesn't consume much storage
🏷️Effective tagging and organization system
📥Smooth import from Pocket with custom tags preserved
⭐No aggressive ads or subscription nags

Negative things

🐛Subscription prompt appears even for paid members
😤10-link free tier limit not clearly communicated upfront
🔄Recent update forces navigation to app instead of staying in share sheet
📖Lacks integrated reader view for articles
🖼️Missing image preview functionality
⚠️macOS version crashes when scrolling or adding links
🔌Compatibility issues with older iOS/macOS versions
📊Limited filtering and sorting options
🏷️No custom folder creation or tag organization
❌Not a true read-later app (doesn't save article content offline)

Top reviews

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Exactly what I was looking for!

This is the perfect replacement for the defunct Pocket app. It is simple, fast, and manages links without any clutter. The developer is incredibly responsive and clearly cares about the user experience. Highly recommended, especially after trying so many.

OgeneO

6 months ago

Response from developer

Thanks for such a great review! ❤️

Love this

It’s my go to for saving articles and websites. I like how it keeps everything private and syncs perfectly across all my devices.

AliZZoro

7 months ago

Great!

Exactly what I was looking for!

kgustaf

8 months ago

Totally worth it

It’s my go to for saving articles to read later. I like how it keeps everything private and syncs perfectly across all my devices.

MoZZoro

9 months ago

First launch: Rate me. Every launch: Sign up

I never got a chance to use the app when I was promoted to rate it. That’s an automatic 1-star and negative review.

Then, on every subsequent relaunch, or even when switching back to from another app, it prompts me to upgrade to the paid version. Mind you, this is before I’ve saved a single bookmark.

If the app is this pushy now, I don’t expect the experience to improve, because the developer clearly doesn’t care about the user experience.

Jasonian.

10 months ago

Everything you need, without everything you don’t

This aims for exactly what you need, and nothing that you don’t need. It works great! I had one small issue a long time ago that really ended up being nothing. The key is the developer responded quickly. The other key is there hasn’t been any other issues.

nycvillage

10 months ago

Response from developer

Thanks for such a great review! ❤️

Great App and very active Dev!

This has always been my go-to since it was called Abyss- it’s really nicely made and has never been buggy for me- very reasonably priced for how active and responsive the dev is! I like the new icon! My only criticism is that it used to not move you from what you were saving- to the app. My understanding is that the previous way was not ideal and not possible after a certain point- but boy do I miss it!
The best link hoarding app out there!

BabyPopDipstick

10 months ago

Response from developer

Thanks for such a great review! You're totally spot on with your assumption about why Later opens the app when saving. There might be something that I could do to change it back, but it still needs investigating, I promise to look into it! 🙌🏼

Needs subscription/fee for full benefit.

Great app overall but you need to pay either monthly or $50 flat fee to use it to save more than 10 links, and I think I’m just frustrated how many apps are tryna make money, and I’m here to just have a simple utility and solve a problem. Almost every single app out here wants money and I don’t want to and can’t pay for every single app.

ArwenXK8

10 months ago

Amazing App, But!!

It would be nice to have an option to create our own folders with custom icons.

bhavsec

a year ago

An sich gut, aber…

Finde ich es schade, dass es diesen Dienst nur als App gibt - dafür dass ich zahle, hätte ich auch gerne eine Desktop-Version oder zumindest eine funktionierende Chrome-Erweiterung. Dann gibt es auch 5 Sterne.

THTHT32

a year ago

Response from developer

Hey there! There's definitely a desktop version for macOS, and a Chrome extension that allows you to save links to Later with a single click! If you were looking for a Windows (or any other OS that's not Apple's), I'm sorry but the tight privacy requirements Later has prevents the app from working on anything that's not macOS, iOS or iPadOS.

Outstanding!

This app should set the bar for all developers, in my opinion; Especially when we are in a time of subscription service greed. This app doesn’t shove the subscription option in your face - He’s given us so much. Bravo! Thank you! 👏

Nacho Man Randy Sandwich

a year ago

Response from developer

Thanks for such a kind review! About your question: yes, if you save the link offline, it generates a WebArchive of the website that's stored locally on your device (and synced to other devices via iCloud) and can be opened even when you're offline. You can try it out by saving a link offline, turning on AirPlane mode and then opening the link! 🙌🏼

Fast perfekt

Ich bin - wie wahrscheinlich gerade viele - zu Later gekommen, weil die Pocket-App abgeschaltet wurde.
Later hat mir im Vergleich mit anderen Apps am besten gefallen, weil sie sich auf das Wesentliche beschränkt.
Ein kleines Manko sehe ich aber noch: Es wäre toll, wenn man eine Suchfunktion für die Tags hätte, sobald man einen Link aus dem Browser heraus in der App speichern möchte.
Momentan muss man noch durchscrollen, was sehr lästig ist, wenn man viele Tags hat.

Queen.Angie

a year ago

Response from developer

You're in luck! The latest version (2025.27.1) has tag search built in, so whenever you're saving a link you can search for tags rather than scrolling the long list if you've lots of them! 🏷️

Amazing Support

The app works really well. I used a different bookmark manager in the past, but it import type wasn’t supported. I tried to convert my export to Pocket or Instapaper format, but no luck. I reached out to Xavi, the developer, to see if he could give me an example import file to copy from. He replied quickly and asked for a sample file, and within a few hours, he added support for a new format!

Dan Cocos

a year ago

Response from developer

Thanks a lot for such an awesome review! 💯

What am I paying for?

The app works well and uses tags instead of folders, which is fine, but it doesn’t clearly explain what comes with a subscription or what the free plan limits are. After importing everything from Instapaper overnight, I was suddenly told the next day to upgrade to Premium without knowing what I’d be paying for. There’s no Shortcuts integration, no widgets, and no support for Windows, which makes it hard to consider using or paying for the app seriously.

omgseriously198

a year ago

Straight Forward

Ein simples Tool nach dem Motto “doing one thing well” aus dem Linux-Handbuch. Die leicht zu findende Offline-Option zur Erstellung von webarchives macht es besonders angenehm. Eine Integration mit Pinboard könnte noch interessant sein. Deutlich weniger Features als Anybox, aber eben auch weniger complex zu verstehen. Für 90% der User mit Sicherheit ausreichend.

dataduke

a year ago

Response from developer

Thanks for such an awesome review! Glad you're finding it easy to use, I spend a lot of time thinking about how to make each feature as easy to use as possible! 🧠

Have always wanted an app like this!

I really love this app so far and signed up for the annual subscription after the first 10 links for free went so well! There was a little hiccup that it got stuck on the subscription page not letting me add any more even though it said I was subscribed but that cleared up after a day or two.

Only thing that would make this app better is being able to save other things like photos but I understand it’s only links right now. Still super great and I love being able to make tags to sort and color code them.

JiMo42

2 years ago

Im so glad to find it

Finally I can save literally everything what i need.

Mkh7222

2 years ago

bello ma tocca pagare

ilpersii

2 years ago

Subscribe Prompt Won't Go Away

I am a paying member, but still get prompted to subscribe. I clicked the "Restore subscription" button and login to my Apple ID, but nothing happens. Very annoying bug.

Greyfish

2 years ago

Verstecktes Abo Model

Nach 18 Einträgen ballert es dich mit nem Abo zu

Justin Harwart

2 years ago

Response from developer

Sorry you feel so strongly against paid apps. Later is a privacy focused read-later app, which means it'll never show ads nor track it's users. Because of that, Later needs user payments to keep the lights on. If you haven't checked it, there's also a one-time payment if you don't want to subscribe! 👀