# Laytr — Save & Read Later — Private, offline, no account

> Private, offline content saving and retrieval app with scheduled resurfacing. (iPhone/iPad app by Waitery Inc.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/laytr-save-and-read-later/id6803512999 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Waitery Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1597590964)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 14 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-25
- Data updated: 2026-09-15
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/laytr-save-and-read-later/id6803512999/reviews.md

## What is Laytr?

You save things all day. A link a friend sent, a recipe, a video to watch properly later, a screenshot of something you'll need on Thursday. Most of it disappears into whatever app it was saved in, and you never look at it again.

Laytr keeps all of it in one place and brings it back when you asked. Save from any app's share sheet, pick a time, and the save is waiting for you that day at the top of the app.

NO ACCOUNT, NO SERVER
Laytr has no account and no server. Your saves live on your phone, and if you leave backup or sync on, in your own iCloud, where we cannot read them. Nothing you save passes through us, so it can't be scanned, profiled or sold. The app works normally in Airplane Mode.

SAVE FROM ANYWHERE
Laytr sits in the share sheet, so it works from Safari, Photos, Files, Maps, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and anywhere else you can share from. Links, articles, videos, places, PDFs, images and screenshots each get a card that fits what they are. Saving takes two taps. You can file things properly later, or never.

IT COMES BACK WHEN YOU SAID
Tonight, this weekend, next week, a date you pick, or Someday. Each choice shows the actual time it means, like "Sat 9:00 AM". When that time arrives, the save appears at the top of the Now tab. If it's a bad moment, "Not now" sits right next to "Done", and nothing nags you afterwards. There are no streaks and no overdue badges.

READ IT LATER, OFFLINE
Saving an article stores the full text and images on your phone, not just the link, so it still opens on a plane, or years later when the original site is gone. The reader has three page themes, serif or sans-serif type, adjustable text size, and it remembers where you stopped.

SEARCH INSIDE EVERYTHING
Search covers titles, sources, notes, tags, the full text of saved articles, and the text inside your screenshots. Screenshot text is read on the phone using Apple's Vision framework; the images are never sent anywhere. You can also filter by kind, browse by tag, and change the sort.

ONE LIBRARY, NOT TWO
Sign in to the same Apple Account on your iPhone and your iPad and you have one archive across both: the same saves, cases and tags, the same things you put away or deleted. It goes through your own iCloud, so there is still nothing of yours on a server of ours. It is on when you install Laytr, free on every plan, and Settings has a switch that turns it off there.

EXPORT AND IMPORT
Your whole archive exports as one ZIP: Markdown and HTML you can read anywhere, plus your original files, unchanged. Export is available on every plan, including free, always. There are importers for Pocket, Instapaper and Omnivore, and Laytr re-imports its own exports.

FREE, THEN PREMIUM
The free version holds 30 saves. Premium removes the limit, and that is the only difference. $1.99 a month, $14.99 a year, or $39.99 once.

Since there's no server, a fair question is what a subscription pays for. It pays for the app itself: Laytr is built by one person, and Premium funds that work. There is no infrastructure you're renting, which is why a one-time lifetime price can exist, and why cancelling costs you nothing. If you stop paying, every save stays, and reading, search, export and the copy between your devices keep working. The one thing that pauses is adding new saves while you're over 30. Nothing you saved is ever deleted, hidden or locked, on any device.

Save now. Come back Laytr.

SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS
Laytr Premium is available as a monthly subscription at $1.99 per month, or an annual subscription at $14.99 per year. Lifetime is a one-time purchase at $39.99 and never renews. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically for the same period and price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://laytr.app/terms
Privacy Policy: https://laytr.app/privacy

## Key features

- Save from any app's share sheet
- Offline access to saved content
- Scheduled content resurfacing
- Full-text search including screenshots
- Export archive as Markdown/HTML
- Import from Pocket, Instapaper, Omnivore

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly | $1.99 | per month |
| Annual | $14.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifetime | $39.99 | one-time |
| Founding Patron | $24.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (2 of 2)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/laytr-save-and-read-later/id6803512999/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Exactly what I was looking for

*2026-08-31*

Functionally speaking, this does exactly what I was looking for. It is a bit quirky to get used to, but I do love the color scheme and font, which is a bit unique. I would love it if they had an annual plan for under 10 bucks however as I don’t need it very often, but super nice to have when I do want it.

### 5/5 — Not sure

*2026-08-30*

Love the app and I think it has value. I appreciate the privacy too. Just not sure of the UI and the strange fonts. Still worthy of 5 stars, because from what I can tell, it DOES work well. Before I buy a lifetime, I want to use it for a while and put it through the paces.

## Frequently asked questions about Laytr

### What is Laytr's core function?

Laytr allows you to save content like links, articles, and videos from any app to your device. It then brings this content back to your attention at a scheduled time, ensuring you don't forget what you saved.

### Does Laytr require an account or server?

No, Laytr has no account and no server. All your saves live on your phone or in your iCloud backup, ensuring your data is private and cannot be scanned or sold.

### Can I access my saved content offline with Laytr?

Yes, Laytr is designed for offline use. Saved articles store full text and images on your phone, allowing access even in Airplane Mode or years later when the original site may be gone.

### How does Laytr's search functionality work?

Laytr's search is comprehensive, covering titles, sources, notes, tags, the full text of saved articles, and even text within screenshots. Screenshot text is processed on your device using Apple's Vision framework.

### What are the pricing options for Laytr?

Laytr offers a free version with a limit of 30 saves. Premium removes this limit and is available via monthly ($1.99), annual ($14.99), or a discounted one-time purchase ($24.99 during the launch offer).

### What happens if I stop paying for Laytr Premium?

If you stop paying for Premium, your existing saves remain accessible. Reading, search, and export functions continue to work; only the ability to add new saves is paused.

### How often is Laytr updated?

Laytr was last updated on September 2, 2026, with version 1.0.5. This indicates a recent update, suggesting ongoing development and maintenance.

### What devices is Laytr available on?

Laytr is available on iPhone and iPad, and is rated for ages 4 and up.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.8 — 2026-09-10

Sync could fail before it ever started. If you had saved an article and had sync turned on, the first attempt failed, and so did every attempt after it, so nothing ever left your phone. Not some of your saves. All of them. That is fixed, and the saves that were waiting go up once you update.

Sync is also free now. It used to be the one thing Premium bought, and it used to ask you a question before it would do anything. Neither is true any more: it is on when you install Laytr, on every plan, and it keeps working if you stop paying. Premium removes the 30 save limit, and that is the whole of it.

Your iPhone and your iPad hold one library. The same saves, the same cases and tags, the same things you put away or deleted. It travels through your own iCloud account, so there is still no Laytr account, no Laytr server, and nowhere for us to read any of it.

If you would rather each device kept its own archive, Settings has a switch, and turning it off never takes anything off a device.

### 1.0.7 — 2026-09-07

Your saves can follow you between your own devices now.

Turn it on and Laytr keeps your library the same on your iPhone and your iPad: the same saves, the same cases and tags, the same things you put away or deleted. It travels through your own iCloud account. There is still no Laytr account, no Laytr server, and nowhere for us to read any of it.

Nothing moves until you say so. Laytr asks once, in plain words, and if you say not now, everything stays exactly as local as it has always been. You can change the answer in Settings later, in either direction, and turning it off never takes anything off a device.

Syncing is the one thing Premium unlocks. If you never turn it on, this update changes nothing about how Laytr behaves.

### 1.0.5 — 2026-09-02

Laytr is a real iPad app now. It turns with the device and uses the whole screen instead of sitting in a phone-shaped window. At full width the list stands beside whatever you have open, so you can read one save and pick the next without going back, and your cases and tags moved into the sidebar.

Links from TikTok, Spotify, Apple Music, Pinterest and X now arrive with their title, who made them, and a picture, instead of just a web address.

Tall videos and screenshots are shown whole. A TikTok used to be cropped to a strip from its middle — the part with neither the face nor the caption on it.

### 1.0.4 — 2026-09-01

Cases got most of the work. You can start one from the share sheet, a case shows what you filed into it, and you can now delete one. Deleting a case only removes the folder; every save inside stays in your Library.

Tags, chips, the tabs on Library and Search, and the buttons on a save that just came back were all too small to hit reliably. They are bigger now, and everything you press answers you while you hold it.

Settings → Display has light and dark. Laytr followed iOS before and still can, if you'd rather it didn't.

Two new intents, Do and File, for things you save to deal with rather than to read. A user asked for both by name.

With usage analytics switched off, the app was still sending one kind of tap event. Not anymore.

Also: Patron is called Laytr Premium, "Pick a day" no longer shows a date nobody picked, a wide article picture stops pushing the Now screen sideways, and more of the app holds up at large text sizes.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-08-30

Fixed a bug where the app could freeze for a few seconds when you opened it. Opening is quick again.

That's the whole update. If anything else seems off, email support@laytr.app and I'll sort it out.

## More apps by Waitery Inc

- [Waitery](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/waitery/id1597590962)
- [TrialCanary: Subscriptions](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trialcanary-subscriptions/id6793229763)

All apps by Waitery Inc: https://appshunter.io/developer/1597590964

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