Comparison

Wallabag Reader vs Back To It.

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Wallabag Reader

Save web pages for later reading with this self-hostable application. It offers a free and open-source solution for bookmarking content. Requires a separate wallabag instance to function.

Highlights
  • Save web pages
  • Self-hostable
  • Open source
  • Free (as in freedom)
  • Offline reading
Features
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Save web articles and read them later—on your terms. Wallabag Reader is the open-source companion for wallabag. Connect to your self-hosted server or a compatible hosted wallabag account, sync your reading list, and keep your archive available on iPhone and iPad. SAVE FROM ANYWHERE • Send pages from Safari and other apps with the Share extension • Add a URL manually or from your clipboard • Sync article content to read without an internet connection READ COMFORTABLY • Enjoy a clean article reader with adjustable text size and light or dark themes • Highlight passages and create, edit, or delete annotations • Listen to articles with built-in text-to-speech • Open the original page or share it with others ORGANIZE YOUR ARCHIVE • Search and filter unread, archived, and starred articles • Sort by date, reading time, or identifier • Add and remove tags, mark articles as read, and favorite what matters • Rediscover short reads, random picks, and tags from the Discover tab YOUR WALLABAG, YOUR CHOICE wallabag is free and open source. This app connects to an existing wallabag instance; it does not create or host one for you. Self-host wallabag on your own server or use a compatible hosted provider. WALLABAG PLUS Core reading and organization features remain available without Plus. An optional auto-renewing wallabag Plus subscription unlocks AI-powered summaries and tag suggestions. Available plans, duration, price, and renewal terms are shown before purchase and may vary by region. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy and terms of use: https://district-web.fr/wallabag-reader/privacy/

About

Back To It.

Features
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Back to It is a tiny app for when you suddenly think: “Wait… what was I doing?” It happens all the time. You walk into a room and forget why. You’re halfway through something and it just… disappears. You get interrupted, and everything resets. “I knew this a second ago.” Back to It gives you a simple place to hold onto that thought before it’s gone. How it works You get three slots. That’s it. Type just enough to remember: Dishes. Boil water then pasta. Email Sam. When you come back, you don’t have to think. You just continue. Why it exists I built this because I kept losing my place. Not in big, dramatic ways— in normal, everyday moments. Cooking dinner. Helping my kids. Working on something complex. Getting pulled in five directions at once. I tried reminders, timers, notes. They either got ignored, buried, or became another thing to manage. What I needed was something lighter. Something for right now. What it’s for * When a thought might disappear * When you get interrupted * When you’re juggling a few things at once * When your brain just… drops it What it’s not * Not a task manager * Not a planner * Not a productivity system No lists. No inbox. No history. Just three things you’re doing right now. A different way to remember Instead of holding everything in your head, you put it somewhere visible. Instead of tracking everything, you keep only what matters. Instead of trying to stay organized, you just don’t lose it. Back to It is for when thoughts evaporate. And you want them back.

Screenshots

Wallabag Reader2 screens
Back To It.2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Back To It. at none against Wallabag Reader's 3. Back To It. also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Wallabag Reader sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Back To It. asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Wallabag Reader versus Back To It.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWallabag ReaderBack To It.
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (37 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings37 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermaxime marinelJames Michael Stone

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Wallabag Reader

Subscriptions2
  • Wallabag Plus$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tips$0.99
None

Back To It.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wallabag Reader free?
Wallabag Reader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Back To It. free?
Back To It. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wallabag Reader or Back To It. have ads?
Neither Wallabag Reader nor Back To It. shows ads.

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