Linkstacks vs NewsPal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Linkstacks
An open-source bookmarking tool offering a clean, ad-free, and minimalist interface for organizing and sharing your favorite links. It prioritizes user privacy and a straightforward experience.
- Open-source bookmarking
- Ad-free interface
- Minimalistic design
- Link organization
- Link sharing
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Bookmarking that is open by design and provides a clean, ad-free, minimalistic interface.
NewsPal
Save your favorite websites to read later without an internet connection. Automatically download fresh content while you sleep, with AI-powered updates. Enjoy an ad-free experience and keep your data private.
- Offline website reading
- Scheduled content downloads
- AI-powered auto-updates
- Ad and tracker removal
- Privacy-focused, no login required
- Expandable download limits via subscription
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THE PLACE FOR UNINTERRUPTIBLE READING EXPERIENCE. Are you sick and tired of being forced to play games when you're stuck on the subway? So were we, so we built NewsPal - an app which saves your favorite websites and let you read them later, without any Internet connection. NewsPal downloads every single layer of a website, allowing you to navigate and access your content from anywhere, even in your underground bunker. SET IT AND FORGET IT! NewsPal provides the ability to set download schedulers. This means that you can set NewsPal to automatically grab the latest version of your favorite websites while you sleep and every day you have a fresh copy ready to go for the morning commute. We use an AI-powered autoupdate feature, which will learn your usage pattern, and will adjust your content refresh time respectively. NO ADS, YOUR DATA IS YOURS! Enjoy Ad-Free reading - NewsPal automatically attempts to remove the advertisements and trackers of any website it downloads. You do not need to login to NewsPal: we do not collect your personal information, preferences and interests, and will never sell your data. NEWSPAL PREMIUM You can buy a NewsPal Premium subscription to expand beyond the free-tier 200 MB download limit. NewsPal Premium subscription price starts at $0.99 USD/month or $7.99 USD/year. Prices are in US dollars, may vary in countries other than the US and are subject to change without notice. If you choose to purchase NewsPal Premium, payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchases a subscription. Privacy policy: https://www.forestudio.ca/newspal/policy.html Terms & Conditions: https://www.forestudio.ca/newspal/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Linkstacks at 5.0 against NewsPal's 4.1. Linkstacks also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). NewsPal's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. NewsPal sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Linkstacks asks for nothing beyond the download.
Linkstacks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NewsPal has 25 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Linkstacks's written reviews are positive against 75% of NewsPal's.
Linkstacks ships an update every 5 weeks, NewsPal every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Linkstacks | NewsPal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.1 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Poul Nielsen | FORE STUDIO LTD. |
Customer experience
Linkstacks
NewsPal
In-app purchases
Linkstacks
No in-app purchases
NewsPal
- Bronze - Up to 500 MB$0.991 Month
- Gold - Up To 2 GB$1.991 Month
- Platinum - Up to 10 GB$3.991 Month
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- Bronze - Up to 500 MB$7.991 Year
- Gold - Up to 2 GB$15.991 Year
- Platinum - Up to 10 GB$29.991 Year
