Comparison

Lint vs Atode

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

Head to head
About

Lint

Organize and read your saved articles with a clean interface. This app helps you rediscover your bookmarks by providing a focused reading experience with auto-enabled reader mode and customizable themes.

Highlights
  • Focused reading interface
  • Auto-enabled Reader mode
  • Beautiful themes
  • Shuffle and sort articles
  • Bookmark management
Features
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Overwhelmed by the amount of bookmarks you have saved in Pocket? We make it easy to shuffle, read, and sort your unread articles with our focused interface, auto-enabled Reader mode, and beautiful themes. Rediscover your bookmarks with Lint. Additional bookmarking services coming soon.

About

Atode

Save articles from any app for distraction-free reading later. Organize your saved content with custom styles, notes, and highlights. Syncs across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Bookmark articles from any app
  • Offline reading with optimized format
  • Customizable reader with themes and fonts
  • Highlighting and note-taking
  • Organize with folders and tags
  • Export articles in various formats
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Atode lets you bookmark and save articles for reading later. Save news, blog or other text based content directly from Safari, Firefox, Chrome or any other app. Read anything you saved later in an optimized format with custom styles for better readability and distraction-free reading. BOOKMARK Save articles with just a click from Safari or any other app by using the bookmark extension. Atode doesn't only save links to those pages you want to return to. It also downloads their content and converts it to a minimal format. Read anything you saved later with just the essential text and images, without any headers, ads or clutter to get in the way. All content is stored on your device, so it even works offline. READER The reader's design is carefully crafted for articles with custom styles for better readability and distraction-free reading. Choose your favorite theme font (Lato, Georgia, Lexend, OpenDyslexic, ...), reader mode (day, sepia, grey, black, ...), select a preset or custom font size, content layout (page, scroll), adjust margins and many more options. Take notes or highlight favorite sections while reading. Search to quickly find anything or copy, define, translate and lookup selected text. LIBRARY Organise your articles in an easy to use library. Mark articles as favorites, add tags or put them in folders. Sort articles by date, unread, title or recently read. Browse your collection by folder, tag or website and filter the library by tags or reading time. Export your articles with all information and annotations in text, markdown or json format or upload highlights to Readwise and other services. You can also save the article content as a PDF, plain text or markdown for use in other apps. CLOUD All your articles and annotations are stored securely in Apple's iCloud, there is no external account required. Keep all your articles safe and at hand on whatever device. Every time you add an article, annotation, folder or tag, it's synced to all your other devices. Always have the latest version, when you start reading on your iPad and continue on your iPhone on the go. Please note that you need to be signed in on your device with the same Apple ID on all platforms. WIDGETS See your bookmarked articles or highlighted quotes. Atode includes widgets to quickly view and open your bookmarked articles or highlighted quotes. Add a widget from the gallery and choose a list from the configuration options. Continue reading where you left off right from your home or lock screen. PREMIUM The basic edition is free to use, includes all features and lets you try out the unrestricted reader. However, there is a limit to the number of bookmarks you can save per month. Upgrade to a premium subscription for more or unlimited bookmarks. - Atode Plus: Increased bookmark limit - Atode Pro: Unlimited number of bookmarks Atode is an independent app, your purchase supports the further development. When you buy an in-app purchase, you are doing so through Apple's App Store and agree to their terms and conditions. Payments will be charged to the credit card of your Apple account. SERVICE Atode is available for iPhone, iPad and Mac. In contrast to other read it later apps, Atode does not collect or sell any personal information. And it keeps your data private. Terms of Service: https://www.atode-reader.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.atode-reader.com/privacy/ Support: https://www.atode-reader.com/support/

Screenshots

Lint3 screens
Atode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lint at 100% against Atode's 60%. Lint also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Lint sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Atode sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lint holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Lint's written reviews are positive against 60% of Atode's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lint ships an update every 2 days, Atode monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lint versus Atode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLintAtode
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better4.6 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1117 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.3 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB59 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFresh, LLCBeat Raess

Customer experience

Lint

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Atode

All ratings17 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lint

One-time1
  • Unlock Premium + Remove Ads$0.99
3 purchases

Atode

Subscriptions3
  • Atode Plus$0.991 Month
  • Atode Pro3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Atode Pro3 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Lint free?
Lint is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Atode free?
Atode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lint or Atode?
Lint is rated higher. Lint averages 5.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Atode averages 4.6 from 17 ratings.
Do Lint or Atode have ads?
Neither Lint nor Atode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lint or Atode?
Lint ships an update every 2 days, and Atode monthly. Most recently, Lint was updated on October 5, 2026 and Atode on September 28, 2026.

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