Comparison

GoodLinks vs Flyleaf

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

Head to head
About

GoodLinks

Save articles and links for later reading, with a clean, ad-free experience. Organize, highlight, and take notes on your saved content across all your devices. Enjoy a private and customizable way to manage your reading list.

Highlights
  • Save links and articles
  • Ad-free reading experience
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Highlight and take notes
  • Organize with tags and stars
  • Customizable interface
  • Private and secure
Features
Currently charting
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Save links effortlessly. View them later, from anywhere, on all your devices. Sync, organize, and share your links—privately, without ever creating an account. GoodLinks is a powerful bookmarking app with a sleek reading experience. Save the content of the link while eliminating the ads and other clutter. Adding and viewing links is super simple and lightning fast. If you want to dig deeper, GoodLinks can be fully customized. No account. No ads. No creepy spying. GoodLinks just works. KEY FEATURES • Universal App :: GoodLinks is a single app that works on all of your iOS and macOS devices, so you can access your articles anywhere. • No Account :: Sync links, tags, and reading position without needing another web service account. iCloud Sync means all you have to do is install the app. • Simple :: Save articles from anywhere with a powerful Share Sheet extension. GoodLinks is so easy it feels like part of the operating system. • Readability :: Put the emphasis where it belongs—on the article you want to read. GoodLinks extracts the article text and removes web advertisements and other distractions to provide a wonderful reading experience. Pick the perfect font, spacing, and size. • Highlight & Note :: Highlight important information within articles and add notes to them, making it easier for you to remember key passages. • Organize :: Tame a large list with tags and starred articles, so you can always find what you need. You can also search based on title, author, and description. • Actions :: Actions help you manage and share links. You can add article to Starred, share to other apps, export to PDF, plain text or Markdown... Build your own actions to export and share your saved links. • Customize :: Adjust how your links and lists look, change swipe behavior, and more. Tailor GoodLinks to fit your style. • Themes :: Switch between beautiful themes: Light and Sepia for light mode, Dark and Night for dark mode. • Siri Shortcuts :: Deep support of iOS Shortcuts. Save a new link, query links, open a specific view, and more. • Log in to Sites :: Log in to paywalled sites to get full access to their content. • Widgets :: Get quick access to a list, or open a random unread link from your home screen. • Summarization :: Get a summary of any article with Apple Intelligence or external LLM services using your own API keys. • Archive :: The full rich text of each article gets saved in GoodLinks, and your reading history provides a natural archive if you need it. Save as many links as you want. • Private :: Your reading history and favorite articles should only be private by default. GoodLinks doesn’t track you or your information, and nothing is shared online unless you choose to share it. • VoiceOver :: GoodLinks is fully accessible via VoiceOver. GOODLINKS PREMIUM When you purchase GoodLinks today, you will get *permanent* access to all the current features, including any new ones released one year from your date of purchase. After your one year of feature upgrades is up, any new features introduced will require the GoodLinks Premium subscription to unlock. Once unlocked, those features are yours to keep *forever*, even if you choose to unsubscribe right after subscribing. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://goodlinks.app/privacy/

About

Flyleaf

Save articles from the web and read them later in a distraction-free, magazine-like format. Customize your reading experience with themes and typography, and organize your content with tags. Syncs seamlessly across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Save articles from the web
  • Distraction-free reading view
  • Book-like pagination
  • Customizable themes and typography
  • iCloud sync
  • Article tagging
  • Archive.today integration
Features
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Flyleaf is a “read-later” app that displays saved articles from the web in a meticulously designed reading view, without popups, ads or other distractions. SAVE ARTICLES FROM THE WEB Use the share sheet from anywhere to save interesting links to Flyleaf. There is also an easy-to-use bookmarklet if you need it. READ LATER WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS Flyleaf takes web pages and removes everything inessential, like popups, ads and trackers, to preserve your privacy and sanity. TURN WEBSITES INTO MAGAZINE ARTICLES With Flyleaf's best-in-class book-like pagination, you can read articles page by page instead of scrolling vertically. READ IT YOUR WAY Flyleaf offers many ways to customize your reading experience, such as color themes and in-depth typography settings. DISCOVER WHAT TO READ NEXT Once your list of saved articles grows, it's easy to lose track. Flyleaf helps you to always discover fresh articles from your list. SYNC WITH ICLOUD Flyleaf uses iCloud to securely sync articles and reading progress between your devices – no additional signups needed. STAY ORGANIZED WITH TAGS You can add your own tags to articles to organize your library. READ ANYWHERE YOU GO Enjoy fully native apps for iPhone, iPad, and macOS, lovingly crafted by indie developer Max Melzer. READ IN FULL SCREEN Remove all distractions and focus on the text by entering fullscreen mode. You can still access all the controls you need through an intuitive gesture interface. LOAD ARTICLES FROM ARCHIVE.TODAY IN ONE TAP Sometimes, an article may not be available in your region or without logging in. Flyleaf lets you effortlessly access many of them from a web archive instead. AUTOMATE ACTIONS WITH SHORTCUTS AND SIRI Flyleaf offers a comprehensive list of Shortcuts actions, so you can add URLs via Siri or build Shortcuts to automatically tag articles. Flyleaf is free to use and offers an optional subscription for advanced features such as themes, tags and the archive.today integration. Privacy Policy: https://flyleafapp.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://flyleafapp.com/terms/

Screenshots

GoodLinks4 screens
Flyleaf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Flyleaf at Free against GoodLinks's $9.99. Flyleaf also leads on review sentiment (99% vs 79%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). GoodLinks's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and chart position (#2 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Flyleaf is free to download; GoodLinks costs $9.99 up front. GoodLinks sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and Flyleaf sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flyleaf holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoodLinks has 633 ratings behind it against 88, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of GoodLinks's written reviews are positive against 99% of Flyleaf's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GoodLinks ships an update every 2 weeks, Flyleaf every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
GoodLinks versus Flyleaf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoodLinksFlyleaf
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (633 ratings)4.9 (88 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews98.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings633 — better88
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#2 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size223 MB33 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNgoc LuuMaximilian Melzer

Customer experience

GoodLinks

All ratings633 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews462 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral8.4%
Negative12.1%

Flyleaf

All ratings88 ratings
Positive98.9%
Neutral1.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive98.8%
Neutral1.3%
Negative0.0%

User reviews

GoodLinks

From 633 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and responsive
  • 🔒 Respects privacy
  • 👍 Clean and intuitive UI
  • 💡 Useful tagging and organization features
  • 👍 Seamless sync across devices

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Syncing issues between devices
  • 🐛 Inconsistent article rendering
  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs reported
  • 💡 Lack of annotation/highlighting features
  • 💡 Missing folder organization option

Flyleaf

From 88 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Clean and beautiful design
  • 📖 Excellent reading experience
  • 🚀 Fast and smooth performance
  • 🔄 Seamless cross-device sync
  • 🆓 Usable and generous free tier

Room to improve

  • 💡 Missing highlighting functionality
  • 💡 Missing note-taking functionality
  • 💡 No one-time payment option
  • 💡 No device AI summarization
  • 💡 No bulk actions for managing articles

Bugs and requests

GoodLinks

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Syncing problems between devices
  • Crashes and freezes reported
  • Inconsistent article rendering

Requested features

5 requests
  • Annotation and highlighting support
  • Folder-based organization
  • Improved search and filtering
  • PDF export and annotation
  • RSS feed integration

Flyleaf

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Tagging feature bug on iPhone (iOS 18.3.2)
  • Paywalled articles sometimes not saved (e.g., FT)
  • "Read now" option in Share Sheet not working (fixed in 2.1.0)

Requested features

11 requests
  • Highlighting function
  • Note-taking functionality
  • One-time payment option
  • Device AI summarization
  • Bulk actions for managing articles
Show 6 more
  • Improved support for non-Apple platforms (e.g., Android)
  • More theme colors (yellow, orange)
  • AnyBox importer
  • Ability to archive different versions of a webpage
  • German localization
  • Export entry as PDF

In-app purchases

6 purchases

GoodLinks

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Feature Upgrade$4.991 Year
One-time5
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Nice Tip$2.99
  • Generous Tip$4.99
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  • Massive Tip$9.99
  • Amazing Tip$19.99
2 purchases

Flyleaf

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly renewal7 Days trial$2.001 Month
  • Yearly renewal7 Days trial$17.001 Year

Questions

Is GoodLinks free?
GoodLinks costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Flyleaf free?
Flyleaf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GoodLinks or Flyleaf?
Flyleaf is rated higher. GoodLinks averages 4.7 out of 5 from 633 ratings, while Flyleaf averages 4.9 from 88 ratings.
Do GoodLinks or Flyleaf have ads?
Neither GoodLinks nor Flyleaf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GoodLinks or Flyleaf?
GoodLinks ships an update every 2 weeks, and Flyleaf every 5 weeks. Most recently, GoodLinks was updated on September 25, 2026 and Flyleaf on September 22, 2026.

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