Later vs Article Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Later
Save articles, videos, and shopping items from across the web to read later on your own terms. This private, ad-free tool offers seamless saving across devices and organizes your content with tags and notes. Enjoy offline access and robust import/export options.
- Private link saving
- Ad-free experience
- Save from any app
- Organize with tags and notes
- Offline reading
- Import/export from other services
- Reminders for links
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Too many open tabs and links you sent yourself? Later is one calm place for everything you want to read: articles, videos, recipes, anything with a link. Save it in a tap and read it when you're ready, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. No account. No ads. No tracking. Your links live on your devices and in your iCloud, never on our servers. Downloaded over 500,000 times and named one of the Best Read Later Apps by Apple. SAVE FROM ANY APP • Tap Share in any app and choose Later • Save with Siri, Shortcuts or the Action Button • On the Mac, save in one click with the Safari, Chrome and Firefox extensions READ WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS • Reader mode shows just the article: no ads, no pop-ups, no clutter • Keep offline copies for flights, trains and spotty connections • Offline copies sync to all your devices ORGANIZE YOUR WAY • Colorful tags, flags and smart folders • Add a note to remember why you saved something • Set a reminder to read it at the right time • Archive what you've read to keep your Inbox clear • Find any link with search, even from Spotlight PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Trackers are stripped from your links as you save them • Lock Later with Face ID or Touch ID • Daily backups to iCloud Drive BRING YOUR LIBRARY • Import from Pocket, Instapaper, Raindrop or GoodLinks • Export everything anytime. You're never locked in. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://xavimoll.com/legal/privacy-policy
Article Reader
This app transforms web links into clean, readable articles for offline enjoyment. Organize, customize your reading experience, and access content across devices. Listen to articles or export them in various formats.
- Save and read articles offline
- Organize with tags and favorites
- Customize font style and size
- Search within articles
- Export articles to text, HTML, PDF
- iCloud sync across devices
- Listen to articles with voice
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Linkos is a powerful app designed to simplify how you save and read content from the web. No more dealing with ads, banners, or cluttered pages. It transforms your saved links into clean, readable articles, perfect for reading it later. Key Features: - Tag and Favorite Your Articles: Organize your saved content by assigning tags and marking your favorites for quick access. - Customize Your Reading Experience: Adjust the font style and size to suit your reading preferences, making every article easy on the eyes. - Offline Access: Save articles to your device so you can read them anytime, even without an internet connection. - Search Within Articles: Quickly find the information you need by searching the contents of your saved articles. - Export Options: Export your articles to text, HTML, or PDF formats for easy sharing or archiving. - iCloud Sync: Keep your articles synced across all your devices via iCloud, ensuring your reading list is always up to date. - Text Highlight: Add emphasis to important sections by highlighting them and adding optional notes. - Dark Mode Support: Enjoy reading in low-light environments with dark mode, reducing eye strain. - Listen to articles: Listen to your content in natural sounding voice instead of reading. - Home Screen Widgets: Access unread articles from widgets and keep track of reading progress. - Shortcuts Integration: Unlock powerful workflows by accessing the data saved in Linkos app from Siri Shortcuts. - Seamless Integration: Add links from other apps directly into Linkos using the share sheet extension, making it effortless to save content on the go. - Daily reminders: Get reminded to read a random article from your unread ones. Linkos offers full access to all features for free, allowing you to save up to 3 links. For those who need more, upgrading to the premium plan unlocks unlimited link storage, so you can build your personal reading library without limits. Linkos is your go-to app for turning web content into a distraction-free reading experience and can also be used as a bookmarks manager. Save, read, and enjoy—anytime, anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Article Reader at 5.0 against Later's 4.5. Article Reader also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Later's advantage is ratings volume (173 vs 4) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Later sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Article Reader sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Article Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Later has 173 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Later's written reviews are positive against 100% of Article Reader's.
Later ships an update every 5 days, Article Reader fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Later | Article Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (173 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 173 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xavi Moll | FoxfortMobile |
Customer experience
Later
Article Reader
Bugs and requests
Later
Reported bugs
10 issues- macOS app crashes on scroll and when adding links from share menu
- Subscription restoration button doesn't work for paid members
- Images not loading for bookmark previews
- App gets stuck on subscription page preventing further saves
- Long press sneak preview feature not functioning
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- Duplicate link removal option not detecting duplicates
- Data loss after phone update/migration
- Tag order changes unexpectedly after updates
- Loading times increased significantly in recent version
- iOS 17 requirement breaks updates for older devices
Requested features
15 requests- Custom folders with icons for better organization
- Ability to create and search tags from share menu
- Bulk editing and multi-tag selection
- Offline article content saving
- Integrated reader view with distraction-free reading
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- Image preview thumbnails in list view
- Ability to mark articles as read/unread
- Advanced filtering by location (Inbox/Archive) and read status
- Support for multiple browser selection (Firefox, etc.)
- Shared link collections with other users
- Pinboard and other import format support
- Annotation and highlighting within articles
- Selective offline saving by tag
- Grid view with thumbnails
- Notes feature for links
Article Reader
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Later
- Later Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Later Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$11.991 Year
- Later Pro (Forever)$49.99
Article Reader
- Linkos Premium (Lifetime)$8.99
- Linkos Premium (Lifetime)$11.99
- Linkos Premium 3$15.00









