Comparison

Inbox vs Aside

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

Head to head
About

Inbox

Features
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Your personal inbox for everything worth saving. Inbox is a universal save-for-later app that brings together articles, videos, links, notes, photos, files, tasks, and events — all in one clean, organized space. SAVE ANYTHING Capture content from any app using the Share Extension, save links with one tap from Safari or Chrome, or create notes and tasks right inside the app. Inbox automatically extracts article text, fetches video metadata, and pulls link previews — so everything looks great without extra effort. READ WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS Enjoy a beautiful Reader Mode with customizable themes, fonts, and column widths. Highlight important passages and revisit them anytime in your Highlights feed. STAY ORGANIZED Create Collections to group related content. Add color Tags for quick filtering. Archive what you've finished. Search across everything instantly with full-text search. WORKS OFFLINE Save items even without internet — they sync automatically when you're back online. Read saved articles anywhere, anytime. MAKE IT YOURS • Light, Dark, and System themes • 9 accent colors • List, Grid, and Magazine layouts • English and Russian language support KEY FEATURES • 9 content types: Articles, Videos, Links, Notes, Files, Photos, Stickers, Tasks, Events • Share Extension for saving from any app • Safari and Chrome browser extensions • Reader Mode with 5 themes and 3 fonts • Text highlights and annotations • Full-text search • Collections and color tags • Bulk actions • Import from Pocket and Raindrop.io • Keyboard shortcuts for iPad and Mac • Reading statistics

About

Aside

Save links, text, photos, and files from any app with a single tap. This app uses on-device AI to automatically tag and categorize your saved content, organizing it into smart collections for easy access. It offers a clean, private, and offline experience, syncing data via iCloud Drive.

Highlights
  • Save from any app via Share Extension
  • Capture Now rapid-fire collection mode
  • On-device AI auto-tagging and categorization
  • Smart Collections for automatic sorting
  • Customizable collections and tagging
  • Offline functionality with iCloud sync
  • Privacy-first design with no account required
Features
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The things you want to keep end up everywhere—browser tabs, screenshots, messages, and app bookmarks. Aside brings links, text, photos, and files into one library, so you can find them when you need them. SAVE FROM OTHER APPS Use the Share Sheet to save links, text, photos, and files to Aside. FIND YOUR WAY BACK Search saved items or browse by content type, tags, and collections. ORGANIZE WITH LESS WORK Aside recognizes supported content types automatically. On supported devices, optional on-device AI can help add tags and categories without sending content to a cloud AI service. START WITHOUT SIGNING IN Save and organize in the Local Library on your device. No account or sign-in required. Local Library remains available offline. CONTINUE ACROSS DEVICES Sign in with DID to sync your saved content through Arc Space, then keep browsing and organizing on another device. PUBLISH YOUR COLLECTIONS After signing in and connecting to Arc Space, publish a collection as a page and share its link. You choose which collections to publish.

Screenshots

Inbox3 screens
Aside4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Inbox at 15.1 against Aside's 17.4. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Inbox versus Aside: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInboxAside
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPavel VoloshinArcBlock, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Inbox

No in-app purchases

None

Aside

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Inbox free?
Inbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aside free?
Aside is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Inbox or Aside have ads?
Neither Inbox nor Aside shows ads.

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