Comparison

Mocast vs GoodLinks

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

Head to head
About

Mocast

This app offers a personalized podcast listening experience with advanced queue management and full show notes search. Enjoy streamlined navigation and fast streaming without downloads. It features a sleek design and a fun disco theme for podcast enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Personalized playlist queue
  • Full show notes search
  • Streamlined UI
  • Fast streaming, no downloads
  • Play history
  • Disco theme
Features
Currently charting
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Listen to podcasts how you want, when you want, with Mocast. Mocast puts podcast junkies in command of their favorite podcasts by allowing them to personalize their queue for the ultimate listening experience. Share, manage, and enjoy podcasts with the style and ease of Mocast’s sleek design. Whether you enjoy Marc Maron, Radiolab, or classic NPR releases, Mocast has a streamlined UI and solid build so you can listen to the podcasts you want faster than ever. With Mocast you can enjoy your podcasts with special features like: - Full show notes search to quickly find episodes on any topic. - Manual playlist queue so you can listen to what you want, in the order you want. - No nested levels or “Now Playing” screens to slow down getting around in the app. - Play history that keeps track of all previously listened to episodes. - Stream podcasts fast! No downloading required. - A fun disco theme! Check out Mocast for yourself. Download now and redefine the way you listen to podcasts.

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/

Screenshots

Mocast4 screens
GoodLinks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mocast at none against GoodLinks's 6. Mocast also leads on price ($4.99 vs $9.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). GoodLinks's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (645 vs 2). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Mocast costs $4.99 and GoodLinks $9.99 up front. GoodLinks sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Mocast asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mocast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoodLinks has 645 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Mocast's written reviews are positive against 80% of GoodLinks's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mocast ships an update every 9 months, GoodLinks fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Mocast versus GoodLinks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMocastGoodLinks
Price$4.99 — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (645 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2645 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#38#1 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB224 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKrueger Systems, Inc.Ngoc Luu

Customer experience

Mocast

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%

GoodLinks

All ratings643 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews535 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative12.0%

Bugs and requests

Mocast

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or 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

In-app purchases

None

Mocast

No 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

Questions

Is Mocast free?
Mocast costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GoodLinks free?
GoodLinks costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mocast or GoodLinks?
Mocast is rated higher. Mocast averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while GoodLinks averages 4.7 from 645 ratings.
Do Mocast or GoodLinks have ads?
Neither Mocast nor GoodLinks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mocast or GoodLinks?
Mocast ships an update every 9 months, and GoodLinks fortnightly. Most recently, Mocast was updated on November 6, 2026 and GoodLinks on November 6, 2026.
Which is more popular, Mocast or GoodLinks?
Mocast currently peaks at #38 in the App Store charts, and GoodLinks at #1. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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