Disclosure: Tote makes this page, and Tote is one of the apps listed. Tote is not a read-it-later app and does not replace most of what Pocket did, so it appears last and only for the people it fits. We have no affiliation with any other app here. We checked prices, free plans, and import support against each app's website, help pages, and US App Store listing on October 14, 2026.
Pocket is gone. Mozilla shut the service down on July 8, 2025, and the export window closed on October 8, 2025, after which Mozilla deleted the remaining data. The best replacement depends on what you used Pocket for, and the first question is whether the app will take your old export file.
The short answer
- If you read articles in Pocket, use Instapaper. Its free plan saves without limits, and it imports a Pocket export from Settings.
- If you organized links into folders and tags, use Raindrop.io. The free plan has unlimited bookmarks and runs on every platform.
- If you highlighted and took notes, use Readwise Reader. It costs the most, and it is the strongest for annotation.
- If you listened to articles with text-to-speech, use Matter, if you are on iPhone or iPad.
- If you never want another shutdown to take your saves, self-host Wallabag.
- If you used Pocket as a dumping ground and rarely opened the reader, that habit is closer to what Tote does on iPhone.
Pocket alternatives compared
| App | Best for | Price (US) | Free plan | Takes a Pocket export | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instapaper | Reading saved articles without clutter | Premium $5.99 a month or $59.99 a year | Yes: unlimited saves, folders, sync | Yes, from Settings | iPhone, iPad, Android, web |
| Raindrop.io | Organizing bookmarks in collections and tags | Pro $2.99 a month or $27.99 a year | Yes: unlimited bookmarks and collections | Yes, Pocket is a listed import source | iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows, web |
| Readwise Reader | Highlighting articles, PDFs, RSS, and newsletters | $9.99 a month billed yearly, or $12.99 monthly | No, 30-day free trial | Accepts a CSV with a URL column | iPhone, iPad, Android, web |
| Matter | Listening to articles and reading on iPhone | Premium $7.99 a month or $79.99 a year in the App Store | Free download with paid plans | Yes | iPhone, iPad, web |
| Wallabag | Owning your archive on your own server | Free to self-host; hosted plans from €11 a year | Self-hosting is free; hosted has a 14-day trial | Through a community converter | iPhone, Android, web, self-hosted |
| Tote | Links saved beside screenshots, Reels, TikToks, and photos | Free to download; Tote Pro is $29.99 a year after a 3-day free trial | 3-day free trial of Tote Pro | No | iPhone, iPad, web library, Chrome extension |
Prices are what each app charges in the US on October 14, 2026. App Store prices can differ from web checkout prices, and several of these apps charge less on the web.
If you still have your Pocket export
Pocket sent its export by email as a CSV file listing each save's link and title along with your tags. If you downloaded it, or the email is still in your inbox, your saves are not lost.
- Instapaper imports the Pocket export from its account settings and keeps your tags.
- Raindrop.io lists Pocket among its import sources.
- Matter imports Pocket libraries. Its October 2026 App Store update fixed freezes when syncing large imported Pocket tag collections, so a big library is a known case.
- Readwise Reader accepts any CSV with a URL column, which the Pocket CSV has.
- Wallabag's built-in Pocket importer used the Pocket API, which no longer exists. Its documentation points to a community converter that turns the export into a file Wallabag can import.
- Tote does not import Pocket exports.
If you never exported, Mozilla deleted the data after October 8, 2025, and there is no way to recover it.
Instapaper
Instapaper is the closest thing to Pocket's original job: save an article, read it later in a clean view. The free plan saves unlimited articles, syncs across web, iPhone, and Android, and organizes saves into folders. Premium, at $5.99 a month or $59.99 a year, adds full-text search, permanent copies of saved pages, and unlimited notes.
Pick Instapaper if reading was the point and you want the smallest change from Pocket. Skip it if you organized hundreds of links with tags and folders and rarely read them, because Raindrop.io is built for that.
Raindrop.io
Raindrop.io is a bookmark manager more than a reader. The free plan includes unlimited bookmarks, collections, highlights, and devices, and it has apps for iPhone, Android, Mac, and Windows plus browser extensions. Pro, at $2.99 a month or $27.99 a year in the App Store, adds full-text search and permanent copies of saved pages.
Pick Raindrop.io if you used Pocket as a bookmark library and want the same thing on every device. It is the cheapest paid option here and the most generous free one.
Readwise Reader
Readwise Reader handles articles, RSS feeds, newsletters, PDFs, and ebooks in one queue, with highlights that flow into note apps. It comes with the full Readwise plan, which costs $9.99 a month billed yearly or $12.99 billed monthly, after a 30-day free trial. There is no free plan.
Pick Reader if you highlighted, annotated, and read across formats. If you only want to save a link and read it later, it is more than you need and costs the most.
Matter
Matter is a read-later app for iPhone, iPad, and the web, with text-to-speech and highlights. It is free to download, and Premium costs $7.99 a month or $79.99 a year in the App Store. Matter still ships frequent updates, and its latest release on October 14, 2026 fixed syncing for imported Pocket libraries.
Pick Matter if you listened to Pocket articles out loud or read mostly on an iPhone. It has no Android app, so skip it if you need one.
Wallabag
Wallabag is open source. You can run it on your own server for free, or pay for the hosted version, which starts at €11 a year after a 14-day trial. The iPhone app saves articles, reads them offline, and supports tags and highlights.
Pick Wallabag if Pocket's shutdown, after Omnivore's in November 2024, left you unwilling to trust another company with your saves. Expect less polish than Matter or Instapaper.
Tote, if you saved more than you read
Tote has no reader view, no offline reading, no text-to-speech, and no Pocket import. If those were the parts of Pocket you used, pick one of the apps above.
Plenty of Pocket libraries held thousands of links that were saved and never opened, while related screenshots sat in Photos and posts sat in Instagram and TikTok saves. Tote is built for that pile on iPhone. You share a link, a Reel, a TikTok, a screenshot, or a photo to Tote, it pulls out the details, and you can search all of it in one place or group it into lists. The same library is on the web at tote.fyi/my, and the Chrome extension saves pages from a computer.
Tote is free to download, and Tote Pro is $29.99 a year after a 3-day free trial. See how Tote works, or how it handles links from Instagram, TikTok, and Safari.
Other options
- Safari Reading List is built into every iPhone, costs nothing, and needs no account. It has no tags, and it is easy to lose track of what is in it.
- GoodLinks is a read-later app for iPhone and Mac that you buy once instead of subscribing. See the bookmark manager comparison for more detail.
- Omnivore no longer exists. ElevenLabs acquired it and shut it down in November 2024, so older lists that recommend it are out of date.
FAQ
What replaced Pocket?
Mozilla shut Pocket down without naming a successor. Most former users moved to Instapaper for reading, Raindrop.io for bookmarks, Readwise Reader for highlighting, or Matter for listening.
Can I still import my Pocket saves?
Only if you exported them before October 8, 2025. Instapaper, Raindrop.io, and Matter import Pocket exports, and Readwise Reader accepts the CSV inside the export. Without an export file, the data is gone.
What is the best free Pocket alternative?
Raindrop.io and Instapaper both have free plans with unlimited saves. Raindrop.io is better for organizing links, and Instapaper is better for reading them. Wallabag is free if you host it yourself.
What is the best Pocket alternative for iPhone?
Matter and Instapaper are the strongest iPhone readers. Raindrop.io is the strongest iPhone bookmark manager. If your saves were a mix of links, screenshots, and social posts, Tote keeps them in one searchable place.
What is the best Pocket alternative for Android?
Raindrop.io, Instapaper, and Readwise Reader all have Android apps. Matter and Tote do not.
