GoodLinks review

GoodLinks is the pick for Apple users who are tired of subscriptions. It is one universal app for iPhone, iPad and Mac, bought once for $9.99 on the App Store, and the purchase includes one year of feature upgrades. Sync runs through iCloud, so there is no account to create, and links, tags and reading position follow you between devices. The reading view strips ads and clutter and lets you set font, spacing and size, with Light, Sepia, Dark and Night themes. Highlights come in several colors, can carry notes and are gathered in a Notebook view, and you can export them as customizable Markdown. You can also log in to paywalled sites, summarize an article with Apple Intelligence or your own LLM API keys, and build actions to export links. The full rich text of each article is stored in the app. The clear limit is reach: there is nothing for Android, Windows or the web.

Who it is for

Apple users who want to pay once

Price

$9.99 one-time on the App Store, with one year of feature upgrades.

GoodLinks: Read Later Save Links & Bookmark Manager $9.99
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 13, 2026.

Key features

• One universal app for iPhone, iPad and Mac, bought once on the App Store
• iCloud sync of links, tags and reading position with no separate account
• Highlights in several colors with notes, collected in a Notebook view
• Highlight export in customizable Markdown
• Article summaries with Apple Intelligence or external LLM services using your own API keys

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: No subscription: $9.99 once, with one year of feature upgrades
• Strength: No account, no ads and no tracking of your reading history
• Strength: Saves the full rich text of each article, so your history acts as an archive
• Weakness: Apple devices only, with no Android, Windows or web app
• Weakness: Feature upgrades after the first year are not part of the original purchase
• Weakness: No RSS or newsletter inbox

Key facts

• Price: $9.99 one-time on the US App Store
• Platforms: iPhone, iPad and Mac
• Sync: iCloud, no account needed
• Export: PDF, plain text and Markdown

Where it ranks

GoodLinks is No. 3 in our Best Read It Later Apps verdict.