Notabe vs Pocket
Pocket closed for good in 2025. Millions of people lost the place they kept things to read later. Notabe is a native Apple library built for that same habit — save now, read later — with AI doing the filing you never got around to.
At a glance
| Notabe | ||
|---|---|---|
| Status | Active, in development | Shut down July 2025; data deleted Nov 2025 |
| Platforms | Native Apple — Mac & iPhone, Safari extension, iCloud sync | Was web + iOS/Android + browser extensions |
| AI | Auto-tagging, summaries, semantic search, highlights | Tags and basic recommendations |
| Reading | Reader with highlights and Markdown export | Reader view and text-to-speech |
| Price | Free (100 saves) · Plus $24.99/yr · Pro $59.99/yr | Free / Premium (discontinued) |
Why ex-Pocket users land here
The read-later basics, intact
Familiar
A clean Reader, highlights, and your library on every Apple device — the save-now-read-later habit Pocket users relied on.
Plus what Pocket never had
AI-native
Saves auto-tag themselves, long reads summarize in three sentences, and semantic search finds things by meaning instead of exact title.
Frequently asked
Is Pocket still available in 2026?
No. Mozilla shut Pocket down on July 8, 2025. Exports stayed open until October 8, 2025, and on November 12, 2025 the API was disabled and remaining user data was queued for permanent deletion. Pocket is gone.
What is the best Pocket alternative for Mac and iPhone?
If you want something native to Apple rather than a web app in a wrapper, Notabe is built for that: SwiftUI on Mac and iPhone, iCloud sync, a Safari extension, and a Reader with highlights — plus AI that tags and summarizes what you save.
Can I bring my old Pocket saves into Notabe?
If you exported your Pocket data before the October 2025 deadline, you have a copy of your list. Notabe imports standard HTML and OPML bookmark files; a Pocket CSV may need a quick conversion first. If you never exported, that data is no longer recoverable from Pocket.