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Póca
by Póca
What Póca is
Póca is a paid read-later app from an Ireland-based maker. It saves articles from Safari or any app and presents them without an unread count or algorithm. Reading is available offline on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with reading-list synchronization through iCloud. Essay, Brief, and Night modes provide different presentations, while full-text search, starred articles, an archive, widgets, and Siri and Shortcuts support help organize reading. Newsletters can be received through a unique Póca address, and Feedbin feeds can appear in the reading experience. OpenDyslexic is included as a dyslexia-friendly font option. Articles and newsletters stay on the device and sync through the user’s iCloud account using CloudKit; Póca says it cannot access that data. Forwarded newsletters are processed by Postmark and temporarily stored on Cloudflare for up to 30 days. No account is required, and the maker says it stores no name, email, or payment details and does not sell data or share it with advertisers. The one-time purchase is €9.99, with unlimited articles and no subscription.
Who it suits
Póca suits readers using Apple devices who want offline article reading without algorithmic feeds. It also fits people who want newsletters, search, and dyslexia-friendly typography in one app.
What it does well
- Offline reading on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
- Full-text article search
- Essay, Brief, and Night modes
- Newsletter inbox with unique address
- No account required
What to know first
- No free plan or trial
- Available only on iOS and macOS
- Newsletter processing uses temporary Cloudflare storage
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Póca | One purchase. Yours forever. · Unlimited articles | €9.99 a month |
| One-time purchase | €9.99 · One purchase · Yours forever · Unlimited articles · Essay, Brief & Night modes · Newsletter inbox · Dyslexia-friendly fonts · iPhone, iPad, and Mac | €9.99, paid once |
As pocareader.com lists them, read 22 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Póca offers focused, offline reading across Apple devices with newsletters and organizational tools. Its €9.99 one-time purchase avoids a subscription, but non-Apple users cannot use it.
Facts from Póca's own pages
- Accessibility
- OpenDyslexic is built in as a dyslexia-friendly font option. · pocareader.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Data collection
- The policy says Póca requires no account, stores no name, email address, or payment details, and does not sell data or share it with advertisers. · pocareader.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Feedbin
- Póca can display Feedbin feeds in its reading experience. · pocareader.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- No · pocareader.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Full-text search
- Yes · pocareader.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Ireland · pocareader.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Mobile apps
- Yes · pocareader.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Newsletter processing
- Forwarded newsletters are processed by Postmark and stored temporarily on Cloudflare infrastructure for up to 30 days before deletion on a rolling basis. · pocareader.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Newsletters
- Users can subscribe with a unique Póca address and read newsletters in the app. · pocareader.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Offline access
- Yes · pocareader.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Other features
- Póca includes starred articles, an archive, search, widgets, and Siri and Shortcuts support. · pocareader.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Platforms and sync
- Póca is available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and syncs the reading list through iCloud. · pocareader.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy and storage
- Articles and newsletters are stored on the device and synced via the user's iCloud account using CloudKit; the policy says Póca cannot access that data. · pocareader.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Purchase model
- The maker describes Póca as a paid app with a €9.99 one-time purchase and no free tier or subscription. · pocareader.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Póca is a read-later app for saving articles and reading them without an unread count or algorithm. · pocareader.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Reading modes
- The app offers Essay, Brief, and Night reading modes. · pocareader.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Saving articles
- Users can share articles from Safari or any app directly to Póca. · pocareader.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Póca offers email support and says replies arrive within 48 hours, usually faster. · pocareader.com, 8 Oct 2026
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