Side by side
Póca vs Readr
Both stand on read-it-later apps. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Paid iPhoneMac
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.
Visit Póca Free plan Self-hostedWeb
Readr combines local article storage, AI-assisted organization, and graph-based navigation. It is worth considering for readers comfortable with self-hosting who want Markdown-based portability.
Visit ReadrThe facts
| Póca | Readr | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | iPhone, Mac | Self-hosted, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Póca: €9.99 a month | Not published |
| Plans published | 2 | None |
| Maker | Póca | Not published |
| Website | pocareader.com | github.com |
| On read-it-later apps | #26 of 28 | #22 of 28 |
Póca: 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
Readr: what it does well
- Stores articles locally as Markdown and tracks them in SQLite.
- Graph views show article, tag, and link relationships.
- Can sync or back up content with Obsidian and Logseq.
- MIT-licensed and free.
What to know first
- Self-hosted deployment is required.
- Versions below 1.0 are unsupported for security updates.
- AI collection queries use OpenRouter models.