Productivity
Stowed: offline read-later Pocket replacement
Save articles. Read offline. Keep your data.
| Platform | iPhone (iOS 17+) |
|---|---|
| Price | Free, no subscription |
| Account required | No |
| Works offline | Yes |
| Subscription | None |
| Last updated | 2026-01-19 |
ios· Free · all features included ·By All Things AI, Inc ·Released 2026-01-19
Free. All features included.
No subscription, no in-app purchases, no paid tiers. Everything you see works the moment you install it.
About this app
What Stowed does
Pocket shut down on November 12, 2025. Millions of people who saved articles for years are now hunting for a new home. Every alternative — Readwise Reader, Matter, Raindrop Premium — is subscription-based and cloud-tied. Stowed is the simple, one-time-purchase replacement: paste a URL, Stowed fetches and extracts the article on-device, you read offline, you listen via TTS, you keep your data on your phone. — Paste a URL in 'Add article'. Stowed fetches the page and runs an on-device extractor (WKWebView + reader heuristics) to pull title, author, body, and hero image — no external service. — Read-aloud via the system speech synthesizer. Pick from Apple's neural voices, set the playback speed, lock your phone — Stowed keeps reading. — Highlight and note. Long-press to highlight; tap to attach a quick note. Stored locally. — Tag organization. Flat tags, no folder hell. Search across everything. — Pocket import. Pick your unzipped ril_export.html and Stowed imports every entry with its title, URL, tags, and timestamp — locally, on this device. Duplicates skipped automatically. — Offline reading. Once an article is fetched, it lives on your phone. — Export to Markdown for Obsidian, Notion, or anywhere else. Stowed never traps your data. — No account. No email. No subscription. One-time $4.99.
Features
Built to be useful, not noisy.
Paste URL → on-device extraction
Paste any URL. Stowed fetches the HTML and a hidden WKWebView extracts the clean article body with reader-mode heuristics. The full text is cached locally for offline reading.
Article reader
Full-screen reader with adjustable font, sepia/light/dark themes, and pinch-to-zoom typography.
TTS playback
AVSpeechSynthesizer with Apple's neural voices. Adjustable speed, voice picker, background-friendly.
Pocket import (real)
Pick your unzipped ril_export.html. Stowed parses every saved entry with title, URL, tags, and timestamp. Duplicates are skipped.
Highlights + notes
Long-press text in the reader to highlight; tap a highlight to attach a note. All on-device.
Flat tags
Type or pick from autocomplete. Sidebar filters the library instantly.
Why it exists
The problem
Mozilla shut down Pocket on November 12, 2025, deleting all user data after a 90-day export window (Mozilla official timeline + TechCrunch May 2025). Millions of users now lack a read-later app. The available alternatives (Readwise Reader, Matter, Raindrop Premium) all require subscriptions ($30-120/yr) and cloud acco…
What's different
How Stowed stands out
Stowed is the only Pocket replacement that is (a) one-time $4.99 vs Readwise Reader $99/yr and Matter $60/yr, (b) on-device article extraction via WKWebView + reader-mode heuristics — no external server, (c) AVSpeech TTS with Apple's neural voices, (d) real Pocket import — pick your ril_export.html and Stowed parses e…
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FAQ
Questions about Stowed
How much does Stowed cost?▾
Stowed is free. All features are included from day one — no subscription, no in-app purchases, no paid tiers. Everything you see in this listing works the moment you install it.
Where does Stowed store my data?▾
On your device. Stowed is built privacy-first: no account is required, no analytics SDKs, no third-party trackers. Nothing is uploaded to a server we control — the app works without one.
What platforms does Stowed support?▾
iOS, on iPhone and iPad. You can find the latest availability on this page.
How do I get support for Stowed?▾
Use the Support link on this page, or email support@allthingsn.com. We answer every message and keep responses on the same thread.
Can I import my Pocket library?▾
Yes. Drop your unzipped ril_export.html into Stowed and it imports every saved entry — title, URL, tags, timestamp — locally on your device. Duplicates are skipped automatically.
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