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.
The story
Meet Stowed — Save articles. Read offline. Keep your data
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