Comparison
Pocket has shut downTuck vs Pocket: an honest comparison
Pocket was the king of read-later for fifteen years, until Mozilla shut it down in July 2025. We built Tuck on what Pocket got right and what Mozilla failed to maintain.
Where Tuck wins
- Tuck still exists, and is funded by subscriptions, not corporate strategy decks
- Active development with public roadmap (Pocket shipped one minor release in its last two years)
- AI summaries built in (Pocket never integrated any LLM features)
- Modern highlight engine: 4 colors, notes, Markdown export (Pocket never had highlights)
- One-click migration of your Pocket export (if you saved it before November 12, 2025)
Where Pocket wins
- Discover feed: Pocket's curated daily reading recommendations were genuinely loved
- Brand recognition: "save it to Pocket" was the verb for a decade
- Generous free tier (unlimited articles, full sync) that Mozilla maintained until the end
Feature comparison
Tuck vs Pocket, side by side
| Feature | Tuck | |
|---|---|---|
| Service is operational ⚠️ Pocket shut down July 8, 2025. All user data deleted November 12, 2025. | ✅ | ❌ |
| Native iOS app ⚠️ Old Pocket app still installs on iOS but the backend is gone. | ✅ | ⚠️ |
| Native Android app ⚠️ Same: app installs, doesn't function. | ✅ | ⚠️ |
| Web app | ✅ | ❌ |
| Free tier ⚠️ Pocket was historically free with a generous tier. | ✅ | N/A |
| Offline reading | ✅ | ✅ |
| Highlights with notes ⚠️ Pocket never shipped highlights. | ✅ | ❌ |
| AI summaries | ✅ | ❌ |
| Text-to-speech | ✅ | ✅ |
| Newsletter inbox | ✅ | ❌ |
| Discover feed (curation) ⚠️ Pocket's human-curated Discover was unique. Tuck has no equivalent. | ❌ | ✅ |
| Browser extension | ✅ | ✅ |
| Pocket-refugee discount ⚠️ Tuck honors POCKET50 (50% off first year of Pro) for anyone who tells us they came from Pocket; no proof required. | ✅ | N/A |
| Export anytime ⚠️ Pocket's final export window closed Nov 12, 2025. Tuck exports on every plan, including after you cancel. | ✅ | N/A |
Pricing
Tuck
Free forever (unlimited articles, 2 devices) · Pro €4.99/mo · Family €7.99/mo
Was free with generous tier · Premium was $44.99/yr (≈ $3.75/mo)
Platforms
Tuck
- iOS
- Android
- Web
- Browser extension
- Was on iOS, Android, Web, browser extension, Kobo (built-in), macOS (all sunset)
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Honest section
When Pocket is the better choice.
We’d rather you pick the right tool than the Tuck tool. Here are situations where Pocket genuinely fits better.
You wanted a curated daily reading list
Pocket's Discover was genuinely great: human editors surfacing 5–10 worth-reading pieces a day. Tuck doesn't try to recreate this. If that's what you miss, look at Matter (algorithmic) or The Browser newsletter (human-curated).
You want a backed-by-a-mega-corp safety net
Pocket sat under Mozilla's umbrella, which felt safe, until it didn't. Tuck is an indie team funded by subscriptions, not corporate goodwill. We trade the perceived stability of a Mozilla for the actual stability of having to ship value to keep the lights on.
From people who switched
Why they moved off Pocket.
“Pocket disappeared with all my saves. Tuck didn't pretend to magic them back. It offered a discount and a fresh start. A year in, my smaller library feels healthier than the 4,000-article graveyard ever did.”
Sara M.
Engineering Manager
“I came to Tuck six months after Pocket shut. The fresh-start framing was the right call. I wasn't going to read those 4,000 articles anyway.”
Marco L.
Writer
Common questions
About switching from Pocket.
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