Pocket: Save. Read. Grow.

A Google user

Useful app. I use it to save stuff that I want to read but don't want to bookmark on the browser (usually because it's a one-time read). I can then read it later on my phone. Tried the text-to-voice on an article too. Works pretty well; should be useful for people who like to listen to articles on the go. The suggested articles are sometimes interesting.

Jun 21, 2024 00:56:27

A Google user

Paired with the newsletter, this app provides you with tons of reading materials. The reading experience (font size, background color and the clean aesthetic of the Article view) is one of the best I've seen. It is also really useful to store those links that you can't spare to lose throughout the day (week or month). I couldn't get used to the listening mode though...

Jun 19, 2024 01:07:47

R G

I've used the app for about a year, and suddenly the premium online voices do not work, even with a strong internet or phone data connection. When using the other voices, which you have to do now, after you've listened to any article once, you cannot start back at the beginning. The app has promise, but is not yet ready for mass distribution. P.S. - I did delete and reload the app, it made no difference.

Jun 17, 2024 21:32:57

Trisha

Update after dev response: The "Save from Clipboard" option does not show up. No bar at the bottom of the app shows up when I've copied a link. Original review: Don't know when they removed the ability to save articles from copied links, let alone save anything at all, but that is ridiculous. Why would you remove such a basic feature? Doesn't look like I can use it within Chrome on my phone either. Guess I'm looking for a new app. Sorry. You dropped the ball.

Jun 17, 2024 18:25:26

Tim Ridd-Jolly

Wow. The latest update removes some features that I consider to be critical (being able to see Untagged items, being able to hide images in the feed). The entire app is now a UX nightmare with no reason for many changes. On the lookout for a suitable alternative. Probably going back to Instapaper. Jeez, what a downtime this app has had. The Mac app sits stagnating and the mobile app is spiralling...

Jun 17, 2024 17:55:11

A Google user

Wonderful app for quickly keeping, categorizing, and accessing saved links across all of your devices. This is a perfect app for very busy people who need to quickly save links they randomly come across for later. Includes a text-to-speech reader that'll let you read through one or more articles with the push of a button. This is especially handy in the car. There is one recurring bug, however (which is why only 4 stars instead of 5): occasionally when you click "Add to Pocket", the links do NOT get added to your list, even though the app displays a confirmation message that the link was added. This seems to happen about 10% of the time and has become an annoyance. Sometimes, the adds will stop working and won't add several in a row (I lost 7 links this morning, that the app all confirmed to me were added). Other than that, this is a wonderful app, Web site, and Windows Store app.

Jun 17, 2024 15:01:55