Linkpoche and Raindrop.io both save links, and both can be used for free. Raindrop.io keeps your bookmarks in its cloud and syncs them across iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows, the web, and browser extensions, using an account. Linkpoche runs on iPhone only, needs no account, stores your links on your iPhone, and is built around swiping each link into a pouch.
What is the main difference?
Raindrop.io is a bookmark manager for every device you use. Linkpoche is a single-device app for saving links quickly and getting them back later. If you switch between a phone and a computer during the day, that difference will likely decide it for you.
Do I need an account?
For Raindrop.io, yes. Its sync works across the platforms you are signed in to.
For Linkpoche, no. There is no sign-up screen, no email address, and no password. You install it, tap Share in any app, and choose Linkpoche.
Where is my data stored?
Raindrop.io’s security page says all data is stored in the cloud on Amazon Web Services servers in Frankfurt, Germany. Its help pages say an internet connection is needed to sync changes and save new bookmarks.
Linkpoche has no server. Your links and screenshots are stored on your iPhone. When you save a link, your iPhone fetches that page directly for its title, picture, description, icon, and article text. The article text is used for the read time and summary, then discarded. Screenshots are read on your iPhone and not uploaded. The Linkpoche app has no analytics, no ads, and no tracking.
Which one works on more devices?
Raindrop.io, by a wide margin. It has apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, and Windows, a web app, and extensions for Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox, and Brave.
Linkpoche runs on iPhone with iOS 16 or later and has no sync between devices. To move to a new iPhone, you export a zip file and import it, or use your iPhone backup.
Which one is free?
Both have a free option. Raindrop.io’s free plan includes unlimited bookmarks, unlimited collections, and unlimited devices, and it also offers a paid Pro plan. The comparison table shows Pro pricing on the US App Store as of October 2026.
Linkpoche is free to download, and saving is free with no limit and no ads. Linkpoche Plus is an optional one-time in-app purchase, not a subscription, that adds locked and hidden pouches, more pouches, colors, and icons, and repeating reminders. On the US App Store as of October 2026, it is $2.99.
Can I import my Pocket export?
Raindrop.io can. Its help pages describe importing a Pocket HTML export file.
Linkpoche cannot. Its import reads only a backup zip exported from Linkpoche. To bring links over, you share each one to Linkpoche from Safari or another app.
How do you sort links in each app?
In Raindrop.io, you organize bookmarks into collections.
In Linkpoche, new links stack up and you sort them one at a time. Flick the top link down into one of the pouches along the bottom of the screen. You can make up to 8 pouches free, and each can hold pouches inside. Swipe left to delete, right for Read later, and change what each swipe does in Settings. Undo stays up for 6 seconds, and Recently Deleted keeps your last 50 deleted links.
How do saved links come back to me?
Linkpoche is built to bring older links back. For you shows up to 10 links from your pouches each day, and the Linkpoche widget shows them when your Inbox is empty, on iOS 17 or later. You can set a one-time reminder on any link. You can also search everything you saved or one pouch, including text read from screenshots, and on iOS 17 or later, search also finds links close in meaning. Saved links show up in iPhone search.
On iPhone 15 Pro or later with iOS 26 or later and Apple Intelligence turned on, Linkpoche adds on-device summaries and pouch suggestions. The AI runs on your iPhone, nothing is sent out for it, and each AI feature can be turned off.
Who is Raindrop.io a better fit for?
- You use more than one device, or a computer as much as your phone.
- You want your bookmarks in a browser extension and a web app.
- You have a Pocket HTML export and want to import it in one go.
- You are comfortable keeping your bookmarks in a cloud account.
Who is Linkpoche a better fit for?
- You save mostly on iPhone and want no account at all.
- You want your links stored on your iPhone, with no Linkpoche server involved.
- You like sorting with a swipe and having old links resurface on their own.
- You are fine with no sync, and with exporting a zip file as your backup.
Both are reasonable choices. Pick the one that matches how many devices you use and where you want your links to live.
