Brief
Laytr launches privacy‑first app that saves any web content
The Ontario‑based developer offers a free tier limited to 30 items and premium options up to a lifetime plan.
By Felo News Desk · Published
After Pocket shut down, indie developer Mostafa Talaat released Laytr, an iOS app that lets users save any type of web content—articles, recipes, screenshots, videos, PDFs, bookmarks or tabs—for later consumption. The app automatically categorises saved items into "cases" and can remind users of a saved item on a chosen date.
Laytr stores everything as a private archive on the user’s device, syncing across iPhone, iPad and Mac via iCloud without requiring an account, meaning the developer cannot see the saved material. Talaat told TechCrunch the design choice was driven by privacy concerns, saying, "What you save says a lot about you, and I didn’t want to be holding it. Everything stays on your device and in your own iCloud."
The service is free to try but caps saves at 30 items. Premium access costs $1.99 per month, $14.99 per year, or a one‑time $39.99 lifetime fee (discounted to $24.99 until the end of December). Subscriptions can be paused without losing saved items, though adding new items is blocked once the free limit is reached. Users can export their entire archive as a ZIP file containing Markdown and HTML.
Key facts
- Laytr lets users save any web content type, not just articles. (techcrunch.com)
- Saved items are stored locally and sync via iCloud across Apple devices. (techcrunch.com)
- The free tier limits users to 30 saved items; premium plans start at $1.99/month. (techcrunch.com)
- Developer Mostafa Talaat said privacy was the reason for a server‑less design. (techcrunch.com)
- Users can export their archive as a ZIP file with Markdown and HTML. (techcrunch.com)
Sources
- [1] techcrunch.com — originally reported as “Laytr's new app lets you save anything you find online, not just articles to read”
