Pricing & billing

Does GoodLinks sync, and what does it cost?

Yes, GoodLinks syncs through iCloud with no account needed. It costs $9.99 once on the App Store, plus an optional $4.99/year feature upgrade after the first year.

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Yes on both counts. GoodLinks syncs your links, articles, highlights, tags and reading position through iCloud, so you do not need a separate account. It costs $9.99 as a one-time purchase on the App Store, with an optional $4.99 per year Annual Feature Upgrade for features released after your first year. The App Store listing confirmed both prices on 2026-11-09.

How the pricing works

  • $9.99 once. The purchase gives permanent access to all current features, plus new features released within one year of your purchase date.
  • After the first year, new features need the optional upgrade, listed in-app at $4.99. GoodLinks’ help page says features unlocked while subscribed stay available forever, and lapsed users still get free bug fixes and improvements.
  • No free tier. GoodLinks is paid from the start. Compared with subscription read-it-later apps, it is inexpensive over several years.

The GoodLinks site itself shows no prices. The figures above come from its App Store listing and from the premium help page, which describes the upgrade model.

How sync works

The GoodLinks site says links, articles, highlights, tags and reading position sync through iCloud. There is no GoodLinks server holding your library, which makes it private, but it also means sync only works between Apple devices signed in to the same iCloud account.

The App Store lists iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision, with iOS and iPadOS 17 or later, macOS 13 or later, and visionOS 1.0 or later required. There is no Android app, Windows app or web version.

You can save articles from other apps and browsers: GoodLinks documents a Safari extension and lists Chrome and Firefox extensions for saving. The reading library itself stays on Apple devices.

How Marqly compares

If you only use Apple devices and want a quiet, private reader, GoodLinks is excellent value and Marqly will not beat it on price. Marqly’s case is different: it works on any device. It has extensions for Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari, a web app, and iOS and Android apps, all on one account. The free plan holds up to 100 bookmarks with search across all of them and no card required. Pro is $72 per year or $9 per month and adds unlimited bookmarks, automatic tags and summaries, and semantic search. There is no free trial.

Choose GoodLinks if everything you own has an Apple logo and you want a one-time purchase. Choose Marqly if you need Android or Windows, a web app, or AI organization.