Anybox vs Pinboard

Anybox

• Mac, iPhone and iPad users replacing a browser's bookmark manager
• People who want keyboard-driven search across saved links
• Users who automate with Shortcuts, AppleScript, Raycast or Alfred

Pinboard

• People who want a fast, text-based bookmark archive without ads or trackers
• Users who keep most or all of their bookmarks private
• Developers who want an API and RSS feeds for their bookmarks

Anybox

• Apple platforms only: the FAQ says there are no plans for a Windows or web version.
• The free version stops at 50 saved links in total; unlimited links need Pro.
• Sync runs through iCloud only, so every device must be signed in to the same iCloud account.
• The FAQ says there is no education discount or any other special offer.

Pinboard

• There is no free plan and no free trial; a payment is refundable within seven days of signup.
• Stored page copies and full-text search require the $39 archival account.
• There are no native mobile apps: Pinboard offers a mobile website and relies on third-party apps.
• The archive crawler cannot save paywalled pages, and the FAQ says YouTube and Twitter links are not saved properly.

Anybox

Native apps with iCloud sync

Anybox runs as native apps on iPhone, iPad and Mac and syncs through Apple's CloudKit. The vendor says no personal data is collected.

Quick Find and Quick Save

Quick Find is a Spotlight-like panel, opened with a global shortcut, that searches bookmarks offline and opens or shares them. Quick Save captures the current browser tab with its details.

Anydock

A floating, Dock-like bookmarks bar on the Mac desktop, also available as a menu bar icon. It holds 12 links on the free version and 30 on Pro.

Nested tags, folders and Smart Lists

Bookmarks are categorized with nested tags and folders, and Smart Lists gather them automatically by attributes such as URL and date added.

Archives and other data types

A bookmark can be archived as a PDF, a web archive or a screenshot, and notes, images and files can be saved alongside links.

Automation and MCP server

Siri Shortcuts, AppleScript and URL schemes automate saving and opening links, and the Mac app includes a local MCP server so AI agents can search and save items.

Pinboard

Bookmarks, tags and privacy

Each bookmark has a title, URL, a description of any length and optional tags. Any bookmark can be private, and an account can default to private.

Read later

A read-later bookmarklet adds a page to an unread list without asking for details. Unread bookmarks are visible only to you until marked as read.

Archiving and full-text search

Archival accounts get a crawled copy of every bookmarked page that stays viewable if the original goes offline, plus search across page text.

Bookmarklets, extensions and email

Save with a bookmarklet, with browser extensions for Safari, Chrome and Firefox, or by emailing a URL to a personal Pinboard address.

API and RSS feeds

A full API modeled on version 1 of the Delicious API supports third-party clients, and every bookmark page has a matching RSS feed.

Notes, tab sets and tag bundles

Notes save snippets of text as bookmarks, tab sets store all open browser tabs for later, and tag bundles group related tags on one page.

Anybox

• Free$0

  Most features, such as Quick Find and Quick Save, with 50 saved links in total, up to 12 links on Anydock and bookmark export.

• Pro (monthly)$1.99

  per month

  Unlimited saved links and up to 30 links on Anydock, bought as an App Store subscription.

• Pro (yearly)$14.99

  per year

  The same Pro features, billed once a year through the App Store.

• Pro (lifetime)$39.99

  one-time purchase

  The same Pro features for a single payment. The site and the App Store show $39.99 against a crossed-out $59.99, with no end date.

Pinboard

• Regular account$22

  per year

  Bookmarks with tags, private bookmarks, read later, notes, tab sets, the API and RSS feeds. Refundable within seven days of signup.

• Archival account$39

  per year

  Everything in a regular account, plus a stored copy of every bookmarked page, full-text search and dead-link checks.

Anybox

• Annual discount

  About 37% less with yearly billing

  Pro costs $14.99 a year against $1.99 a month, which adds up to $23.88 over twelve months.

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime Pro for a single payment

  The pricing section lists a Lifetime purchase of Pro at $39.99, shown next to a crossed-out $59.99. The US App Store listing shows both amounts as in-app purchases.

Pinboard

• Other savings

  Discounts for paying for several years

  The sign-up page says there are steep discounts for signing up for multiple years, chosen on the payment page. The amounts are not shown publicly.