Anybox vs Raindrop.io
We give Anybox a 3.4 GPA and Raindrop.io a 3.8, out of 4.0. Anybox grades higher on ease of use. Raindrop.io grades higher on the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Anybox
Native bookmark manager for Mac, iPhone and iPad
Raindrop.io
Bookmark manager with collections, tags and highlights
How we grade them
| 3.4GPAAnyboxVery good | 3.8GPARaindrop.ioExcellent | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | APro is $1.99 a month or $14.99 a year, well under what most paid reading apps charge. Or pay $39.99 once and keep it for life. The FAQ says there's no education discount or other offer, but at this price we wouldn't miss one. | APro is $28 a year, or $3 a month. For that you get full-text search, a saved copy of every page, reminders, daily backups, the AI assistant and 10 GB of uploads a month. That's cheaper than most paid reading apps. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree has most features, Quick Find and Quick Save included, and you can export your bookmarks. But it stops at 50 saved links in total, and 50 links goes fast. | AUnlimited bookmarks, collections, highlights and devices, with sharing and collaboration thrown in. The main limit is 100 MB of file uploads a month. Most people never need to pay. |
| Features | ANested tags, folders, Smart Lists that fill themselves, and Anydock, a floating bar of links on your Mac desktop. It archives a page as a PDF, web archive or screenshot, and keeps notes, images and files too. The Mac app even has a local MCP server for AI agents. | ACollections, tags and filters, highlights in web pages, PDFs and EPUBs, shared collections and public pages. Pro adds search through the full text of what you saved, YouTube transcripts included, plus a web archive and an AI assistant that's still in beta. |
| Ease of use | A4.7 from 521 App Store ratings. Saving is a browser extension, the share menu or one shortcut, and iCloud does the syncing without a new account to make. | B4.49 from 416 App Store ratings. You sort links into collections and tags and pick how they look: grid, headlines, masonry or a plain list. A public collection needs no sign-up from the people you send it to. |
| Platforms and integrations | CMac, iPhone and iPad, with browser extensions and hooks into Raycast, Alfred, PopClip and Shortcuts. All Apple, though. The FAQ says there are no plans for a Windows or web version. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and browser extensions, with an API and hooks into Zapier, IFTTT, Make, Notion, Readwise and more. The one gap is Linux, as the desktop apps are macOS and Windows only. |
| Best for | keyboard-quick bookmarks on Mac and iPhone | all-round bookmarking on every device |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Anybox and Raindrop.io. How we grade
Where they differ
- Anybox starts at $1.99 per month, $14.99 per year, or $39.99 lifetime (Pro). Raindrop.io starts at $28 per year, or $3 per month.
- Only Raindrop.io lists a web app.
- Only Raindrop.io lists Windows and Android apps.
- Anybox can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Raindrop.io also covers highlights.
At a glance
| Anybox | Raindrop.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $1.99 per month, $14.99 per year, or $39.99 lifetime (Pro) | $28 per year, or $3 per month |
| Free plan | Most features, including Quick Find and Quick Save, with 50 saved links in total and up to 12 links on Anydock. Bookmarks can be exported. | Unlimited bookmarks, collections, highlights and devices, with sharing and collaboration included. File uploads are limited to 100 MB a month. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
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| Made by | Anybox Ltd. | Rustem Mussabekov |
| Price read from | anybox.app | raindrop.io |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Who each one suits
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
Raindrop.io
- Keeping a large bookmark library organized across browsers and devices
- Sharing link collections with collaborators or on a public page
- People who highlight passages in web pages, PDFs and EPUBs
Worth knowing
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.
Raindrop.io
- Full-text search, the web archive, reminders and the AI assistant are limited to Pro.
- Free accounts can upload 100 MB of files a month; Pro raises the limit to 10 GB.
- Notes on highlights require Pro, and each bookmark holds at most 100 highlights.
- The download page lists desktop apps for macOS and Windows only.
Key features
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.
Raindrop.io
- Collections, tags and filters
- Bookmarks are grouped into collections and classified with tags, then narrowed by type, tag or domain. Grid, headlines, masonry and list views are available.
- Highlights
- Save passages from web pages, PDFs and EPUBs in several colors, up to 100 per bookmark on any plan. Adding notes to highlights requires Pro.
- Full-text search
- On Pro, search covers the full content of saved pages, PDFs, EPUBs and YouTube transcripts instead of only titles and tags.
- Web archive and backups
- Pro keeps a saved copy of each bookmarked page in case the original changes or disappears, and runs automatic backups of the whole library.
- Sharing and public pages
- Invite members to a collection with per-collection permissions, or publish a collection as a public page that needs no sign-up. Both work on the free plan.
- Stella AI assistant
- A chat assistant, in beta for Pro users, that answers questions about saved content, summarizes it and helps organize collections.
Plans
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.
Raindrop.io
Free$0
Unlimited bookmarks, collections, highlights and devices, sharing and collaboration, and 100 MB of file uploads a month.
Pro$3
per month, or $28 per year (before tax)
AI assistant, full-text search, web archive, reminders, annotations, duplicate and broken-link finder, daily backups and 10 GB of uploads a month.
Ways to pay less
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.
Raindrop.io
- Annual discount
About 20% off with yearly billing
The pricing page marks yearly billing as 20% off, and the US prices it loads are $28 a year against $3 a month.
