Cubox vs Raindrop.io
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Cubox
Read-later app with highlights, snapshots and AI summaries
Raindrop.io
Bookmark manager with collections, tags and highlights
Where they differ
- Cubox starts at $29 per year (Cubox Pro, annual plan). Raindrop.io starts at $28 per year, or $3 per month.
- Only Raindrop.io lists a Windows app.
- Cubox also covers web clipper.
At a glance
| Cubox | Raindrop.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $29 per year (Cubox Pro, annual plan) | $28 per year, or $3 per month |
| Free plan | A basic account is free but has a quota on saved content, which the vendor pages read do not put a number on. Unlimited saves and highlights, snapshots, nested folders, Email Drop and the API need Pro. | Unlimited bookmarks, collections, highlights and devices, with sharing and collaboration included. File uploads are limited to 100 MB a month. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of Pro+AI, once per basic user; a payment method must be linked | None listed |
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| Made by | Zenbox Inc. | Rustem Mussabekov |
| Price read from | cubox.cc | raindrop.io |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Cubox
- Readers who save articles, newsletters and web pages to annotate later
- People who want AI summaries and answers drawn from their own saved library
- Users who send highlights on to Obsidian, Notion or Readwise
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
Cubox
- The free basic account has a quota on saved content, and the vendor pages read do not say how large it is.
- The web pricing page offers annual plans only: Pro at $29 a year and Pro+AI at $49 a year. The US App Store listing also shows monthly in-app purchases.
- AI Insight and Ask AI need a paid membership and have usage limits; automatic insight is reserved for Pro+AI.
- The download page lists Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android and browser extensions; on Windows and Linux Cubox runs as a web app.
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
Cubox
- Saving from many places
- Browser extensions for Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox, the share sheet on iPhone, iPad and Android, a Mac helper, Email Drop and an API all save content into one library.
- Article parsing and snapshots
- Saved pages are parsed into a clean reading view with adjustable themes and fonts, and a permanent snapshot keeps the page readable if the original link dies. Snapshots are for Pro members.
- Highlights and annotations
- Highlight passages and add notes while reading, then review them later through widgets and reminders. Multiple highlight colors are part of the Pro plans.
- AI Insight and Ask AI
- AI Insight gives an article a short summary, key questions and automatic Ghost Highlights, and Ask AI answers follow-up questions. Automatic insight on newly saved items comes with Pro+AI.
- Folders, tags and search
- Nested folders and tags, smart folders, batch editing and full-text search organize the library. The help center lists nested folders as exclusive to Pro members.
- Export and integrations
- Content exports as Markdown, HTML or PDF, and collections and annotations sync to Notion, Readwise and Obsidian. Third-party integrations are a Pro feature.
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
Cubox
Basic$0
Free account for saving and reading, with a quota on saved content. The pricing page and help center do not state the number.
Cubox Pro$29
per year
Unlimited saves and highlights, content parsing and webpage snapshots, multiple highlight colors, nested folders and tags, Email Drop and the API.
Cubox Pro+AI$49
per year
Everything in Pro plus the AI reading assistant: automatic AI Insight summaries, Ask AI and AI Ghost Highlights. Starts with the 14-day trial.
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
Cubox
- Other savings
Renewal price lock on Pro+AI annual
Cubox's Premium FAQ says anyone who buys or subscribes to the Pro+AI annual membership can keep renewing at the original purchase price, whatever later price changes are made.
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.
