Gistory vs Savr

Gistory is an article-saving app that creates AI summaries when a reader saves an article. Its TL;DR includes three key points and key insights, with a longer summary as an option. Summaries are available in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, and Hindi. Readers can use distraction-free reading, dark mode, full-text search, and offline access. Articles can be saved from its mobile apps or Chrome and Firefox extensions, and the library syncs across platforms. Gistory is available on web, iOS, Android, and as an extension. The free tier includes unlimited article saves, 90 days of history, and 10 AI summaries per month. Premium costs $7.99 a month and adds unlimited summaries and history, plus Notion and Obsidian integrations. Gistory says it does not bypass paywalls; for paywalled articles it saves the URL, title, and any available preview. It says it uses industry-standard encryption, does not sell personal information, and allows users to export or delete their data. A seven-day trial is listed.

Savr is a free progressive web app for saving online material to read later through a hosted or self-hosted setup. Saved articles and images remain available offline on the device, either in a cleaned reader view or as the original page. Users can store web articles, pasted HTML, Markdown, or plain text, and upload PDFs and images. Content can be added in the app, with a bookmarklet or URL, or shared from an Android browser to the installed PWA. On iOS, the documented method uses a Shortcut that opens Savr in a browser. Collections support favorites, themes, adaptive reading-time estimates, and read-only public copies. Optional summaries work with OpenAI-compatible providers, including Groq, OpenAI, Gemini, and local or custom servers. Optional sync can use Dropbox or Google Drive. Savr says content is local, with no required account or server-side storage. The hosted app collects anonymous usage events by default with an opt-out; self-hosted builds have telemetry off. The free plan costs nothing with no published usage limits.