Compendro vs Mailist
Compendro is a read-later app that brings back a selection of the articles, videos and podcasts you save in a digest, each with an AI summary. If you want a Mailist alternative with iOS and Android apps and a summary for every save, that is what Compendro does. Mailist is a bookmarking web app that emails you a random selection of your unread links once a week.
Last reviewed October 2026
Built for people who save a lot and rarely get back to it.
Why Compendro
Saving is easy in any read-later app. Compendro adds the part that comes after.
Your saves come back to you
A short digest brings back a selection of what you saved, each with an AI summary. You choose when and how often it arrives.
Decide in seconds
Every save gets an AI summary, tags and a category, so you can tell what to read, watch or drop without opening it.
Videos and podcasts too
Compendro creates a transcript for videos and podcasts up to 2 hours long, then writes the summary from it.
Got ten minutes? Finish something
Quick Pick suggests saves that take about the time you have, one card at a time.
A Mailist alternative makes sense if you like the weekly email but want more around it. Mailist keeps things simple: you save links with the Chrome or Firefox extension, and once a week it emails a random selection of unread ones on the day you pick. The free plan holds up to 500 unread links, and Mailist AI adds summaries for $9 per month. Compendro is a paid read-later app with iOS and Android apps. Every save gets an AI summary, videos and podcasts get a transcript first, and your Digest arrives as often as you choose, weekly by default. If a free weekly email is enough, Mailist does that well.
Compendro vs Mailist at a glance
| Feature | Compendro | Mailist |
|---|---|---|
| Core approach | Read-later app that summarizes each save and brings a selection back to you in a Digest | Bookmarking web app that emails you your unread links |
| What the email brings | A selection of your saves, each with its AI summary | A random selection of unread links; you choose how many |
| How often | As often as you choose, at a time you set; weekly by default | Weekly, on the day you choose, sent at 13:00 UTC |
| Where you read it | Email, the web app, and the iOS and Android apps | Email; your full list stays in the web app |
| AI features | AI summary, tags, and category for every save, plus transcripts for videos and podcasts up to 2 hours long | Mailist AI summaries in the newsletter and the browser extension; the free plan has 10 summary credits per month |
| Finishing in a short break | Tell Quick Pick you have ten minutes, and it suggests saves that take about that long, one card at a time | The weekly email picks links at random |
| Saving | One tap from Chrome, Firefox, Safari on Mac, or the iOS/Android share sheet | Chrome and Firefox extensions and bookmarklets; on phones, a bookmarklet or a home-screen shortcut |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, browser extension (Chrome, Firefox, Safari on Mac) | Web app and browser extensions; its FAQ describes no native mobile app |
| Price | €8.99 / month or €59 / year | Free plan with up to 500 unread links; Mailist AI is $9 / month |
| Trying it out | 14-day money-back guarantee on both plans, and you can cancel anytime | Start on the free plan; Mailist AI is an optional paid add-on |
| Company | Emeldron, a company based in Spain | Gentleman's Code Sp. z o.o., a company based in Poland |
Want your saves to come back to you?
Compendro sends you a short AI digest of what you saved, as often as you choose. Every plan has a 14-day money-back guarantee.
Choose Compendro if
- You want each saved item to come back with a short summary, so you can decide in seconds
- You save on your phone and want iOS and Android apps
- You save videos and podcasts and want a transcript and a summary of each
- You want to finish one saved item in a ten-minute break
- You want to choose how often your Digest arrives
Choose Mailist if
- A free weekly email of unread links is all you need
- You like a random pick of older links each week
- You want to import Pocket or browser bookmarks, with your Pocket tags
- You want a simple web app and extension, with AI summaries as an optional monthly add-on
Frequently asked questions
Is Compendro a Mailist alternative?
Yes, if you want more than a weekly list of links. Like Mailist, Compendro emails you things you saved, but each one comes with an AI summary, you choose how often the Digest arrives, and you can also read it in the web app or the iOS and Android app.
How is the Compendro Digest different from the Mailist weekly email?
Mailist sends a random selection of unread links once a week, on the day you choose. The Compendro Digest brings back a selection of your saved articles, videos and podcasts with an AI summary of each, as often as you choose, weekly by default.
Is there a free app that emails my saved links?
Mailist has a free plan with a weekly email of unread links, for up to 500 unread links. Compendro is a paid app at €8.99 per month or €59 per year, VAT included, with a 14-day money-back guarantee on both plans.
Does Mailist have a mobile app?
Mailist's FAQ describes no native mobile app. On iPhone it suggests a bookmarklet in Safari or a home-screen shortcut, and on Android a home-screen shortcut from Chrome. Compendro has iOS and Android apps, and you save with the share sheet.
How does Compendro pricing compare with Mailist?
Mailist is free for up to 500 unread links, and Mailist AI costs $9 per month, so for a simple weekly email of links Mailist costs less. Compendro is €8.99 per month or €59 per year, VAT included, and every save gets an AI summary. It is for people who save many articles, videos and podcasts and want summaries, a Digest and Quick Pick to get back to them.
Can I move my Mailist links to Compendro?
Compendro does not currently offer a bulk import, so you start with a fresh queue. Save the links you still want to read with the Compendro browser extension or the share sheet, and each one gets an AI summary.
Get back to what you saved
Compendro is €8.99 per month or €59 per year. Both plans have a 14-day money-back guarantee.
Get Compendro →