Pool app sorts screenshots into collections and finds original links

Pool is trying to turn one of the messiest habits in mobile life into a usable archive. The app automatically sorts screenshots into personalized collections, finds the original links behind saved items, and helps people revisit products, recipes, travel ideas and other things that usually disappear into the camera roll.

The company says the point is to treat screenshots as memory storage, not clutter. Pool says people capture recipes, podcasts, products and places, then lose track of them later, so the app organizes those images into “pools,” automatically categorizes content, makes it searchable and lets users share pools with friends. On its own listing, Apple describes the app as turning screenshots into structured content users can organize, revisit and act on.

Pool is developed by Random Access Memories Co. and is listed on the Apple App Store as a free iPhone lifestyle app. The listing requires iOS 18.0 or later, and access is rolling out gradually through a waitlist or invite code. Public app-store metadata shows the app first appeared on March 5, 2026, and was updated on May 29, 2026, placing the product squarely in an early rollout phase rather than a fully open launch.

What makes Pool different from other saved-content tools is its narrow focus. TechCrunch grouped it with apps like mymind, Fabric and Raindrop, but said Pool is built specifically around screenshots rather than links, images or broader saved content. That focus matters because the company is not just filing away screenshots. It is trying to recover the original context behind them, including linking a product screenshot back to a retailer’s site.

Pool’s pitch also points to a bigger bet on how digital memory will be organized in the AI era. The company’s site says the prototype was built over a weekend and suggests a longer-term roadmap that extends beyond the iPhone app to macOS and a browser-based operating system. It has also framed the camera roll as a new data source, aligning itself with companies that built businesses on raw data bets. The promise is convenience: a screenshot stops being a dead end and becomes something you can act on. The tradeoff is just as clear, because that convenience depends on handing over one of the most personal habits on a phone.