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[iOS Universal] Instapaper $4.49 to Free (Save Articles for Reading Later)

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[iOS Universal] Instapaper $4.49 to Free (Save Articles for Reading Later)
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chid on 12/12/2013 - 20:02 itunes.apple.com (1787 clicks)

Never been free before. (Though there used to be a lite version)

From the description

Instapaper is the simplest way to save and store articles for reading: offline, on-the-go, anytime, anywhere, perfectly formatted.

Instapaper for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch provides a mobile-optimized Text view that makes reading Internet content a clean and uncluttered experience.

Instapaper Core Features:

  • Save most web pages as text only, stripping away the full-sized layout to optimize for the iPhone and iPad screens.
  • Store up to 500 articles on your iPhone or iPad, and store unlimited articles on the Instapaper website.
  • Read offline, even on airplanes, subways, on elevators, or on Wi-Fi-only devices away from Internet connections.
  • Send to Instapaper from 150 other iPhone and iPad apps.

Additional Features:

  • Adjustable fonts, text sizes, line spacing, and margins
  • Dark mode and brightness control for night reading
  • Automatic Dark and Sepia Mode switching for sunset times in your location
  • Sort your list of unread items by popularity, date, article length, and shuffle

  • Filter your list of unread items by reading time

  • Folders for organization

  • Dictionary and Wikipedia lookups
  • Tilt scrolling, page-flipping
  • Share via email, Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, Pinboard, Evernote, or other supported apps
  • Rotation lock
  • Preview links in the built-in browser without leaving the app
  • Search, via in-app purchase

Accolades:

  • Featured by Apple many times in the App Store, including both the iPhone and iPad Hall of Fame
  • Macworld Editor's Choice Award
  • Featured in Wired, TIME, Daring Fireball, TechCrunch, PCMag, TUAW, The Next Web, and many other magazines, newspapers, and websites
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  • jong on 12/12/2013 - 20:51
    +1

    Instapaper used to be brilliant, but now it's under new management, and they're currently "fixing" everything good about it. They've made the website slower and uglier, and the IOS client has gained some new bugs.

    It's still worth grabbing for free, though.

    • TimApple on 13/12/2013 - 08:52

      Oh, I strongly disagree. The website was never updated for years until Betaworks took over. The iOS app has also been updated very regularly ever since they took over. Had it still been with Marco Arment, I'm pretty sure it wouldn't have been updated for iOS 7 yet by now.

  • sonic2011 on 12/12/2013 - 21:30

    why they still have the premium subscription if it was a paid apps?

    • chid on 12/12/2013 - 21:36
      +1

      They were web subscription features.

      http://blog.instapaper.com/private/69629652816/tumblr_mxm4ul…

      In addition to the App of the Week, we’re giving away a free 2-month Instapaper subscription to all new users through the end of the year. That means new users get instant access to subscriber-only features like search, third-party API integrations, and better “Send to Kindle” functionality.

      • sonic2011 on 12/12/2013 - 21:59

        I see, thanks for the subscription info.

  • scotty on 12/12/2013 - 23:01
    +1

    How does it compare to Pocket, which has been free since renamed from Read It Later?

    • JMZ on 13/12/2013 - 00:11

      I'd choose Pocket any day over Instapaper. Easy to use, cleaner UI and regularly updated. Plus the iCloud sync can be particularly useful if you want to view it on your desktop for later (the desktop version is free too https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/pocket/id568494494?mt=12)

    • HRipper on 13/12/2013 - 04:53

      I use Pocket which is better. We get carried away on seeing discounts. :)

    • TimApple on 13/12/2013 - 08:54

      Pocket is good for all kinds of web pages, including videos. Instapaper is very good at reading, but not very at videos. Instapaper has really nice typography, page turning, article sorting, dark mode, background download, etc.

      I would try both if I were you. I've been an Instapaper user for 4 years.

      • scotty on 13/12/2013 - 10:31

        I have never tried Instapaper because I couldn't stand Marco :) Now he's gone maybe I'll take a look.

        • chid on 13/12/2013 - 13:04

          Why's that?

        • scotty on 13/12/2013 - 13:10

          There are Apple users. There are Apple fanboys. And then there is Marco Arment (and maybe John Gruber).

    • goosmurf on 13/12/2013 - 14:33

      Pocket is better than Instapaper.

      Instapaper suffers from Not Knowing What Exactly It Wants To Be.

      When Marco (the creator of Instapaper) was running it it had a single purpose - save articles for later reading. It was a dead simple web site that ran on every platform because it was so simple. I was a subscriber to this service ($12/year, it was fantastic as it did one thing and one thing well).

      Then Marco sold it to Betaworks who seem to think that it needs to be Pocket in order to attract a larger user base. So it's now a wannabe Pocket that isn't as good as Pocket.

      I had a long conversation with the Betaworks "community manager" about what was wrong with Instapaper today and whilst she paid me much lip service the net result is they did exactly nothing with my feedback.

      tl;dr, use Pocket if you want what Instapaper is trying to be.

      If you want a save for later reading similar to what Instapaper used to be, consider pinboard.in.

  • [Deactivated] on 13/12/2013 - 19:08

    Great that it's free and I downloaded but I much prefer Pocket. A much nicer interface and I find pocket renders pages better.

    Still, free is free and who knows? Maybe a future update will make it awesome!

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