Instapaper, an app that lets you read articles without the clutter
In the age of newsletter pop-ups, cookie disclaimers and overloaded website designs, the app formats pages and removes layout clutter to ensure the text is optimally readable on mobile devices.
If the concept sounds familiar, then you might remember it from the reading app Pocket, which Mozilla killed off on July 8 (former users can still back up their data until October 8, but they now lack a reading app).
Instapaper could well fill the gap, as former Pocket users would not need to make significant adjustments to the app: It allows unlimited articles and other pages to be saved in a reading-optimised format and organised into folders.
Content can also be synchronised across different devices (browser, iOS and Android). Reading can be customised to be as individual and comfortable as possible with freely selectable fonts, colours and line spacing.
The basic version of Instapaper is free for both iOS and Android. The premium version, which costs $6 or €7 per month or $60 or €70 per year, additionally allows users to highlight text, have text read aloud, and sort articles (by popularity, date or article length).
It also includes a full-text search, an archive function for content you have read, and unlimited notes (limited to five per month in the basic version).
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