You can schedule when you wanted to send your queue to your Kindle easily with Instapaper, but you can’t do that with Pocket. My biggest issue with Pocket so far has been the lack of Kindle support. Pocket isn’t a perfect solution for me yet though. Sometimes, I would need to scroll down a few times just to get to the article. With Instapaper, it would save the related links that are added in the page from websites like ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and Buzzfeed. One thing I really like about Pocket is that it only saves the main text or the article and nothing else. Sometimes, it would just hang and I had to exit out of the app to reset it. Nonetheless, all these menu options make articles easy to access and organize. There were times on Instapaper where I had poor cellular reception and it took a while for it to save an article. Instapaper’s presentation is on the minimal side, with the entire app being in black and white. One thing that was noticibly better was that articles saved significantly faster on iOS and on the desktop regardless of how fast my internet was. If you choose the grid view, Pocket will display a thumbnail from the saved article and if it doesn’t have a picture, then it would display the headline instead, which already seemed like a good remedy to my issue with Instapaper.Īfter that, I switched all my API’s and didn’t come across any service that didn’t support Pocket. A few clicks and everything I had saved was in my Pocket’s queue. One day I finally broke down and decided to give its biggest competitor, Pocket, a try.įirst off, it wasn’t hard at all to export the articles I’ve already saved with Instapaper. I’ve overlooked this flaw many times before but recently, it’s been bothering me more and more. The only reason I decided to try Pocket and inevibitably stick with it, is because Instapaper has a hard time saving pictures. I could save an article I found on my MacBook and read it on my iPhone while waiting in line at Target. Over the years, the app has gotten better while keeping its simplistic user interface. I believe the app cost a whopping $9.99, which was pretty steep for an app at that time and my minimum wage salary. Come to think of it, it was probably one of the first apps I’ve ever bought just so I can unlock the “save unlimited articles” feature.
If you know of a good one or one which does something unusual, I would appreciate the recommendation.I’ve been a loyal Instapaper ever since 2007 when I got my hands on the first generation iPhone. I don’t use Instapaper much, so I’m not familiar with the apps. While Pocket and Instapaper have better features for reading, you may find that all your learning is going into the void. This app is purpose-built to give a better learning experience.
Instapaper app free#
But they have made the 3rd-party apps more attractive to free users. Savay app is the best alternative to Pocket and Instapaper for people looking for more than casual reading. Of course, certain Instapaper features (search, TTS, speed reading) are still the exclusive province of paid subscribers, so they haven’t completely removed the restrictions. Now that that app is a free download, Instapaper’s current parent BetaWorks sees no reason to keep the API restricted.
I’m told this was intended to prevent the cannibalization of sales of the Instapaper app for iOS. When the Instapaper API was first opened to developers 4 years ago, Marco Arment imposed the requirement that a reader had to be a paid subscriber to make use of any app that tied into Instapaper via the API.
Instapaper app for free#
Instapaper announced on its blog yesterday that it was loosening a restriction on the Instapaper API, finally making it possible for free Instapaper users to use any 3rd-party app which supports Instapaper. If you have a 3rd-party Instapaper app you’ve always wanted to try, now is your chance. Instapaper Opens Its API, Gives Free Users More App Options
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