Instapaper Is the Minimalist Reading App We All Needed (Especially After Pocket Died)
Let’s be real. Trying to read an article online these days feels like walking through a minefield of cookie banners, newsletter pop-ups, autoplay ads, and fonts that look like they were designed to hurt your eyes. But what if you could just… strip all that nonsense away?
That’s exactly what Instapaper does.
This sleek little app lets you save any webpage or article to read later, anytime, anywhere, and even offline. Whether you’re on Android or iOS, Instapaper takes cluttered web content and formats it into something actually readable. No distractions, no annoying layouts, just clean, crisp text. It’s like giving every article a spa day.
Mozilla pulled the plug on Pocket on July 8
If this sounds a bit like Pocket, you’re not wrong. And in case you missed the memo, Mozilla pulled the plug on Pocket on July 8. Users can back up their content until October, but the app itself is now history. So naturally, Instapaper is stepping in to fill that void, and doing a solid job of it.
You can save unlimited articles, organise them into folders, and sync your library across devices, phone, tablet, laptop, whatever you’ve got. The reading experience is totally customisable too. Tweak the font, line spacing, background colour, make it yours.
The basic version is free, which gives you everything you need for a solid read-later experience.
But if you want the full toolbox, the premium version ($6/month or $60/year) throws in a few bonuses. You get text-to-speech, highlighting, full-text search, unlimited notes, and even the option to sort articles by length, date, or popularity. Not bad for the price of two lattes.
So if you’re tired of wading through internet chaos just to read a blog post or longform piece in peace, this might just be the calm you’ve been looking for.
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