Instapaper

- January 25, 2016

Everyone

News & Magazines

Offers in-app purchases

( 6,476)

Top Developer

Description

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

Instapaper for Android provides a mobile and tablet-optimized Text view that makes reading Internet content a clean and uncluttered experience. Read offline, even on airplanes, subways, on elevators, or on Wi-Fi-only devices away from Internet connections.

CORE FEATURES:
- Saves most web pages as text only, stripping away the full-sized layout to optimize for tablet and phone screens
- Distraction-free reading environment gets out of your way so you can focus on the content
- Everything you download is then available **OFFLINE**, so you can read whenever you want, even on airplanes, subways, or Wi-Fi-only devices away from internet connections

PLUS:
- Optimized tablet interface
- Adjustable fonts, text sizes, line spacing, and margins
- Dark mode and brightness control for night reading
- Sort your list of unread items by popularity, date, article length, and shuffle
- Folders for organization
- Share via web browser and any app that supports sharing
- Rotation lock
- Download up to 500 articles on your phone or tablet, and store unlimited articles on the Instapaper website
- Folders for organization
- Dictionary and Wikipedia lookups
- Tilt scrolling, page-flipping
- Preview links in the built-in browser without leaving the app
- Search, via in-app purchase

Reviews

4.2

6,476 total

5 3,593

4 1,674

3 516

2 256

1 437

Nurzhan Sergovich

App crashes Looks like lots of people experience this issue and you only reply to some of the comments. Very selective. My app constantly crashes and doesn't run at all. I've got a whole lot of articles saved in it and unable to access them, not to mention save more articles. All permissions have been granted. Pls advise how to make the app run.

Robert Pop

After the last update the app just keeps crashing every time I try to open it! // As a premium user, I use it every single day on my phone, tablet and laptop. I save tons of articles and read them later in a clear and easy-to-read format. Love Instapaper!

Phillip Forrest

Crashes when doing anything right now. Completely unusable. Doesn't function at all, lately. Crashes constantly. Can't even launch app or save an article to it after first install and login. Have tried reinstalling, removing data, clearing cache... After login, app always crashes. Whether open or not. Really love Instapaper, but this needs to be fixed. It's been going on for like, a month now. I'm paying money for a subscription. You're going to lose money if your app is literally unusable by your users.

Robert Oakes

Missing basic features... As other reviews have noted, the app doesn't allow you to search your articles without an upgrade, and I have yet to figure out how to rename and organize my folders. I would consider the upgrade if I had a better understanding of the value I was getting. Would I be able to organize my folders if I upgraded? I don't know.

A Google User

Great service, buggy app. For at least six months it's had repeated force closes and on the rare occasion it works (after a reinstall) articles come up blank about a third of the time. I recommend Instapaper, but find a 3rd party solution for reading on Android.

Andrew Barchuk

[Workaround found] Crashes on launch Update: to fix the crash go to the app settings and enable location. After logging in into my account successfully, the app just crashes on launch (it looks like the crashes happen in background as well). Android version should be taken more seriously: obviously iOS counterpart receives much more care. Doesn't make sense, Android users pays as much as iOS users do. Hope to see state of things to change. I'd like to not be forced to switch to Pocket.

User reviews

Nurzhan Sergovich July 15, 2016

Robert Pop May 18, 2016

Phillip Forrest March 14, 2016

Instapaper Holdings, Inc. March 15, 2016

Hi Phillip, sorry that you're experiencing crashing. An unintended development in 4.3.3 is that the app sometimes crashes when location permission isn't granted. We only use that for dark mode anyway, but can you check if that's enabled via device settings > Apps > Instapaper. If crashing persists, let me know via support@help.instapaper.com.

Robert Oakes April 1, 2016

Instapaper Holdings, Inc. April 1, 2016

You can rename folders on web by opening folder and choosing "Edit" option next to its title. Folders are also drag & drop on web, so you can arrange them there and that (along with name changes) will sync to app. I've filed these as feature requests for the app for you, as well. If there's anything else, let me know at support@help.instapaper.com

A Google User May 10, 2016

Andrew Barchuk May 19, 2016

Nadeem Afzal April 17, 2016

#Hello App Developers I can't imagine life without this app. Some features like highlighting text & fonts...better than Pocket App. Still this should be fixed : Once the text/line is highlighted, it remain highlighted for always...there is no option change it...& there is no option to move app to SD card...plz fix...

Oleg Shevelyov February 8, 2016

Doesn't start up I managed to run this app only once and I liked it very much (especially sorting and filtering of articles are very cool). But when I tried to run the app again the system said, "Unfortunately, Instapaper has been stopped." I even tried to reboot the phone with no result. Frustrating.

S.PRATHAP Venkatraghavan February 2, 2016

No search option Shifted from pocket to instapaper fur a better reading app and found out that you need to upgrade for a basic search function. Pocket allows to do that free of cost. Also only 5 notes a month is a dampner .should have analysed before migration. My mistake.

Completely Anonymous June 7, 2016

Can't log on Overall great app - when I can log on. App won't accept my e-mail and password even though I can log on to the website using a chrome browser. I have tried a password change using an e-mail link and have the same problem. Have also uninstalled and reinstalled the app. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks

Prabhakar Pandey August 7, 2016

Useless App has limited, rather no useful functionality. I could not find option for adding URLs, which is available in web version. For search, it asks for premium account. How can l pay without knowing what will I be getting. If will have to keep on coming back to the web version, even for basic requirements, what is the use of app. Uninstalled it within 15 minutes.

Laura Enria September 25, 2016

Completely delusion After that I discovered the app deleted all my old articles I was shocked. I lost a lot of incredible articles. How is possible that neither with the upgrade I can save all the articles that I want?! It's terrible. You don't leave me any solution that unistall and change app. Please think about of It.

Trang Tran February 23, 2016

It's confusing that the article name repeated in any notes from same articles. And please make effort to fix the error of always showing the welcome page when saving articles from Forbes. It's a popular preference source.

Nir Wallenstein May 5, 2016

I can't add highlights on my Nook HD+. Adding notes does work on my phone. This is a big problem for me since it's my main reason for using the app and subscribing to the service. Also, is there a way to navigate articles using swiping or in any other way without having to go back to the article list? I don't see any option for it.

Alexei Stepanov June 28, 2016

Good when it works... Some articles just won't load. I could see a text preview of the article on the home page, but when it opens - there's just a blank screen. Funny is that usually there should be a "report text problem" link at the end of the text, but since there's no text - there's no "report" link!

Rajesh Kar June 18, 2016

Worst service The app was alright with android lollipop but it doesn't work properly in marshmallow version. Don't know when it will get updates and be like earlier. Really disappointed

Ramesh L May 29, 2016

Has come a long way Having used all read it later software for several years, I think Instapaper is the best. I used to love Pocket but since they decided to concentrate on the social features, I started using Instapaper. If pure reading is what you are looking for then this is an app of your choice. There are several font choices. You can also send or schedule delivering your articles to Kindle. The only gripe is that there is no way to justify text but the developers are willing to consider it in the future.

Reversible Halo January 29, 2016

Used to be Great- No Longer Freezes/Force Closes. Takes several clicks to open articles. Will not add folders to sidebar. Freezes and will not let you back out of app... Will be looking for a replacement. Seems developers are not interested in fixing or expanding the app.

Mzantsi Murray January 28, 2016

Mistakes rectified This latest version has fixed some of the bugs from the one previous. The sort setting on tablets still does not stick, which means having to specify oldest first each time it is opened. It's still the best web clipper for Android, but may lose ground without improvements.

Andy Jones January 29, 2016

Was really looking forward to checking this out Unfortunately, this app instantly crashes upon opening. Guess I'll wait to the next version to give it a try.

Albert Zablit June 27, 2016

Keeps crashing when I open it. Reinstalling works but only the first or second time I open it, after which it crashes again and again. It's an otherwise fine app, I love using it (had it for years on other android and ios devices). I feel sad having to look elsewhere for reading later.

Karl S May 30, 2016

Crashes continuously I really like the fonts, the tilt scroll seems promising, but the app is unusable on my phone (Xperia Z5 compact). It repeatedly crashes while using it, and after a while it simply doesn't open anymore. Uninstalled. I hope it improves, as it has so many good features going for it.

Yossi Weinstein June 21, 2016

All and all, a great app. Sometimes a page is not displayed, I just get a blank screen. Sometimes the page is displayed after a long delay (10-20 seconds) of being blank. It would also be helpful if, in dark mode, the scroll bar would have a light color (like that of the text), because now you can't see it at all in dark mode.

Nathan Jones April 17, 2016

Speed Reading How is it that the web version has longer pauses after commas and sentences, but this app doesn't? It would make speed read so much better.

Mark Day February 15, 2016

I really like instapaper, it's a central tool for me, and I'm a pro subscriber. The app looks lovely, and mostly behaves well. However, there are ongoing bugs, eg white screen issue roughly 10% of the time; can't create folders in the app (plus button doesn't work). Also articles are often stuck on 'downloading' for too long.

Dave Symington March 13, 2016

Too many bugs I like the reading experience of this app. Paging is excellent. But it often doesn't work. Randomly shows blank screen for downloaded articles, not even any controls to get back to article list. And compared to Pocket it fails more often to show the correct text. Back to Pocket for me.

Tim Godin June 17, 2016

Crashing in background if new N beta 3 Despite the crashing the app doesn't deserve 1 star for having occasional bugs, it's the app I spend most of my time on when using my phone. it's brought high quality content and actual long form reading back to my Internet usage after years of ADD headline skimming and junk content (see reddit). So thanks to the developer. Regarding the bug, it happens whenever I turn on background syncing. it turns into crashy pants and won't even let me share articles to it until I reinstall.

A Google User August 12, 2016

The best service, but the Android app needs a little TLC I've subscribed on and off for years. The service keeps adding valuable features. They make it to the Android app, but it feels a little bugging. Sometimes syncs hang or articles are blank. Still the best service.

Matthew Dye July 4, 2016

I really like Instapaper, but it seems to be slowly falling further and further behind from the rest of the Android world. Its adherence to Material Design is rather haphazard, but this makes complete sense when you consider it hasn't been updated since January. Six+ months without an update is not the sign of a healthy app or project.

Chiejohinna April 10, 2016

Keeps crashing The moment you attempt to open the app it crashes. Haven't been able to use it for several months now, since the update.

Pete Fairhurst June 4, 2016

Blank articles, frequent background crashes Used to be great, seems increasingly unreliable though. Reading view pagination cuts pages in half, including right through sentences. Fundamental UI bugs abound; the content of some articles disappears entirely, leaving you with a blank screen that doesn't respond to touches; you can inadvertently change font whilst trying to adjust another setting close by. Needs some serious love and thorough testing to make it good again.

Brendan Reid September 25, 2016

I'm a power user and pro member. What happened? Is Instapaper ever gonna fix its problem with data usage that cropped up in August? Longtime pro user and I was told I would be able to get a bunch of free months of pro because of massive data overages resulting from some developer error. also is there any progress on fixing the error where the playlist continually stops and appears empty when played in the background? Moon reader fixed this problem so I know it's a known issue with TTS.

Dan Herman September 6, 2016

I used to love Instapaper, but it's been clear for some time now that Android is on the back-burner when it comes to development, if it's on the list anywhere at all. It got frustrating when about every other article I tried to tap on would load with a blank page — now, on my tablet, we've just gone the route of every single article telling me the page is unavailable in reading mode, and would I like to open it in the browser? Yes, I will, thanks. And I don't need Instapaper for that.

Sarah Crabbleapple April 3, 2016

Lost my saves I save a ton of articles, and go back and read them in batches. I realized that it had lost the oldest third of my articles - they're just gone. If there's a limit to the number we can save, it would be nice if that was listed up front. :-(

Oscar King July 26, 2016

Samsung Note 10.1 N8000 I thought d best of Instapaper until it would not open. For months now it keeps saying "Instapaper has stopped". So annoying. I got an earlier version, the same thing. What's happening, guys? I loved this while it was functional. But as it is, guess I'll have to search for alternatives

Zhen Jiang August 2, 2016

Unfortunately Instapaper has stopped. granted location permission and it seems to be fine now. please put this in the description instead of only answering that one person//Tried clear cache, rebooting phone but still got this. Had to clear data. But this still popped up.

LittleKoala Books August 12, 2016

Can't use Just downloaded this app the other day and cannot open it any longer. App shuts down the moment I try to open it.

Rasmus Schøler Sørensen August 13, 2016

Nice REST API, but poor TTS While I like Instapaper and this app, it is rather deficient in its text-to-speech (TTS) functionality. For instance the way the app splits the text for TTS makes me think the developers left the implementation of this feature as an exercise for a summer intern. Hard split on period, seriously? If a CS major handed that in as his solution, he would get a failing grade. If you cannot come up with an intelligent regex to split the text on, at least give the user the option of inputting a custom regex.

Brian Matei September 20, 2016

Replaced Pocket For Me I used to use Pocket to save articles for later, but the app is pretty messy and ugly. Instapaper is the only alternative I would consider and it does a great job. Even though it does have some iOS and Holo UI elements in it, the app still looks better than Pocket. It's also much more stable. The "saved to Pocket" prompts were very annoying and Instapaper's method is much more subtle. I would like to see a slight redesign, Google sign-in, and moving the "long press" actions from the top, but it's not bad.

Souvik Biswas June 16, 2016

Asks money for everything I hate the periodical subscription. Wouldn't mind paying a dollar or few if i could get all the premium features for forever. Basic features like highlighting, searching articles, speed reading needs subscription.