![]() ![]() INSTAPAPER VS POCKET SERIESThere you can choose the brightness level, background, line spacing, font size and can also choose from a series of fonts for your articles that I found all to be great for reading. The bottom menu when reading an article is simple and allows you to easily Like an article or to Share it, but what sets it apart are its quick settings, one for scrolling pages by tilting and the other to quickly customize your reading experience.īy tapping this option, you are presented with six very important settings that together occupy less than half the screen. Reading with the Instapaper app is a very enjoyable experience and in my opinion, along with the Kindle app, as good as it gets on the iPhone or other iOS devices. ![]() While the difference between Pocket and Instapaper when it comes to reading experience on iOS is not night and day, there are subtle distinctions that can make a big difference for some users. It might be just the choice of font or the more color-heavy layout of Pocket, but it speaks very well for how seriously Instapaper’s developer, Marco Arment, takes design. Presentation-wise, while by no means cluttered, things on Pocket definitely look more dense when compared to Instapaper despite displaying the same number of articles on one screen and Instapaper showing short snippets of each article beneath its title. Some might prefer to have this view as their first contact with Pocket, but I personally prefer Instapaper’s approach, which allows you to first choose which list or option you would like to access. Pocketįrom the moment you start Pocket, the app guides you step by step through what it is and what it does, making it far more accessible for newbie users, even telling you about some of the other apps that will allow you to save content to Pocket.Īfter the tutorial, Pocket shows you your article list, with each article displaying its title, the URL where it came from and an image to its right. ![]() Also, on the article list view at the bottom right of each article you will find a dotted meter that allows you to track your progress on each article at a glance. Other nice details: While on the article list on Instapaper, swipe any article to the left or right and you will have the option to place it in a folder, delete it or share it. At the bottom right of this screen you can find the Settings, which give you access to some of the most interesting options of Instapaper (more on them below). ![]() Adding and refreshing lists is equally intuitive, with both options clearly displayed at the top and bottom left of the screen respectively. Nonetheless, all these menu options make articles easy to access and organize. Instapaper’s presentation is on the minimal side, with the entire app being in black and white. From there you can also access your Liked articles, you Archive, your Friends’ reading lists, preselected Features and Search, although search and another feature (mentioned below) require a paid Instapaper account. Once you log in, Instapaper will sync your articles and you will be presented with your general article list, as well as with any other list that you had created in Instapaper in the past. The app fully assumes that you are registered to its web service and that you know your way around it, making it a bit unfriendly for those just starting with it. This is definitely convenient, but it would be nice to have at least a screen or two showing you what Instapaper does before diving into it. The app will then load your unread articles and have them ready for you to read in a short while. Upon opening Instapaper, you will see a screen for you to introduce your login credentials and that’s about it. Presentation and Navigation Menus Instapaper Let’s take an in-depth look at both of them across some key areas for read-later services and try to find out which emerges as the best one of them. ![]()
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