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Instapaper

Who runs Instapaper, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest read-later app alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Not stated
Online since
Unknown
Trackers
Prices
No pricing page
Last price change
–
Closest alternative
Omnivore

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Instapaper

Instapaper instapaper.com

A simple tool for saving web pages to read later on iOS, Android, computer, or eReaders.

Wikidata: "read later" web service and app

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What Instapaper tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

trackers that follow visitors

None of the 18 alternatives below has fewer; 12 have more.

Privacy-friendly alternatives →
Cookie banner
None found

We found no trackers, ad pixels or third-party embeds on Instapaper’s homepage.

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to Instapaper

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Instapaper, thumbs down if it isn’t.

No ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English
  1. 01
    Omnivore omnivore.app English No trackers

    Omnivore

    Omnivore

    Compare Omnivore with Instapaper →
  2. 02
    getpocket.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Pocket

    service for saving web pages and other online media for later consumption

    Compare getpocket.com with Instapaper →
  3. 03
    Readwise readwise.io English 1 tracker

    Readwise: Get the most out of what you read

    Easily revisit and learn from your highlights and annotations.

    Compare Readwise with Instapaper →
  4. 04
    Raindrop.io raindrop.io English No trackers

    Raindrop.io — All-in-one bookmark manager

    For your inspiration, read later, media and stuff

    Compare Raindrop.io with Instapaper →
  5. 05
    SmartNews smartnews.com Japanese 3 trackers

    SmartNews - Discover your world every day

    Trusted by over 40+ million worldwide readers, SmartNews provides the best news, stories and events across 200+ local news sites.

    Compare SmartNews with Instapaper →
  6. 06
    Citizen citizen.com English 1 tracker

    Citizen - Connect and stay safe.

    Citizen helps you stay safe & informed, by providing instant notifications and live broadcasts of reported crimes and incidents near you.

    Compare Citizen with Instapaper →
  7. 07
    Inoreader inoreader.com English No trackers

    Inoreader - RSS reader and news aggregator

    With Inoreader, content comes to you the minute it's available. Follow websites, social media feeds, podcasts, blogs, and newsletters. Enjoy what's important to you, all in one place.

    Compare Inoreader with Instapaper →
  8. 08
    Speechify speechify.com English 1 tracker

    Speechify: Text to Speech & Voice Typing AI Assistant | 60M+ Users

    Speechify reads anything aloud to you. Listen to books, PDFs, or web pages anytime with natural voices. Try Speechify free.

    Compare Speechify with Instapaper →
  9. 09
    Klarna klarna.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Klarna US - A secure, flexible way to manage your money

    Manage everyday payments securely with Klarna - online, in store, or with the Klarna Card. Flexible and interest-free options in the United States.

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  10. 10
    follow.it English 1 tracker

    follow.it | The Ultimate News Platform

    Never miss important news again, without information overload. As publisher, turn your news into revenue and increase traffic.

    Compare follow.it with Instapaper →
  11. 11
    Vivaldi vivaldi.com English 1 tracker

    Vivaldi Browser | Powerful, Personal and Private web browser

    It’s a web browser. But fun. It comes with a bunch of clever features built-in. It’s super flexible and does not track you. Get the Vivaldi browser for desktop, mobile, and your car!

    Compare Vivaldi with Instapaper →
  12. 12
    quark.cn Top 10K No trackers

    夸克_AI旗舰应用官网

    夸克pc/app为你带来极速、智能、安全、高效的搜索体验,找答案,找资料,找工具,办公,学习,工作必备应用。夸克提供浏览器搜索引擎、网盘、AI扫描王工具及小说阅读等高效功能,为你提供稳定,安全,流畅的浏览环境和优质的产品服务体验

    Compare quark.cn with Instapaper →
  13. 13
    Rakuten Kobo kobo.com Top 10K

    Canadian subsidiary of Japanese e-commerce conglomerate Rakuten

    Compare Rakuten Kobo with Instapaper →
  14. 14
    GoodNovel goodnovel.com English 1 tracker

    GoodNovel - Read Web Novel Stories & Fiction Online

    GoodNovel offers abundant web novels in every genre, like Romance, Mystery, Fantasy, Sci-fi, etc. A must-have novel website & good novel app for book lovers.

    Compare GoodNovel with Instapaper →
  15. 15
    Zip Co zip.co English 1 tracker

    Where to Pay Later with Zip

    Zip is a leading digital financial services company providing fair and seamless solutions that simplify how people pay.

    Compare Zip Co with Instapaper →
  16. 16
    Everand everand.com English No trackers

    Client Challenge

    digital library

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  17. 17
    Podium podium.com 4 trackers

    Podium: AI Lead Generation & Lead Management Platform

    AI-powered lead generation and management platform that helps you convert more leads and make more money.

    Compare Podium with Instapaper →
  18. 18
    Tapas tapas.io English 2 trackers

    Home | Spotlight

    Your home for the world’s most exciting and diverse web comics and novels. Discover stories you’ll love from all genres, only on Tapas!

    Compare Tapas with Instapaper →
  19. 19
    BookBub bookbub.com

    book discovery service

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  20. 20

    Электронная библиотека MyBook — читайте книги в онлайн библиотеке. Новинки и бестселлеры литературы в библиотеке электронных книг.

    В электронной библиотеке MyBook можно прочитать более 1125000 электронных книг. Для онлайн чтения доступны шедевры современной и классической литературы. Новинки и бестселлеры, отзывы, рекомендации, популярные авторы.

    Compare Электронная библиотека MyBook with Instapaper →

Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Instapaper’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Instapaper uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Instapaper adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.

The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 8 technologies
Neighbours
k = 20
Sites searched
9,192
Vector
384-d
Query
53 ms

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Instapaper’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

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