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Instapaper and Reeder are, for me, the 'killer' iPhone apps. When people ask me why I like/choose the iPhone , I point at those 2 apps.

billjings 16y ago
Same here - I just wish that Instapaper would share on Google Reader. One wonders why the "drink from the firehose" style reader (Reeder) hasn't been merged with the "save for later" style reader (Instapaper). Everyone I know who finds one of those indispensable becomes enamored with the other pretty easily.
- askedrelic 16y ago
  I'm glad for the new Pinboard integration. My regular flow is to have everything (RSS for blogs with long posts and RSS for simple alert/notification blogs) in Google Reader and filter through it there, only viewing everything once. Anything longer than a paragraph in there goes to Instapaper, to really read later. I sent random links and website I want to save to Instapaper as well and was moving them to Pinboard manually on the website, but this will definitely save me time.
- jacobbijani 16y ago
  They're probably great because they're both only focusing on one.
DanielRibeiro 16y ago
iPaper[1] is a great instapaper client for Android. Yeah, Instapaper is more like a service than an iPhone app. [1] https://market.android.com/details?id=org.hijava.instapaper https://market.android.com/details?id=org.hijava.instapaper
- redacted 16y ago
  The icon is a direct copy of the iOS app icon, and the app is in violation of Marco's API rules (http://blog.instapaper.com/post/3208433429 http://blog.instapaper.com/post/3208433429). Outright theft? Maybe not. But definitely not kosher. [ Also, the 'developer website' is an inaccessible Chinese social network page. Awesome! ]
  - DanielRibeiro 16y ago
    Interesting... Which Api Rules does it violate btw?
    - starnix17 16y ago
      API access requires a subscription account.
      - statictype 16y ago
        That's, I believe only for the new APIs. The already existing publicly published ones are still free. That's how I understood it.
    - suchire 16y ago
      How about the "Terms of Use" that say "Apps and other products and services may not use Instapaper’s name, logos, or other trademarks in their titles or logos, or in any way that implies endorsement, sponsorship, or false association with Instapaper"? http://www.instapaper.com/api/terms http://www.instapaper.com/api/terms
      - DanielRibeiro 16y ago
        Thanks. It was an honest request for clarification, not a challenge of your point.
  - larrywright 16y ago
    Isn't the Android ecosystem awesome?
    - statictype 16y ago
      I bet it is. There are probably a whole bunch of killer apps there which would never make it to the AppStore. Grooveshark is one example that comes to mind.
albedoa 16y ago
Same here. And then the person up I'm pitching the iPhone to is like, "Oh...cool." haha! When someone asks what my favorite apps are, he is expecting me to tell him about the apps that use the accelerometer in some crazy innovative way. Oh, the look of disappointment when I excitedly talk about Reeder.
julianz 16y ago
They look nice. I feel the same way about Feedr & BeyondPod on Android and EverPaper is pretty nice as well.
thirdsun 16y ago
That is so true. It's great to have a lot more options but Reeder and Instapaper alone justified buying the iPad.
albertogh 16y ago
I have an app, called Printful, which kind of merges Instapaper and Reeder. Email me if you're interested in trying it, I'll send you a promo code as soon as the next release is approved.
chadgeidel 16y ago
Hmm - never heard of Reeder so I checked it out. What would you say the primary advantage of this app over Google Reader? I really think that Google did an excellent job with the mobile UI. Are you using it for it's offline capabilities?
- statictype 16y ago
  Yep, pretty much. I like that it downloads all articles for viewing offline which makes it faster to go through them - even when you have an internet connection. It also has good integration with other services like Instapaper, Pinboard, Delicious etc allowing you to save the article in any of those services easily.
  - chadgeidel 16y ago
    Thanks! I'll have to check it out.
- tomkarlo 16y ago
  Reeder has a fantastic UI that really allows you to speed through tons of articles, favorite articles, etc... it's a fantastic app on both iPad and iPhone and while I love Google Reader on my desktop, I much prefer Reeder on the iPhone.

billjings 16y ago

Same here - I just wish that Instapaper would share on Google Reader. One wonders why the "drink from the firehose" style reader (Reeder) hasn't been merged with the "save for later" style reader (Instapaper). Everyone I know who finds one of those indispensable becomes enamored with the other pretty easily.

askedrelic 16y ago
I'm glad for the new Pinboard integration. My regular flow is to have everything (RSS for blogs with long posts and RSS for simple alert/notification blogs) in Google Reader and filter through it there, only viewing everything once. Anything longer than a paragraph in there goes to Instapaper, to really read later. I sent random links and website I want to save to Instapaper as well and was moving them to Pinboard manually on the website, but this will definitely save me time.
jacobbijani 16y ago
They're probably great because they're both only focusing on one.

DanielRibeiro 16y ago

iPaper[1] is a great instapaper client for Android. Yeah, Instapaper is more like a service than an iPhone app. [1] https://market.android.com/details?id=org.hijava.instapaper https://market.android.com/details?id=org.hijava.instapaper

redacted 16y ago
The icon is a direct copy of the iOS app icon, and the app is in violation of Marco's API rules (http://blog.instapaper.com/post/3208433429 http://blog.instapaper.com/post/3208433429). Outright theft? Maybe not. But definitely not kosher. [ Also, the 'developer website' is an inaccessible Chinese social network page. Awesome! ]
- DanielRibeiro 16y ago
  Interesting... Which Api Rules does it violate btw?
  - starnix17 16y ago
    API access requires a subscription account.
    - statictype 16y ago
      That's, I believe only for the new APIs. The already existing publicly published ones are still free. That's how I understood it.
  - suchire 16y ago
    How about the "Terms of Use" that say "Apps and other products and services may not use Instapaper’s name, logos, or other trademarks in their titles or logos, or in any way that implies endorsement, sponsorship, or false association with Instapaper"? http://www.instapaper.com/api/terms http://www.instapaper.com/api/terms
    - DanielRibeiro 16y ago
      Thanks. It was an honest request for clarification, not a challenge of your point.
- larrywright 16y ago
  Isn't the Android ecosystem awesome?
  - statictype 16y ago
    I bet it is. There are probably a whole bunch of killer apps there which would never make it to the AppStore. Grooveshark is one example that comes to mind.

albedoa 16y ago

Same here. And then the person up I'm pitching the iPhone to is like, "Oh...cool." haha! When someone asks what my favorite apps are, he is expecting me to tell him about the apps that use the accelerometer in some crazy innovative way. Oh, the look of disappointment when I excitedly talk about Reeder.

julianz 16y ago

They look nice. I feel the same way about Feedr & BeyondPod on Android and EverPaper is pretty nice as well.

thirdsun 16y ago

That is so true. It's great to have a lot more options but Reeder and Instapaper alone justified buying the iPad.

albertogh 16y ago

I have an app, called Printful, which kind of merges Instapaper and Reeder. Email me if you're interested in trying it, I'll send you a promo code as soon as the next release is approved.

chadgeidel 16y ago

Hmm - never heard of Reeder so I checked it out. What would you say the primary advantage of this app over Google Reader? I really think that Google did an excellent job with the mobile UI. Are you using it for it's offline capabilities?

statictype 16y ago
Yep, pretty much. I like that it downloads all articles for viewing offline which makes it faster to go through them - even when you have an internet connection. It also has good integration with other services like Instapaper, Pinboard, Delicious etc allowing you to save the article in any of those services easily.
- chadgeidel 16y ago
  Thanks! I'll have to check it out.
tomkarlo 16y ago
Reeder has a fantastic UI that really allows you to speed through tons of articles, favorite articles, etc... it's a fantastic app on both iPad and iPhone and while I love Google Reader on my desktop, I much prefer Reeder on the iPhone.