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I'm quite happy with Omnivore: https://github.com/omnivore-app/omnivore https://github.com/omnivore-app/omnivore It's open source, I can host it myself it I w

I'm quite happy with Omnivore: https://github.com/omnivore-app/omnivore https://github.com/omnivore-app/omnivore It's open source, I can host it myself it I want to but the reference hosted version on omnivore.app is free and quite reliable. Dark mode, progressive webapp, native apps, full text search, Obsidian integration, Pocket migration. Compare that with instapaper: Terrible Android app that looks like Android apps from 2015, okayish iPad/iOS apps, quite expensive now, every interesting feature behind a paywall. I guess if you're into the minimalist aesthetic or if you've grown accustomed to it, sure, keep on using it. But it feels as if this product has been somewhat on extended life support and people would care a lot less if it wasn't run by Marco Arment.

groovybits 3y ago
Marco sold Instapaper years ago... he has not been involved in quite some time. If you look at the Instapaper blog, you'll see they've been adding features consistently, most recently their major update to Notes features and integration. I've never used Omnivore, but the feature-set mentioned in this price change announcement aligns very closely with Readwise Reader, which plans to _increase_ pricing over its current $95/yr, after it leaves beta. I think the expectations of read-it-later apps are increasing, and with that comes cost.