Instapaper vs Renaissance myON
Instapaper
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| Figure | Instapaper | Renaissance myON |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $5/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 2 |
| Spec score · Reading Apps | 8.6 (#11) | 7.8 (#28) |
| Founded | 2008 | 1986 |
| Offline reading | Saved content can be read offline. | The iPad support guide says users can download books for offline reading, with audio and highlighting retained. |
Plans
Instapaper
- FreeFree
- Premium$5.99 a month
- Premium monthly$5.99 a month
- Premium yearly$59.99 a year
Renaissance myON
- myONPriced on request
- myON school/district accessPriced on request
In their own words
Instapaper
Instapaper saves internet content for later reading and organization. A single action can save articles, videos, recipes, song lyrics, and other pages; saved articles and videos sync across supported devices and can be read offline. Readers can highlight and comment on article text, then store, retrieve, quote, and share selected passages. The free plan includes unlimited article, video, and page saves, folders, synchronization, and API integration, with a limit of five notes per month. Premium adds full-text search, a permanent archive of articles, PDF reading, unlimited notes, Kindle integration, and mobile AI Voices and text-to-speech playlists. Premium costs $5.99 a month or $59.99 a year. Supported platforms include the web, iOS, Android, macOS, and a Chrome extension; listed devices also include Kindle, Kobo, and Boox eReaders. Speed reading is listed as processing articles up to three times faster.
Renaissance myON
Renaissance myON is a digital reading platform for pre-K–Grade 12, combining fiction and nonfiction with interactive reading and writing activities. Its Core collection contains more than 9,000 titles, with more than 13,000 additional titles available through publisher collections. Students can use a multilingual dictionary, annotate and highlight text, and record themselves reading to listen back. Teachers can assign work to individuals, small groups, or whole classes, or choose ready-made myON Made assignments containing 3–5 activities. The Fluency Analyzer uses teacher-facing AI to analyze reading recordings as part of teachers’ assessment process. myON News adds five age-appropriate current-event articles each weekday, with five reading levels, five languages, and a searchable archive of over 10,000 articles. Single sign-on is available with Google, Microsoft, and Clever. Companion apps for iPads and Android tablets support downloading up to 20 books for offline reading; an active account is required. Pricing is on request.