Instapaper vs wallabag
Instapaper
instapaper.com
wallabag
wallabag.orgSide by side
| Figure | Instapaper | wallabag |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $5/mo | €0.92/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 4 |
| Spec score · Read-later apps | 9.0 (#4) | 9.4 (#1) |
| Spec score · Read-It-Later Apps | 8.7 (#8) | 8.6 (#9) |
| Founded | 2008 | Nicolas Lœuillet says he created wallabag in April 2013 and launched wallabag.it in 2016. |
| Offline access | Yes | Yes |
| Offline reading | Saved content can be read offline. | Mobile apps synchronize article content so it can be read without an internet connection. |
Plans
Instapaper
- FreeFree
- Premium$5.99 a month
- Premium monthly$5.99 a month
- Premium yearly$59.99 a year
wallabag
- wallabag self-hostedFree
- 3 months€4, paid once
- 1 year€11 a year
- The ❤️ subscription€30 a year
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.