Looking for an Instapaper Alternative?
Instapaper saves articles. Screvi helps you remember what you read. Import highlights from Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and the web, then resurface them with spaced repetition and AI search.
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What is Instapaper?
Instapaper is one of the original read-it-later apps, launched in 2008. It lets you save articles from the web to read later in a clean, distraction-free interface. While Instapaper pioneered the category, its development has slowed considerably. It was acquired by Pinterest in 2016, spun back out in 2018, and has seen minimal feature updates since. Many users report a stale experience with limited integrations and no AI features.
Why people look for Instapaper alternatives
- Instapaper has had minimal updates in recent years, with a stagnant feature set
- No support for book highlights: Instapaper only handles web articles
- No AI-powered search, highlight cleanup, or smart features
- No spaced repetition or review system to help you remember what you read
- Limited import options: no Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, or PDF annotation import
- No highlight feed or way to rediscover your saved content
- Basic organization with folders only: no tags with colors, no AI topic discovery
Screvi vs Instapaper: Feature Comparison
Screvi: 26/26 features · Instapaper: 7/26 features
| Feature | Screvi | Instapaper |
|---|---|---|
| Save articles from the web | ||
| Distraction-free article reader | ||
| Highlight text in articles | ||
| Offline reading (mobile) | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| iOS & Android apps | ||
| Import Kindle highlights | ||
| Import Kobo highlights | ||
| Import Apple Books highlights | ||
| Import PDF annotations | ||
| Import Twitter/X bookmarks | ||
| Save YouTube transcripts | ||
| Physical book scanner (OCR) | ||
| AI semantic search | ||
| Spaced repetition review | ||
| Daily email digest | ||
| Highlights feed | ||
| AI topic discovery | ||
| AI highlight cleanup | ||
| Tags with colors | ||
| Personal newsletter inbox | ||
| iOS home screen widget | ||
| Public API | ||
| AI article summaries | ||
| Export to Markdown & HTML | CSV only | |
| Share highlights as images |
Why choose Screvi over Instapaper
More than read-it-later
Instapaper only handles web articles. Screvi is a complete highlights manager: import from Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, PDFs, physical books, YouTube, Twitter, and more. All your reading in one place.
AI-powered semantic search
Search your highlights by meaning, not just keywords. Ask "what did I read about building habits?" and find relevant passages across all your sources, even if those exact words never appear.
Spaced repetition review
Instapaper helps you save articles. Screvi helps you remember them. A scientifically-backed review system (SM-2 algorithm) resurfaces your highlights at optimal intervals.
Your highlights feed
A social-media-style feed of your own highlights. Replace doom-scrolling with your own best ideas. Filter by source, tags, date, favorites, and more.
Actively developed
Screvi ships updates weekly with new AI features, integrations, and improvements. Check the changelog. This is a product that is getting better every week.
AI topic discovery
Screvi clusters your highlights into thematic topics across all your sources, revealing unexpected connections between books, articles, and ideas.
Switching from Instapaper?
You can start using Screvi alongside Instapaper. Save articles to Screvi going forward with the browser extension, and gradually bring over your most important highlights.
Frequently Asked Questions
Try it with your highlights
Create your account, add your highlights and see how Screvi can change the way you read.