Instapaper users are moving on. Folded gives you everything you actually use — clean reading, AI summaries, fast saves — for $4/mo instead of $5.99.
Start Reading Free →Free tier: 100 saves/month. Pro at $4/mo. No contracts.
Instapaper has been around since 2008. That's the good news. The bad news: it shows. Users report increasing frustration:
If any of that sounds familiar, Folded is worth 5 minutes of your time.
| Feature | Instapaper | Folded |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price (paid tier) | $5.99/month | $4/month ✓ Cheaper |
| Free tier | ✓ (limited) | ✓ 100 saves/month |
| Clean reader view | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI article summaries | ✗ None | ✓ Claude-powered (Pro) |
| Article extraction quality | Inconsistent | ✓ Modern extraction engine |
| Browser extension | ✓ Chrome + Firefox | ✓ Coming soon |
| Bookmarklet | ✓ | ✓ |
| Read time estimation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile app | ✓ iOS + Android | Web only (mobile-optimized) |
| Active development | ✗ Slowing | ✓ Actively built |
Get a 3-4 sentence summary of any article before you read it. Powered by Claude. Decide what's worth 10 minutes before you commit.
$4/month for unlimited saves and AI summaries. $1.99 less than Instapaper Premium. That's 33% cheaper for a better product.
Built on trafilatura — a modern content extraction engine. Fewer blank pages, more actual reading.
Full-text search across your saved articles. Find that thing you saved three months ago.
If you're migrating, your reading history comes with you. Import from Pocket CSV format.
Folded ships features regularly. Instapaper's last major update was... a while ago. That matters for a tool you rely on daily.
Create your account at folded-app.fly.dev/signup. No credit card, 30 seconds.
Go to the bookmarklet page and drag it to your bookmarks bar. One-click saving from any page.
Go to Instapaper settings → Export → Download CSV. Then upload it at Folded's import page (supports Pocket format, which is similar).
Upgrade to Pro for $4/month and try AI summaries. That's the feature you've been missing. We think you'll love it.
100 saves/month free. Pro at $4/month — cheaper than Instapaper and more features. No contracts, cancel anytime.
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