The interface Readability is not much less convincing, but it is penalized by unsound choices regarding fonts: the creations of Hoefler & Frere-Jones are considered, but none are really suitable for prolonged reading. The night mode of readibility nonetheless seems to be the most subtle of the three applications. Again, Pocket is halfway: it offers only two fonts, but both are excellent choices (including Proxima Nova), and enough in the end.
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Sunday, May 6, 2012
Playback: Comparative Instapaper, Readability and Pocket - I
Applications "Timeshift" have the wind behind Instapaper, which created the genre in 2008 has since been joined by Readability and Pocket (ex-Read it Later). Although similar, these three applications are not quite the same, and each has a different economic model. Which one? Response elements in our overview.