Favorite iOS App

I think my favorite iOS app of all time is Instapaper.  It is a simple app that is hard to conceptualize under one uses it.  Basically, think about the last time that you found something online that was interesting but there was no time to read the full page.  

This is Instapaper comes in.  Click on the installed bookmarklet on your web browser and the page is automatically saved to your free account in the cloud...minus ads and bad formatting.   The page is actually saved in a nice readable format minus distractions.

Then, with Instapaper installed on your iOS device (it is a universal app), download your pages for off line reading anytime you want in that same nice clear format.    So the bottom line is... the user can save almost any page they want for later reading and then see your list of saved items both online and via your iOS device.  

A sample of articles on my reading list....(via web)

Full text of a article I have saved minus web formatting and ads  (via web)

Instapaper has implications for students or classrooms without iOS devices too.   The service can be used as a online bookmark for complete text.   Don't have your iOS device?  Just log into your online account to access your saved pages.   I see great promise for researchers or folks who like to keep online material of personal use at a later date.

Instapaper can be found here via the iTunes AppStore.

While there is no official Android App, a good unofficial program that is quite useable is InstaFetch.

QR Code for InstaFetch Android Market Page