pocket, instapaper and similar apps

Instapaper is more accessible, but I don't use it because you can't customize the keyboard shortcut that lets you save articles and it conflicts with other shortcuts I use a lot. I use Pocket, but yeah, the main screen is a mess. I've gotten used to it, though, just ignore all the fake buttons that appear (I know). Another option is to use Pocket and then import all the articles into Voice Dream Reader and listen to them in there, I fall back to that if Pocket is being particularly flaky.

I actually did a phone call with someone at Mozilla after they acquired Pocket to talk about accessibility and features. That was about a year ago and I've seen no progress. Mozilla is supposed to be one of the good ones but this app doesn't need much work to be accessible and they've shown very little interest in doing that work. I listen to about 8-9 million words in Pocket every year (yeah, maybe too much) and I don't even pay for the pro account because I can't in good conscience pay for something that only has incidental accessibility.

HI,

I use instapaper, I like the way instapaper integrates with other apps.
I pay for the pro version so I can search my saved articles, and read article within the app and best of all:
I can import articles in to voicedream reader.
The app is a bit a typical to use, you will find controls at the bottom of the app.
What I also like is that it will integrate with fieryfeeds, my rss reader of choise,when I am using an IPad.

Hello, I've recently started using instapaper, and love it! I was even able to import my articles from pocket, so didn't lose anything during the transition. I'm seriously considering becoming a premium subscriber, simply because I appreciate their responsiveness, and commitment to accessability.

The social integration is also really nice. It's kind of difficult to link your social accounts, using the app, but the good news, is that you can do it on instapaper.com/user, and it'll sync to the app automatically.

I haven't quite figured out the whole friends thing, so if anyone figures that out, please feel free to leave a comment, letting me know.

If you on Apple products only, GoodLinks or Abyss may worth to check out. Both apps uses iCloud sync, so they don't have subscription. If you used pocket, Abyss have same design and very accessible. In pocket you needed to swipe to move between different actions, but in Abyss you can simply flick up or down to make these actions.

GoodLinks have a little different UI, but still very accessible.

Both apps are tag based.

Hi,
Yes, they are absolutely open to suggestions.
At one point, they had an Apple Watch app, but they took it away, because very few people used it. I sent them an email, suggesting that they bring it back, because I want to be able to read Insta paper on my watch.
They said that they are only a team of two, but that they would look into what it would take to bring it back.
You can send them an email, or tweet them. I find email to be quickest. Sometimes it may take a day or two for them to respond, so just be patient.

Hi,
I recently found a Twitter client I like on Windows. For those who are curious, it’s called chicken nugget.
It has integration with pocket. However, I’ve been using Insta paper for the past few months, and like it as well, but I don’t necessarily need both.
I agree that Instapaper is much easier to use, but being able to save items from that Twitter client, on my Windows machines, is extremely handy.

Do you guys think I should keep using Insta paper, or switch back to using pocket?

Hi,
The UI of the pocket app, isn't horrible. It's a little clunky, but voiceover reads everything, so that's good.
Pocket also integrates with Alexa, for those who have an Amazon echo.