Popular reading app Instapaper is now free on iOS and Android

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Popular reading app Instapaper is now free on iOS and Android

Thanks to a new subscription model it plans to take on, Instapaper'smaking its mobile applicationsavailable at no cost starting today.
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That said, the reading app does plan to lure in users to a premium tier it recently created, which costs $3 per month or $30 a year. If you recall, last year Instapaper was acquired by Betaworks, a company that also owns websites Bitly and Digg, so this recently adopted business scheme is part of the goal to continue growing and developingthe read-it-later service. Those who choose to go the premium route will get access to featuresthat won't be on the free version of the app, such as unlimited highlighting, text-to-speech playlists and others that haven't been announced yet.

Having solid competitors like Pocketmeant that Instapaper had to change its pay-for-play wayssooner or later, and this is definitely a great start.