Problems with Reader as a Pocket Replacement

Posted by Lucas
Aug 1, 2025 at 04:52 PM

Interesting. As I mentioned in the other thread about this, for now I’m using Instapaper as a Pocket replacement, and I have Instapaper syncing to Reader. Perhaps this would solve the issue you’re seeing?

The syncing from Instapaper to Reader isn’t instantaneous, but it seems to sync within a few hours—- depending on your flow, this may or may not be sufficient.

(FYI, it can be a bit confusing that Readwise and Reader—two products from the same company—can both separately sync with Instapaper and can also sync with each other. Last I checked, this wasn’t well documented.)

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