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Alfread: grow reading habit
Works with Instapaper/Pocket
Find an article you don’t have time to read right away? Add it to Alfread, which creates a handy article library you can access whenever you have a free moment for the day’s headlines.
What we love: The app’s intuitive controls. Add an article from any browser by tapping the share button to send it to Alfread, where it’ll be added to your queue. Swipe left to archive the article or swipe right to “snooze” it until a later date. To keep your library from getting unwieldy, you can tell the app to delete unread articles after a month—or choose the “No, they are my precious” option to hold on to them indefinitely.
Quick tip: Highlight your favorite passages and Alfread will store them on the aptly named Highlights tab—a handy feature if you need to quote an article or remember an important fact.
Meet the creator: Alfread was cofounded by Fedor Shkliarau and Tim Velichko, who aim to help people read more and find time to get smarter.