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Readplace
A read-it-later app (web, browser extensions, iPhone) that saves articles, newsletters and PDFs and puts an AI TL;DR on top of each so you can decide what not to read.
readplace.com/Active
iOS version 1.0.132 released 2026-10-19 (iTunes lookup); last push to Readplace/readplace.com 2026-10-26 (gh api). (checked 2026-10-25)
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Where it stands apart
- How is the main thing licensed? copyleft or source-available with restrictions (11% of 19 others)
- How is it mainly sustained? individual with revenue (paid app, tier, ads, or donations) (21% of 19 others)
- Do you need an account to use it? optional account (21% of 19 others)
- Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? Pocket or Instapaper export files (read-later libraries) (5% of 19 others)
- What does a reader put into it? links or articles saved to read later (16% of 19 others)
- What decides which items you see first? the reader's own saved list (21% of 19 others)
- What's the most AI does to what you read? (pick the first that applies) AI summaries are shown by default (6% of 18 others)
- What does a regular reader pay? paid (after any trial) (22% of 18 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (95% of 19 others)
- Who is it for? non-developers (79% of 19 others)
- How does it mainly sync your reading between devices or apps? its own account, or the platform's cloud (iCloud, Chrome sync) (68% of 19 others)
- Can you move your subscriptions in and out with OPML? not applicable (no subscriptions) (60% of 15 others)
- Where do you mainly use it? website or web app run by the maker (53% of 19 others)
- Is reading private, or shared with other readers? private (63% of 19 others)
- Does the maker collect analytics on how you read? no, it says it collects none (50% of 18 others)
- Where do you mainly read the article itself? in its own clean reader view (63% of 19 others)
Nearest neighbors
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Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | active | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | stands apart copyleft or source-available with restrictions Code is public on GitHub with no license file, so all rights reserved. | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | stands apart individual with revenue (paid app, tier, ads, or donations) Subscriptions from $3/month, 'no venture capital, no ads'; App Store seller is the founder as an individual. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | no, it needs the maker's servers | source 2026-10-26 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | stands apart optional account Reader view and import work with no account; a saved library needs one (Google, Apple or email). | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | non-developers | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | stands apart Pocket or Instapaper export files (read-later libraries) Read-later app that imports Pocket and Instapaper exports. | source 2026-10-26 |
| What does a reader put into it? | stands apart links or articles saved to read later | source 2026-10-26 |
| What decides which items you see first? | stands apart the reader's own saved list | source 2026-10-26 |
| What's the most AI does to what you read? (pick the first that applies) | stands apart AI summaries are shown by default 'An AI TL;DR at the top' of every saved article. | source 2026-10-26 |
| How does it mainly sync your reading between devices or apps? | its own account, or the platform's cloud (iCloud, Chrome sync) | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can you move your subscriptions in and out with OPML? | not applicable (no subscriptions) | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where do you mainly use it? | website or web app run by the maker Web, extensions and iPhone app; web is the hub. | source 2026-10-26 |
| What does a regular reader pay? | stands apart paid (after any trial) 'A Readplace subscription is required after the free trial' (14 days). | source 2026-10-26 |
| Is reading private, or shared with other readers? | private The founder promises no social feeds or public collections. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does the maker collect analytics on how you read? | no, it says it collects none Repo description: 'No third-party tracking'. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where do you mainly read the article itself? | in its own clean reader view Clean reader page with the AI TL;DR at the top. | source 2026-10-26 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- GitHub · github.com/Readplace/readplace.com · collected 2026-10-26
- Web page · apps.apple.com/us/app/readplace/id6777107238 · collected 2026-10-26
- Web page · readplace.com/ · read 2026-10-25
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