Matter: A Better Reading App
Taking a new look at the read-later app
Free; $7.99 (premium monthly); $59.99 (premium annual); $149.99 (premium 3 years) From
https://getmatter.com
Needs iOS 15.0 or later, iPadOS 15.0 or later
READ–LATER APPS are hardly thin on the ground. Instapaper, GoodLinks, Pocket, and Safari’s in–built Reading List option are the current leaders, but Matter takes a new, different approach. Available as an app for iOS and iPadOS and an extension for Safari and other browsers on the Mac, Matter uses Apple’s ubiquitous Share icon to save an article. It appears in the Matter app in your queue, from where you can read it. It’s generally a more comfortable read than on the web page; no tedious pop–ups, annoying adverts or intrusive links to other articles. Relevant photographs are usually retained, though they’re sometimes missed. Where this happens, you can tap an icon and return to the article on its