# PaperSpan: Save Web for Later — Read & Listen to your articles

> Save, read, and listen to web articles offline with organization and tracking. (iPhone/iPad app by Sravan Kumar.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paperspan-save-web-for-later/id1167530069 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Sravan Kumar](https://appshunter.io/developer/1167530068)
- Category: News, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.30/5 from 75 App Store ratings · 15 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 35 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2017-01-25
- Data updated: 2026-08-21
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paperspan-save-web-for-later/id1167530069/reviews.md

## What is PaperSpan?

Your articles ready for you to read or listen - while you wait, commute, walk, cook, whenever.

No ads, no suggestions. Add articles of your own interest, the app should help finish reading them. 
 
Carefully designed search, sort, and filters to easily pick the article you need.
Choose a category matching your mood. Interested in health articles now? Choose Health. You don't have to assign the category in advance, the app does this for you. 
Take up on your pending reads by opening Unread articles alone. Short waiting time? Pick those short articles by reading time.

• READ COMFORTABLY: 
Save from your phone or desktop. Read them in a clean and comfortable view. Nothing gets in the way of your reading.
 
• OFFLINE: 
Read, listen, and manage those articles even if your device is offline. App will auto-sync when your device is back online.  
 
• HIGHLIGHTS: 
Highlight those important phrases as you read. Keep the essence of your reading and refer whenever you need. 
 
• TRACK YOUR READING HABITS: 
Know how many articles you read or yet to read, and how long you spent reading them. 
Know your current interests with a beautiful word cloud out of your articles. 
Track & improve your reading routine!
 
• SEND TO KINDLE: 
Love the Kindle reading experience? Send articles to your Kindle device (or app) and read at your own pace.
 
• SEARCH & COMFORT: 
Search & Sort to quickly find an article. Organize with folders. Adjust your reading experience with dark/light theme, fonts, brightness, and more! 
 
• NOTES: 
Capture the gist out of an article you just read - your summary of lessons learned, thoughts you got out of an article. Keep the record to re-read yourself anytime or share to your notes app. 
 
• LISTEN: 
Listen to articles while you walk, cook, or commute with in-app text to speech. Even offline.
You don't have to trade your productive time for your web reading.
 
--- Upgrade to Premium for a fully featured powerful experience --- 
 
• ADVANCED SEARCH: 
Pull out an article with what you remember. Search by full-text, author, notes, and more! 
Skip the hassle of finding from list, start reading the article you have in mind. 
 
• PLAYLIST: 
Listen to your articles with no interruption in between. Perfect while you drive, run, or doing daily chores. 
 
• ADVANCED STATISTICS: 
Get insights into your reading routine. You read rate, daily peak reading time, categories you read, your popular sites and more to help plan and enhance your reading.  
 
• MULTIPLE ARTICLES TO KINDLE: 
Send multiple articles at once to your Kindle device (or app). You will receive them as a kindle book, carefully crafted. Read them with your Kindle experience. 
 
• LIMITLESS OFFLINE: 
Perform actions (add/remove highlights, notes, Send to Kindle) even while offline. App will automatically sync when your device is back online. 
Ad-free reading experience.

PaperSpan is free to download and use. PaperSpan Premium gives a more powerful experience for $8.99 a year through an auto-renewing subscription.

Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel a subscription during the active period. You can manage your subscriptions in the Account Settings after purchase. (Reference: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039)

Our Terms of Use: https://www.paperspan.com/terms
Our Privacy Policy: https://www.paperspan.com/privacy

## Key features

- Save articles from web
- Offline reading and listening
- Smart search and filters
- Reading habit tracking
- Send to Kindle
- Text-to-speech functionality
- Highlighting and notes

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PaperSpan Premium | $8.99 | per year |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 15)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/paperspan-save-web-for-later/id1167530069/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Undependable

*2025-12-10*

When it works, it works fine. But there are days when it won’t save. Very annoying. So i’m still looking for the new Pocket.

### 1/5 — Needs Update/Not Working

*2025-01-26*

Logged me out and will NOT allow me to log back in (with Google).  App appears broken; please FIX it!

### 1/5 — Needs update!

*2025-01-21*

The SHARE feature is no longer working on iOS18 on iPad.  Please fix!

### 5/5 — It’s working again!

*2023-02-02, version 2.3*

I have been looking for an iOS 16 replacement for Keep Everything app, since it quit working. This one seems to archive entire sites, which is exactly what I am looking for. Thanks, Developer!

### 2/5 — Won’t respond to requests to reset password

*2022-09-30*

AVOID!! App is fine, customer service is awful. Won’t respond to password reset request. No reset instructions sent. Contacted them through email and form but n site and got no response at all. Watch out!!

### 1/5 — No working text to speech feature

*2022-02-19*

It doesn’t do what it is suppose to do. I downloaded the app to get a text to speech feature, but that doesn’t work at all.  So Next step: delete and forget…

### 2/5 — iPad Pro version limited settings no text only

*2022-01-09*

The version I have on my Samsung phone is far more robust than the iPad Pro version, which doesn’t support text-only or image of articles in the list. Clicking on saved articles sends out to website.

### 1/5 — App stopped working, will not open

*2021-02-05*

As of Jan 15, the app stopped syncing. It was working up until then on my iPhone 8 Plus, but on my new iPhone 12 Pro Max, the app just crashes when I try to log in. It did not pick up my paid subscription or anything from iCloud either. Now, I cannot even get in the app. Stay away. No updates in a year either. Abandoned app?

### 1/5 — give a manual sync button,

*2020-09-06*

read later sync not working properly on ipad

### 2/5 — English only?

*2020-02-24*

I have tried this app - looks great. But trying to listen a saved article, I was unhappy: the app can not recognize the language of saved text and read e.g. Czech text in English voice. There is no setting allowing to set language.

## Frequently asked questions about PaperSpan

### Does PaperSpan have ads?

No, PaperSpan offers an ad-free reading experience. The app is designed to provide an uninterrupted flow for users to consume their saved content.

### What is PaperSpan Premium?

PaperSpan Premium unlocks a fully featured, powerful experience with advanced search capabilities, uninterrupted playlists for listening, advanced statistics on reading habits, and the ability to send multiple articles to Kindle at once. It costs $8.99 per year.

### Can I use PaperSpan offline?

Yes, PaperSpan allows you to read, listen, and manage your articles even when your device is offline. The app will automatically sync your actions once you are back online.

### How can I send articles to my Kindle with PaperSpan?

PaperSpan allows you to send individual articles or multiple articles at once to your Kindle device or app. These articles are carefully crafted to provide a seamless Kindle reading experience.

### What kind of reading statistics does PaperSpan offer?

PaperSpan helps you track your reading habits by showing how many articles you read or have yet to read, and how long you spent reading. Premium users get advanced insights like reading rate, daily peak reading times, popular sites, and categories.

### What devices is PaperSpan available on?

PaperSpan is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod, offering a consistent experience across Apple devices.

### How often is PaperSpan updated?

The latest version of PaperSpan is 2.4, and it was last updated on March 21, 2026. This indicates regular updates to improve functionality and user experience.

### What is the age rating for PaperSpan?

PaperSpan has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users, including younger individuals.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.4 — 2026-03-21

Improved compatibility with the latest iOS release, plus minor bug fixes and stability improvements

### 2.3 — 2022-05-19

UI improvements and bug fixes.

### 2.2.3 — 2019-07-08

Minor improvements & bug fixes.

### 2.2.2 — 2019-05-23

Bug fixes & minor UI improvements.

### 2.2 — 2019-03-05

Minor UI improvements and bug fixes.

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