slowDigest vs SendPaper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
slowDigest
This app converts web articles into clean, typeset PDFs for e-readers. It removes ads and clutter, delivering content directly to devices like Kindle and Kobo. Enjoy a distraction-free reading experience optimized for e-ink screens.
- Article to PDF conversion
- E-reader optimization
- Ad and clutter removal
- Supports Kindle, Kobo, reMarkable, Supernote, Boox
- Customizable typography
- Automatic digest delivery (Pro)
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Slow Digest turns the articles you save into a clean, typeset PDF and sends it to your e-reader. You bought a device made for reading, and there's no simple way to get the web's long articles onto it. Slow Digest is that bridge. Save an article, and it arrives on your reader as a quiet, well-set page with no ads and no cookie banners. It works with Kindle, Kobo, reMarkable, Supernote, and Boox. HOW IT WORKS 1. Save an article from Safari or your reading app with the share sheet. 2. Slow Digest reads it, clears the clutter, and typesets it. 3. Your digest lands on your e-reader, ready to read. SUBSCRIBER ARTICLES Share an article from Safari while signed in to the publication, and Slow Digest keeps the full text you can read there. Nothing is unlocked that your own subscription doesn't already show you. BUILT FOR E-INK Justified text with real hyphenation, wide margins, and a cover that lists your reading time. Choose a serif or sans face and the size that suits your screen. Pick your device profile so the page fits, from Kindle and Kobo to reMarkable, Supernote, and Boox. READING, NOT SCROLLING A backlog of saved links tends to sit unread. A digest on the device you already read on gets opened. Slow Digest exists to move your attention off the phone and onto the page. FREE AND PRO The free tier gives you three digests a month, delivered to your reader. Pro removes the limit and adds automatic digests on the days and time you choose, sent to your device on its own. Slow Digest is made by one developer who wanted his own saved articles to get read. Questions and requests are welcome at hello@slowdigest.app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://slowdigest.app/privacy
SendPaper
This tool transforms web articles into clean EPUB files for offline reading on your e-ink tablet. It removes ads and clutter, sending content directly to your device via its cloud service. Available as a Safari extension for Mac and iPhone.
- One-tap web article sending
- Ad and clutter removal
- EPUB or notebook conversion
- Optional image inclusion
- Local device processing
- Safari extension integration
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Sendpaper puts a button in Safari that sends whatever you're reading straight to your reMarkable — no cables, no email-to-yourself, no copy and paste. Hit the toolbar button on any article and it arrives as a clean, reflowable EPUB: just the text and images, with the ads, sidebars, popups, and clutter stripped away. It's the reading experience e-ink was made for. A SMARTER READER Sendpaper recognises the site you're on and extracts exactly the right content, so pages that never used to convert well now come through beautifully: • AI chats — send a ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini conversation and read the whole thread as a document, every prompt and reply in order. • YouTube — send a video and get its full transcript as an article, complete with the title, channel, and chapter headings. • Discussions — Reddit threads and Hacker News posts arrive readable and structured. • Reference & news — Wikipedia, Substack, and major news sites convert faithfully, with proper headings and images. • Everything else — any ordinary article is cleaned up and reflowed automatically. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Pages are converted right on your device and sent straight to your own reMarkable account. There's no Sendpaper server in the middle reading your pages, and no account to create with us. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pair once with your reMarkable using a one-time code (the same secure device-pairing the official apps use). 2. Open any article, tap the Sendpaper button, and it syncs to your reMarkable. 3. Pick it up on your device and read. Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac in Safari.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: slowDigest at Free against SendPaper's $9.99. slowDigest also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). SendPaper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (4 vs 1). On review sentiment and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
slowDigest is free to download; SendPaper costs $9.99 up front. slowDigest sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. SendPaper asks for nothing beyond the download.
slowDigest ships an update every 2 weeks, SendPaper every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 9, 2026.
| Parameter | slowDigest | SendPaper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lucas Guillemot | Krish Shah |
Customer experience
slowDigest
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In-app purchases
slowDigest
- Pro — Monthly$3.991 Month
- Pro — Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Pro — Lifetime$44.99
SendPaper
No in-app purchases









