PaperSpan - Read It Later Live

Name: PaperSpan - Read It Later
Rating: 4.38 (1969 reviews)
Author: PaperSpan

PaperSpan1 app · 61.4K installsProductivityFreeIn-app purchases: $9.99 per itemcom.paperspan

Save, read & listen to your interesting articles on web, even while offline.

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Total installs: 61,377
Installs / day: —
Rating: 4.4★
Released: 10 Sept 2011
Last update: 13 Jan 2026
Countries: —

Install history

exact counter from Google Play

30d

Installs per day · last 30 days

Change timeline

No changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.

Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

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We estimate where downloads come from using the app’s position in Google Play’s top charts in about 140 countries. This app is not in any chart we have collected yet; the estimate appears as soon as it is.

Top chart positions

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Permissions

10 in 5 groups

7 Sensitive1 Notable2 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accounts
Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage
Change device settings like screen brightness, ringtone or screen timeout

IdentitySensitive1

Access to accounts on the device and your personal profile card

See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accountsfind accounts on the device · GET_ACCOUNTS

ContactsSensitive1

Access to the contacts saved on your phone

See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accountsfind accounts on the device · GET_ACCOUNTS

Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

StorageSensitive2

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

OtherSensitive4

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

Change device settings like screen brightness, ringtone or screen timeoutmodify system settings · WRITE_SETTINGS
Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description

Your articles ready for you to read or listen - while you wait, commute, walk, cook, whenever. No ads, No suggestions – Save articles of your own interest, and app should help finish reading them. Comfortably. 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 desktop, iPhone, iPad, or Android. Read them in a clean and easy to read format for a comfortable and focused reading. OFFLINE: Read, listen, or manage those articles even if your device is offline. App will automatically 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. SEND TO KINDLE: Love the Kindle reading experience? Send articles to your Kindle device (or app) and read them at your own pace. SEARCH & COMFORT: Search & Sort to quickly find an article. Organize with folders. Adjust your reading settings with dark/light theme, fonts, brightness, and more! AUTO CATEGORIES: Pick articles by your mood at the moment. Your articles already have their category assigned. Choose Health related articles or Science if you are in that learning mood. 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. Add them to your playlist and listen uninterrupted. You don't have to trade your productive time for your web reading. READING 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. PaperSpan is here to support your web reading & productivity – to use the web for better you. Got something to say? Feel free to drop us a line! We’re always listening to your suggestions to improve PaperSpan!

What's new

Improved Android 16 support (edge-to-edge and top bar behavior). Delete articles directly from the reading screen with a single tap.

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