One of my favorite apps had a major update today. I’ve been using Instapaper since version 2, and the interface hasn’t changed much. Version 3 brought along an iPad interface, but it really felt like the iPhone interface, except blown up.

All that changes with Instapaper 4. This release really focuses on the iPad, completely changing the interface from just a list of headlines to a grid of headlines, sources, and the first few lines of the story. The new grid layout makes Instapaper on the iPad really feel like a digital newspaper.

Other features I have been wanting for a while are the ability to have the choice of archiving or deleting an article when I tap the trash can (instead of the trash can having one or the other via a preference toggle), and the brightness slider actually controlling the device’s brightness (instead of adjusting contrast as it did previously).

There is so much more in Instapaper 4.

As Shawn Blanc calls Instapaper:

The $5 App That Justifies my $500 iPad

Be sure to buy Instapaper today if you aren’t already enjoying it.

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