Guide
FAQ
Quick answers to the questions people ask most about Readstow.
About Readstow
What is Readstow?
Readstow is a read it later app. It keeps the articles you save, the sites you follow and the newsletters you love. Every article is saved to your device in full, pictures included, so you can read it without a connection.
Is Readstow free?
Yes, there’s a Free plan. It keeps up to 100 saved articles or 100 MB of storage, whichever comes first, and follows 3 feeds. Pro is everything in Free, with higher limits and added features. Try Pro free for 7 days. See Account and plans.
How does Readstow save an article?
When you save a link, Readstow downloads the page and keeps the article itself: its text and pictures, without the site’s menus and ads. The article is then stored on your device, so it opens instantly, even offline. If a site blocks the download, Try on this iPhone loads the page on your device instead. See Saving.
Saving and reading
Readstow isn’t in my share menu.
Tap Share, scroll to the end of the row of apps, tap More, and move Readstow up. See Saving.
Can I read without a connection?
Yes, on every plan, Free included. Everything you save downloads in full, text and pictures, so it opens with no signal. If an item hasn’t finished downloading yet, open it while you’re online. See Offline reading and storage.
A page won’t save. What can I do?
Readstow tells you why. Tap Open Original to read it on the web, or Try on this iPhone, which loads the page on your device and sends what it saw. If it keeps failing, email support@readstow.com with the link.
Can I read paywalled sites I pay for?
Yes, with Pro. Open an article from a site you pay for and tap Connect. The site’s own sign-in page opens inside Readstow. Sign in as you normally would, and the article opens in full. Your sign-in stays on your device. On the Free plan you see the preview. See Sites you pay for.
How do I get an article back after deleting it?
Open the sidebar and tap Deleted. Items stay there for 30 days. Swipe right on one, or press and hold, and tap Recover.
Where did my finished articles go?
Archive moves them out of your Inbox but keeps them. Open the sidebar and tap Archived.
How do I highlight or add a note?
Press and hold a word in the article, drag to select, then tap Highlight or Note. All your notes are under Notes in the sidebar. See Reading.
Can I change the text size and the colours?
Yes. Settings → Display has the font, size, margins, line height and themes, including Sepia and Black. See Reading.
Feeds and newsletters
How do I follow a site?
Tap + in Feeds, then Add a feed, and type the site’s address. Readstow finds the feed. See Feeds.
How do I pause or delete a feed?
Press and hold it in the sidebar, or go to Settings → Manage feeds and swipe it to the left.
Where do I find my newsletter address?
Settings → Newsletter inbox. Tap Copy address. See Newsletters.
My mail service asks me to confirm forwarding. Where’s the code?
It appears at the top of Settings → Newsletter inbox, with a Confirm forwarding button and a code you can copy.
An email I expected isn’t in Readstow.
Look under Held messages on the Newsletter inbox page. Mail that doesn’t look like a newsletter, or comes from a sender you’ve paused or blocked, waits there. Tap it, then Save and allow this sender to let that sender in from now on.
Can I send newsletters to Feeds instead of my Library?
Yes. Change Arrives in on one newsletter’s settings. New newsletters start in your Library.
Organising
What’s the difference between a label, a folder and a rule?
A folder groups your feeds or saved articles in the sidebar, a label says what it’s about, and a rule applies labels (and more) to new items for you. See Labels, folders, rules and Auto-archive / delete.
Can I put a saved article in a folder?
Yes, on every plan. Press and hold it in your Library and tap Folder….
How do I see only the articles I haven’t read?
Tap the Unread chip under the title.
Can I change the chips under the title?
Yes. Press and hold a chip, or go to Settings → Lists → Filter buttons. You can have up to five, All included. See Your Library.
Can I jump to an older date in a long list?
Yes. Tap the sort button, then Jump to a date…. It works when the list is in date order.
Can I choose what swiping does?
Yes. Settings → Swipes.
Plans and account
What does Pro add?
Up to 5 GB of storage, with no limit on the number of articles (Free keeps up to 100 articles or 100 MB of storage, whichever comes first), up to 250 feeds (Free follows 3), and no limit on the number of folders (Free has 3). It adds rules, Auto-archive / delete, advanced search, import, Save as EPUB and Send to Kindle, and the sites you pay for in full. See Account and plans.
What happens if my Pro plan ends?
Your account becomes a Free account. Everything you saved stays readable and nothing is deleted. New saves stop above the Free limit, and feeds above it pause.
I forgot my password.
Tap Forgot password? on the sign-in screen and Readstow emails you a reset link.
How do I see where I’m signed in?
Profile → Account → Signed-in devices. You can sign out any of them.
Why was I signed out on my device?
You can be signed in on two devices. If you sign in on a third and choose this one to sign out, it signs out the next time it connects. See Account and plans.
How do I delete my account?
Profile → Account → Delete account. It deletes your library, highlights, feeds and account for good. Copies in backups are gone within 14 days.
Do you track me?
No. The app has no ads, no tracking and no third-party analytics. See Trust and security.
How do I bring my library from another app?
Import is part of Pro. Go to Settings → Import from another app and choose your export file. See Bringing your library over.
Can I take my library with me?
Yes, on every plan. Go to Settings → Export my library. You get one ZIP with every item as a web page with its images, your highlights and notes, and your feeds. Open index.html in any browser. See Bringing your library over.
Can I read my articles on a Kindle?
With Pro, yes. Press and hold an article, tap Book…, then Send to Kindle. Add your Kindle address first, in Settings → Send to Kindle. See Reading.
Still stuck?
Email support@readstow.com. Say which device and system version you have, and what you expected to happen. A person replies, usually within two working days. You can also tap Send diagnostics on Profile and mention it in your email. See Support.