What the hell? – Pocket: Save. Read. Grow. Review

I've been using Pocket for the last 4 years, gathering hundreds and thousands of articles that I check back upon regularly. Never have I ever been disappointed in what they had to offer, but the newest update has me questioning whether this app is even worth keeping. I was in the middle of reading an article one day, when the app crashes on me and I open the article back up to see the spacing in between the lines has shrunk significantly, making the articles unbearable to read. Now, their article display looks like a carbon copy of Safari's reader view, or Instapaper's article view. There's no distinction between these apps. This is incredibly irritating for avid, existing users like myself and a turn off for new users who are choosing between this app and Instapaper, which the line spacing options are free for all users. By doing this, Pocket is forcing its readers to buy the premium option to revert back to what they're used to. Nothing Pocket has to offer stands out to me anymore. Their tagging system is absolutely pointless if what I've organized is unpleasant to read anyway. I'm genuinely considering downloading Instapaper now since the app I've known and used for all these years has changed its foundation so drastically that all I feel when opening this app is pure disappointment. Change the defaults back, Pocket. At least Instapaper's line spacing is free.
Review by Jeffrey@CA on Pocket: Save. Read. Grow..