Stoop vs Readless: Inbox Cleanup vs AI That Reads For You
Stoop moves newsletters to a separate inbox. Readless AI reads them and sends you a 10-minute digest. Same goal, different approach.
Quick Verdict: Choose Stoop if you still want to read every newsletter. Choose Readless if you want AI to read them for you.
What is Stoop?
Stoop is a mobile-first newsletter app that creates a clean, dedicated inbox for newsletters, removes them from your main email inbox, and provides a beautiful reading experience on mobile.
- • Excellent mobile interface
- • Clean, distraction-free reading
- • Inbox zero for your main email
- • Free for basic use
- • Simple onboarding
- • No AI summarization - you still read everything
- • Still time-consuming - 50 newsletters = 50 reads
- • No consolidation - each newsletter separate
- • No trend detection - can't spot patterns
- • Limited customization - can't filter by topic
What is Readless?
- Read all your newsletters for you - AI processes every newsletter
- Extract key information from each newsletter
- Consolidate into one daily digest
- Remove duplicate coverage - same story in 5 newsletters
- Organize by topic - Tech, Business, Politics, etc.
- Send on your schedule - 6 AM, evening, weekly, etc.
Time Savings Comparison
With Stoop:
60 min
reading 30 newsletters (just in better app)
With Readless:
12 min
reading ONE digest of all 30 newsletters
80% Time Reduction with Readless
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Stoop | Readless |
|---|---|---|
| Dedicated newsletter inbox | ✅ Yes (beautiful mobile) | ✅ Yes (custom email) |
| Remove newsletters from main inbox | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| AI summarization | ❌ No - you read everything | ✅ Yes - AI reads for you |
| Consolidate multiple newsletters | ❌ No - each separate | ✅ Yes - one digest |
| Duplicate content removal | ❌ No | ✅ Yes - AI detects same stories |
| Custom delivery schedules | ❌ Newsletters arrive when sent | ✅ Schedule: daily, weekly, custom |
| Sender filtering (Pro) | ❌ No | ✅ Yes - topic-specific digests |
| Trend detection | ❌ No | ✅ Yes - spot patterns |
| Time savings | 0% (just cleaner inbox) | 85% (AI reads for you) |
| Mobile app | ✅ Yes (iOS/Android) | 📧 Email digest (works on all devices) |
| Free tier | ✅ Yes (up to 10 newsletters) | 🆓 7-day trial |
| Price (unlimited) | $3.99/mo | $4.90/mo |
Which Should You Choose?
- You enjoy reading every newsletter in full
- You just want newsletters out of main inbox
- You primarily read on mobile device
- You have <10 newsletters (free tier)
- You don't mind spending 60+ min daily on newsletters
- You want AI to read newsletters for you
- You're overwhelmed by volume (20+ newsletters)
- You need to consolidate multiple news sources
- You want 85% time savings (not just inbox cleanup)
- You value intelligent summaries over full reads
Real-World Scenarios
With Stoop:
6:00 AM - Open Stoop app
6:01 AM - TechCrunch newsletter (8 min read)
6:09 AM - The Verge newsletter (7 min read)
6:16 AM - Benedict Evans (12 min read)
... continue for 28 more newsletters
7:30 AM - Finished reading all 30 newsletters
Total time: 90 minutes
Information retention: 40% (overwhelmed)
With Readless:
6:00 AM - Receive one consolidated digest
6:01 AM - Read AI summary of all 30 newsletters
- TechCrunch top 3 stories (2 min)
- The Verge highlights (1 min)
- Benedict Evans key insights (2 min)
- ... all 30 summarized in one flow
6:15 AM - Finished, click through to 2-3 articles for deep dive
Total time: 15 minutes (12 min digest + 3 min selective deep dives)
Information retention: 85% (focused summaries)
Problem Both Solve:
Newsletters clutter main inbox
Stoop Solution:
- • Newsletters go to Stoop inbox
- • You still read all 5 newsletters (45 min)
- • Cleaner main inbox ✅
- • Still time-consuming ❌
Readless Solution:
- • Newsletters forwarded to @mail.readless.app
- • AI consolidates all 5 into one digest (10 min)
- • Removes duplicate stories
- • Cleaner main inbox ✅
- • 35 minutes saved daily ✅
Migration from Stoop to Readless
- 1
Keep Stoop subscriptions
Forward them to Readless instead of reading in Stoop
- 2
Get custom email
yourname@mail.readless.app
- 3
Set schedule
When do you want your consolidated digest?
- 4
Try 7 days free
Compare time spent between Stoop and Readless
- 5
Cancel Stoop if Readless saves you time
Most users do - AI summaries are faster than full reads
"I loved Stoop's interface but still spent 90 minutes reading newsletters. Readless AI does the reading for me - now it's 15 minutes. Can't go back."
- Former Stoop user
Pricing Comparison
Free
Up to 10 newsletters
$3.99/mo
Unlimited newsletters
What you get:
Cleaner inbox, better reading interface
7-day free trial
Test AI digest with all features
$4.90/mo
Lite & Pro plans available
What you get:
AI reads newsletters, 85% time savings
Value Comparison
• Stoop: $3.99/mo to organize newsletters you still read fully
• Readless: $4.90/mo to have AI read and summarize for you
• Extra $0.91/mo for AI = save 60+ hours monthly
• Hourly savings value: $0.015/hour for AI (worth it!)
Frequently Asked Questions
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