Are you literate? Do you read long things online? If so, Instapaper Pro is a must-have. It allows you to download long articles and blog posts for on-the-go reading. Finesse, functionality, and overall awesomeness make it a true 5-star app.

Read It Later is a bookmarking alternative intended for articles that you just want to flag for later reading. This app, however, also stores pages for offline reading, and it’s quite the useful utility!

It’s a free dictionary that works well. This statement pretty much sums up this app. Want to know the exact definition of antidisestablishmentarianism? It’s there… I promise.

TechCrunch is a tech-centric blog network, and their offline reader promises to deliver all of their content in a quick, convenient package. While it’s pretty enough to look at, and has plenty of features, the reader is just too crash-prone to justify consistent use.

If you aren’t satisfied with the iPhone’s built-in note pad, and you are connected to the Internet most of the time, you can really benefit from Notespark’s constant syncing. There are a myriad of apps to consider though, and many are far better than this one. This app doesn’t do that much wrong, but it has a slim feature set and though what it offers works well, it’s best for iPhone users who want something simple.

When connected to the Internet you can use Wikipedia Mobile to search Wikipedia for articles, which can then be saved to you’re iPhone for offline viewing. Pages retain their original formatting and can be searched for words or phrases, but the app has no built-in zoom, nor does it offer bookmarking or annotation capabilities. Regardless, it’s a great way to create a library of articles conventiently available whether you have connectivity or not.