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What are the best news apps for iOS?
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Best news apps for iOS
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NewsBlur
$0 - $24/yr
Web, iOS, Android
Yes
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Google Play Newsstand
FREE
iOS, Android
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Inoreader
$0-$4.99/m
Web, iOS, Android, Windows Phone
Yes
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Flipboard
FREE
Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Windows, Web
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Reeder
$9.99
iOS, OSX
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NewsBlur
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NewsBlur
My Recommendation for
NewsBlur
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14
Pros
11
Cons
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Specs
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Pro
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Multiple layout & style options
NewsBlur allows users to customize the font size, line spacing, story layout, and type faces.
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Freemium
This service is free, but can cost up to $24 per year for premium users.
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Specs
Platforms:
Web, iOS, Android
Search:
Yes
Top
Pro
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Freemium service
Free version has a limit of 64 sites. Upgrading to unlimited sites costs $1/month.
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Con
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Can't have unread items older than a 14 days/month
This is a premium feature.
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Pro
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Aggregates email newsletters
You can forward email newsletters to a user-specific email address to have them aggregated in your feed reader along with your RSS content.
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Pro
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Keyboard shortcuts for fast navigation
By default arrow keys and spacebar are used to quickly navigate stories, but they can be rebound for premium accounts.
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Fast to use
Very fast to navigate around the UI and load articles.
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Organize feeds into folders
Feeds can be grouped into folders for easier management and to allow users to separate feeds for work, comics, research, etc.
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Recommended articles that improves over time
NewsBlur has a discovery algorithm that users can "train" to show stories they are interested in and hide ones they don't care about.
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Share stories with comments
Burblog is a simple, customizable website for sharing stories with comments that people can subscribe to.
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Free / Libre software
NewsBlur is FOSS, so it can be freely modified & redistributed.
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Cross-platform
Works on iOS, Android, and as a webapp.
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View content the way it is originally displayed
NewsBlur offers an option of reading articles just like they are displayed on the original site.
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$0 - $24/yr
Recommend
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Google Play Newsstand
My Rec
ommendation
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Google Play Newsstand
My Recommendation for
Google Play Newsstand
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7
Pros
5
Cons
1
Specs
Top
Pro
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Reads magazine subscriptions as well as free news content
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Con
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Inability to Avoid Paid Content in Headlines
Newsstand has zero options to block news sources. In Read Now, Newsstand's headlines section, this often leads to a mess of stories being behind numerous paywalls exclusive to each publication.
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Specs
Platforms:
iOS, Android
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Automatically knows your interests based on Google search history
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Pro
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Wide selection of sources
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Multiple feeds ("highlights", "news", "business", "entertainment", "sports")
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Simple card-based interface
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FREE
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Inoreader
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Inoreader
My Recommendation for
Inoreader
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23
Pros
16
Cons
6
Specs
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Pro
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Easy to overview the list of articles so you can quickly find articles that interest you
All the feeds are easily accessible, allowing for a quick access to the most relevant articles, thanks to the interface’s design: minimal and free of distracting, unnecessary elements.
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Con
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Can't have unread items older than a month
If you don't read items older than 1 month they are automatically marked as read, with no possibility to "unread" them.
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Specs
Platforms:
Web, iOS, Android, Windows Phone
Search:
Yes
API:
Yes
Annotation:
Yes
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Cross platform
Inoreader has clients for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone. As well as a web app.
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Top
Con
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Uses Ram when it is not active (stays in memory)
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Has a night mode
For people who prefer reading articles at night.
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Con
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Mail2Tags is buggy
Only a small amount of e-mails looks OK. Most e-mails are unreadable.
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Loads really fast
The lightweight UI allows Inoreader to display feeds quickly.
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Con
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Ads in free version
Ads appear in both mobile apps and the web version.
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Pro
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Supports multiple views
List, card, or expanded view.
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Con
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No sub folders
You can't create sub folders. This makes it a bit harder to organize saved content.
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Pro
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Supports OPML files
Collections from other readers can be downloaded in OPML (outline processor markup language) files.
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Con
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Limits free users
While Inoreader's basic functions are still available for free users, many of the options involving customization and search options are limited to paying users.
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Premium users can search in all public RSS feeds, even in those that they haven't subscribed to
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In-depth statistics about sources
Using the built-in dashboard, users can see most read sources, how often they update over time, etc.
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Free search for all users
Unlike Feedly where search is a paid service, Inoreader allows search for free users. If you want to find content you have read by some keyword, it is free for everyone.
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Can disable social features
Social interaction features can be disabled if they are not wanted.
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Free unlimited feeds
Unlike most other news reader services, Inoreader does not restrict the amount of sources you can subscribe to in the free version.
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Pro
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Extensive keyboard shortcut support
Shift + O and shift + N can be used in order to scroll quickly through feeds.
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Pro
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Optional login using Google or Facebook accounts
You can either use a username/password pair, or you can use your Facebook or Google account to login.
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Pro
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Easy to remove duplicate content
If you read from a large list of feeds that may contain overlapping information, Inoreader offers removing one of the duplicates.
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Pro
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Can filter articles by keyword
Allows user to filter rss feeds based on keywords and regular expressions. 1 Filter for Free, 10 for Plus members, and Unlimited filters for Professional members.
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Social media integration
Pro version has the ability to search Facebook, Google+ and Twitter feeds as well.
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$0-$4.99/m
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Flipboard
My Rec
ommendation
for
Flipboard
My Recommendation for
Flipboard
All
13
Pros
7
Cons
5
Specs
Top
Con
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No dark theme
No dark theme makes it harder on the eyes.
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Pro
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Social network integration
Flipboard pulls information from Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, etc. Everything is aggregated in one app, which can then be flipped through and shared, either directly on Flipboard or on social networks.
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Specs
Platforms:
Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Windows, Web
Top
Con
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Low quality news sources
The default content is from low quality sources such as Mashable.
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Pro
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Cross-platform
Flipboard is available on Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Windows and web app.
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Con
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Excessive ads with no way to remove them
Flipboard doesn’t offer subscription plans, having only the completely free full version. However, it does feature ads that appear between articles and there’s no way of removing this function.
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Easily discover stories based on topics
Flipboard has millions of Magazines that anyone can follow, covering various subjects. Some cover general topics like home decoration, while others are immensely specific: for example, there’s one just about technological advances that extend human lifespan. All users can create their own Magazines and share them publicly, with friends, or keep them for private use.
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Can't disable automatic loading of pictures and video in iPhone
Unlike the Android version of the app, there is no option to disable automatic loading of high-quality video and images on the feed browsing screen, resulting in a large amount of data usage.
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Personalized magazines
Magazines is a features by Flipboard that can allow anyone to create their own personalized magazine by collecting the content from various websites and collate them into a magazine that can also be shared to other readers. Magazines can be set to either public or private access and anyone can follow the magazine.
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Needs better organization of topics, mags, users followed
When you follow 3-5 magazines per topic (sometimes more) it would be nice to be able to group some of these together in a way that constricts the 'fire hose' of content.
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Google Reader import
There is also a simple import from Google Reader.
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Pro
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Very polished UI that is organized like a magazine
This app has a very polished, magazine-style layout, that is flipped through by swiping. Because of its layout, Flipboard is especially nice on tablets.
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Free
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FREE
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Reeder
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Reeder
My Recommendation for
Reeder
All
5
Pros
4
Specs
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Pro
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Great UI/UX
Stunning design, and easy to use
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Platforms:
iOS, OSX
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Pro
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Many sharing options
Pinboard, Email, Instapaper, etc.
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Pro
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Syncs with multiple backends
Whether you want to use Inoreader, Feedly, or just have it pull the RSS locally, you're very much covered.
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Multiple platforms
Reader 3 has an iOS and OS X app, so for those in the Apple ecosystem they have the ability to use the same app on mobile and their Mac.
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$9.99
Recommend
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News Explorer
My Rec
ommendation
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News Explorer
My Recommendation for
News Explorer
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8
Pros
6
Cons
1
Specs
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Pro
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Built-in support for Twitter feeds
You can subscribe to feeds of Twitter accounts and hashtags. News Explorer has a built-in download engine for Twitter and features realistic rendered tweets, including images, movies, replies etc.
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Con
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No Feedly support
News Explorer relies on iCloud synchronisation and doesn't offer support for other synchronisation solutions.
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Specs
Platforms:
macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS
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Themes
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Built-in search for new RSS feeds
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Notifications support
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Supports all Apple platforms
News Explorer has native apps for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV.
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Syncs your news and read status via iCloud
News Explorer syncs RSS, JSON, Atom and Twitter subscriptions, folder setup, news items, read statuses and favorites across all your Apple devices via iCloud.
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$4.99
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NewsTab Reader
My Rec
ommendation
for
NewsTab Reader
My Recommendation for
NewsTab Reader
All
8
Pros
5
Cons
2
Specs
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Pro
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Smart
It finds the best stories in the feeds.
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Con
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Lacks customization and features
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Specs
Platforms:
Android, iOS, Web
Top
Pro
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Allows users to find and follow any RSS feed
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Con
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No keyword filtering
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Pro
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All in one
It is totally FREE, easy and fun to use, and with amazing feed catalog.
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Pro
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Combination of design and functionality
Design is beautiful and really easy to use. Options to save and read later, to add any rss url, to follow by #.
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Simplicity of reading articles without distracting content around
The ability to read an article directly in the app in a simplified view without having to load each article in a separate browser again is very convenient.
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