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Add to SafariWhen comparing PressReader vs gReader, the Slant community recommends gReader for most people. In the question“What are the best news readers for Android?” gReader is ranked 6th while PressReader is ranked 13th. The most important reason people chose gReader is:
The app can read the news stories out lout to you.
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Pros
Pro Text to voice translation in six languages
Being able to listen to articles is cool enough, but PressReader allows readers (or listeners) to hear their articles in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, or Russian.
Pro Text-to-text translation is available in 12 languages
Text-to-text support includes Cantonese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. This is just one more feature that sets PressReader apart as one of the best news readers for Android.
Pro New content is easy to discover
PressReader allows you to search by publication name, interest, country, or language preference. PressReader's advanced search options is one more aspect that emphasizes their attention to quality.
Pro Easy to install and sync
With PressReader, you can sync your bookmarks, news preferences, and alerts across other apps on your Droid, or across other devices.
Pro Downlaod full issues for offline reading
If you can't stay connected to the web, you can quickly download an article and move on with your life. This feature brings PressReader even closer to emulating tangible publications.
Pro Built-in text-to-speech
The app can read the news stories out lout to you.
Pro Has a lockscreen widget
The widget allows checking the news without having to unlock the phone.
Pro Integrates with multiple read it later services
gReader integrates with Pocket, Instapaper and Readability.
Pro Integrates with third-party RSS services and works as a standalone RSS reader
While the app can integrate with third-party RSS services, like Feedly and The Old Reader, it can be used as a standalone RSS reader as well.
Cons
Con "No connection error" is common among users
Many readers have given PressReader a 1 star reviews after the most recent update because it won't connect to the internet, which means they are unable to download articles.
Con Costs $39.99 per month
Although some readers may already spend this on tangible publications, PressReader is more expensive than its counterparts.
Con Constantly Crashes
According to user reviews, the newest update has caused the app to be very unstable. This problem is so common that almost half of PressReader's ratings are one star.
Con Free version has very basic widget support
The free version includes just the icon widget, other widgets can be accessed with the pro version which costs $4.69.
Con Free version has ads
