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Add to SafariWhen comparing Cronycle vs The Old Reader, the Slant community recommends The Old Reader for most people. In the question“What are the best Feedly alternatives?” The Old Reader is ranked 6th while Cronycle is ranked 7th. The most important reason people chose The Old Reader is:
People from Facebook or Google can be found on The Old Reader so posts can be shared and discussed.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Advanced filters
Filter out the noise and get relevant information using advanced filters.
Pro Pre-curated topics
Smart AI that suggests relevant automated topics to discover content.
Pro RSS aggregation
Aggregate content to feeds from multiple RSS sources.
Pro Collaboration boards
Collaborate with teams efficiently to enrich curated content.
Pro Content publishing and newsletters
Publish curated content to multiple social media channels/enterprise messaging apps or Wordpress websites, and host newsletters directly from Cronycle
Pro Analyzing trends using metrics and analytics
Measures content engagement and trends using metrics
Pro Clean UI and user friendly
Pro Added functionality through shared feedback
Ask your team mates for feedback and collaborate to create intelligence from the articles you read. This is on par with most Feedly alternatives.
Pro Easy to manage sources in feeds
Ability to aggregate from anywhere on the web by adding sources and managing them in the sources library.
Pro iOS app
Pro Curate content from twitter
Curate information and content from Twitter without the noise and have complete control over feeds.
Pro Fast and smooth
Clean UI that loads quicky.
Pro Desktop extension 'Content Clipper'
Makes Cronycle a Pocket / Feedly alternative, by being a news feed reader as well as a place to save articles for easier reading.
Pro Good onboarding and customer support
Pro Social
People from Facebook or Google can be found on The Old Reader so posts can be shared and discussed.
Pro Very similar to the dismissed Google Reader
Ever since Google Reader has ceased to be an option, The Old Reader has grown in popularity.
Pro Great UI
A clean, easy to use interface.
Pro Easy to use
Intuitive, easy to overview service.
Pro OPML import
Allows for easy migration from any service that supports OPML.
Pro Freemium
Free version has a limit of 100 sites, upgrade to unlimited sites costs $25/year. Being freemium is a nice option for those that would like to try the app out without putting down any money first.
Cons
Con No android app yet
Con Not free/libre
This application is proprietary, and thus cannot be modified, freely distributed, or trusted to be secure. Also, if the developer abandons it again, there will be no way for others to continue to update it.
Con No mobile app
Lacks an official native mobile app, but the mobile version of the site is quite usable and there are apps which support syncing with The Old Reader.
However, users have created many apps for a variety of platforms using The Old Reader API. You can check them out here.
Con Not very customizable
While the sources can be added or removed, the feed cannot be filtered in any other way. Display options are limited as well, leaving the user with the standard view.
