Amethyst – RSS & News Reader

Amethyst – RSS & News Reader

Sync feeds & blogs everywhere

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$9.99 Free

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A streamlined RSS reader designed for Apple devices, offering customizable feed organization, real-time notifications, and article bookmarking. It supports RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds, syncing seamlessly across your Apple ecosystem.

RSS, Atom, JSON feed support
Feed grouping and sorting
Real-time push notifications
Article bookmarking
iCloud sync across Apple devices
OPML import/export
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What's New in Amethyst

1.1.1

July 17, 2026

Amethyst 1.1.1 includes a new profile view for keeping track of your reading, an additional 4th notification source for free users, as well as bug fixes and product improvements. Recently added: - Amethyst Plus now live! For unlimited push notifications, the ability to follow writers, and customization - you can subscribe to or purchase Amethyst Plus. - New custom reader view on macOS and visionOS, no more direct web views! iOS and iPadOS still use the native Safari reader mode. - Two new toggles for the reader: one to enable/disable reader views based on the source, and another to bypass opening in app entirely, in case you prefer your browser. - Widgets, for both home screen and lock screen! You can set whatever feed you'd like to follow - whether that be a folder, a specific publication, all of your favorites, or a specific writer. - On that note, you can also now follow writers! If you want to follow one author you really like from a publication - and only keep up with their work, now you can! You can see writers on individual feeds, and there's also a combined following feed for all of your followed writers. - Apple Watch support! This comes with a complication that shows a headline from your specified source, similar to the iPhone lock screen widget. When you open an article from a complication (or a notification), it'll pass it to your iPhone with handoff so you can read it from there. You can customize the source in the iPhone app. - Read individual feeds on iPhone: This feature was available on platforms with sidebar, but wasn't possible on iPhone until now. Now, read with more granularity. - Notification improvements: more reliable, less prone to bugs that cause notification floods, image previews, syncing improvements, and the ability to mark feeds as time sensitive. As part of these improvements, favorites now have notifications enabled by default, though you can still disable notifications for a favorite in settings. - Article images! Feeds now show thumbnail previews, and notifications do as well. - Share sheet integration: You can now add a source to your feed or article to your bookmarks, straight from Safari. - Early localization: English AU/CA/GB, Portuguese, Italian, French, Spanish, and German. - Smaller improvements: added tips for better Ul navigation, improved visionOS Ul layout, ability to set theme colors, ability to delete articles from app, and scrolling improvements. Thanks for using Amethyst!

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Duplicate feeds & crashes after a few uses

Love feel and design and function. But duplicating feeds every time it syncs and it crashing out every time after a day or so means it’s 1 star today. Sorry to use Reviews for tech issues but sending me to X 🤢 didn’t make me feel any better about using this app. If the issues are fixed I’ll be back and it’ll be a 4/5 star app I’m sure.
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Response from developer

Hi, the new update (v1.1) should fix the crashing that happened on launch for some folks. If you're still experiencing it, please send me an email and I'll try to troubleshoot for you. Thanks for giving the app a try!

Crashing constantly on startup, Mac and iPad

Downloaded this based on a recommendation, but unfortunately I have had problems with crashing. Support seems accessible through X only. Unfortunately I am not on X. It’s a 0 from me.

Works as an RSS reader for about five minutes

Such a great promise and a nice looking app, but I think there’s more than just looks to things. As soon as I started editing feeds the app started behaving erratically and now I can’t even open it. I double click on it. It just crashes and I’m asked to submit the crash report

Response from developer

Hi, the new update (v1.1) should fix the crashing that happened on launch for some folks. If you're still experiencing it, please send me an email and I'll try to troubleshoot for you. Thanks for giving the app a try!

Worked for a day

The app worked flawlessly for a day or two. A lot of potential. Unfortunately, after that it started crashing on launch and I haven’t been able to use it for over a week. If it were patched this app would be my go to rss reader.

Response from developer

Hi, the new update (v1.1) should fix the crashing that happened on launch for some folks. If you're still experiencing it, please send me an email and I'll try to troubleshoot for you. Thanks for giving the app a try!

Completely unusable

iOS app crashes on launch. So does the macOS app. Would give negative stars if I could.

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FAQ

What devices does Amethyst support?

Amethyst is available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro, offering a unified experience across your Apple devices.

Does Amethyst have ads?

No, Amethyst is completely ad-free, providing an uninterrupted reading experience.

How often is Amethyst updated?

The app was last updated on May 25, 2026, with version 1.0.1. Future updates will likely continue to improve features and reliability.

Can I import my existing feeds into Amethyst?

Yes, Amethyst supports OPML import and export, making it easy to migrate your feed collection from other services.

Does Amethyst offer offline reading?

While the description highlights real-time notifications and syncing, it does not explicitly mention offline reading capabilities for articles.

What is the user sentiment for Amethyst?

User sentiment appears mixed, with an average rating of 3.0 stars from 2 ratings. Specific feedback can be shared with the developer at feedback@amethyst.news.

Is Amethyst suitable for younger users?

Amethyst has an age rating of 12+, indicating it is generally appropriate for teenagers and older users.

How does Amethyst handle feed organization?

You can group feeds into folders, reorder them, and mark key sources as favorites for quick access and better organization.