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An Otter RSS Reader

An Otter RSS Reader

An okay minimalistic RSS app

73 ratings
110 reviews
📡 News
Free
In-App Purchases

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • January 9, 2021
  • February 27, 2022

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Developer

Josh Holtz
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About

A minimalistic RSS reader that synchronizes your subscribed feeds across Apple devices via iCloud. It allows for automatic feed discovery, organization into folders, and reading articles in a standard web view. Integrates with Shortcuts and offers home screen widgets for unread counts.

✓iCloud feed synchronization
✓Auto-discover RSS feeds
✓Group feeds into folders
✓Read articles in web view
✓Shortcuts integration
✓Home screen widgets
✓Import/Export with OPML
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of An Otter RSS Reader. Based on 73 reviews and a 4.1/5 average, it highlights the 18 positives and 22 negatives reviewers mention most about this News app.

Positive things

  • 👍Elegant and convenient
  • 👍Great app
  • 👍Cute RSS reader in every way
  • 👍Works Great, syncs on all iOS Devices
  • 👍More than an 'okay minimalistic app'
  • 👍An absolute pleasure to use
  • 👍Perfectly simple RSS app
  • 👍Hands down the best Rss reader
  • 👍Better than ok
  • 👍Well designed and dang cute
  • 👍Pretty much perfect!
  • 👍Simple, Straightforward, Exactly what I needed
  • 👍Clean, simple to use, with integration and extras included
  • 👍Best looking RSS reader
  • 👍Proof free does not mean inferior
  • 👍Good and Clean
  • 👍Perfect
  • 👍Clean, sharp, functional & perfect

Negative things

  • 🐛It does not work
  • 🐛Abandoned app
  • 🐛Bug list view dark mode
  • 🐛Only shows a couple of entries
  • 🐛Missing keyboard shortcuts
  • 🐛Doesn't work properly
  • 🐛Buggy
  • 🐛Inconsistent function
  • 🐛Crashes
  • 🐛Trouble persisting feeds
  • 🐛sync doesn't work
  • 🐛Abandoned Gem app
  • 🐛Only loads 5 articles
  • 🐛Good App, but Naggy
  • 🐛Font Size too small for my elderly eyes
  • 🐛Glitchy/Buggy
  • 🐛Frustrated
  • 🐛Broken by iOS 16
  • 🐛Doesn't work
  • 🐛Crashes when I try to import the feeds from the opml file.
  • 🐛Useless
  • 🐛Crashes
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What's New in An Otter RSS Reader

1.3.1

February 27, 2022

Just a few new alternate app icons

8

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$2.99

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A medium tip to unlock app icons

User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Great app - but feeds keep disappearing

I believe it to be a bug, unfortunately I can’t use it anymore. Using the latest mac os tahoe - I hope this app gets updated, the app is really great!
milkywaychristianmilkywaychristian

It does not work

You can add feeds and even export them. But that data will not persist. You know fsync() is a thing write?
mathnodemathnode

Elegant and convenient

Advanced users recommend me using RSS then I tried and it is lightweight. I love it
bbthebunbunbbthebunbun

Great app

Simple and easy to use. Encripted iCloud backups would be welcome, but it's not a requirement. It's just great the way it is!
viniciusarreviniciusarre

Abandoned Gem app

It’s been my favorite app I used to use for years. But it’s been long abandoned for 2 years now since last update. Sad to see you go bud.
dgherastovschidgherastovschi
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

10 issues

It does not work

Bug

Articles flicker in and out of existence and about 30 of them don't show at all

Bug

The list views are messed up with many black spaces where a feed item should appear but is completely black

Bug

Reader mode seems to not work

Bug

Articles show up in duplicated often, articles had been marked as read will show up again as unread

Bug

Feeds disappear after closing the app

Bug

Feeds don't refresh

Bug

Crashes when importing OPML files

Bug

Crashing when importing opml files

Bug

Crashes when trying to import an OPML file

Bug
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Requested Features

13 requests

Encripted iCloud backups would be welcome

Feature

Mark articles read on scrolling past them

Feature

Option to hide read articles by default instead of manually hiding all the time

Feature

When clicking on a top level folder it expands the folder clicking the arrow should expand the folder

Feature

Needs swipe gestures example swipe right mark read/unread swipe left add to favorite

Feature

Need to add an option to sort by oldest and newest first

Feature

If in reader mode hitting the safari button should open in the in app browser instead of leaving the app

Feature

Under notifications there should be an option to show badge count with unread articles

Feature

Should be an option to see favicons to the left of the headline to quickly see at a glance which site posted the story as well as an option to enable images if there is one in the story

Feature

MiniFlux Sync would be nice

Feature

Offline reading?

Feature

Dark mode option

Feature

Advanced analytics dashboard

Feature

FAQ

What does An Otter RSS Reader do?

An Otter RSS Reader is a minimalistic application designed to help you subscribe to and manage RSS feeds. It synchronizes your subscribed feeds across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac using iCloud. The app allows you to discover new feeds automatically, organize them into folders, and read articles in a standard web view.

What are the key features of An Otter RSS Reader?

Key features include iCloud synchronization for subscribed feeds, automatic discovery of RSS feeds from website domains, the ability to group feeds into folders for better organization, and reading articles directly in a normal web view. It also supports Shortcuts for automation and offers home screen widgets to display unread counts.

Is An Otter RSS Reader free to use?

The application is free to download and use, with in-app purchases available. While the core functionality of subscribing, syncing, and reading feeds is provided, certain features or enhancements might be unlocked through these purchases.

What devices is An Otter RSS Reader compatible with?

The app is designed to work across Apple's ecosystem, including iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It leverages iCloud to ensure your subscribed feeds and reading progress are synchronized seamlessly between these devices.

How can I import or export my RSS feeds?

An Otter RSS Reader supports the OPML format for importing and exporting your feed subscriptions. If you are migrating from another RSS reader, you can import an OPML file containing your existing subscriptions. Conversely, you can export your feeds into an OPML file if you decide to move to a different application.