Great rss app concept, done poorly
There are comments that can be seen from other users who viewed/shared the same feed you are looking at. Some may hate this, but it essentially makes it a decent inbetween of reddit and using rss feeds without having to leave the app.
Sadly the free version is useless which you wont notice til the trial expires a month in, at least export seems to work, importing doesn't work at all with any of the 4 similar apps I tried that all work back and forth with each other.
Sadly the free version is useless which you wont notice til the trial expires a month in, at least export seems to work, importing doesn't work at all with any of the 4 similar apps I tried that all work back and forth with each other.
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Phony app and/or reviews?
Most recent reviews are, 1, 4, 4, 6, and 8 years old and yet its one of the most popular RSS? something not right there. the app itself is creepy (automatically does things you don't want) and cluttered (menu/settings/font/layout) and overly complicated (curiously worded options), best viewed on a 32" monitor until the GUI is modernized. its meant to not collect data but it seems to want to hook you up with strangers unless you turn that off.
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잘 쓰고 있습니다.
직관적인 필터링 기능 덕분에 편리하게 쓰고 있습니다. 가격도 저렴해서 좋습니다. 컴퓨터 웹페이지도 잘 이용하고 있습니다.
Frustrating unresponsiveness to window sizes
Window rendering is all over the place, with too many view settings that don’t react appropriately to variable window sizing in Windowed or Stage Manager modes. Ended up wrestling in a tug-of-war with the app — unable to find a decent viewing configuration — and not enjoying the experience at all.
In a word:
Superb!
Buggy
Something is breaking a feed when going into landscape and back.
パスワードに長さ制限がある？
ユーザー登録時な長さ制限を掛けている事を明示せず、制限を超えて入力しても受け入れる。
ログイン時にパスワードの長さが３０文字を超えてるって出る。 何、これ？
ログイン時にパスワードの長さが３０文字を超えてるって出る。 何、これ？
Ruined a great app
I had been using this app about a year, and Newsblur had become my goto news app. It was snappy, didn’t force AI slop on me, and did what I needed and nothing more. March of 2026 they redid all the gestures in a weird way and I found myself using it less. Now I open it and can’t even scroll the feed (it hangs for a few seconds so often I can’t get to the second page of stories).
I used to try to convince friends and family this app was worth the subscription. Now I’m just impossibly frustrated and resent the makers. Won’t be renewing my subscription.
I used to try to convince friends and family this app was worth the subscription. Now I’m just impossibly frustrated and resent the makers. Won’t be renewing my subscription.
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Not ready for prime time
I really wanted to like this app because I’m tired of the idiosyncrasies in the more common options. But it just doesn’t work. Tapping an article to open it fails frequently. The read/unread status of articles is a mystery. I never know what I’m going to see when I filter for unread only. I’ve even tried using the website on my phone instead of the app and it’s impossible. Nothing is size-responsive or scrollable horizontally so 80% of any page is inaccessible.
Here’s hoping the developers decide to take their software more seriously.
Here’s hoping the developers decide to take their software more seriously.
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Response from developer
Are you sure you’re using NewsBlur? This is mature software used by thousands every day. None of this tracks. I’d love to fix anything that’s wrong but I suspect this review is not made in good faith.
New swipe changes on iOS are a regression
I am disappointed in the new swipe changes in the iOS version of the app. They can be adjusted, but not back to the original swipe behavior. This is a significant part of my reader workflow. I still enjoy using the web app and I think the subscription price is still a great value, but the gestures are an incredibly annoying pain point.
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Used to be good
UI update changed all of the gestures from things I used to things I don’t use with no option to go back. Also the iPad interface now feels weird and awkward. Like the developers done really use an iPad. I’ll be looking around for a new reader. Maybe I’ll just vibe code one.
Reliable
I’ve been with NewsBlur for a few years. Periodically I’ll try Inoreader, but I stay with NewsBlur. Great value and Sam and team are very responsive.
Good first version
Where is version 14?
Highly recommend!
I’ve used News Blur for 6+ years (when algorithmic feeds became unavoidable on Twitter) and love it for news. I like the granularity and control. I highly recommend it, regardless of these two developer notes: 1) the only nagging issue is vertically stretched images from some feeds. 2) my only ask would be the ability to pinch to zoom on images more easily (simply by doing so, or using a single click to expand and enable zoom instead of having to long press and then click the sub-menu?).
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Reliable
I’ve been with NewsBlur for a few years. Periodically I’ll try Inoreader, but I stay with NewsBlur. Great value and Clay and team are very responsive.
Solid app!
I’ve used News Blur for 4+ years (when algorithmic feeds because unavoidable on Twitter) and love it for news.
Charging for basics
Charging to see all your RSS feeds in one spot? Silly.
Bugs in Verbindung mit Widget
Die App stürzt immer wieder ab, wenn man news aus der Widget App öffnet. Das ist sehr ärgerlich, vorallem weil ich das Widget eigentlich sehr cool finde und es viele News anzeigt.
Leider habe ich schon das Premiumabo für ein Jahr abgeschlossen…
Leider habe ich schon das Premiumabo für ein Jahr abgeschlossen…
iPad app crashes upon launch
iPad app instantly crashes upon launch. Our subscription fees literally paid the developer’s Harvard tuition, and now he can’t be bothered to maintain a functioning app. I guess use the browser version until the developer remembers we exist and slaps another temporary band-aid on the issue. What a waste of a good service.
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Great News Read
Very flexible
