Unread vs Cupertino Lens

Rediscover the joy of reading your favorite writers and publications with Unread. Unread is an RSS reader with beautiful typography, comfortable gesture-based navigation, and a variety of color themes. Unread is available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Unread won the MacStories Selects 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award. Capabilities include: SYNCING: Our free Unread Cloud service keeps your devices in sync. Unread also syncs with Birchfeed, Feedbin, Feedly, Fever, FreshRSS, Gobbler, Inkwell, Inoreader, Miniflux, and NewsBlur. AUTOMATIC WEBPAGE TEXT: For feeds that contain only article summaries, Unread will display the full article text from the webpage. Easily switch between feed text and webpage text for any article, and change the default for individual feeds. WEBSITE ACCOUNTS: For news websites that require an account, sign in and get full webpage text. SUBSCRIBE IN UNREAD: This share sheet extension lets you subscribe to a website’s feeds while visiting that website from Safari or any other web browser. SAVE TO UNREAD: This share sheet extension creates an article in Unread with the contents of the webpage you are visiting from Safari or any other web browser. (Subscription required.) COLOR THEMES: Unread provides a variety of color themes. Choose one theme for light mode and another for dark mode. CACHING: Unread caches webpage text and images for instant loading and offline access. (Subscription required.) READ-LATER SERVICES: Unread can save articles to Anybox, Flyleaf, GoodLinks, Instapaper, Matter, Pinboard, Plinky, Quick Reads, Raindrop.io, Readwise, Safari Reading List, and wallabag. On a device with a hardware keyboard, assign a custom keyboard shortcut to each. (Subscription required.) SHORTCUTS: Perform shortcuts on articles and links inside articles. On a device with a hardware keyboard, assign a custom keyboard shortcut to each. (Subscription required.) --- “Just a gorgeous app.” – John Gruber, Daring Fireball “Most importantly, I should stress again how refreshing it feels to have such a great native experience with Unread. The app is really fast, even when it’s loaded up with hundreds of feeds.” — Niléane Dorffer, MacStories “It’s an RSS reader made with taste. It has great typography, themes, search, and compatibility with the usual suspects. I love having this app on my Mac.” — David Sparks, MacSparky --- Unread has full VoiceOver coverage. Every screen and every feature is available to users with vision impairments: • From any screen you can perform a magic tap, a two-finger double tap, to open a menu of options available for that screen. • When on an article list, there are actions available for each article in the list. After selecting an article, invoke the accessibility rotor and then select “Actions”. There is an action to mark the article read or unread, an action to share the article, and many others. • Use the VoiceOver escape gesture, a two-finger “Z”, to back out of the current screen. --- UNREAD SUBSCRIPTION Unread is a free app. Additional functionality is available with a $29.99 (USD)/year auto-renewing subscription: • Article actions for sending articles directly to supported bookmarking and read later services, and for sharing via email or iMessage. • Ability to execute shortcuts on articles and links. • Caching of webpage text and images. • Widget customization options. • Save to Unread share sheet extension. • Custom app icons. • Premium support. A subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Unread’s Terms of Use are available at: https://www.goldenhillsoftware.com/unread/terms-of-use/

Cupertino Lens brings personal Apple briefings, a customizable news dashboard, and independent essays together in an app made for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. LENS BRIEFING Turn the latest Apple coverage into a clear overview, with related stories grouped together and links to the original sources. Add stories to your next briefing and revisit earlier editions. Follow topics like Vision Pro or the App Store for a briefing of their own, or read several together. POWERED BY APPLE INTELLIGENCE Create personal briefings with Apple Intelligence on supported devices, using on-device models. Apple Intelligence must be enabled and its models available. Feature and language availability depend on your device and settings. An optional OpenRouter connection is available separately. YOUR BRIEFING, YOUR RHYTHM Read it as a top story, photo cards, or summaries, and switch right inside the briefing. Set your preferred briefing times, or use Smart Timing within the hours you choose. Shape how you catch up, from a quick scan to a closer look. THE WIRE, YOUR WAY Follow attributed headlines from Apple Newsroom and technology publications in one place. Choose your sources, reorder dashboard sections, and keep software releases and upcoming events in view. Swipe a story to save it or add it to your briefing, and follow breaking news in a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. ORIGINAL APPLE ESSAYS Read independent analysis by Sami Fathi on Apple's design, software, products, and strategy. Save essays for later, adjust your reading preferences, and return to your place. Eligible downloaded essays remain available offline. MADE FOR IPAD Enjoy native navigation, a spacious Wire dashboard, and more room to read. Add inline notes and handwritten annotations to original essays, with Apple Pencil support on iPad. ON APPLE WATCH Read your latest briefing from iPhone on your wrist, even offline, and browse the stories behind it. Check the latest stories, save them on your Watch, open them on iPhone, and add Lens Briefing to your watch face. ENGLISH AND ARABIC Use Cupertino Lens in English or Arabic, including widgets and the Apple Watch app. Arabic translation is available for selected reading content where supported. Translation and Apple Intelligence language availability may differ. No account is required to browse and read. Fresh content requires an internet connection. Optional features may require permissions, a supported device, or a connected service. Cupertino Lens is an independent publication by Sami Fathi and is not affiliated with Apple Inc.