Feeddler RSS News Reader vs Unread
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Feeddler RSS News Reader
A fast and customizable RSS reader that syncs with popular services and offers offline reading. It presents news in an easy-to-read interface with extensive customization options for a personalized reading experience.
- Syncs with multiple RSS services
- Offline reading of cached articles
- Feed and folder management
- Customizable UI with night mode
- Article marking and sorting options
- Swipe gestures for navigation
- Save and share articles
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Feeddler was first released in 2010, a few days before the first-generation iPad release. Feeddler has been one of the most popular RSS readers for iPhone and iPad and has been picked as a top news app by numerous media over the years. * "New and Noteworthy" and "What's Hot" - featured by Apple * "Cleanest and most user-friendly interface" - iPhone Life Magazine * "Essential iPad Apps" - Gizmodo * "10 Must Have iPad Apps" - Cool Tricks N Tips * ... and many more Feeddler is a fast and highly customizable RSS Reader client that stays perfect sync with RSS services and presents RSS stories in an easy-to-read interface. Feeddler is a universal app that supports iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads. Features: * Syncs with Bazqux Reader (optional account, 30-day free trial). * Syncs with FeedHQ (optional account, , 30-day free trial). * Syncs with Feedly (optional account, free). * Syncs with InoReader (optional account, free). * Syncs with The Old Reader (optional account, free). * Supports multiple accounts. * Supports feed management - add/delete/rename/sort subscriptions and folders. * Caches RSS articles and images for offline reading * Able to set up each subscription to open articles directly in RSS, full text mode, or web (online only). * Able to mark all items as read for any RSS subscription or mark only loaded items as read. * Able to mark items as read based on date or automatically mark items as read while user scrolling headlines. * Able to show only feeds/folders with unread items. * Swipe RSS articles for navigation, and pinch articles to change font size. * Save/Share articles by tapping-and-holding any articles shown on the preview list. * E-mail sharing with optional default recipients. * Copy-and-paste titles, links, or full articles. * Lots of UI customization options including summary preview and the comfortable night mode. More features in the Pro version: + Supports landscape mode on iPhone. + Supports keyword search to find and add feeds. + Sync all subscriptions, or sync subscriptions in a folder for offline reading. + Sync options: sync all feeds or unread items only, sync from last sync, days or weeks. For faster syncing, use "Unread only" + "FromLastSync." + No ads If you like Feeddler, please consider writing positive reviews on the App Store. We keep adding features, fixing bugs, and improving app performance. Please send us feedback at feeddler@gmail.com. Thanks for your support.
Unread
This app is a beautifully designed RSS reader that focuses on a clean reading experience with customizable typography and themes. It offers seamless syncing across devices and integrates with various read-later services, allowing for offline access to cached content.
- Gesture-based navigation
- Customizable color themes
- Cross-device syncing
- Automatic webpage text display
- Offline access with caching
- Integration with read-later services
- Widgets for unread counts
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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 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, 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.) --- “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 is focused on eliminating chrome — it is a pure reading app. It’s like reader mode all the time, and the assortment of color themes is nicely curated.” – John Gruber, Daring Fireball --- 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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Unread at 4.6 against Feeddler RSS News Reader's 3.8. Unread also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 weeks) and ratings volume (442 vs 48). Feeddler RSS News Reader's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Unread sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Feeddler RSS News Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
Unread holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Unread has 442 ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Feeddler RSS News Reader's written reviews are positive against 72% of Unread's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Feeddler RSS News Reader ships an update every 4 weeks, Unread every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Feeddler RSS News Reader | Unread |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (48 ratings) | 4.6 (442 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 72.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 48 | 442 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | C.B. Liu | Golden Hill Software |
Customer experience
Feeddler RSS News Reader
Unread
User reviews
Feeddler RSS News Reader
From 48 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📱 Clean and simple interface
- 🔄 Reliable sync with Google Reader
- ⏱️ Fast and responsive
- 📚 Excellent for reading RSS feeds
- 🔖 Good organization and sorting options
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🔑 Requires login to third-party service
- 💰 Paid version required for some features
- 📢 Intrusive ads in free version
- 🔍 Limited feed discovery options
Unread
From 442 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Elegant and intuitive UI
- 🚀 Fast and responsive
- 🔒 Secure login integration
- 📚 Excellent article formatting and readability
- 💡 Automated full-text article retrieval
Room to improve
- 💰 Subscription model seen as too expensive
- 🔀 Inconsistent experience between iOS and iPad versions
- 🔍 Difficult to discover certain features
- 🔠 Lack of customization options (e.g., font, theme)
Bugs and requests
Feeddler RSS News Reader
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues after OS updates
- Freezing and slow performance on older devices
- Inconsistent sync between devices and Google Reader
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to mark individual articles as read
- Option to automatically mark articles as read when scrolled past
- Integration with more sharing/bookmarking services
- Landscape mode support for article view
- Customizable font and theme options
Unread
Reported bugs
3 issues- Occasional article duplication
- Issues with 'Keep Unread' feature
- Text formatting problems in dark mode
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for more RSS providers (e.g., Miniflux, FreshRSS)
- Implement keyboard shortcuts and power-user features
- Improve information density on iPad layout
- Introduce a one-time purchase option
In-app purchases
Feeddler RSS News Reader
No in-app purchases
Unread
- Unread Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
- Unread Annual Subscription$29.991 Year
- Unread: Free first year$29.991 Year
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- Unread: Discounted first year$29.991 Year
Questions
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