CalmFeed vs RSS Reader

CalmFeed is a news reader designed for people who want to stay informed without sacrificing their mental well-being. We live in a relentless flow of information engineered to capture our attention, amplify our emotions, and keep us scrolling as long as possible. CalmFeed takes the opposite approach: no algorithm, no aggressive notifications, no manipulation. Just the sources you choose, presented simply. What CalmFeed offers - Add your favorite RSS sources and follow them at your own pace - Follow YouTube, Vimeo, PeerTube and more video channels via their feeds - Easily filter your home feed by source - Chronological reading, no algorithmic sorting - Clean integrated reader: no ads, no distractions - Save articles to read later - Discover new content by keyword search - Calm pause: breathe with the animated calm orb - Dark minimalist interface, designed to rest your eyes - Local-first: your data stays on your device, period CalmFeed Premium Single purchase. One payment, for life. No subscription. - Thematic dossiers to organize your reading - Exclusive themes and custom fonts - Automatic data backup - Calm reading statistics - Mastodon and Bluesky interactions - Extreme Calm mode and Quiet Hours CalmFeed is developed by Calm Tech Notebook, an initiative dedicated to respectful, non-addictive, and user-centered digital tools. Be informed. Protect your calm. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

One calm feed reader for every RSS and Atom source you care about. Paste a link and Tidings pulls in the blogs, news sites and podcasts you follow, so the whole open web lands in a single, quiet timeline instead of scattered across a dozen apps and inboxes. No algorithm decides what you see. You choose the sources, group them into your own categories, and read them in order — full articles, picture posts and podcast episodes side by side, in a distraction-free reader that strips away the clutter of the original page and respects Dark Mode. WHAT YOU GET - Follow any RSS or Atom feed just by pasting its URL — blogs, magazines, newsrooms and creators - One timeline that merges articles, picture posts and podcast episodes from every source you follow - A clean reader view with proper typography, images and links — no clutter, no popups - A built-in podcast player with variable speed (0.8x to 2x), skip, scrub and lock-screen controls - Star posts to save them for later, plus Unread and Starred smart lists so nothing slips past - Fetched posts stay readable offline, and a three-pane iPad layout with swipe-to-star and swipe-to-read PERFECT FOR - News readers who want headlines from their own trusted sites, not an algorithm's feed - Podcast listeners who'd rather subscribe by feed than hunt through a directory - Writers and researchers tracking blogs and publications in one place - Anyone escaping social scrolling who wants to choose their own sources WHY NOT JUST USE A BROWSER? Bookmarks go stale and you have to check every site by hand. Here each source refreshes on its own, unread counts tell you what's new, and articles and episodes sit side by side in one timeline you actually finish. PRIVACY Your feeds, categories and starred posts stay on your device. No account to create, no ads, no reading history sold, no tracking of what you open. FULL ACCESS Tidings unlocks with a single membership that opens unlimited feeds, the full reader, offline reading and the podcast player. Choose the plan that fits: a Weekly or Yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID; subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, and you can manage or cancel anytime in App Store settings. Add your first feed today and bring the whole open web into one calm place. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? tphuc.work@gmail.com