Briefd vs Cosy Reader

You've been reading the news for years. You still can't explain most of what's happening in the world. You skim 40 headlines before breakfast. By lunch you couldn't name three. You nod along in conversations about trade wars and interest rates and AI regulation because you read something about it once. Somewhere. You think. That's not being informed. That's being busy. Briefd gives you 20 stories every morning. Picked for you. Written to be understood, not just consumed. And when you need the full picture — the history, the context, the why — tap Explain This. One tap. Real understanding. Ten minutes. No infinite scroll. No clickbait. No pretending you'll come back to that saved article. You read it. You finish it. You walk into your day knowing more than you did ten minutes ago. That's the difference. Not more news. More learning. Open it once. Read what matters. Get on with your day.

Cosy Reader is the calm home for everything you mean to read. Your RSS feeds, the articles you bookmark, and the newsletters you subscribe to — finally in one quiet place, in the order they were published. No algorithm. No "for you" tab. No infinite scroll nudging you to read more than you want. Just your reading, the way you chose it. THREE THINGS, ONE HOME • RSS feeds — Follow blogs, news sites, and podcasts. One chronological timeline, no algorithm deciding for you. Bring your existing subscriptions with a one-click OPML import. • Bookmarks — Save any article from the web in one click with the Chrome or Firefox extension. Your reading list is one tap away — come back when you actually have time to read. • Newsletters — Get a dedicated inbox address. Newsletters land in the app, not in your email. Read them when you sit down to read, not between meetings. CALM DOESN'T MEAN BARE-BONES • Search — Find anything by title, URL, or a line you remember reading. • Filters — Filter by tag, source, or reading status, and combine them to find exactly what you need. • Reading progress — A bar tracks where you are, so you pick up right where you left off. • Collections — Group your sources into topics. Read tech on Monday, cooking on Sunday. HOSTED IN EUROPE. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS. EU-hosted servers. No trackers selling your data. No dark patterns. Delete your account and everything goes with it. COMING FROM ANOTHER APP? Import your subscriptions from any RSS reader via OPML, and your saved articles as a CSV file. Everything comes with you. SIMPLE PRICING Start free: 200 bookmarks, 20 RSS feeds, and import from your current tools — no credit card required. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited bookmarks, unlimited feeds, and the newsletter inbox. One calm place for everything you mean to read.