Comparison

Flippy Reader for Feedly vs Unread

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Flippy Reader for Feedly

Browse your Feedly news feeds using a card-based interface. Swipe left to mark articles as read, tap to view the full content, and swipe right to save for later. Easily reorder your news categories with a press and hold.

Highlights
  • Card-based news feed browsing
  • Swipe left to mark as read
  • Swipe right to save for later
  • Tap to view full article
  • Reorder news categories
Features
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This app requires a Feedly account - Think Tinder for News Feeds Flip through your Feedly feeds with ease, using our simple, card-based layout. 1) Select your category 2) Swipe Left to Mark as Read 3) Tap to view the full article 4) Swipe Right to Save for Later 5) Press and Hold a category to re-order them Enjoy!

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Flippy Reader for Feedly4 screens
Unread4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Unread at 4.6 against Flippy Reader for Feedly's 1.0. Unread also leads on review sentiment (72% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 20 months). Flippy Reader for Feedly's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Unread sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Flippy Reader for Feedly asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Unread holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Unread has 442 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Flippy Reader for Feedly's written reviews are positive against 72% of Unread's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flippy Reader for Feedly ships an update every 20 months, Unread every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Flippy Reader for Feedly versus Unread: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlippy Reader for FeedlyUnread
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.6 (442 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews72.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1442 — better
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS7.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB39 MB
Age rating+417+
DeveloperGreat Time AppsGolden Hill Software

Customer experience

Flippy Reader for Feedly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Unread

All ratings442 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews170 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral8.2%
Negative19.4%

Bugs and requests

Flippy Reader for Feedly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

None

Flippy Reader for Feedly

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Unread

Subscriptions4
  • 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

Is Flippy Reader for Feedly free?
Flippy Reader for Feedly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unread free?
Unread is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flippy Reader for Feedly or Unread?
Unread is rated higher. Flippy Reader for Feedly averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Unread averages 4.6 from 442 ratings.
Do Flippy Reader for Feedly or Unread have ads?
Neither Flippy Reader for Feedly nor Unread shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flippy Reader for Feedly or Unread?
Flippy Reader for Feedly ships an update every 20 months, and Unread every 8 days. Most recently, Flippy Reader for Feedly was updated on October 1, 2026 and Unread on October 1, 2026.

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