Alternatives to Reeder
The elegant Apple RSS client
Reeder ranks #10 of 11 in RSS readers, with an Alt Score of 50. It is proprietary, sold by subscription from $1/month and available on iOS and macOS. 5 of 10 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
People who follow a lot of feeds, podcasts, and social accounts across the open web and Apple platforms and want one app to read, watch, and listen to it all instead of switching between separate apps.
A single unified timeline that combines RSS/JSON feeds, YouTube channels, podcasts, and Mastodon/Bluesky posts. Timeline position and subscriptions sync via iCloud across iPhone, iPad, and Mac, so unread counts aren't the point - your reading position is. You can tag items into collections (e.g. favorites, read-later) and turn tags into public, shareable RSS feeds. Custom filters let you narrow the timeline by keyword, media type, or feed.
You subscribe to feeds, channels, podcasts, and social accounts, then scroll one merged timeline instead of per-source inboxes. Items you want to keep get tagged or saved (including via the share extension from other apps), and your place in the timeline stays in sync across all your Apple devices.
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Feature comparison
How Reeder compares with its alternatives, feature by feature.
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Every fact and feature listed for Reeder is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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License Proprietary verified 2026-07-11
© 2024 Silvio Rizzi
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Platforms iOS, macOS verified 2026-07-11
Requires iOS 17.0 or later
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Status active verified 2026-07-11
Version 2026.6 (Jun 5)
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Pricing model Subscription verified 2026-07-11
At $1 per month or $10 per year
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Starts at $1/month verified 2026-07-11
Monthly $1.00
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Feed limit (free) Partial verified 2026-07-11
You can subscribe to a maximum of 10 feeds, which also means OPML Import is not available to prevent exceeding this limit.
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Keyboard navigation Yes verified 2026-07-11
L Toggle Later
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Rules & filters Yes verified 2026-07-11
Filters let you create custom timelines by including or excluding posts based on keywords, media types or feed types.
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Tagging Yes verified 2026-07-11
Reeder comes with three built-in tags: Later Bookmarks and Favorites
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Podcast support Yes verified 2026-07-11
Reeder supports more than just RSS feeds. It integrates videos, podcasts and social media posts into a single, streamlined view.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/reeder/id6475002485
FAQ
Yes. NewsBlur, FreshRSS and Tiny Tiny RSS have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
NewsBlur, FreshRSS and Miniflux — every license claim links its source.