Alternatives to ReadKit
An RSS and read-later client for iPhone, iPad and Mac that syncs with many feed services. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
ReadKit
An RSS and read-later client for iPhone, iPad and Mac that syncs with many feed services.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as ReadKit.
Reeder
Apple-platform timeline reader for feeds, podcasts and videos.
Reeder is a freemium Apple app with one chronological timeline for feeds, podcasts and videos and iCloud sync, instead of folders mixed with read-later services.
NetNewsWire
Free, open-source feed reader for Mac, iPhone and iPad.
NetNewsWire is a free, MIT-licensed Apple reader with iCloud sync and several back ends, but no read-later integration, filtering or rules.
Reeder Classic
The classic Reeder feed reader, still sold separately.
Reeder Classic is a paid Apple app with folders, unread counts and nearly every sync back end, though it is no longer developed as actively.
Fiery Feeds
Power-user iOS and macOS reader supporting many back ends.
Fiery Feeds supports an unusually long list of sync back ends on iOS and macOS with smart views, but most features require a paid subscription.
Unread
iOS and macOS feed reader designed around comfortable reading.
Unread focuses on typography, gestures and automatic full-text fetching on iOS and macOS, with a subscription needed for most functionality.
News Explorer
A feed reader for Mac and iOS that syncs feeds and read status through iCloud.
News Explorer is a paid Apple reader syncing through iCloud that follows Reddit, Mastodon, YouTube and podcasts and sends articles to Instapaper, Raindrop and Readwise.
lire
iOS and macOS reader that downloads full articles for offline use.
lire is a paid-per-platform Apple reader that downloads full articles for offline use and searches their text, without built-in read-later service support.
Matter
Read-it-later app that combines newsletters, RSS feeds, and saved articles.
Matter is a freemium hosted app for macOS, iOS and web combining RSS, newsletters and read-later saves in one inbox, with AI summaries and audio narration.
Also worth comparing
These listings name ReadKit as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Vienna RSS
Open-source RSS and Atom reader for macOS with smart folders.
ReadKit adds iPhone and iPad apps and sync with many RSS and read-later services, with smart folders, but it is freemium and closed source.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Instapaper
A read-it-later service that saves web pages so you can read them later on other devices.
Feedbin
Paid RSS reader that also handles newsletters and YouTube.
Feedly
Cloud RSS reader with apps, newsletters and AI topic filtering.
Inoreader
Power-user cloud RSS reader with rules, filters and full-text search.
wallabag
Self-hosted read-it-later service that keeps a clean copy of articles.
Readwise Reader
Read-it-later app for articles, PDFs, RSS, YouTube, and ePubs.
