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About News Explorer
News Explorer is an RSS reader built only for Apple devices. It follows RSS, Atom and JSON feeds as well as Reddit, Mastodon, YouTube and podcast feeds. Feeds, folders, articles, read status and favourites sync through iCloud, so no separate account is needed.
New feeds can be added from the browser, from a feed URL or through the built-in search. Articles can be shared through the system share sheet and sent to Instapaper, Raindrop and Readwise. On macOS each sharing service can have its own shortcut key.
Strengths
- iCloud sync with no separate account
- Follows Reddit, Mastodon, YouTube and podcast feeds as well as RSS
- Sends articles to Instapaper, Raindrop and Readwise
- Per-service shortcut keys on macOS
Limitations
- Apple devices only
- Sync depends on iCloud
Details
- Pricing
- PaidPaid app with a 14-day free trial.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Betamagic
- Platforms
- macOS, iOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Mac and iPhone users who want feeds synced without a third-party service
- Categories
- RSS readers
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to News Explorer
Compare allSoftware that can replace News Explorer for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
NetNewsWire
Free, open-source feed reader for Mac, iPhone and iPad.
NetNewsWire is a free MIT-licensed reader for Mac, iPhone and iPad with iCloud sync and many back ends, but no filtering or rules.
Reeder
Apple-platform timeline reader for feeds, podcasts and videos.
Reeder is a freemium Apple reader with iCloud sync and one chronological timeline across feeds, podcasts and videos instead of unread counts.
Reeder Classic
The classic Reeder feed reader, still sold separately.
Reeder Classic is a paid Apple reader with folders, unread counts and support for nearly every sync back end, including self-hosted ones.
Fiery Feeds
Power-user iOS and macOS reader supporting many back ends.
Fiery Feeds is a freemium iOS and macOS reader supporting many sync back ends, with smart views and hot links behind a subscription.
ReadKit
An RSS and read-later client for iPhone, iPad and Mac that syncs with many feed services.
ReadKit is a freemium Apple app combining feeds with read-later services, offering a built-in RSS engine and offline reading.
Unread
iOS and macOS feed reader designed around comfortable reading.
Unread is a freemium Apple reader focused on typography and gestures with full-text fetching, with most features requiring a subscription.
lire
iOS and macOS reader that downloads full articles for offline use.
lire is a paid Apple reader that downloads full articles for offline reading and searches their text, sold per platform.
Vienna RSS
Open-source RSS and Atom reader for macOS with smart folders.
Vienna RSS is a free open-source Mac reader with smart folders, without an iOS app and with limited sync.
News Explorer as an alternative
Listings that name News Explorer as an alternative.
feeeed
An iOS feed reader that follows websites, RSS, YouTube and Reddit in a chronological feed.
News Explorer is a paid Mac and iOS reader syncing through iCloud that follows Reddit, Mastodon, YouTube and podcasts and sends articles to Instapaper and Readwise.
Tapestry
An iOS app that merges RSS feeds, social media, podcasts and YouTube into one chronological timeline.
News Explorer is a paid Mac and iOS reader syncing through iCloud that follows Reddit, Mastodon, YouTube and podcast feeds alongside RSS.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily 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.
