ReadKit

An RSS and read-later client for iPhone, iPad and Mac that syncs with many feed services.

FreemiumProprietarymacOSiOS

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About ReadKit

ReadKit gathers RSS feeds and read-later articles in one app. It has a built-in RSS engine and can also sync with Feedbin, Feedly, FreshRSS, Inoreader, Miniflux, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, Tiny Tiny RSS, Instapaper, Pinboard, Wallabag and others, with several accounts at once.

Features include smart folders, tags, a reader mode that extracts full articles, offline reading with image caching, YouTube channel subscriptions, OPML import and export, and full hardware keyboard support. The same features are available on iOS and macOS.

Strengths

  • Syncs with many RSS and read-later services
  • Built-in RSS engine needs no external service
  • Smart folders and full-text reader mode
  • Offline reading with image caching

Limitations

  • Apple platforms only
  • Pricing details not shown on the website

Details

Pricing
FreemiumPricing is not listed on the website; see the App Store page.
License
Proprietary
Platforms
macOS, iOS
How it runs
Downloadable app
Account
Not required
Works offline
Yes
Best suited for
Apple users who want feeds and saved articles in one app
Categories
RSS readers
Last verified
Added
Provenance
Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.

Alternatives to ReadKit

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Software that can replace ReadKit for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.

  • Reeder

    Apple-platform timeline reader for feeds, podcasts and videos.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOSiOS

    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.

    PaidProprietarymacOSiOS

    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.

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    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.

    FreemiumProprietarymacOSiOS

    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.

    PaidProprietarymacOSiOS

    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.

    PaidProprietarymacOSiOS

    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.

  • Vienna RSS

    Open-source RSS and Atom reader for macOS with smart folders.

    Vienna RSS is a free Apache-2.0 reader with smart folders, but it runs on macOS only and has limited sync support.

ReadKit as an alternative

Listings that name ReadKit as an alternative.

  • feeeed

    An iOS feed reader that follows websites, RSS, YouTube and Reddit in a chronological feed.

    FreeProprietaryiOS

    ReadKit covers iPhone, iPad and Mac, combining feeds and read-later articles with sync to many services, smart folders and offline reading.

  • Matter

    Read-it-later app that combines newsletters, RSS feeds, and saved articles.

    ReadKit is a freemium Apple app that combines RSS and read-later services with offline reading and smart folders, without AI features.

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