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RSS Reader vs Handy News Reader: catalog facts
RSS Reader	Handy News Reader
Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.
Android	Android
Supports RSS and Atom feeds Articles stored locally	Loads full article text, not just feed excerpts Articles can be read offline
No sync with feed services described Small project with a small user base	Android only Maintained mainly by a single developer
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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