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The Old Reader vs Feedly: catalog facts
The Old Reader	Feedly
Freemium A limited free tier is available. Premium is a paid subscription.	Freemium A limited free tier is available. Pro and Pro+ are paid subscriptions.
Web	Android, iOS, Web, Browser extension
Deliberately faithful to the original Google Reader, including social sharing Free tier is usable for a modest number of feeds	Mature apps on every platform with reliable syncing Newsletters and other non-RSS sources can be routed into the same stream
Free accounts are limited in feeds and refresh frequency No official mobile apps; it relies on third-party clients	The free tier caps feeds and folders tightly AI filtering and search require the more expensive paid tiers
Hosted service	Hosted service, Browser extension
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Account needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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