Apple News AlternativesNews Readers and other similar apps like Apple News

Apple News is described as 'News is a mobile app and news aggregator developed by Apple Inc., for its operating system iOS, and launched with the release of iOS 9. It is the successor to the Newsstand app included in previous versions of iOS' and is a News Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Apple News for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad and Mac apps. The best Apple News alternative is Feedly, which is free. Other great apps like Apple News are Inoreader, FreshRSS, Feeder RSS feed reader and RSS Guard.

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  1. Feedly icon

    Feedly

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    Experience a magazine-like RSS feed with seamless integration across devices, quick-loading cards, and effortless sharing across social platforms and other apps.

    310 Feedly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Kindle Fire
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    • Feedly is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Apple News.

    • Feedly is the most popular free alternative to Apple News.

    • Feedly is Freemium and ProprietaryApple News is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Feedly is CustomizableApple News is not according to our users
  2. Inoreader icon

    Inoreader

     1457 likes
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    Aggregate feeds from RSS, social media, and newsletters with advanced filtering, OPML management, website monitoring, IFTTT automation, cloud syncing, text-to-speech, dark mode, and collaboration tools for flexible and efficient content consumption across devices.

    288 Inoreader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Kindle Fire
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  4. FreshRSS icon

    FreshRSS

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    FreshRSS is a free, self-hosted RSS aggregator. It is quite lightweight, fast (it can manage +100k articles without complaining) and powerful (e.g. shortcuts, filters, responsive design, multi-views, multi-themes, multi-users, statistics, provides a Google Reader API, etc.)

    124 FreshRSS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    • FreshRSS is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Apple News.

    • FreshRSS is the most popular Open Source alternative to Apple News.

    • FreshRSS is Free and Open SourceApple News is Freemium and Proprietary
    • FreshRSS is Lightweight and Privacy focusedApple News is not according to our users
  5. Feeder RSS feed reader icon

    Feeder RSS feed reader

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    Feeder is a fully free/libre feed reader. It supports all common feed formats, including JSONFeed. It doesn't track you. It doesn't require any setup. It doesn't even need you to create an account!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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  6. RSS Guard icon

    RSS Guard

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    RSS Guard is simple, light and easy-to-use RSS/ATOM feed aggregator developed using Qt framework which supports online feed synchronization.

    227 RSS Guard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • RSS Guard is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Apple News.

    • RSS Guard is Free and Open SourceApple News is Freemium and Proprietary
    • RSS Guard is Lightweight and Privacy focusedApple News is not according to our users
  7. Kagi News icon

    Kagi News

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    Presents a single daily press review in about five minutes, focusing on fact-based summaries, highlights, and quotes from global sources. Features clean sections, original article links, and is privacy-focused with no ads or trackers, welcoming community-contributed sources.

    30 Kagi News alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  9. Feedbro icon

    Feedbro

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    Fast & free RSS feed reader as a browser extension for Chrome, Vivaldi, Edge, Brave and Firefox for reading blogs, news or any RSS, Atom or RDF based feed.

    243 Feedbro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    Feedbro has built-in integrations to various social media sites - even the ones that don't provide RSS natively like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
     
  10. Fluent Reader icon

    Fluent Reader

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    It is free for Mac, Windows and Linux if you download it from GitHub, and it's paid ($2) for Android and iOS.

    243 Fluent Reader alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  11. QuiteRSS icon

    QuiteRSS

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    QuiteRSS is a open-source cross-platform RSS/Atom news feeds reader written on Qt/C++

    237 QuiteRSS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
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  12. Flipboard icon

    Flipboard

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    Flipboard is a fast, beautiful way to flip through the news, photos and updates your friends are sharing on Facebook and Twitter.

    257 Flipboard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
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  13. NewsBlur icon

    NewsBlur

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    NewsBlur is a personal news reader that brings people together to talk about the world. It shows you the original site and allows you to read stories directly off the site while keeping track of what you read. It also filters and highlights stories you like and dislike.

    263 NewsBlur alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • NewsBlur is the most popular SaaS alternative to Apple News.

    • NewsBlur is Freemium and Open SourceApple News is Freemium and Proprietary
    • NewsBlur is CustomizableApple News is not according to our users
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