The Old Reader Alternatives

The Old Reader is described as 'Web based RSS reader, something like Google Reader . Import existing subscriptions, find Facebook friends and more' and is a very popular RSS Reader in the news & books category. There are more than 100 alternatives to The Old Reader for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad and Mac apps. The best The Old Reader alternative is Feedly, which is free. Other great apps like The Old Reader are Inoreader, FreshRSS, Feeder RSS feed reader and RSS Guard.

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  1. Palabre icon
     4 likes

    Palabre is an all in one news app, acclaimed as the best user experience as a Feedly reader, a RSS Reader, Google News (Google Reader) and has gotten really good press.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  2. Feedspot icon
     165 likes

    A great alternative to Google Reader. Offers awesome productivity features like Search, RSS feeds for your starred items, tags & folder. You can share on X, .

    210 Feedspot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  3. Mr. Reader icon
     6 likes

    Mr. Reader is a powerful RSS News Reader for your iPad that synchronizes with popular services. Due to the large article preview and image thumbnails, it is easy to read only the articles you are interested in.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • iPad
     
  4. feeeed icon
     2 likes

    Feeeed is a customizable news feed tool that allows users to subscribe to various sources, integrate health data, set reminders, and enjoy a private, on-device experience, offering control over what content they see.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  5. Do you want to read your news using RSS & Atom feeds in the most efficient (compact grid), no-nonsense way, with no requirement to setup or use an existing service account? If you do, Heartfeed might be the app for you.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  6. News Worm icon
     Like

    News Worm is a simple, yet usable news aggregator for Windows. It has a practical and well designed user interface which stays out of the way.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Alligator icon
     2 likes

    Alligator is a mobile RSS feed reader for mobile Linux devices. It is part of the Plasma Mobile app collection.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • Plasma Mobile
     
  8. FeedSpin icon
     2 likes

    FeedSpin is a RSS news reader that treats all sources equally, unless you say otherwise. So your must-read sources will always appear first. And any other sources will not be shown again until you have seen the updates of all the other ones.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Flym icon
     17 likes

    Flym News Reader is a light, modern, totally free (no ads) and opensource project which keeps you inform by fetching your websites/blogs and displaying them in a mobile-optimized way.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  10. Feedzing icon
     3 likes

    Feedzing is a feed reader capable of reading Atom and RSS. It is a software that has been deeply studied their usability for ease of users.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Newsprompt icon
     11 likes

    Chrome extension to read breaking news and personalized articles in browser's new tab. It gathers news across 1000s of sources, learns your reading habits and recommends articles based on your profile and topics you are interested in.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
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