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March 2022
Readify is my current RSS client
Feed: RSS or ATOM URL
Article: entry from a feed
OPML: file containing a list of feeds
Fork of spaRSS, which is forked from Flym and Sparse RSS. Available on IzzyOnDroid F-Droid repository
+ Can search for RSS feeds using Feedly.com
+ Detailed errors when a fetch fails
+ Advanced RSS configuration: Filters, auth cookies, HTTP auth
+ Can swipe between articles on the reading screen
+ Favicons on feed list
+ Shows article author
+ Can scroll with mousewheel
-- Last commit from 2018 (at the time of writing)
-- Cannot search a URL for feeds
- Cannot open-with Readify when clicking .atom URLs
- Small, circle thumbnails (personal preference)
- Scrollbar overlaps while dragging the rearrange feed icons sometimes
- While rearranging feeds the page doesn't automatically scroll. A work around is to scroll with another finger while moving a feed. If it doesn't work, restart the application.
- Large padding on the article list
- Cannot search feed sidebar, but you can search articles by feed source name
- No automatic dark theme switching
- No AMOLED theme
+ Can find RSS files from websites, not as powerful as Readify
+ Multiple list themes
+ Swipe from anywhere to open the drawer
+ Shortcut on reading page to view more articles from the source feed
+ AMOLED theme
- Cannot scroll with mousewheel
- Cannot swipe between articles on the reading screen
- Thumbnails on compact theme are on the right (personal preference)
- Cannot edit feeds from the sidebar (where feeds are selected)
- No favicons on feeds
+ Discover new feeds in-app, recommends searches using your folder names
+ Can select individual feeds to export to OPML
- Crashes (using latest beta)
- Cannot swipe between articles on the reading screen
- Cannot view a folders feeds, only open and collapse
My old reader, wrote this page while looking for a more up to date alternative
+ Simple indication of a failed fetch
+ Translucent status bar and navbar while scrolling
+ Can scroll with mousewheel
- Does not support some feed types