Anecdote vs News
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Anecdote
Anecdote is a simple yet powerful application to read your favorites quotes websites. It's very light, not intrusive, fast and simple. Features: * 9GAG feed (image and video) * quotes feeds from fmylife.com (FML), Bash.org, viedemerde.fr (VDM), danstonchat.com (DTC) and more * infinite scroll and pull to refresh * no strange permissions, no background tasks, no ad * add your own website with some HTML knowledge The content displayed in the application do not belongs to Anecdote. Crash and some usage informations (such as the share of an item) are sent to upstream's own Countly server.
News
NOTE: This is NOT an official Nextcloud News client, but Nextcloud is fully supported Main Features: * Subscribe to your favorite RSS and Atom feeds * Sync with your personal Miniflux or Nextcloud server * Smooth and snappy user experience even on the older and cheaper devices * Built-in podcast fetcher which can be used with external players * Enhance your news feed with high-resolution preview images * Enjoy modern and minimalistic Material Design * Both light and dark themes are supported * This is an open source app which respects your privacy
| Feature | Anecdote | News |
|---|---|---|
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | NotesBrowser | NotesNewsMedia PlayerPodcastVideoBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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