Feeder vs News
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Feeder
Feeder is an open source feed reader (RSS/Atom/JSONFeed) for Android created in 2014. With Feeder you can read the latest news and posts from your favorite sites. Feeder does NOT sync with usual remote backends so no account registration of any kind is necessary. Feeder is free to use and runs locally on your device. Your data is 100% private. Features Parses HTML and displays it in a native TextView Offline reading Background synchronization Notifications OPML Import/Export Handy access to enclosure links Material design Full changelog is available on GitHub.
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 | Feeder | News |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | NotesNewsBrowser | NotesNewsMedia PlayerPodcastVideoBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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