News Reader vs Reader for Selfoss
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
News Reader
This minimal RSS news reader brings you the latest news. It includes several feeds in different categories, including news, technology, science, sports and others! You can also add your own feeds. News feeds are available in the following languages: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and Russian. Features easy to use and lightweight with wide selection of news feeds text to speech: listen to your news choose your theme, add your personal feeds mini widget showing latest news headline backup and restore settings designed for speed and low battery consumption language of news feeds can be changed: please select "Settings" and then click on "Feeds language" to choose the language of news feeds Permissions This application requires the following permissions: INTERNET - to retrieve news WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE (aka Photos/Media/Files) - to backup settings
Reader for Selfoss
A new RSS reader for selfoss. What it does: Fetches read, unread, and favorite feeds. Marking as read, marking as favorite. Manage selfoss sources from the app. Add an RSS feed from within the app, or by sharing a link from your browser. Choose between multiple light and dark themes. PS: It only works with Selfoss
| Feature | News Reader | Reader for Selfoss |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-2.0-only | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-Droid |
| Categories | NotesNewsBrowser | NotesNewsBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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