Unread: An RSS Reader Reviews

by Bushwh@ck

Unclear if the 50 is a daily limit or the first 50 forever.

Regardless a sad development and subscription fatigue is real. Unread will be cut from my use even though I use it daily because $20 is just too much for something other apps do better or just as good as Unread for a one time fee or for free.

Thanks for giving me a chance to look at the new Reeder app. I was looking to give someone money again for a new experience and Reeder will get it.

by SilverRubicon

The information density is very poor. Margins are too large and the article list view remains the same width in portrait and landscape modes. Choosing a smaller font does not increase density, just increases wasted space. I don’t understand the design decisions.

by Lightworkr

Beautiful app, nice reading experience. But I just can’t seem to justify the amount of subscription cost the developer is asking. I’m a user of the original this app, since day 1, though I no longer use it. I’d happily pay for a $10 one time cost, but $20 per annum is hard to bite.

by Geofftaylor

When an app goes to a subscriptions model users need a roadmap of some sort to see what that subscription provides to them. Bug fixes are always expected with a set price for a version.

Active work to provide new features and continued progress to improve an app or service through Unread lead me to be more supportive of a subscription model. With some apps it easy to see that such will occur. With other apps, that’s not the case. It’s up to the developer to provide users with an incentive to go with a subscription model.

by Radiojejune

I’ve been using this app for years now. I’ve maybe paid for it two times. Maybe three. I’m not happy about their new subscription model and think the annual price should be lower...at least for legacy users. I am really happy to have full text RSS feeds though and the interface is one of the better ones in Unread Store visually. I’ve tried most other readers and I somehow always find myself coming back to this app.

by GordonSandvoss

How much would you need to price Unread at, for its continued development? $20 a year is insane. Subscription fatigue is real. Figure out what the one time cost needs to be and charge that. Love this app (original flavor) but $20 a year is too much for me. 3 stars for making the this app and this app 2 separate apps and not forcing customers to subscribe who’ve already paid for Unread before.

by Jenderle7

Once again a solid update and beautifully designed but I was really expecting more article list options/views. $20 annually doesn’t sound like much but when compared to the competitions features, I can’t justify it.

by Bonebox

After speaking with the developer, it appears the full text caching issue was due to an intrinsic this app+14 day publish date restriction. Hopefully options will be added to override those hard limits as there are some valid use cases for doing so.

by Jeremy Kanter

Love all the additions and can’t wait to see what else is on the way. I’m happy to pay the subscription price for an app that I use everyday and which, in my opinion, is miles ahead of any alternative in its design.

Only thing I don’t love is the new article list layout on iPad. It feels unnecessarily cramped. I’d love an option to bring the old layout back.

by Muper San One

I wish he found a way to make it $5 a year.

by Gwcali

Hands down this app is the best RSS reader app and I've tried most of them.

The layout is beautiful, intuitive and very responsive. It connects to Inoreader perfectly. It also supports other services but Inoreader is the one I use. New articles appears almost instantly when I open Unread and background refresh works well.

There's just enough customization for me so it doesn't get overwhelming and still feels personalized. Do yourself a favor and at least try it out.

by Mmcwatters

I’m love RSS but so few readers are available, and most of them range from plain and usable to ugly and unusable. But this app is as usable and elegant as it is gorgeous. A true pleasure to use.

by Cooperpell

I tried this app before and it didn’t stick. After getting off Twitter and wanting a healthy way to stay well-informed I returned to RSS. A key feature for me is pinning to Pinboard. this app’s ability to add quick actions on article selection is phenomenal and allows me to streamline my pinning process. Further, full screen reading mode is something I didn’t even know I wanted, but now I can’t live without. Blocking out distractions, I find that full screen keeps me more focused on the material at hand. 100% I can recommend this app over any other RSS app in the store, particularly Reeder which is, in my opinion, it’s main contender.

by Rob Fahrni

If you’re after a fast, stable, elegant feed reader this could be the application for you.

Golden Hill continues to make wonderful improvements to an already stable product.

Love it!

by Antiduplicity

with Unread i have always been able to quickly read my RSS feeds and dispatch ones i wanted to keep and now it it fast and smoother. thank you

sadly i cannot afford the subscription, but I wish the new owners of Unread all the best and success. thank you for keeping Unread alive

by Stevenraustin

I did not like Unread at first but it has quickly become my go to reader. Especially on iPad. Great features, very intuitive and it just works. Seems I am always fiddling around with setting in the other readers. I don’t need to do that here. I subscribe to both the pro version of feedly and inoreader and it works great with both.

by BudhlyaD

I have tried over a dozen different RSS apps over the last decade, and I am yet to come across the level of delight and polish that this app 2 offers you. If an RSS app gets the core reading experience right, and that at this level of impressiveness, you know that the $20 were spent well. this app 2 is one of the best subscription apps on Unread Store, and easily one of the best experiences in an app.

by Jensen G

I came over from Reeder which is not a bad app, but this app is so much more beautiful, and automatically shows me full text articles. Another big plus is that the developer is very responsive and clearly dedicated to crafting a quality app.

update August 2020: I continue to love this RSS app. The developer has been incredibly responsive to multiple questions I have asked. I am an RSS junkie, and this is the best iOS and iPadOS RSS reader!

by Richellis333

I’ve been using this app for years and this is a great update. It has a beautiful design and fluid interface, making it the fastest way for me to keep up with the news that’s important to me. The new webpage full text and caching features alone are worth the upgrade price. And I can now manage my feeds and add new feeds right in Unread , no more futzing around with a different app or website. I also love the Instapaper integration. Kudos on a great update to an essential app!

by Dillonshepherd1991

Have used this app from years, it seems they’re going with the subscription model now instead of the one-time-purchase with version 2. Let me keep version 1 and I’ll leave this a 5 star review

by TimothyMr

Another subscription model where the OG supporters don’t get rewarded with the free year

by Velgor

I've owned Unread since its initial release, and while I'm not opposed to subscribing to apps that provide value, what I'm seeing in this version doesn't warrant it IMHO. A lot of the problems from the prior version remain, most notably the lack of options for improving information density in the list views.

by Ohmybaby0001

Was an user of v1. And happy to see the improvement in this version. This is definitely one of the best RSS readers.

I can only give three stars for subscription. Yes I totally understand that this is a totally nontrivial work and the developer needs continuous support to improve Unread. But I just don’t like the subscription way.

Let’s say, this is $19.99/year. Suppose I start to subscript today. Then after one year, or even shorter, say, six months. I will have paid about $10 on Unread. This is already the price for a new app. Then wha will happen in the six months? Brand new look? Essentially new feature? Or any other thing that totally worth the price of a new app? Please forgive me since I don’t think that will happen. Even it happens, then how about next six months? Another totally new feature? RSS is not a new concept, it is not developing quickly. I can’t believe that there will be great new ideas coming into Unread one by one.

I may be totally, and I am happy to see that I am proved to be stupid. If that happen, please remind me to change this rating. But before that, I just feel sad that more and more great apps start to ask people to subscript.

by Zeroin123

I wish he found a way to make it $5 a year.

by ScottFromNY

Yes, it’s $20. It would be better if it were a $20 one-time purchase. But it’s worth it. 100%