An Otter RSS Reader Overview
What is An Otter RSS Reader?
"An Otter RSS Reader" is a simple and minimalist RSS reader app that syncs subscribed feeds across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It has an adorable otter icon and fetches RSS feeds in the background or on a pull-to-refresh. The app also allows users to group feeds into folders, read articles in a normal web view, and use shortcuts for automating actions. Additionally, users can add widgets to their home screen and import/export feeds with an OPML file.
Features
- Subscribe to RSS Feeds that sync over iCloud
- Fetches RSS feeds and refreshes in a background task or on a pull-to-refresh
- Auto Discover Feeds by entering the domain of a website
- Group Feeds Into Folders for organization
- Read Articles In A Normal Web View
- Shortcuts for automating actions
- Widgets for displaying unread count for all feeds or a specific folder of feeds
- Import/Export with OPML file format.
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Product Details and Description of
"An Otter RSS Reader" is the world's newest most okayest RSS reader with a high key adorable otter icon! "This is exactly what I've been looking for! A simple RSS reader that syncs my subscribed feeds across my iPhone, iPad, and Mac. This developer is genius! I think he nailed it with this app" - Josh Holtz FEATURES + Subscribe to RSS Feeds that sync over iCloud Fetches RSS feeds and refreshes in a background task or on a pull-to-refresh. + Auto Discover Feeds Simply enter the domain of website (like anotterrss.com) and Otter will attempt to discover all RSS feed urls to choose from. + Group Feeds Into Folders You know... because organization is important. + Read Articles In A Normal Web View This isn't anything special. This is why its the okayest and minimalist. Just read the article like how it was supposed to be read. Is it even a reader? It might just be a syncer. + Shortcuts Have fun automating with Shortcut actions for listing feeds, listing articles, and subscribing to new feeds. + Widgets Add some gorgeous widgets to your Home Screen to show unread count for either all feeds or a specific folder of feeds. + Import/Export with OPML Import your feeds with an OPML file (if you have one from your existing RSS reader). Export your feeds into an OPML file if you hate "An Otter RSS" and want to move to another app. We'll understand. There are plenty of other apps out there and this one might not be the one for you!
Top Reviews
By Bit Byte
Clean, simple to use, with integration and extras included
I haven't dug too much, but the fact you have a debug area for people to clean if they want is, to me at least very appreciated. I have two questions, but before that. One suggestion. Instead of having to have a setting default to switching the state to read when clicked, or doing it after you leave the view, maybe a button at the bottom such can be added to give you options to have it read, even delete it (If it's causing extra memory to be used that is, not sure how that works) if they no longer need it, but then have the extra options to move that certain post in case they will be using it again. Questions. Is it being implemented as a browser in the app that will have cookies and trackers latch on? Also, the serious one for now.. Why does it seem like every developer, or just I don't even know.. What is going on with Twitter?? Hahaha. Thanks! Not sure why it didn't paragraph my text.. I surely did, also an issue. I subscribed to the Otter and the indiedev, when I came to type that first review, I went back to the app and the feeds were gone. Like they got consumed after they were already consumed, haha.
By GalacticHero13
Better than okayest!
It does what it says on the tin: it reads RSS feeds. Other features are strictly in service of that core function. No accounts, no suggested or “curated ;)“ content. It doesn’t send me emails, or even ask for my email. This is what I’m after in an RSS reader. But! It syncs to iCloud so I can read stuff across devices without thinking about it! It loads full articles without fussing with subscriptions and nonsense! It supports reader view! These things all serve to enhance the feed-reading experience without demanding your attention or getting in your way. Two small features I’d like to see: an option to default to reader-view and swipe to mark as read. The app is great without those things, but I’d appreciate them.
By MagneticCrow
Better than ok
I’d been struggling with the rss readers in the app store. Every one of them is very pretty, fine, but every one of them mostly serves up whatever specific sources the developer wants me to see. Otter is beautiful, minimal, and functional. I add the rss, I get a list of headlines, and I can organize them by folder. Literally all I wanted. ….ok I wouldn’t be sad if there was a toggle option to turn on thumbail images on the screen preview list for articles, I do follow a lot of art blogs, but that’s it. Otherwise perfect. If that would mess up the wonderful design this app has, then better than perfect and forget I said anything at all.
