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Did you click on the link? The side-by-side comparison is pretty damning. I think the similarities are way more apparent then just "similarities to other RSS r

Did you click on the link? The side-by-side comparison is pretty damning. I think the similarities are way more apparent then just "similarities to other RSS reader software".

A1kmm 16y ago
Yes I did click on the link. The fact that the RSS stories displayed is irrelevant - that is data and not UI. Only looking at design elements: First screen shot: Black bar across the top - that is presumably from the OS so doesn't count. Overall layout: both have a navigation bar at the left (fairly standard for RSS readers), similar width (but there is probably an optimal width, and this may be it), the bar is a different colour but on the grey-black range in both cases (probably determined more by the platform). Both have a refresh toolbar button at the bottom - this placement is common for RSS feed readers. Some of the icons and icon placements are similar - how unique this is to the design depends on how common the icon placement is. It is certainly not a blatant copy with no changes, however - some of the positions have changed, and some icons seem to be different. In terms of the layout of the right-hand side pane with the content, that is completely different. The date is displayed differently, and is repeated on each story in Reeder. The bullet point layout is different, and the MobileRSS version has images. So it has some similar design elements, most of which are not particularly unique to Reeder, and some differences. They may well have taken some inspiration from their competitor, but they have also made some changes of their own - in other words, the article seems to be a beat-up of legitimate competition. I suspect the free publicity is probably going to end up helping MobileRSS more than it hinders them.
- m0nastic 16y ago
  The "pop-over" UI is almost the exact same (including the icons). http://fireballed.org/linked/2010/12/22/reeder-rip// http://fireballed.org/linked/2010/12/22/reeder-rip//
- ugh 16y ago
  Reeder has a pretty unique look compared to all other RSS readers on the iPad. You wouldn’t mistake another RSS reader for it. The bar on the left side, for example, is not a standard UI element on the iPad (iPad apps usually have bars at the top or bottom) and, as was said, the popover UI is also unique to Reeder (icons instead of lists).

Did you click on the link? The side-by-side comparison is pretty damning. I think the similarities are way more apparent then just "similarities to other RSS reader software".

A1kmm 16y ago

Yes I did click on the link. The fact that the RSS stories displayed is irrelevant - that is data and not UI. Only looking at design elements: First screen shot: Black bar across the top - that is presumably from the OS so doesn't count. Overall layout: both have a navigation bar at the left (fairly standard for RSS readers), similar width (but there is probably an optimal width, and this may be it), the bar is a different colour but on the grey-black range in both cases (probably determined more by the platform). Both have a refresh toolbar button at the bottom - this placement is common for RSS feed readers. Some of the icons and icon placements are similar - how unique this is to the design depends on how common the icon placement is. It is certainly not a blatant copy with no changes, however - some of the positions have changed, and some icons seem to be different. In terms of the layout of the right-hand side pane with the content, that is completely different. The date is displayed differently, and is repeated on each story in Reeder. The bullet point layout is different, and the MobileRSS version has images. So it has some similar design elements, most of which are not particularly unique to Reeder, and some differences. They may well have taken some inspiration from their competitor, but they have also made some changes of their own - in other words, the article seems to be a beat-up of legitimate competition. I suspect the free publicity is probably going to end up helping MobileRSS more than it hinders them.

m0nastic 16y ago
The "pop-over" UI is almost the exact same (including the icons). http://fireballed.org/linked/2010/12/22/reeder-rip// http://fireballed.org/linked/2010/12/22/reeder-rip//
ugh 16y ago
Reeder has a pretty unique look compared to all other RSS readers on the iPad. You wouldn’t mistake another RSS reader for it. The bar on the left side, for example, is not a standard UI element on the iPad (iPad apps usually have bars at the top or bottom) and, as was said, the popover UI is also unique to Reeder (icons instead of lists).