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Have you settled on a Google Reader replacement?

9 points by mkr-hn 13y ago

rtpg 13y ago
I really like what the guys at Nuesbyte have done in terms of interface, but the site has frustratingly many bugs (and some weird issues adding feeds from certain sites). It has so much potential but I wonder whether they are going to keep on going (I was a subscriber but they recently reimbursed). I have filed a lot of bug reports though. If any of the Nuesbyte guys are listening, please let me help you fix your broken site. I want to use it. At the very least, get rid of the "onclick=event.stopPropogation()" on all the anchor tags inside of stories: I middle-click my links, and for hacker news I always look at comments first. It's frustrating.
iamds 13y ago
The reason I use google reader is because it is best supported by iphone apps for offline reading. Does anyone know of any iphone apps that will allow me to read my rss feeds while underground?
mindcrime 13y ago
Not exactly. I'm back to mainly just using RSSOwl on the desktop. I haven't invested a ton of time looking for a new online reader, and it isn't a super high priority for me. If anything, since one of our products has elements which overlap with an RSS feed reader, I may just move it more in that direction, or fork it and make a dedicated reader, and just run an instance of my own thing.
ZanderEarth32 13y ago
I think I've settled on NewsBlur. It's not perfect, but I've paid for it for a year and I don't feel like trying an endless stream of new products when in the end none will be perfect but most will be adequate. *Edit I just signed up for The Old Reader to use at work. I like that it gives you the option to sign in with a service, or manually upload your subscription list.
Ziomislaw 13y ago
I am usin bazqux, I feel it's the most simmilar to google reader. (also, it can fetch blog comments while reading the rss)
stewie2 13y ago
I tried newsblur, the web ui is too noisy, the iphone version doesn't load anything. feedly ui has too much distraction too. I just need the content, I don't want to see the decoration and stuff.
- conesus 13y ago
  The iOS app for NewsBlur should be a 1-for-1 representation of what you get on the web. They are both first-class apps, which means support should be 100% for both. I also just released an update to the iOS app yesterday.
PascalW 13y ago
I've settled on Feedbin + Reeder for now. So far only Reeder for iOS has Feedbin support but this is also in the pipeline for Reeder for Mac. Also Press, former Google Reader client for Android will be supporting Feedbin soon. So far Feedbin has been worth my whopping 2$/month :)
- slantyyz 13y ago
  My shortlist is Feedbin and Feedly, although this time I'm a little more inclined to go with the paid service (Feedbin) because I don't want to have to transition services again for a long time.
IvyMike 13y ago
I think someone posted this list here; the rankings have changed since last time. http://www.replacereader.com/ http://www.replacereader.com/
swarmiq 13y ago
Hi Guys, If what you want is the ability to skim large #s of headlines, organize lots of feeds, label them, tag articles for later reading in one fast unobtrusive "no magazine layout" reader, SwarmIQ is your choice. Sign up at http://www.swarmiq.com/register/askhn http://www.swarmiq.com/register/askhn , click on the Google reader icon to get all your feeds, and get up and running straight away. www.swarmiq.com is our landing page if you want to see some screenshots and get a sense of what the service is like before signing up. Disclosure: I'm on the team that built this site :-) Also, we don't have "Google Alerts" type functionality yet.

9 points by mkr-hn 13y ago

rtpg 13y ago

I really like what the guys at Nuesbyte have done in terms of interface, but the site has frustratingly many bugs (and some weird issues adding feeds from certain sites). It has so much potential but I wonder whether they are going to keep on going (I was a subscriber but they recently reimbursed). I have filed a lot of bug reports though. If any of the Nuesbyte guys are listening, please let me help you fix your broken site. I want to use it. At the very least, get rid of the "onclick=event.stopPropogation()" on all the anchor tags inside of stories: I middle-click my links, and for hacker news I always look at comments first. It's frustrating.

iamds 13y ago

The reason I use google reader is because it is best supported by iphone apps for offline reading. Does anyone know of any iphone apps that will allow me to read my rss feeds while underground?

mindcrime 13y ago

Not exactly. I'm back to mainly just using RSSOwl on the desktop. I haven't invested a ton of time looking for a new online reader, and it isn't a super high priority for me. If anything, since one of our products has elements which overlap with an RSS feed reader, I may just move it more in that direction, or fork it and make a dedicated reader, and just run an instance of my own thing.

ZanderEarth32 13y ago

I think I've settled on NewsBlur. It's not perfect, but I've paid for it for a year and I don't feel like trying an endless stream of new products when in the end none will be perfect but most will be adequate. *Edit I just signed up for The Old Reader to use at work. I like that it gives you the option to sign in with a service, or manually upload your subscription list.

Ziomislaw 13y ago

I am usin bazqux, I feel it's the most simmilar to google reader. (also, it can fetch blog comments while reading the rss)

stewie2 13y ago

I tried newsblur, the web ui is too noisy, the iphone version doesn't load anything. feedly ui has too much distraction too. I just need the content, I don't want to see the decoration and stuff.

conesus 13y ago
The iOS app for NewsBlur should be a 1-for-1 representation of what you get on the web. They are both first-class apps, which means support should be 100% for both. I also just released an update to the iOS app yesterday.

PascalW 13y ago

I've settled on Feedbin + Reeder for now. So far only Reeder for iOS has Feedbin support but this is also in the pipeline for Reeder for Mac. Also Press, former Google Reader client for Android will be supporting Feedbin soon. So far Feedbin has been worth my whopping 2$/month :)

slantyyz 13y ago
My shortlist is Feedbin and Feedly, although this time I'm a little more inclined to go with the paid service (Feedbin) because I don't want to have to transition services again for a long time.

IvyMike 13y ago

I think someone posted this list here; the rankings have changed since last time. http://www.replacereader.com/ http://www.replacereader.com/

swarmiq 13y ago

Hi Guys, If what you want is the ability to skim large #s of headlines, organize lots of feeds, label them, tag articles for later reading in one fast unobtrusive "no magazine layout" reader, SwarmIQ is your choice. Sign up at http://www.swarmiq.com/register/askhn http://www.swarmiq.com/register/askhn , click on the Google reader icon to get all your feeds, and get up and running straight away. www.swarmiq.com is our landing page if you want to see some screenshots and get a sense of what the service is like before signing up. Disclosure: I'm on the team that built this site :-) Also, we don't have "Google Alerts" type functionality yet.