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I hope you know what the RSS protocol is — if not, I’ll point you to the Wikipedia page. I’ve already written a few articles about other readers, but today I’d like to draw your attention to the latest one I’ve tested: ReadKit.
As always, this article is not sponsored — so what you’re getting is a personal, honest opinion.
Why look for a new RSS reader when I was perfectly happy with Reeder ? Simply because I set up a Wallabag instance. Wallabag lets you save articles to read later, similar to other services like Instapaper and Pocket . Since those two are paid and probably riddled with trackers, I preferred an open-source, self-hosted solution (running on my Synology). Unfortunately, Reeder isn’t compatible with Wallabag.
Wallabag is a web service — accessible from any browser. There’s a browser extension, and there’s also an iOS app, but it’s very limited. That’s where ReadKit comes in. ReadKit and Reeder are nearly identical in terms of features, but Wallabag compatibility is what made it my go-to RSS reader.
As a bonus, you can add a tag when saving an article to Wallabag — they’re even listed to avoid duplicates.
This RSS reader is compatible with a range of services, including FreshRSS (another self-hosted service running on my Synology).
I won’t dwell on its features — you’ll find everything the competition offers: plenty of customisation options for how content is displayed, making for a pleasant reading experience. There’s an iOS and Mac app, letting you use it seamlessly across all your devices.
If I’m being picky, there’s one downside: on the Mac app, there’s no button (yet?) to mark all articles as read. There is a “mark as read on scroll” feature, but when you reach the bottom of the list, you can’t mark the last articles as read.
I wrote to the developer about this, and here’s the reply — which arrived just a few minutes after I sent the email:
You can mark all articles as read by selecting a feed/folder on the sidebar and hit Shift + A (or “Group” menu -> “Mark all as read”. There will be a dedicated “Mark all as read” button for the entry list in the upcoming (3.0.3) on macOS. The release is awaiting Apple’s approval, so if nothing unexpected happens, it will be available soon.
When a reply comes back that quickly, you have no doubt about the developer’s commitment to the app — and that’s a real guarantee for future updates! ✌️
