BazQux Reader vs News Explorer
BazQux Reader
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| Figure | BazQux Reader | News Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $4.17/mo | $14.99/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 4 |
| Spec score · RSS Reader Software | 8.6 (#9) | 8.6 (#10) |
| Privacy | The privacy policy says it does not sell or redistribute personal information, keeps order information off its servers except for the order ID, and retains IP-containing webserver logs for one week. | Betamagic says it cannot access in-app data, which remains on the device or in the user's iCloud container. |
Plans
BazQux Reader
- Annual subscription$50 a year
- Lifetime subscription$249, paid once
News Explorer
- Mac editionPriced on request
- Mobile edition$4.99, paid once
- Mac personal license$9.99, paid once
- Setapp edition$14.99 a month
In their own words
BazQux Reader
BazQux Reader brings website feeds and selected social pages into one place for reading without ads and tracking. Alongside websites, users can follow Facebook, Telegram and VK pages. The reader can show full content from truncated articles and social links, and lets users read and follow article comments. Search covers feeds and tagged articles; filters and smart streams help organize them, with list, mosaic, magazine, expanded and mixed views. Articles can be starred or tagged, shared by email, Twitter or Facebook, or saved to Pocket, Instapaper or Pinboard. Offline reading is supported, as are Google Reader and Fever APIs and third-party clients for listed mobile and desktop systems. The service supports up to 3,000 feeds and 500 combined filters or smart streams. Unread articles are kept indefinitely, subject to a 500-article total per feed. Refresh intervals vary from 15–45 minutes to over three hours depending on the latest article; WebSub feeds update in real time. Pricing starts at $30/yr with a 30-day trial; listed plans are $50 a year and $249, paid once.
News Explorer
News Explorer has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.