BazQux Reader vs ReadKit
BazQux Reader
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| Figure | BazQux Reader | ReadKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $4.17/mo | $0.83/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 | 5 |
| Spec score · RSS Reader Software | 8.6 (#9) | 7.7 (#19) |
| 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. | The privacy policy says ReadKit does not store or process user data on its servers. |
| Support | The maker says the paid service offers customer support and invites questions by email at [email protected]. | The maker directs support requests and bug reports to [email protected] and asks users to include product and operating system versions. |
Plans
BazQux Reader
- Annual subscription$50 a year
- Lifetime subscription$249, paid once
ReadKit
- ReadKit Premium Monthly$2.99 a month
- ReadKit Premium Annual$9.99 a year
- ReadKit Premium Lifetime iOS$19.99, paid once
- ReadKit Premium Lifetime macOS$19.99, paid once
- ReadKit Premium Lifetime Universal$29.99, paid once
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.
ReadKit
ReadKit is a read-later and RSS client for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Its built-in engine subscribes to RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds, and it also connects to news services such as Feedly, Inoreader, and FreshRSS, or read-later services including Instapaper, Pocket, and Wallabag. The free core has no ads or data mining, but the built-in RSS service is limited to 20 feeds and does not sync. Subscriptions, articles, and read statuses can sync across Apple devices through supported aggregators or read-later services. Premium adds multiple accounts, unlimited feeds and smart folders, reader mode, folder and tag management, image caching, themes, app icons, and OPML import and export. Reader mode extracts article text from its original page without using an external parsing service. The macOS app has a Safari extension for detecting feeds on visited pages. Premium costs $2.99 a month or $9.99 a year; lifetime plans cost $19.99 as a one-time purchase for iOS or macOS, or $29.99, paid once for the universal option.