FreshRSS vs Skybrary

FreshRSS is a free, self-hosted RSS and Atom feed aggregator for following websites, podcasts, and video channels. Users can read and search articles, save searches, and organize items with custom tags. Feed management includes OPML import and export, creating feeds from filters, and scraping websites to make feeds. WebSub provides real-time updates from compatible feeds. The project says the software can manage 1M+ articles and 50k+ feeds. FreshRSS supports multiple users, anonymous reading, themes, extensions, configurable options, and a command-line interface. APIs support mobile clients, and Google Reader and Fever APIs enable use with mobile and native clients. Self-hosting requires a web server, PHP 8.1 or later, and PostgreSQL 10+, SQLite, MariaDB 10.6+, or MySQL 8.0+. The project advises exposing only the ./p/ folder to the web because ./data/ contains personal data. It offers no warranty and welcomes bug reports and feature requests through GitHub issues.

Skybrary is a reading app for children ages 3–9, with eBooks and virtual field-trip videos on Android, iOS, and the web. Its free plan includes 100 books, 50 adventure videos, up to five child profiles, reading progress tracking, and offline access. The paid family library offers 1,000+ handpicked books and 150+ virtual field trips. Read-aloud narration and text highlighting support reading practice, and children can save books for offline use. A Family Dashboard tracks lifetime minutes, completed books and videos, and recent favorites. Educators have dashboards, reading reports, lesson plans, roster tools, and classroom management features; school accounts can use Clever rostering and sign-in. The Classroom Plan is for classes of up to 35 students, while the School Plan supports up to 350 students and 10 classrooms. Skybrary says it does not display ads or sell student data to third parties. A 30-day trial is listed, and paid family plans start at $6.99 a month. Virtual field trips do not currently support closed captioning.