News Explorer vs ReadKit
News Explorer
betamagic.nlReadKit
readkit.appSide by side
| Figure | News Explorer | ReadKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $14.99/mo | $0.83/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 5 |
| Spec score · RSS Reader Software | 8.6 (#10) | 7.7 (#19) |
| Privacy | Betamagic says it cannot access in-app data, which remains on the device or in the user's iCloud container. | The privacy policy says ReadKit does not store or process user data on its servers. |
Plans
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
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
News Explorer
News Explorer has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
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.