NewsBlur vs Unread
NewsBlur
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| Figure | NewsBlur | Unread |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $3/mo | $2.50/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 9 | 1 |
| Spec score · RSS Reader Software | 9.0 (#4) | 7.0 (#31) |
| Product | NewsBlur is a personal news reader for RSS and web feeds, synced across platforms. | Unread is an RSS reader designed for reading favorite writers and publications, with typography, gesture-based navigation, and color themes. |
| Self-hosting | NewsBlur says its code is open source and can be run on a user's own instance with a single Docker command. | Unread supports self-hosted Fever, FreshRSS, and Miniflux servers; Miniflux must be version 2.3.2 or later. |
Plans
NewsBlur
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Premium Pro$29 a month
- Premium Pro$29 a month
- Premium$36 a year
- Premium$36 a year
- Premium Archive$99 a year
- Premium Archive$99 a year
- DIYPriced on request
In their own words
NewsBlur
NewsBlur is a personal reader for RSS and web feeds, synchronized across web, iOS, Android, API, and self-hosted use. Readers can train feeds to highlight or hide stories by author, tag, and title; the Archive plan adds full-text training. Web Feeds monitor sites without RSS and present updates as custom feeds. The free plan supports up to 64 sites, real-time RSS updates, story saving, training, and mobile apps. New accounts receive a 30-day premium trial without a credit card, then retain feeds and training on the free tier. Premium costs $36 a year, Premium Pro $29 a month, and Premium Archive $99 a year. Depending on plan, features include search, larger site limits, more frequent fetching, River of News, story clustering, permanent searchable archives, Ask AI, daily briefings, and MCP tools. NewsBlur also describes IFTTT and Zapier workflows, a public API, third-party reader sync, and open-source self-hosting.
Unread
Unread has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.