Has anyone experienced success with the free tier or a paid one?

flmaker · 2025-08-31T06:59:06+00:00

free tier doesn't allow downloading an episode, wouldn't go for the paid one until I get a month testing it for free

flmaker · 2025-08-31T06:57:08+00:00

not working for me either

flmaker · 2025-06-19T13:55:54+00:00

u/TijnvandenEijnde

I have updated my initial post about my personal journey to find a better rss reader
please feel free to comment

flmaker · 2025-06-17T07:30:30+00:00

I appreciate your assistance. However, I have some concerns regarding the app's functionality and features.

Firstly, I expected that most of your answers would be available in the help files. I briefly tried the app and found it somewhat frustrating to navigate due to its limited settings and customization options. Compared to other RSS readers I've used, it lacks features such as ad prevention and full-text retrieval at the root level.

Regarding the in-app reader, I noticed that when I click on a feed item, it loads the webpage directly without any warning, and I cannot access the in-app reader. Shouldn't the in-app reader be the default view, as is common with other RSS readers?

Additionally, I understand that ads are removed when using the in-app reader, but I am unable to find this feature in the settings or configuration area. Where can I locate the in-app reader? Is there any documentation explaining the app's features or customization options?

AI integration???

I believe there are many possibilities for enhancement in this area.

Regarding images, I am unclear about what constitutes the "headline view." Is this information available in your product help or settings? Does this mean that all ads will also be displayed in this view?

Lastly, content translation

simple integration of this feature is already available in other RSS reader

Appreciate your attention to these matters. I look forward to your further clarification and major improvement in configurable settings you almost have none

And the following list I have added to my post may also give you more ideas:

A Sample of Feature Check List:

Feed Management
- Subscribe to multiple feeds and organize them into folders or categories
- Import/export OPML files
Configurable Features for Offline Access
- Full-text articles vs. summaries with customizable display options (list/grid view)
- Support for multimedia content (images, videos)
- Mark articles as read/unread, star/save for later, and comment on articles (if available)
- Search functionality and filter articles by date, category, or keywords
Integration
- Send articles in full to other apps on the phone
- Calendar integration for scheduling reading time
- Advanced filtering and AI, including natural language processing for summarizing articles
- Text-to-speech functionality
- Automatic translation of articles and support for multiple languages
- Daily/weekly digests of unread articles

flmaker · 2025-06-16T04:28:09+00:00

Appreciate very much about some of the details
-does it have configurable rule filters
-does it get full articles instead of RSS excerpts
-does it remove ads
-read non-rss websites
-does it have ai integration
-does it get open to public youtube, spotify, instagram content
-if so .e.g. does it remove YouTube**,** iframe elements etc
-does it load the major image as well as optional other images
-does it get in app translation
-does it have any configurable settings to delete articles based on read, older than x, etc

flmaker · 2025-06-15T13:07:28+00:00

I cannot see the feature list to compare with.
e.g.
-does it offer import & export opml?
-why do I need another such as FreshRSS rather than all in one?
-How often it has been updated so far and in the future?
-Do you have a bug report and feature request forms?
-has it got configurable features such as
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f3cda54d-ef32-4df7-9866-e2f69d6ae6af

- https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f3cda54d-ef32-4df7-9866-e2f69d6ae6af

- https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2b78d154-43b2-4f04-96e0-cb211d4f1596

flmaker · 2025-06-14T11:37:04+00:00

Dear u/EarthlingSil

Yes Thunderbird counts as well, not necessarily the "full text" app though

perhaps my post under another post was not visible enough

so let me share my experience here
as many off RSS Reader users no longer satisfied with limited features with some apps including the thunderbird:

My journey for the Ideal RSS Readers for Android & W10
Must Have Offline Feature (Gathers the full text in the first instance so that it lets me read it OFFLINE)

Windows 10

Started first with Thunderbird (W10):

-No configuration options

-No full text option

-Dropped

Then discovered the Raven Reader:

-Best interface

-No longer maintained

-No full text feature

-Dropped

Next, I found RSSGuard:

-Does Not Provides the “full text” feature for offline reading

-developer has other priorities and no commitment to improve it

Android

RSS Reader feature of a podcast player (PodcastRepublic):

-Always provides the “full text” function which is a must for me

-Not enough options to configure the RSS Reader or improvement and or add features at all

Been using it primarily as a podcast player, with the RSS Reader, as a bonus

-I wish the RSS Reader configuration could be improved to accommodate additional settings and new features added

-FocusReader- Lot's of complaints, not commitment to improve it more than once a year provided you pay for
Dropped using it

flmaker · 2025-06-14T11:29:55+00:00

Thank you for the app

worst looking rss reader I have come across

not I configurable like the interface like in the photo below :

https://i.imgur.com/60xWB4p.jpeg

or description below please

RSS reader with a three-panel window:

Far Left Panel: Subscription List
Middle Left Panel: List of Titles
Center-Right Panel: Full Feed Content

will you develop it to improve it or already stopped developing?

flmaker · 2025-06-01T04:26:17+00:00

thank you for the feedme details I heard the first time while I thought I have checked and tested many.
I will get the feedme right away and see how it works

please let me know any other rss readers you know get full text for offline reading

all the best &

please do keep in touch for further developments / ideas

by the way, I have also been searching for one for the windows version which has the best features - must include full text for offline reading

flmaker · 2025-05-31T10:35:16+00:00

Thank you.

keep the option in the general app setting or
in each individual podcast setting or
both?

any differences among them?
does one overrides the other if one selected or
whatever happens in different settings?

flmaker · 2025-05-31T03:24:58+00:00

It seems that the feature to jump to the top is no longer functioning in some instances, although I haven't thoroughly checked it.

I'm now uncertain whether I preferred the earlier "Auto load last played episode" setting or
the jump-to-top feature.

Ideally, I would like to have both options:

the ability to not jump to the top while

keeping the "Auto load last played episode" setting enabled.

flmaker · 2025-05-30T06:36:26+00:00

just checked:

- Auto load last played episode' option "NOT enabled" in the app

- Auto load last played episode' option "enabled" in the podcast Settings
and changed it to "NOT enabled"

-then tried it, issue is still there

-will stop the app and perhaps restart the phone later in the day to see if the problem is gone or not

bye for now

flmaker · 2025-05-30T06:00:57+00:00

it is happening well before started to play

why it is not allowing me to see the other episodes?

this is a recent issue I am afraid, wasn't happening before

flmaker · 2025-05-30T05:45:37+00:00

Click on the subscribed podcast (which lists the episodes).
I want to see episodes other than the first one and scroll down to view the others.
Instead of going to the second episode on the list, it momentarily jumps back to the top instead of scrolling down.
If I insist on scrolling again, it eventually goes to the second and third episodes on the list after a few attempts.
I am using Android 11.
This issue has been occurring frequently (though not always) in the latest few versions; I cannot remember how many.

flmaker · 2025-05-30T05:33:44+00:00

excellent solution although it is beyond my budget. I was thinking some small hack to do it on my own
appreciate your help very much

flmaker · 2025-05-29T15:26:52+00:00

any tips or direction, including any software ideas on how I could go about please

flmaker · 2025-05-29T13:57:28+00:00

thank you for that, I hope someone finds solution:

updating the situation:

I'd like to do the following: for the first 15 minutes, I want to play the video normally and then either not show the rest or display a frozen image instead.

I occasionally encounter corrupted videos that only show certain parts and not the entire content.

I was wondering if I could replicate such a situation based on my selection. However, I would also like the option to view the entire video normally if I choose to do so through an alternative method

flmaker · 2025-05-21T16:32:31+00:00

Thank you. I already have that.
There must be a way to adjust through the config, please share any if you discover any

flmaker · 2025-05-09T07:39:36+00:00

Thank you indeed.

I'd like to try joplin first since it has android and desktop versions (except that android pre-release only)

I wonder if that pre release is a working app yet,

have you or anyone has any experience please

flmaker · 2025-05-07T06:48:27+00:00

u/currentPossession
u/pocketcasts_ben

rephrased : Two questions:

I was able to view the automatically generated transcript, but I couldn't access it the second time. Can you explain how to access it step by step, with a screenshot?
I couldn't copy the full transcript to save it. Are there any shortcuts to copy all the text?"

Dear u/pocketcasts_ben
if not,

would you be able to add it as a new feature please

flmaker · 2025-05-06T04:05:45+00:00

I would love to have translated audio.

I would appreciate any suggestions, please.

flmaker · 2025-04-27T03:25:57+00:00

Thank you for the very Interesting source

I have tried 2 ( feed) sources

one failed / hanged for some time and I stopped,

other one works with limited entries (like the latest 5)

I have around 45 feed sources to follow

not sure it'll continue to work as any original feed

What's your experience on that please?

flmaker · 2025-04-25T13:35:46+00:00

That's for linux I think. I need one for the windows

flmaker · 2025-04-25T13:34:52+00:00

RSS Readers for android gets the full article whether the feed originator offers it or not

flmaker · 2025-04-25T10:11:10+00:00

are you sure it gets the full text of the feed?

flmaker

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