News vs Readrops
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
News
NOTE: This is NOT an official Nextcloud News client, but Nextcloud is fully supported Main Features: * Subscribe to your favorite RSS and Atom feeds * Sync with your personal Miniflux or Nextcloud server * Smooth and snappy user experience even on the older and cheaper devices * Built-in podcast fetcher which can be used with external players * Enhance your news feed with high-resolution preview images * Enjoy modern and minimalistic Material Design * Both light and dark themes are supported * This is an open source app which respects your privacy
Readrops
Readrops is a multi-services RSS client for Android. Its name is composed of "Read" and "drops", where drops are articles in an ocean of news. Features : - Local RSS parsing (RSS1, RSS2, ATOM, JSONFeed) - External services: - FreshRSS - Nextcloud News - Fever API - Google Reader API - Multi-account - Feeds and folders management (create, update and delete feeds/folders if supported by the service API) - OPML import/export - Background synchronisation - Notifications
| Feature | News | Readrops |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | NotesNewsMedia PlayerPodcastVideoBrowser | NotesNewsBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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