News Explorer

Name: News Explorer
Price: 4.99 USD
Rating: 4.7 (640 reviews)
Author: Ron Elemans

by Ron Elemans

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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At a glance: $4.99

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Family Sharing	Yes	Unknown	App Store	Store published

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Price: $4.99

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

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4.7 640 ratings · App Store

5/5Internet Zen
Big pros: 1. Everything is just smooth, clean, and works so well. 2. Keyboard functionality on Mac is handy. 3. The appearance customization is excellent. Menu bar, dock icon, notifications, thumbnails, lines of text, spacing, etc is all so great. 3. The timeline view is handy for certain use cases, like viewing news broadly or browsing movie releases. Features I'd request for the future (to keep up with other reader apps and the personal knowledge management trend): 1. Custom read/unread keep dates for different folders. 2. Subfolders, please!!! You'd be a pioneer for RSS readers. 3. Bionic reading. 4. PDF import. 5. Highlights/annotations, with a smart folder of all highlighted articles. 6. The ability to copy all highlights or sync them to note apps like Obsidian. 7. Rules/filtering, like including or excluding specific keywords. 8. Newsletter functionality, like an auto-generated email to be able to send newsletters to the app. 9. Text to speech audio that works during phone lock. Auto-jumps to next post. 10. Tagging, such as manually setting them when adding the RSS. 11. Reading progress for abandoned articles. Maybe in the post preview or in their own top folder/section, with the percentage that is complete for the post. Thanks again for everything in the app so far, it's a pleasure to use!

roscomcmillan · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Great RSS app
This is a highly customizable and useful RSS app. Syncing works well across devices. It would be nice to have a few more theme color options, and also to be able to specify which themes to use when the system is on light or dark mode (currently the switching is rather limited between a subset of themes). There are also a few UI peculiarities: The back button has different text depending on the name of the currently active folder/feed: “News Explorer” with an arrow when the name is long, “Back” and an arrow when it’s medium length, and just a back arrow when the name is long. It would be nice if it were just consistently a back arrow. It would be helpful to be able to set the margin for articles as well. It’s also somewhat distracting when loading articles from a feed that is set to use a Reader mode because it shows the RSS content briefly while loading. Some sort of loading animation or a blank screen would be less distracting while the Reader view is loading in such cases. I’d appreciate an option to show the Mark as Read button. In the lower left/right of the article list (at least on iPhone). Overall it’s a really great RSS app, and I’m glad to have found it.

Noone99 · 31 Jul 2026
3/5It’s ok
I downloaded this app because I’m an RSS junkie and I’m tired of paying for and aggregator service (not to mention I’m ready to go back to having my OPML list being private). I’ve used most of the apps but Reeder requires an aggregator for syncing devices and NetNewsWire doesn’t do local syncing (yet) so iCloud sync was very attractive and it does work well. My complaint is with the UI, specifically how the app hides the UI in the article view. I’ve had more than one occasion where the UI disappears in the article view and nothing I do will make it reappear leaving me to scroll article by article. The back button should be persistent and there should be an option to skip to the next article in article view without having to scroll all the way through the article. Finally the way the app handles inline comment boxes is very frustrating-talking specifically about Slashdot here-you either scroll the comments or close the app entirely if you swipe in the wrong place. Don’t get me wrong, this app is better than most but still needs refinement. You may find you like it but I’m going back to NNW to wait for iCloud sync. UPDATE: Responding to the developer, yes, I understand how it should work. What I’m saying is that it doesn’t work that way consistently. When I finally gave up it was because I could not make the UI appear AT ALL. Every time I opened the app it would open in article view with no UI to go anywhere else. This even persisted after force quitting the app. If I have to reinstall the app just to make it work the way it should, I might as well reinstall an app without this kind of issue. FWIW, I didn’t have this problem on my iPad. Really puzzling to me: swiping from article to article is a thing, so why not a swipe to get back to the articles list? It’s a pretty common “go back” gesture in lots of apps.

w00d · 31 Jul 2026
4/5Finally. This is it.
Wow. Finally. I'm a UI snob. I've used RSS since it was developed. I've used the iPad since is was introduced, and instantly I realized it was the perfect RSS reading device. And now, after all this time, I've finally found an app that meets my expectations. I wanted something that uses as much core Apple technologies and UI style as possible. I wanted flexible themes text sizes. I didn't want the UI to be "unique". The best design is "invisible" meaning you don’t notice it because you're fully engaged with your task, and it's not getting in your way. This is it. It's not without fault. Putting feeds in folders is a total pain. But that's something you do rarely. I'm giving it a pass and 5 stars because it is much better than the competition, and allowed me to drop an aggregator subscription. I even had an excellent interaction with support (the dev himself) when I couldn't figure out my OPML file. He showed me what I was doing wrong. Bravo.

~bc · 31 Jul 2026
2/5Something happened and it simply stopped working
UPDATE: I finally had to delete this app from all my devices because it simply began refusing to sync. Sometimes I would let it go for an hour and it would not sync my feeds. The app would lock up and I would have to force quit. It also cause some websites to think I was a robot trying to access the site and force me to solve a captcha just to read an article. My other news readers don’t do this. I tried EVERYTHING I could find on the dev’s website and nothing. I have no idea what happened but this clean, efficient app simply does not work any longer on my iPhone, iPad, or iMac. Sorry I had to abandon it. This, quite simply, the best RSS news reader I have ever seen. With two very reasonable, non-subscription purchases, I have News Explorer running on EVERY Apple device I own. No third party account is needed (uses iCloud for syncing). Responses from the dev are quick, helpful, and friendly. Please support this developer and product.

astroclubguy · 31 Jul 2026

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Dark Interface — SUPPORTED Store published
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Larger Text — SUPPORTED Store published
Reduced Motion — SUPPORTED Store published
Sufficient Contrast — SUPPORTED Store published
VoiceOver — SUPPORTED Store published

Versions

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1.20
• Added native support for Mastodon feeds, including beautifully rendered ‘Toots’. • Replies, parent posts and cards of Mastodon posts are automatically downloaded. • Mastodon feeds can be added via the Search New Feeds or Add New Feed dialogs. • Unfortunately, Twitter integration has been removed due to recent Twitter API limitations. • Already downloaded Tweets remain available in the app and iCloud. • Improved reliability of initial sync with iCloud.
1.20.1
• Fixed alignment of RTL text in the article list. • Improved detection of deleted app data in CloudKit storage settings.
1.20.2
• Fixed a crash caused by malformed ATOM feeds. • Fixed a crash when parsing articles ending with truncated HTML elements . • Improved support for feeds with non standard date formats. • Restored parsing card data of Tweets. • Fixed a bug related to auto contrast.
1.20.3
• Fixed an issue where article summaries were downloaded as main content. • Fixed a feed parser issue with self closing HTML tags.
1.20.4
• Fixed a compatibility issue with iOS 17, when using the ‘Add to News Explorer’ share extension in Safari. • Fixed another compatibility issue with iOS 17, when sharing to Pocket or Instapaper via the Share Sheet. • Fixed a parsing issue with feeds without ‘lastPubDate’ and with articles dated in the future. • Fixed an issue with feed articles containing HTML without any closing tags with forward slashes. • Fixed an issue with HTML images with referrer policy sub tags.
1.20.5
• Replaced OneSignal with a self-hosted solution. • Fixed a serious issue when running the app in ‘Designed for iPad’ modus on visionOS.
2.0
News Explorer 2.0 is a long-awaited but spectacular update! Sidebar • Smart filters are now fully customizable and extendable. • The sidebar is now used for both the List and Timeline view. • Use the filter field at the bottom of the sidebar to easily find a feed if you have a lot of them. • Feed problems are displayed in the sidebar with warning badges. • Last sync date is now optionally always visible at the bottom of the feeds list. Article viewer • Read comments of other readers on articles directly in the app. • Add notes to articles, which are synced via iCloud. • Toolbar of the article viewer on the iPad can be extended with quick access buttons • Articles can be opened in separate windows on the iPad. Feed settings • The new Feed settings dialog let you adjust every aspect of a feed. • Use Feed prefilters to prevent downloading uninteresting news. • Inactive feeds can now be deactivated, to speed up syncing time. Inspector panel • The new Inspector panel let you inspect article metadata, tags, media, notes and comments. • Article categories are displayed in the inspector as tags and can be extended by your own custom tags. And more • Syncing with iCloud has now a Modus setting which can be set to Standard or Client. • Instead or in addition to iCloud syncing, you can now also use a local storage account. • Themes are completely rewritten and include now a new Sepia theme. • The tint color used by each theme can be overruled in the app settings. • Mark as read while scrolling is now also available as option for the Timeline view. • Updated split view implementation with 3 panel support on the iPad plus inspector panel. • Last but not least, a new app icon!
2.0.1
Version 2.0.1 fixes an issue for some users with the Quick Setup dialog, which appears after running version 2.0 for the first time. This fix contains all new features from version 2.0: Sidebar • Smart filters are now fully customizable and extendable. • The sidebar is now used for both the List and Timeline view. • Use the filter field at the bottom of the sidebar to easily find a feed if you have a lot of them. • Feed problems are displayed in the sidebar with warning badges. • Last sync date is now optionally always visible at the bottom of the feeds list. Article viewer • Read comments of other readers on articles directly in the app. • Add notes to articles, which are synced via iCloud. • Toolbar of the article viewer on the iPad can be extended with quick access buttons • Articles can be opened in separate windows on the iPad. Feed settings • The new Feed settings dialog let you adjust every aspect of a feed. • Use Feed prefilters to prevent downloading uninteresting news. • Inactive feeds can now be deactivated, to speed up syncing time. Inspector panel • The new Inspector panel let you inspect article metadata, tags, media, notes and comments. • Article categories are displayed in the inspector as tags and can be extended by your own custom tags. And more • Syncing with iCloud has now a Modus setting which can be set to Standard or Client. • Instead or in addition to iCloud syncing, you can now also use a local storage account. • Themes are completely rewritten and include now a new Sepia theme. • The tint color used by each theme can be overruled in the app settings. • Mark as read while scrolling is now also available as option for the Timeline view. • Updated split view implementation with 3 panel support on the iPad plus inspector panel. • Last but not least, a new app icon!
2.0.2
• Bug fixes • Improved accessibility support
2.0.3
• Bug fixes and some performance improvements. • Articles in Timeline view can now be opened by tapping on the spacebar. • Improved implementation of Behavior settings.
2.0.4
• Fixed implementation of behavior “Show feeds list” after “Mark All as Read” on iPhone Plus and Max models. • Idem dito, for iPad when settings “Hide feeds list after selecting article” and “Allow panels to be side by side” are both activated. • Fixed a crash caused by using “Mark Above as Read” after long pressing an article in the article list, while another article is selected. • Fixed updating the app icon unread badge when using “Mark All as Read” with the All Articles filter.
2.0.5
• Support for YouTube channel icons and Reddit subreddit icons. • Prefilters can be copied and pasted via the feeds list context menu. • Pasting prefilters is supported on feed and folder level. • Hash based feed change detection. • Improved OPML import. • Improved implementation of shortcut N (Next feed or folder). • Bug fixes and subtle tweaks.
2.1
• Follow Bluesky accounts directly in the app with automatic download of replies and other context posts. • Shortcuts support, create powerful custom automations with News Explorer actions in the Shortcuts app. • Press and hold the Mark All as Read button to mark articles older than a selectable period as read. • Built-in support to share articles with highlights to Readwise. • Feed level poster setting. • Mobile toolbar layout option for Article viewer.
2.2
• Improved support for Google News feeds. • Share articles to Raindrop. • Create hashtag timeline feeds for Bluesky and Mastodon. • Fixed YouTube video rendering.
2.2.1
• Improved iCloud synchronization of very large articles. • Improved handling of adding Google News feeds. • Fixed a playback problem that occurred with some YouTube feeds. • New setting to flip bottom action buttons.
2.2.10
• Removed double tap support in the feeds list to restore the original responsiveness when opening feeds. The Feed settings dialog can be accessed via the left-to-right swipe gesture or long-press context menu on a selected feed in the feeds list. • Fine-tuned the split viewer implementation when using the app on iPad. Experiment with Viewing settings “Allow panels to be side by side” and “Hide feeds list after selecting article” to find the best reading experience on your iPad that matches your personal preferences. • Improved handling of Reddit feeds when using the Search New Feeds dialog. • Implemented code to prevent “_thereIsNoSadnessLikeTheDeathOfOptimism” crashes when downloading badly encoded WordPress feeds. • Feed-level setting “Auto correct invalid feed data” now also work with Atom feeds.
2.2.11 · 14 Jul 2026
• Fixed parsing Bluesky feeds containing posts with the recently introduced image carousel feature.
2.2.2
• YouTube playback fixes (hopefully YouTube stops changing their iframe handling every 2 weeks). • Podcast detection improvements. • Column layout persistence improvements on iPad. • Fixed a small ‘Do nothing’ behavior implementation detail on iPad.
2.2.3
• Fixed a group headers issue in the Inspector panel with iOS / iPadOS 26. • Fixed a thumbnail extraction issue, sometimes resulting in a crash. • Added support for quote posts in Mastodon feeds. • Updated app icon with support for icon styles in iOS / iPadOS 26.
2.2.4
• Fixed a crash when rotating the article list on an iPhone running iOS 26.2. • Fixed a crash when cleaning iCloud with a very large data set. • Added a context menu item to open the feed of an article within a Folder or Filter.
2.2.5
• Fixed a bug with ‘Open Feed’ and ‘Select Feed in Sidebar’ context menu items when the related folder is collapsed. • Fixed importing OPML files when other apps are installed with OPML file capabilities.
2.2.6
• Improved article poster image extraction. • Improved comments extraction. • Improved state restoration on startup. • Restored iCloud cleaning. • Fixed article list header display on iPadOS 26.
2.2.7
• Fixes a crash with option "Open feeds list" for behavior "After marking all as read".
2.2.8
• Restored sharing to Raindrop. • Notifications are now grouped by feed folder. • Improved implementation of “Auto correct invalid feed data” option. • Fixed display of articles without a title and summary in article list.
2.2.9
• Improved Reddit feeds support. • New setting to always download Reddit feeds as RSS. • Fixed a bug in the feeds list when using a trackpad with default settings. • Fixed a bug that prevented updating a Mastodon account ID in feed settings.

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"body": "UPDATE: I finally had to delete this app from all my devices because it simply began refusing to sync. Sometimes I would let it go for an hour and it would not sync my feeds. The app would lock up and I would have to force quit. It also cause some websites to think I was a robot trying to access the site and force me to solve a captcha just to read an article. My other news readers don’t do this. I tried EVERYTHING I could find on the dev’s website and nothing. I have no idea what happened but this clean, efficient app simply does not work any longer on my iPhone, iPad, or iMac. Sorry I had to abandon it. This, quite simply, the best RSS news reader I have ever seen. With two very reasonable, non-subscription purchases, I have News Explorer running on EVERY Apple device I own. No third party account is needed (uses iCloud for syncing). Responses from the dev are quick, helpful, and friendly. Please support this developer and product.",
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"notes": "Version 2.0.1 fixes an issue for some users with the Quick Setup dialog, which appears after running version 2.0 for the first time. This fix contains all new features from version 2.0: Sidebar • Smart filters are now fully customizable and extendable. • The sidebar is now used for both the List and Timeline view. • Use the filter field at the bottom of the sidebar to easily find a feed if you have a lot of them. • Feed problems are displayed in the sidebar with warning badges. • Last sync date is now optionally always visible at the bottom of the feeds list. Article viewer • Read comments of other readers on articles directly in the app. • Add notes to articles, which are synced via iCloud. • Toolbar of the article viewer on the iPad can be extended with quick access buttons • Articles can be opened in separate windows on the iPad. Feed settings • The new Feed settings dialog let you adjust every aspect of a feed. • Use Feed prefilters to prevent downloading uninteresting news. • Inactive feeds can now be deactivated, to speed up syncing time. Inspector panel • The new Inspector panel let you inspect article metadata, tags, media, notes and comments. • Article categories are displayed in the inspector as tags and can be extended by your own custom tags. And more • Syncing with iCloud has now a Modus setting which can be set to Standard or Client. • Instead or in addition to iCloud syncing, you can now also use a local storage account. • Themes are completely rewritten and include now a new Sepia theme. • The tint color used by each theme can be overruled in the app settings. • Mark as read while scrolling is now also available as option for the Timeline view. • Updated split view implementation with 3 panel support on the iPad plus inspector panel. • Last but not least, a new app icon!"
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"notes": "• Bug fixes • Improved accessibility support"
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"notes": "• Bug fixes and some performance improvements. • Articles in Timeline view can now be opened by tapping on the spacebar. • Improved implementation of Behavior settings."
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"notes": "• Fixed implementation of behavior “Show feeds list” after “Mark All as Read” on iPhone Plus and Max models. • Idem dito, for iPad when settings “Hide feeds list after selecting article” and “Allow panels to be side by side” are both activated. • Fixed a crash caused by using “Mark Above as Read” after long pressing an article in the article list, while another article is selected. • Fixed updating the app icon unread badge when using “Mark All as Read” with the All Articles filter."
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"notes": "• Support for YouTube channel icons and Reddit subreddit icons. • Prefilters can be copied and pasted via the feeds list context menu. • Pasting prefilters is supported on feed and folder level. • Hash based feed change detection. • Improved OPML import. • Improved implementation of shortcut N (Next feed or folder). • Bug fixes and subtle tweaks."
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"version": "2.1",
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"notes": "• Follow Bluesky accounts directly in the app with automatic download of replies and other context posts. • Shortcuts support, create powerful custom automations with News Explorer actions in the Shortcuts app. • Press and hold the Mark All as Read button to mark articles older than a selectable period as read. • Built-in support to share articles with highlights to Readwise. • Feed level poster setting. • Mobile toolbar layout option for Article viewer."
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"notes": "• Improved support for Google News feeds. • Share articles to Raindrop. • Create hashtag timeline feeds for Bluesky and Mastodon. • Fixed YouTube video rendering."
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"notes": "• YouTube playback fixes (hopefully YouTube stops changing their iframe handling every 2 weeks). • Podcast detection improvements. • Column layout persistence improvements on iPad. • Fixed a small ‘Do nothing’ behavior implementation detail on iPad."
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