News Explorer alternatives · Read Later
Free alternatives to News Explorer
News Explorer has no free plan. 46 of the 52 other read-later and bookmark apps in this directory are free or have a free plan.
News Explorer is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $4.99 one-time for the mobile edition; $9.99 one-time for the Mac edition. 14 of them have no paid plan at all; the rest pair a free plan with paid ones.
46 tools · Listings checked up to Nov 12, 2026 · Where the facts come from
The 12 closest to News Explorer
- Free plan · from $14.99/yr
Reeder
Feed reader for Apple devices with a synced timeline
What is free: The free version has nearly all features but is limited to 10 feeds, with no OPML import, no Shared Feeds and no Mastodon, Bluesky or Micro.blog home timelines.
- Reeder starts at $14.99 per year, or $1.99 per month (US App Store). News Explorer starts at $4.99 one-time for the mobile edition; $9.99 one-time for the Mac edition.
- Reeder has a free plan. News Explorer does not, though it has a free trial.
- News Explorer can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Reeder also covers read later and bookmarks.
- Free
NetNewsWire
Free, open-source RSS reader for Mac, iPhone and iPad
What is free: Everything. There is no paid plan.
- NetNewsWire is free. News Explorer starts at $4.99 one-time for the mobile edition; $9.99 one-time for the Mac edition.
- NetNewsWire has a free plan. News Explorer does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only NetNewsWire lists a browser extension.
- NetNewsWire is open source, according to its own site.
- Free plan · from $29.99/yr
Unread
RSS reader for Mac, iPhone and iPad with full-text retrieval
What is free: Most functionality is free: feed reading, Unread Cloud and third-party sync, automatic webpage text, themes and search. Caching, article actions, Shortcuts and Save to Unread need Premium.
- Unread starts at $29.99 per year, or $4.99 per month. News Explorer starts at $4.99 one-time for the mobile edition; $9.99 one-time for the Mac edition.
- Unread has a free plan. News Explorer does not, though it has a free trial.
- News Explorer can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Free plan · from $1.99
Fiery Feeds
Customizable feed reader and read-later client for Apple devices
What is free: The app is free to download and reads and syncs feed and read-later accounts. Text extraction, offline full text, feed management, smart views, custom themes and home screen widgets need Pro.
- Fiery Feeds starts at $1.99 to $9.99 for Pro; billing periods not shown on the US App Store. News Explorer starts at $4.99 one-time for the mobile edition; $9.99 one-time for the Mac edition.
- Fiery Feeds has a free plan. News Explorer does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Fiery Feeds lists a browser extension.
- News Explorer can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Free plan · from $2.99/mo
Newsify
RSS reader with a newspaper-style layout for Apple devices and web
What is free: The app is free to download and use: feed reading, sync through Newsify, Feedly or iCloud, offline reading with image caching, themes and article search. Ads appear in the article list.
- Newsify starts at $2.99 per month, or $29.99 per year (US App Store). News Explorer starts at $4.99 one-time for the mobile edition; $9.99 one-time for the Mac edition.
- Newsify has a free plan. News Explorer does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Newsify lists a web app.
- News Explorer can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Free
Vienna RSS
Free open-source RSS and Atom feed reader for macOS
What is free: Everything. There is no paid plan.
- Vienna RSS is free. News Explorer starts at $4.99 one-time for the mobile edition; $9.99 one-time for the Mac edition.
- Vienna RSS has a free plan. News Explorer does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only News Explorer lists an iOS app.
- Vienna RSS is open source, according to its own site.
- Free plan · from $6.99/mo
Feedly
News reader for RSS feeds, with AI filtering on paid plans
What is free: Free plan on the web and mobile apps: follow up to 100 feeds and organize them into 3 folders.
- Feedly starts at $6.99 per month, billed annually (Pro). News Explorer starts at $4.99 one-time for the mobile edition; $9.99 one-time for the Mac edition.
- Feedly has a free plan. News Explorer does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Feedly lists a web app.
- Only Feedly lists an Android app.
- Free plan · from $7.50/mo
Inoreader
RSS reader with rules, filters and keyword monitoring
What is free: Free forever plan: 150 RSS feeds, folders, tags, search in feeds and a read-later list, with translation capped at 10 articles a day and text to speech at 5.
- Inoreader starts at $7.50 per month, billed annually (Pro). News Explorer starts at $4.99 one-time for the mobile edition; $9.99 one-time for the Mac edition.
- Inoreader has a free plan. News Explorer does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Inoreader lists a web app.
- Only Inoreader lists an Android app.
- Free plan · from $7.99/mo
Matter
Read-later app for iPhone, iPad and web with audio playback
What is free: Uncapped read-later library, mobile and web extensions for saving, article parsing, unlimited tags, full-text search, and custom themes and fonts.
- Matter starts at $7.99 per month or $59.99 per year on the US App Store; several prices are listed. News Explorer starts at $4.99 one-time for the mobile edition; $9.99 one-time for the Mac edition.
- Matter has a free plan. News Explorer does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Matter lists a web app.
- Only Matter lists a browser extension.
- Free plan · from $36/yr
NewsBlur
Open-source RSS reader with trainable story filters
What is free: Follow up to 64 sites with real-time updates, training by author, tag and title, saved stories, a public blurblog, and the iOS and Android apps.
- NewsBlur starts at $36 per year (Premium). News Explorer starts at $4.99 one-time for the mobile edition; $9.99 one-time for the Mac edition.
- NewsBlur has a free plan. News Explorer does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only NewsBlur lists a web app.
- Only NewsBlur lists an Android app.
- Free plan
The Old Reader
Web-based RSS reader with sharing among friends
What is free: Free accounts show ads and keep up to 2 months of unread posts, capped at 300 posts per feed. Premium removes ads and adds search and up to 500 feeds; its price could not be read.
- The Old Reader has a free plan. News Explorer does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only The Old Reader lists a web app.
- Only News Explorer lists macOS and iOS apps.
- News Explorer can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Free plan · from $25/yr
start.me
Start page and bookmark manager built from widgets
What is free: Free personal plan supported by advertising: up to 3 start pages with basic widgets, and unlimited bookmarks and widgets.
- start.me starts at $25 per year (Personal PRO). News Explorer starts at $4.99 one-time for the mobile edition; $9.99 one-time for the Mac edition.
- start.me has a free plan. News Explorer does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only start.me lists a web app.
- Only start.me lists an Android app.
34 more that are free or have a free plan
- Miniflux
- FreshRSS
- Tiny Tiny RSS
- Anybox
- Folo
- Feeder
- RSS Guard
- FeedFlow
- Fluent Reader
- Newsboat
- CommaFeed
- Instapaper
- Raindrop.io
- wallabag
- Karakeep
- Linkwarden
- Diigo
- Glasp
- linkding
- Readeck
- Cubox
- Plinky
- Wakelet
- Pearltrees
- Symbaloo
- Are.na
- Refind
- LinkAce
- Toby
- Workona
- Hypothesis
- Daily.dev
- Meco
Common questions
Is there a free alternative to News Explorer?
Yes. Reeder, NetNewsWire, Unread, Fiery Feeds, Newsify, Vienna RSS, Feedly, Inoreader and 38 more are free or have a free plan.
Does News Explorer have a free plan?
News Explorer has no free plan. News Explorer is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $4.99 one-time for the mobile edition; $9.99 one-time for the Mac edition.
When was this checked?
Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 5, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026. Vendors change prices and plans without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.
This page is built from the listings. A tool is here because its listing says so, and the order is how close each is to News Explorer: the alternatives its listing names first, then the tools that share the most features with it.