Fiery Feeds vs Unread

Fiery Feeds

• People who already use a feed service and want an Apple client for it
• Readers who want feeds and a read-later queue in one app
• Users who like to adjust layouts, themes and sharing actions in detail

Unread

• Mac, iPhone and iPad readers who follow feeds that publish only summaries
• People already syncing through Feedbin, Feedly, Inoreader or NewsBlur
• Self-hosters running FreshRSS, Miniflux or a Fever-compatible server

Fiery Feeds

• Apple platforms only: iPhone, iPad and Mac, with no web, Windows or Android version listed.
• Text extraction, offline full text, feed management, smart views, custom themes and home screen widgets are Pro features.
• The US App Store lists Pro purchases of $1.99, $4.99 and $9.99 without saying which billing period each covers.
• The App Store listing requires iOS 17, iPadOS 17 or macOS 14 or later.

Unread

• Apple platforms only: Mac, iPhone and iPad, with no web, Windows or Android version listed.
• Offline caching, article actions, Shortcuts, Save to Unread and limiting widgets to a feed or folder all require Unread Premium.
• The press kit lists macOS 15, iOS 18 or iPadOS 18 or later as requirements.
• Save to Unread works only with Unread Cloud, Local, Feedbin, Feedly and NewsBlur accounts.

Fiery Feeds

Wide choice of feed accounts

Works with Feedly, Feedbin, Fever, Inoreader, NewsBlur, BazQux, The Old Reader, FeedHQ, FreshRSS and Tiny Tiny RSS, and with local or iCloud feed accounts that need no outside service.

Article, web and text view modes

An article can be shown as the feed supplies it, as the web page inline, or as extracted text only, and the last mode used is remembered per feed. Text extraction is a Pro feature.

Smart views and saved searches

Hot Links collects the sites most linked to from your articles, and other views sort by posting frequency or word count. Saved searches filter by keyword. Smart views are a Pro feature.

Read-later accounts

Instapaper and wallabag accounts sync both ways, and links can also be kept in a local or iCloud read-later account. A Safari extension subscribes to feeds and saves links.

Layouts, themes and keyboard control

One-, two- and three-pane layouts and a vertical split are available, fonts and colors can be changed, and an external keyboard can control the whole app. Custom themes need Pro.

Apple Intelligence summaries

Version 2.15 added article summaries, topic categorization and translation through Apple Intelligence on iOS 26, and a later update added a single switch that turns the AI features off.

Unread

Automatic webpage text

Unread judges whether each feed is summary-only and, if it is, shows the full article text taken from the web page. The default can be changed for individual feeds.

Unread Cloud and third-party sync

The free Unread Cloud service syncs devices after Sign in with Apple. Unread also syncs with Feedbin, Feedly, Gobbler, Inkwell, Inoreader and NewsBlur, and with self-hosted Fever, FreshRSS and Miniflux servers.

Website accounts

For news sites that require an account, you can sign in from inside Unread, and the app then generates the full article text for that site on the device.

Caching for offline reading

With Premium, webpage text and images are cached ahead of time so articles open quickly and remain available offline. Caching can be limited on cellular connections.

Article actions and Shortcuts

Premium sends articles to services such as Anybox, GoodLinks, Instapaper, Matter, Pinboard, Plinky, Raindrop.io, Readwise and wallabag, and runs your own Shortcuts on articles and links.

Share extensions and widgets

Subscribe in Unread adds a site's feeds from a browser's share sheet, and Save to Unread, a Premium feature, turns the page being viewed into an article. Widgets show recent articles and unread counts.

Fiery Feeds

• Free$0

  Reading and syncing with the supported feed and read-later accounts, without the Pro features.

• Fiery Feeds Pro$1.99 to $9.99

  subscription; billing periods not shown on the US App Store

  Unlocks text extraction, offline full text, feed management, smart views, custom themes and actions, alternate icons and widgets on iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Unread

• Free$0

  Feed reading with Unread Cloud or third-party sync, automatic webpage text, website accounts, color themes, search and basic widgets.

• Unread Premium$29.99

  per year, or $4.99 per month; covers Mac, iPhone and iPad

  Adds caching of webpage text and images, article actions, Shortcuts, Save to Unread, widget customization, custom app icons and premium support.

Fiery Feeds

No public discounts listed.

Unread

• Annual discount

  About 50% off with the yearly subscription

  Unread's press kit lists Premium at $29.99 a year or $4.99 a month, so a year paid up front costs about half of twelve monthly payments.

• Other savings

  50% off for Plinky Pro subscribers

  Golden Hill Software says Plinky Pro subscribers can get an annual Unread Premium subscription at a 50% discount, which continues for as long as they stay subscribed to Plinky Pro.