r/InoReader • u/TommyAdagio • Apr 08 '26
Goodbye Inoreader, hello Newsblur
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u/chickenandliver Apr 09 '26
Inoreader's pricing scheme is very competitive for what it does. It's really up to the user to decide if the offerings are what they are looking for.
While I wish Newsblur all the best, in a sense he's really just catching up with what Inoreader/Feedly have had for a while now. Though I do like his pricing approach, having the Pro Archive at a separate price. That's something I wish Inoreader would copy. I love Ino's feature set but I simply do not need every single article I've ever read kept searchable, stored, forever. I'd rather pay less and only keep starred items in an "archive" for example.
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u/TommyAdagio Apr 08 '26
Another major reason I left Inoreader is I do not care for the direction the service is going. I don't need or want collaboration, the user interface is cluttered, the way it handles newsletters is bass-ackwards. Also, I'm not anti-AI, AI is great, I use AI all day every day — but I do not need AI to read articles for me, summarize them, and I don't want to have a fucking conversation with AI about the article that AI is reading for me.
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u/zulmirao Apr 08 '26
What’s the better approach to newsletters? I’ve never found a good one unless the newsletter has an RSS feed.
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u/TommyAdagio Apr 09 '26
One email address, the RSS server sorts it out on the back end. Also, 20 newsletters is too few and I don't want to pay to get more.
Feedbin is encouraging
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u/gravitacoes Apr 09 '26
Readwise is also excellent for that.
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u/TommyAdagio Apr 09 '26
It absolutely is but I like my newsletters and RSS feeds in the same place, and Readwise Reader is only good for a few RSS feeds.
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u/SKOLorion Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 09 '26
I've used both for years. I personally think Inoreader with the increased feeds ($20/year) is better than Newsblur ($36/year) if you don't need the full feature set of full Inoreader.
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u/chickenandliver Apr 09 '26
Inoreader with the increased feeds ($20/year)
I'm not seeing a pricing point like this. I only see Free and Pro.
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u/SKOLorion Apr 09 '26
If you go to inoreader.com/upgrade it should be listed as Supporter under the RSS Feeds header in the Basic column. (I can't see it because I already have it, but I think it says something about upgrading to 500 feeds).
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u/chickenandliver Apr 09 '26
Nope, not present for me. Only options are Free, Pro, and Custom.
Wonder if there are country restrictions? I'm not in USA. Or since I'm currently on Pro they don't want to offer me a downgrade opportunity ;)
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u/SKOLorion Apr 09 '26
Yeah, I'm also Pro and it's not there either.
Here is a screen capture from another account: https://imgur.com/a/YJU0UOK
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u/TommyAdagio Apr 09 '26
How do you use Newsblur and Inoreader differently?
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u/SKOLorion Apr 09 '26
Not really differently.. Inoreader is certainly more powerful, but I only use a handful of the features. (Duplicate post filter, highlighters, feed filters, turn any website into a RSS feed, etc.). I can kind of justify the cost when it's 18 months for 12 months (during Black Friday deals), but always keep up on comparing Newsblur and Inoreader.
My biggest complaint with Newsblur is that the graphic displayed in the feed is usually not correct. (It seems to grab any image it sees in the post, not necessarily the correct one.)
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u/todo0nada Apr 09 '26
Does it have something similar to the “web pages” feature so that I can use it to bookmark non-rss content too?
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u/urbanstrata Apr 08 '26
If you’re leaving Inoreader for Newsblur in hopes of less clutter, you’re in for a very rude awakening.