NewsBlur is a powerful and customizable RSS news reader
NewsBlur is a powerful RSS news reader that syncs your feeds across devices, supports offline reading, and lets you share and discuss stories. It carries a solid rating of 4.31 from 2,183 reviews and 100,000+ total downloads with 310 in the last 30 days, and it is not ranked in any top list.
Pros & Cons
Strong RSS subscriptions management with offline support
Cross-device sync across Web, Android, and iOS
Social features for sharing and commenting on stories
Multiple viewing options and dark mode for comfortable reading
Not ranked in any top list according to the data
Competitors often emphasize features like search or podcasts that aren’t foregrounded in NewsBlur’s listing
Widgets are not highlighted in the feature set (even though a homescreen widget capability exists in dev features)
About NewsBlur
NewsBlur is a news & magazines app developed by NewsBlur, Inc..
Download Statistics
NewsBlur has been downloaded 110 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 310 times.
User Ratings
NewsBlur is rated 4.30 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 2.2 thousand ratings.
App Information
NewsBlur is FREE to download. The APK download size is 6.38 MB. The latest version available is 14.5.3. The last update was on June 23, 2026.
Technical Requirements
NewsBlur requires Android 6.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play October 2012.
Description
NewsBlur is a personal news reader bringing people together to talk about the world. Share stories, read your feed subscriptions, and talk to like minded people with this free service. A new sound of an old instrument.
Google Reader has left us and we are working hard to be your replacement. We have many fixes and enhancements planned for all our NewsBlur offerings so stay tuned.
Features:
• Synchronizes with NewsBlur servers so keep your stories and read/unread status consistent • Read all of your news subscriptions (RSS feeds) • Read while offline and re-sync read and saved stories when online again. • Share and comment on the news with friends • Multiple device support (Web, Android, iOS) • Meet new people who share the same interests • Collapsible folders • Save stories • Dark mode for night time reading • Multiple viewing options for stories • Training your feeds - Hide the stories you don't like and highlight the stories you do. • River of news - show stories from several different feeds in a single view
Recent changes: • Two new trending sections: Widely Read Stories and Long Reads surface popular stories and in-depth reads. Enable them in Settings. • Reach the end of a story list and pull up to jump straight to your next feed with unread stories. • Custom app icons can now be pinned to their light or dark look instead of following the system theme. • Fixed layout insets after rotating, swipe artifacts in the story list, and stale stories when switching feeds.
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Best RSS app out there... Really like the 'function over style' philosophy. Finally, a no-nonsense RSS reader with a sensible subscription!!
★★★★☆Christopher Silsby· Aug 21, 2023
The ability to read offline and dark theme (with all the original features) make this one of the best rss readers
★★★★★Abhay Singh· Sep 3, 2023
One of the best news app, you can creat your own feed, saves lots of time. Thank you 👍
★★★★★Douglas Vought· Oct 17, 2024
News Blur is a great app. The fact that I can self-host if I need to make paying for the premium subscription worth it. News Blur is the best feed reader out there.
★☆☆☆☆Victor Lewis· Dec 21, 2022
Can't add Twitter feeds without paying $36? I'm trying to replace Google feed with Twitter accounts I like plus YouTubers and other news I prefer. I'm not paying for another subscription to maybe read tweets easier.
★☆☆☆☆Dani Pratomo· Feb 17, 2025
2025 deleted my account, who read RSS websites nowadays ??? Uninstall for good, it was in my Outlook account
★☆☆☆☆Andy Hong· Jun 24, 2025
Hasn't worked in days. Refuses to update any feeds. Won't load any new articles. When it does work, it's very hit or miss, especially in regards to marking articles as read/unread. If you use the button to mark all articles in a feed as read, even new articles that haven't been loaded will be marked as read, which means you'll totally miss any articles published after the last time the app successfully updated the feed... which could be hours or even days ago.
★★☆☆☆Adam E· Sep 9, 2025
Maybe this app is good, but with viewing by folder disabled for only premium users It's pretty useless unless you pay...
Google Play Rankings for NewsBlur
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Technologies used by NewsBlur
NewsBlur is requesting 10 permissions and is using 24 libraries.
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Trust & Safety: Permissions include network access, internet, notifications, external storage, boot completed, microphone, wake lock, and in-app billing. This set is typical for a feature-rich RSS reader with offline storage, notification support, and cross-device syncing. While it includes RECORD_AUDIO, it remains within standard usage for interactive features. Overall, the app presents a conventional safety profile for this category.
Each subscription will automatically renew 3 days before the expiration date for
the same time period. Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time before the renewal.
