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Last updated on: 2026-06-07
Android Apps > News & Magazines > NewsBlur
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NewsBlur

14.4.0
NewsBlur, Inc.
4.30
2,192 reviews
100,000+
Downloads
Free

NewsBlur is a powerful and customizable RSS news reader

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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 470 times. It is ranked #109 in news & magazines.

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 6.34 MB. The latest version available is 14.4.0. The last update was on May 10, 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.
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More data about NewsBlur

Price Free to download
Total downloads 110 thousand
Recent downloads 470
Rating 4.30 based on 2.2 thousand ratings
Ranking Medium ranked
Version 14.4.0
APK size 6.34 MB
Number of libraries 24
Designed for Android 6.0+
Suitable for Everyone
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NewsBlur compared with similar apps

Common keywords of similar apps

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Keywords missing from this app

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Google Play Rating history and histogram

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Downloads over time

NewsBlur has been downloaded 110 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 16 downloads per day.

Changelog of NewsBlur

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Developer information for NewsBlur, Inc.

NewsBlur, Inc.

samuel@newsblur.com

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Comments on NewsBlur for Android

★★★★★ Lucas García · Jun 4, 2025
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
★★★★★ Tristan K · Apr 27, 2022
News blur has been my only RSS reader for years, and I get tremendous value from the yearly subscription across hundreds of feeds in tens of folders. Well-supported, flexible and reliable.
★★★★★ Abhay Singh · Sep 3, 2023
One of the best news app, you can creat your own feed, saves lots of time. Thank you 👍
★☆☆☆☆ 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.
★★☆☆☆ 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...
★☆☆☆☆ 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.
★☆☆☆☆ Dani Pratomo · Feb 17, 2025
2025 deleted my account, who read RSS websites nowadays ??? Uninstall for good, it was in my Outlook account

Google Play Rankings for NewsBlur

Top rankings

Rank Country Category List
109 Portugal News & Magazines Top Free
134 France News & Magazines Top Grossing
164 United Kingdom News & Magazines Top Grossing
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Technologies used by NewsBlur

NewsBlur is requesting 10 permissions and is using 24 libraries.

Permissions

Development tools
test access to protected storage
Network communication
view network connections, full network access, Google Play billing service
Storage
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Hardware controls
record audio
System tools
run at startup, prevent phone from sleeping
Extra
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS, com.newsblur.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Ad network libraries

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Social libraries

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