Feeder RSS reader
Shares rank 11 of 15 RSS readers by recommenders
Recommended as a plain, unexciting RSS reader that pulls in feed content and works with other apps; people cite it on Android and Mac.
Recommended as a plain, unexciting RSS reader that pulls in feed content and works with other apps; people cite it on Android and Mac.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Pulls in feed content alongside other reading
“I sometimes read things via Feeder (the Android app) and there I can also pull in some content”
Comment from 23 Mar 2026 in “PC Gamer Recommends RSS Readers in a 37MB Article That Just Keeps Downloading” Unexciting, simple app
“it's unexciting, which is what I look for in an app these days”
Comment from 27 Jan 2026 in “Ask HN: Who do you follow via RSS feed?” Pipes feeds into other apps
“Just use rss feeds like feeder.co and pipeline it into whatever app you want”
Comment from 2 May 2026 in “The feed doesn't know you, and YouTube refuses to let you browse” Liked as a Mac app
“one of my favorite Mac apps ever, Feeder”
Comment from 2 May 2026 in “Pop-Up RSS”
Other RSS readers people recommend
The four most recommended other RSS readers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetNewsWire | 79 | 7 | 92% | 10 | 4 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| Miniflux | 27 | 0 | 100% | 8 | 1 mo5 owners | Approved |
| FreshRSS | 26 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Inoreader | 20 | 1 | 95% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Feeder RSS readerThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Just use rss feeds like feeder.co and pipeline it into whatever app you want”
“one of my favorite Mac apps ever, Feeder”
“I sometimes read things via Feeder (the Android app) and there I can also pull in some content”
“it's unexciting, which is what I look for in an app these days”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.