# Inoreader

20 Hacker News commenters recommended Inoreader and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 9 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a full-featured RSS reader that replaced Google Reader, with YouTube subscriptions and keyword ad filtering. The most common caveat is that it feels cluttered.

## Why people recommend it

- Replacement for Google Reader (4 comments): "I've been using Inoreader for over a decade after Google Reader went away. And I gladly pay for it year after year." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47391970)) "the fantastic Inoreader that is better than Google Reader was" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46773747)) "I landed on inoreader not long after the Google reader died." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47305445))
- Large feature set (3 comments): "Inoreader is too cluttered for my taste, though it has a feature set I can't match any time soon." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47037137)) "you can also get a lot of similar features from a paid Inoreader account" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46164807)) "lots of features, somewhat similar to defunct Google Reader" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50185027))
- Paid plan seen as worthwhile (3 comments): "I've been using Inoreader for over a decade after Google Reader went away. And I gladly pay for it year after year." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47391970)) "is one of the only paid subscriptions I maintain" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46795877)) "I pay. I've found it's worth it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46794754))
- Long-term loyal users (3 comments): "it worked so well that it turned into the main way I read things now" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49693753)) "I landed on inoreader not long after the Google reader died." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47305445)) "have had no reason to look back" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46980231))

## What people warn about

- Cluttered or unmanageable interface (2 comments): "Inoreader is too cluttered for my taste, though it has a feature set I can't match any time soon." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47037137)) "My Inoreader became unmanageable and reminded me a lot of the reason I quit using Gmail" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46162519))
- Feed import needed workaround (1 comments): "Inoreader did bring in the feed, but only after I "tricked it"" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45882155))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [NetNewsWire](https://hackerapproved.com/p/netnewswire.md): 79 recommend
- [Miniflux](https://hackerapproved.com/p/miniflux.md): 27 recommend
- [FreshRSS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/freshrss.md): 26 recommend
- [Newsboat](https://hackerapproved.com/p/newsboat.md): 12 recommend
- [Reeder Classic](https://hackerapproved.com/p/reeder.md): 10 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.inoreader.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Inoreader", https://hackerapproved.com/p/inoreader/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).