Reeder Classic
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 6 of 15 RSS readers by recommenders
Recommended for reading RSS feeds on iOS, macOS and iPad, and long-time users keep sticking with the classic version. Common caveat: annoying bugs, such as YouTube embeds that do not work.
Recommended for reading RSS feeds on iOS, macOS and iPad, and long-time users keep sticking with the classic version. Common caveat: annoying bugs, such as YouTube embeds that do not work.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 77%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 3.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
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
Long-time loyalty, used for years
“as I bought Reeder a long time ago on iOS and got used to it”
Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “NetNewsWire Turns 23” “I decided to stick with Reeder Classic until it dies”
Comment from 12 Feb 2026 in “NetNewsWire Turns 23” Prefer the classic version
“Because reading the RSS feed is much more productive, and I use Reeder Classic on iOS, macOS and iPadOS”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “LG TV's new software update installed MS Copilot, which cannot be deleted” “I prefer the Reeder (classic) app”
Comment from 4 Aug 2026 in “How Google helped destroy adoption of RSS feeds (2023)” “the guy released a new version of reeder that's not as good”
Comment from 29 Jan 2026 in “Why do RSS readers look like email clients?” Focuses on content, favorite app
“just one-shotting the whole Liquid Glass tenet by using the prominent glass element to focus on the actual content”
Comment from 5 Jan 2026 in “It's hard to justify Tahoe icons” “Reeder was my favorite of the bunch.”
Comment from 1 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: HackerNows – Native iOS HN Client”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Annoying bugs, such as broken YouTube embeds
“There are some truly annoying bugs (YouTube embeds do not work, swipe gestures stopped working, iOS images are slightly cut off,…)”
Comment from 12 Feb 2026 in “NetNewsWire Turns 23”
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 |
| Reeder ClassicThis page | 10 | 3 | 77% | 7 | — | Approved |
What people said
13 of the 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I prefer the Reeder (classic) app”
“Reeder was my favorite of the bunch.”
“just shedding feedbin & reeder (paid)”
“there is a nice iOS app called Reeder”
“the interface is just the same and I got bored a lot.”
“My current gen Mini is my Reeder, HN, and Balatro machine.”
“There are some truly annoying bugs (YouTube embeds do not work, swipe gestures stopped working, iOS images are slightly cut off,…)”
“I decided to stick with Reeder Classic until it dies”
“as I bought Reeder a long time ago on iOS and got used to it”
“I love using reeder classic”
“the guy released a new version of reeder that's not as good”
“just one-shotting the whole Liquid Glass tenet by using the prominent glass element to focus on the actual content”
“Because reading the RSS feed is much more productive, and I use Reeder Classic on iOS, macOS and iPadOS”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.