The title is a bit misleading, I expected a desktop app or similar, but it is a mobile-only app (android+ios).
I was hoping for a self hosted copy of The Old Reader.
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#12The UI has Tidal vibes, neat.
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#13I would change to "Gorgeous"
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#14Wish it would connect with feedbin. I don't wanna import opml and have feedbin filled with unreads
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#15Does it also import folders when importing from a OPML file?
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#16I’m building a free RSS reader with iCloud sync for iOS and macOS, Manabi Reader: https://reader.manabi.io
Currently it’s targeted at Japanese learners and has some optional paid features on top for flashcards/Anki integration and tracking vocab/kanji. But I’m working on “zooming out” the product for general use (including more languages and general knowledge retention) because it has a solid RSS system, readability mode, offline support, web browser functionality etc.
I built it in native SwiftUI.
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#17Just tried it out and it doesn’t feel quite right on iOS. Almost like the app is just a website loading in a browser. It’s very flat and the UI feels too “thin” (I know that doesn’t really make sense but it’s the best description I of how it feels to me right now).
I guess it just doesn’t feel very native - more of a web wrapper?
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#18It looks pretty nice, but would seem a bit cringe to call your own app "Gorgeous" in a Show HN, like calling yourself a 10 on a dating profile, or introducing your kid as beautiful. I'd personally just leave it out and use something like "Open Source RSS app for Android/iOS"
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#19The title is a bit misleading, I expected a desktop app or similar, but it is a mobile-only app (android+ios).
I wouldn't call it misleading because you made an assumption. It is multi-platform as advertised.
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#20I think I'll wait for an F-Droid release before trying this: https://github.com/msasikanth/twine/issues/38
I currently use Nextcloud News, but it's a bit slow (especially with my 50k+ unread items), and doesn't support dynamically ranked feeds, only chronological ones. It's nice having read status synced across devices, though.