Twine: Smart RSS & News Reader

Name: Twine: Smart RSS & News Reader
Rating: 3.8363636 (351 reviews)
Author: Sasikanth Miriyampalli

By: Sasikanth Miriyampalli

Read news your way. No algorithms, just your favorite RSS feeds.

Features & Capabilities

Twine puts you in control of your news with a modern, open-source RSS reader that has zero ads and no tracking. Read distraction-free with a beautifully adaptive UI that supports Light, Dark, and AMOLED modes.

Twine makes feed discovery effortless: just enter a website homepage URL and it will fetch the feed for you. It supports RSS, Atom, RDF, and JSON, lets you group and pin feeds, filter posts by blocked words, and syncs with FreshRSS, Miniflux, and Dropbox. Import/export via OPML and powerful search and bookmarking capabilities complete the experience. Open-source and community-driven, Twine keeps your reading private and in your hands.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Open Source News & Magazines Content

By:

Sasikanth Miriyampalli

Downloads:

34,154 74

Rating:

3.84

(351) 1 new ratings

Version:

3.3.0 Last updated: 2026-05-18

Version code:

1666

Creation date:

2023-05-24

Publisher country:

Permissions:

android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK Low risk
android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS Low risk
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED Low risk
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK Low risk
com.android.vending.BILLING Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE Safe
dev.sasikanth.rss.reader.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Size:

29.15MB

Email:

he*****@sasikanth.dev

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-05

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 339,709 ▼ 971

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Developed by:

Sasikanth Miriyampalli

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.sasikanth.rss.reader

Email:

he*****@sasikanth.dev

Website:

https://sasikanth.dev/

User Reviews

Twine is praised for its modern design, simplicity, and ad-free experience, making it a top choice among RSS readers. Users appreciate its easy setup without accounts and automatic feed discovery. However, repeated concerns include lack of notifications, missing sync options, limited in-app reader features like full article loading and font selection, and some feed management shortcomings like sorting and accidental actions. While stable and visually appealing, users desire enhancements in feed handling, syncing capabilities, and notification support to improve overall usability.

Pros

Modern, sleek, and visually appealing design with delightful animations and a user-friendly interface.
Open source, lightweight, ad-free, and does not require account signup or use of external services like Feedly.
Works well for basic RSS reading needs and has potential for users transitioning from older apps due to recent updates and improvements.
Automatic RSS feed discovery and the ability to organize feeds into groups or categories.
Regular updates and active development appreciated by users.

Cons

Lack of notification support or issues with notifications not working properly.
No auto-sync or account sign-in feature to sync subscriptions across devices.
No option to view full articles by default; users have to manually load full content, and reading mode customization is limited.
Feed management issues: no sorting options (e.g., oldest-first), accidental marking all as read due to UI design, and occasional feed loading failures.
Some UX concerns such as large navigation bar taking too much screen space and unintuitive feed organization or moving feeds between folders.

Recent reviews

Very modern looking RSS reader. This is the USP of this app. Overall a simple but useful rss reader application. Dropped stars becuase I am unble to receive any notifications from this app, rather this doesn't have that setting available. Auto sync feature is missing.