Reviews of Twine: Smart RSS & News Reader

By: Sasikanth Miriyampalli

List of user reviews and ratings for Twine: Smart RSS & News Reader

Total ratings

3.84 (Rating count: 351)

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Review summary

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.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.40

All time rating average: 3.84

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Date	Author	Comment
2025-01-30	Ma*****	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.
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.
2025-01-23	Gu*****	This seems the best RSS reader app on the market. It's open source, works flawless and has a such nice design!
This seems the best RSS reader app on the market. It's open source, works flawless and has a such nice design!
2025-01-22	Ra*****	The app constantly closes while navigating the app. I'm lucky to be able to read an article that I want to read without it closing. It's really annoying and I'm really considering trying to find an alternative.
The app constantly closes while navigating the app. I'm lucky to be able to read an article that I want to read without it closing. It's really annoying and I'm really considering trying to find an alternative.
2025-01-10	Da*****	Great app! I would just love when I pull to refresh, the carousel to scroll back to first position
Great app! I would just love when I pull to refresh, the carousel to scroll back to first position
2024-12-18	Ja*****	Very slick and modern RSS Reader app. I like that you don't need to make an account or use a service like feedly. I've been using Newsfold for a long time but it hasn't been updated in quite a number of years so I decided to look for a more modern alternative and I think Twine hits the mark.
Very slick and modern RSS Reader app. I like that you don't need to make an account or use a service like feedly. I've been using Newsfold for a long time but it hasn't been updated in quite a number of years so I decided to look for a more modern alternative and I think Twine hits the mark.
2024-12-16	Be*****	I like the app. The only issue is I'm having is the number of rss feeds. I know it's lite weight as far as an app, but I have slightly over 600 rss feed that I follow. If you can get it to a 1000 feeds and running smoothly. For me, it would near perfect. Thank you!
I like the app. The only issue is I'm having is the number of rss feeds. I know it's lite weight as far as an app, but I have slightly over 600 rss feed that I follow. If you can get it to a 1000 feeds and running smoothly. For me, it would near perfect. Thank you!
2024-11-18	Lu*****	The app has great potential. A few points for improvement: sorting options (older first etc.), it's too easy to mark everything as read accidentally with the huge button on top, also I couldn't understand why some articles in feed are horizontally swiped and others vertically?
The app has great potential. A few points for improvement: sorting options (older first etc.), it's too easy to mark everything as read accidentally with the huge button on top, also I couldn't understand why some articles in feed are horizontally swiped and others vertically?
2024-11-18	Ji*****	I have used many RSS app in Google Play, and Twine is the best one I have ever used. I hope it can be updated continuously. Thanks to the developer for bringing such a good app!
I have used many RSS app in Google Play, and Twine is the best one I have ever used. I hope it can be updated continuously. Thanks to the developer for bringing such a good app!
2024-11-13	Ra*****	Baagundhi anna emante inka konni improvements cheyi. Example speak aloud, Yt videos support, translater
Baagundhi anna emante inka konni improvements cheyi. Example speak aloud, Yt videos support, translater
2024-11-07	Ph*****	It would be great if there is a option to sign in with account to sync subscription.
It would be great if there is a option to sign in with account to sync subscription.