News Explorer

Name: News Explorer
Price: 4.99 USD
Rating: 4.7 (640 reviews)
Author: Ron Elemans

By: Ron Elemans App

Newsreader with iCloud sync

Features & Capabilities

News Explorer is a comprehensive, Apple-first news reader that supports RSS, JSON, Atom, Reddit, YouTube, Podcast, Bluesky and Mastodon feeds with seamless iCloud synchronization across Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV.

Key features include smart filters, automatic Reader View, article comments, notes, rich tag and prefilter management, OPML import/export, keyboard navigation, widgets, and Shortcuts automation, all designed to keep you reading efficiently across devices.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App News & Magazines

By:

Ron Elemans

Rating:

4.70

(640)

Version:

2.2.11 Last updated: 2026-07-14

Version code:

888149845

Creation date:

2016-09-02

Compatible devices:

Size:

48.74MB

Price:

4.99

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-15

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 71,269 ▲ 409

For Developers

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Developed by:

Ron Elemans

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/news-explorer/id1032668306

Website:

https://betamagic.nl/products/newsexplorer.html

User Reviews

News Explorer is praised for its privacy, affordability, customization, and strong cross-device RSS reading, with reliable full-text retrieval and filtering. Key drawbacks mentioned across reviews include lack of built-in read-later/sharing, need for AI-powered summaries, occasional parsing issues after updates, and some extension/URL compatibility quirks. Users also note a dated UI and occasional platform UX gaps. Overall, it’s a solid, value-rich option for power users who don’t mind feature requests and occasional quirks.

Pros

Robust feature set with full-text retrieval and strong content access across sources
Privacy-first approach: standalone purchase, no data harvesting, and fast developer/support response
Highly customizable UI with excellent cross-device syncing across Apple devices
Effective content filtering to hide ads/sponsorship without requiring a paid plan
Good value for money and flexible licensing compared to competing RSS readers

Cons

Missing dedicated read-later/sharing workflow; requests for a read-later feed
Desire for built-in AI summarization and basic AI features
Mercury reader/parsing issues on some sites after updates
Self-hosted URL support and Safari extension integration can be problematic (extension availability/loading)
Occasional UI/UX datedness and platform-specific performance gaps (e.g., across macOS/iOS)

Recent reviews

It’s the perfect app, but one thing I wish it did: if I try to add a specific YouTube channel to this newsreader, it cannot find the YouTube channel sometimes. I type in the exact channel name, and it brings me to some other YouTube channel or says the channel doesn’t exist. I wish it would let me add whatever YouTube channel I want