# NewsBlur

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id463981119](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id463981119)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id463981119`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** NewsBlur, Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (501 ratings)
- **Version:** 14.7.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-01
- **First published:** 2011-10-07
- **Size:** 25 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/newsblur/id463981119)
- **Website:** [https://www.newsblur.com](https://www.newsblur.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.newsblur.com/privacy](https://www.newsblur.com/privacy)

## Description

NewsBlur is a personal RSS news reader Chrome extension that helps you stay informed and connect with others who care about the world. It supports unlimited RSS subscriptions, offline reading, full-text story extraction, gestures, and easy sharing between friends. 

Organize feeds with collapsible folders, saved stories with tags, and powerful search. Filter by unread or all stories, and customize offline sync settings. Optional NewsBlur Premium provides extra site updates, privacy options for your blurblog, and enhanced search and sharing features.

## Rankings

- #72,509 — Overall
- #31 — custom feed
- #92 — news

## Review summary

Users praise NewsBlur for strong value on the premium plan and reliable cross-platform syncing, with a privacy-minded, independently developed app. They also note active maintenance and a flexible interface. However, recurring criticisms center on stability issues (crashes after updates, especially on iPad), disruptive UI/UX changes (new swipe gestures with no revert option), missing backup/import features (OPML and preference export), and image rendering glitches (stretched images, small thumbnails). Overall, many remain loyal despite these pain points.

### Pros

- Great value for premium service; users feel the plan is affordable and worth paying for.
- Cross-platform support with reliable syncing across iPhone, iPad, and other devices.
- Independent development with a privacy-friendly policy.
- Active maintenance and responsive developers who fix bugs and respond to feedback.
- Very flexible and adaptable interface that users appreciate.

### Cons

- Crashes and instability after updates, including frequent insta-crashes and iOS 15-related crashes.
- iPad-specific stability and UI issues (crashes on launch, broken UI, blank lists, portrait orientation problems).
- UI/UX changes disrupted workflows (new swipe gestures; inability to revert to the original behavior).
- Lack of export/import/backup options (no OPML import, difficulty backing up preferences across apps).
- Image rendering and layout problems (vertically stretched images, small thumbnails, and excess whitespace).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id463981119)