Basic Reader

Basic Reader is a fast, focused RSS reader for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No account. No nonsense. Most RSS apps have turned into subscription businesses — charging $8-10/month for features that should come standard. Basic Reader is free to download and free to use for reading your feeds. When you're ready for more, a single one-time purchase unlocks the full feature set — and it's yours for good. No subscription. Ever.

--- FREE --- Feeds & Folders Subscribe to any RSS or Atom feed. Group them into collapsible folders with drag-and-drop reordering. Unread counts appear at a glance on every feed, folder, and your app icon badge. Background Refresh Your feeds update automatically on a configurable schedule. Pull to refresh any time. OPML Import & Export Bring your subscriptions in from any other reader. Take them out just as easily. Your data is never held hostage. Swipe Gestures Swipe to mark articles read or unread without opening them. Accidentally marked everything read? Shake to undo. Star Favorites Star any article to save it for later, accessible across all your feeds. Privacy Controls Control image loading and Javascript to block tracking pixels and reduce data usage. No analytics SDKs. No backend. We never see what you read. iPhone, iPad & Mac Built natively in SwiftUI. A clean adaptive layout on iPhone, a full three-column view on iPad and Mac. Full Accessibility VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, and Reduce Motion support — built in from day one.

--- UNLOCK THE FULL VERSION --- One time purchase. No subscription, no recurring fee, no tiers to upgrade later. Unlocks: Smart Search Search across all your articles instantly. Results are re-ranked using an on-device AI model for semantic relevance — so you find what you mean, not just what you typed. Nothing leaves your device. iCloud Sync Feeds, folders, filter rules, read status, starred articles, and preferences sync automatically across all your devices via iCloud. No account needed beyond your Apple ID. Content Filter Rules Hide the noise with wildcard, regex, or semantic filters that match by topic — not just exact words. Timeline A single combined view of every article from every feed, in one place. Article View Styles Customize how articles are displayed for a more comfortable reading experience.

--- NO SUBSCRIPTION. EVER. --- The unlock is a one-time purchase. Whatever it includes today stays yours — nothing you've already unlocked will ever be paywalled again or moved behind a new tier.