Feediary
Consumer and social
rss reader
SHOW HN2018
109points
89comments
#397of 2,155 in 2018
Top 19%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
4 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 13 critical, out of 27 comments about the project. Thread score -0.25.
Idea: 1 for, 5 againstPricing: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Positive first impressions of the project
From 2 comments
I really like this.
niklasbuschmann on HNFeediary is definitely coming along nicely!
hopesthoughts on HN
Objections
Subscription pricing is too high or too recurring
From 3 comments
I tried it out for a bit and compared to my current reader of choice this is what I miss: - keyboard navigation - expanded view (full content in the list view) Some other…
raslakite on HN> Gets super interested. > Opens website and sees subscription based model > no thanks.
ishanjain28 on HNThis is neat. Can I pay a one time fee to run the service myself? Just a simple container or package of some sort. This seems like a neat product, but it’s better for me as a…
prepend on HN
No demo or screenshot, and sign-up required to try it
From 3 comments
Did anyone use it? Is it any good? Why there is no demo to try but it forces me to create an account?
piecu on HNI'd definitely consider at least putting a screenshot on the front page, or in the Github readme. I clicked your link very interested, saw nothing but a Sign Up button and then…
ObsoleteNerd on HNOh, I was excited when I read this...but there's no screenshot or demo. In any case, kudos for building something open source!
mxuribe on HN
Zero tracking and zero ads is a baseline, not a selling point
From 3 comments
Why would an RSS reader with zero tracking or ads be a selling point? Those are not things an RSS reader should have to begin with, it's like advertising that you made an offline…
TheRealPomax on HNLet me suggest to come up with a different hook. Lack of tracking and lack of ads are two of the fundamental defining (anti)characteristics of RSS. The whole point of RSS is to…
frumiousirc on HNIt is a thing, and it makes feedly a bad application. "Not having ads" does not make your RSS reader good, it just makes it "not doing something bad and frankly, plain stupid".…
TheRealPomax on HN
Missing keyboard navigation and expanded view
From 1 comment
I tried it out for a bit and compared to my current reader of choice this is what I miss: - keyboard navigation - expanded view (full content in the list view) Some other…
raslakite on HN
Requests
Lifetime or one-time payment option
From 2 comments
This is neat. Can I pay a one time fee to run the service myself? Just a simple container or package of some sort. This seems like a neat product, but it’s better for me as a…
prepend on HNWhat I would like to see is a membership where the price drops each year. First year, it's $5/month. Second, it's $4. Third year, it's $3. And so on. Ideally it's free year 6 and…
jdeibele on HN
Keyboard shortcuts
From 1 comment
I tried it out for a bit and compared to my current reader of choice this is what I miss: - keyboard navigation - expanded view (full content in the list view) Some other…
raslakite on HN
Full article content in list view
From 1 comment
I tried it out for a bit and compared to my current reader of choice this is what I miss: - keyboard navigation - expanded view (full content in the list view) Some other…
raslakite on HN
Download or self-host option
From 2 comments
Where's the download button?
fierarul on HNThis is neat. Can I pay a one time fee to run the service myself? Just a simple container or package of some sort. This seems like a neat product, but it’s better for me as a…
prepend on HN
Questions
Is it any good, and how does it compare to yoleo?
From 2 comments
Did anyone use it? Is it any good? Why there is no demo to try but it forces me to create an account?
piecu on HNHow does it compare to yoleo, for example?
mhb on HN
What does the name mean?
From 1 comment
Always happy to see a new reader. My only quibble is with the name - is it like diary or apiary?
devindotcom on HN
Alternatives named
Feedly
From 1 comment
Well, feedly does inject ads so it is a thing.
piecu on HN
NewsBlur
From 1 comment
Well, NewsBlur gives you all that and is open source too. It's also less expensive if you use the hosted version ($36/yr for NewsBlur vs 48€ for feediary).
p4bl0 on HN
BazQux Reader
From 1 comment
In the 5 years I've used BazQux reader, I've never once had an ad injected, never received a single promotional email, and if they are tracking me, they are doing an amazing job…
listenallyall on HN
Miniflux
From 1 comment
Another alternative that's free (they also have a paid hosted version), open source, fast and written in Go: https://miniflux.app
dewey on HN
Tiny Tiny RSS
From 1 comment
I recommend https://tt-rss.org/ It is quite easy to self host
syoc on HN
FreshRSS
From 1 comment
https://freshrss.org/ FTW!
unicornporn on HN