An Otter RSS Reader

Name: An Otter RSS Reader
Rating: 4.15278 (72 reviews)

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An Otter RSS Reader

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Josh Holtz

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User Reviews for An Otter RSS Reader

Clean, simple to use, with integration and extras included

I haven't dug too much, but the fact you have a debug area for people to clean if they want is, to me at least very appreciated. I have two questions, but before that. One suggestion. Instead of having to have a setting default to switching the state to read when clicked, or doing it after you leave the view, maybe a button at the bottom such can be added to give you options to have it read, even delete it (If it's causing extra memory to be used that is, not sure how that works) if they no longer need it, but then have the extra options to move that certain post in case they will be using it again. Questions. Is it being implemented as a browser in the app that will have cookies and trackers latch on? Also, the serious one for now.. Why does it seem like every developer, or just I don't even know.. What is going on with Twitter?? Hahaha. Thanks!Not sure why it didn't paragraph my text.. I surely did, also an issue. I subscribed to the Otter and the indiedev, when I came to type that first review, I went back to the app and the feeds were gone. Like they got consumed after they were already consumed, haha.

Bit Byte, Jul 24, 2021

pretty much perfect!

I just needed an RSS reader that was free and functional, and it is all that and more. The app is well-designed, it's pretty and minimal, and most importantly it does the job I need it to do. As one of those "hey if it works, it works" kind of people, I appreciate that it's an app that was pretty much born out of necessity and keeps things simple, and maybe that's why it's truly such an A app. And it's got on otter on the front. More things in life should be cute. Wonderful, thanks a lot for this app, Josh!

froggyrainwater, Sep 16, 2021

Better than okayest!

It does what it says on the tin: it reads RSS feeds. Other features are strictly in service of that core function. No accounts, no suggested or “curated ;)“ content. It doesn’t send me emails, or even ask for my email. This is what I’m after in an RSS reader.But! It syncs to iCloud so I can read stuff across devices without thinking about it! It loads full articles without fussing with subscriptions and nonsense! It supports reader view! These things all serve to enhance the feed-reading experience without demanding your attention or getting in your way.Two small features I’d like to see: an option to default to reader-view and swipe to mark as read. The app is great without those things, but I’d appreciate them.

GalacticHero13, Feb 15, 2021

Beautiful

I have just started using Otter and love it. After Google dropped its RSS Reader, this is the first one I have really liked. Adding feeds is a breeze. If I can’t find the RSS Feed URL I can paste the webpage URL and Otter can detect the feed URL if available. Categorization is a breeze. And the simple aesthetics are so good that I will now have to buy a Scandinavian home to go with it. Well done developers.

Igne Natura Renova, Mar 28, 2021

Well designed and dang cute

This app might be described as "okayest" but I certainly think it's great! It syncs well between my phone and computer, and has a good balance between a straightforward, easy-to-use interface and customization where I need it. Plus, the app name and design are clever and adorable. You can tell the developers put a lot of love and thought into this. I love it and use it every day!

LaurenN4242, Sep 16, 2021

Better than ok

I’d been struggling with the rss readers in the app store. Every one of them is very pretty, fine, but every one of them mostly serves up whatever specific sources the developer wants me to see. Otter is beautiful, minimal, and functional. I add the rss, I get a list of headlines, and I can organize them by folder. Literally all I wanted. ….ok I wouldn’t be sad if there was a toggle option to turn on thumbail images on the screen preview list for articles, I do follow a lot of art blogs, but that’s it. Otherwise perfect. If that would mess up the wonderful design this app has, then better than perfect and forget I said anything at all.

MagneticCrow, Dec 01, 2021

Background app refresh

Can’t wait for automatic refresh to come to the app! However, the background app refresh is not working. I had the same number of unread feeds from what I did twelve hours ago on launch. I pulled down and did a refresh and 30+ articles popped into my feeds. So it appears that is not working.

Medicchop28, Jan 19, 2021

Good start

Cleaner than many RSS readers without all the “discovery” cruft that takes over most of the others. My feature requests are a compact mode to fit more feeds on the screen, a pages scrolling mode, and gestures to mark as read a single feed or all the feeds on the display/page. Also that otter is cute.

River_ee, Jan 13, 2021

Best looking RSS reader

Looks good and works well. I’m fairly new to RSS as well, but I was thinking of self hosting my own miniflux rss client. Miniflux implements the Fever API alongside its own REST API. I was wondering if I could get otter to connect to a Miniflux’s Fever API endpoint so I can stay synced across my self hosted client and otter?Let me know if it’s possible or you don’t see yourself adding too many features. Btw, I tipped you for your great work and congrats on your newborn (I was reading your blog post).

rsurasin, May 22, 2021

Very good so far

This looks like a very good app and it's pretty easy to understand. Then again I've been using computers since the mid to late 80s, so there ya go. But still.... this IS easy!!This app works for me. I use it for the news sources I have, because I don't want to pollute my other RSS app with politics. I think we all need a break from politics from time to time, don't you?I would like this app to have two choices for when people open it up: 1- That the sidebar showing each news feed under it's own grouping is open upon opening the app and 2- in addition, to keep it's current setting.I like to have, say, all my ABC articles under one tab, all my DEF articles in another tab. I do not prefer the way it currently is, where I have to manually open the sidebar.Otherwise, this app is very simple and very easy. Also, I didn't check before leaving this review, and I can't close this review to go look, but what I would like to have is the ability to save individual articles in reader mode (no ads, just text) onto PDF. I also would like to have a favorites folder, organized by site, to store monumental articles.

ShameShameShimmy, Jan 22, 2021

Description

"An Otter RSS Reader" is the world's newest most okayest RSS reader with a high key adorable otter icon! "This is exactly what I've been looking for! A simple RSS reader that syncs my subscribed feeds across my iPhone, iPad, and Mac. This developer is genius!

I think he nailed it with this app" - Josh Holtz FEATURES + Subscribe to RSS Feeds that sync over iCloud Fetches RSS feeds and refreshes in a background task or on a pull-to-refresh. + Auto Discover Feeds Simply enter the domain of website (like anotterrss.com) and Otter will attempt to discover all RSS feed urls to choose from. + Group Feeds Into Folders You know... because organization is important. + Read Articles In A Normal Web View This isn't anything special. This is why its the okayest and minimalist. Just read the article like how it was supposed to be read. Is it even a reader? It might just be a syncer. + Shortcuts Have fun automating with Shortcut actions for listing feeds, listing articles, and subscribing to new feeds. + Widgets Add some gorgeous widgets to your Home Screen to show unread count for either all feeds or a specific folder of feeds. + Import/Export with OPML Import your feeds with an OPML file (if you have one from your existing RSS reader). Export your feeds into an OPML file if you hate "An Otter RSS" and want to move to another app. We'll understand. There are plenty of other apps out there and this one might not be the one for you!