A new sound of an old instrument
newsblur.com Source★ 7,688MIT Google Play App Store RedditEntertainment & Media / News & Media
- Monthly visits
- 203.7K
- Down27.1%MoMSep 2026
- Public revenue
- Undisclosed
- No public revenue evidence yet
- Entry price
- $29/mo
- Higher than 88% of peersNiche median $8/mo
- Launched
- 15y ago
- 2011-10-07 · Est.
Traffic
Marketing moves
Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions- this is an amazing talk in serendipity and the internet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_F9jxsfGCw h/t @b0rk
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NewsBlur adds direct classifier input to Intelligence TrainerProduct Activity
Users can now type a classifier straight into NewsBlur's Intelligence Trainer. The feature allows picking title, author, tag, text, or URL, selecting scope by site, folder, or every site, and supports regex without waiting for a matching story to appear first.
Nov 5 · 9d agoX Post
NewsBlur launched on Product HuntLaunch
RSS Reader with filtering and sharing.
Jan 16, 2016 · 10y agoSource
Launched on Google PlayLaunch
NewsBlur is a powerful and customizable RSS news reader
Oct 17, 2012 · 14y agoLaunch page
Launched on App StoreLaunch
NewsBlur is a personal news reader bringing people together to talk about the world. A new sound of an old instrument. NewsBlur is popular for a reason. While also being the oldest surviving RSS news reader, it is used by many news organiza
Oct 7, 2011 · 15y agoLaunch page
Third-party reviews & case dossiers
Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics- Replaces / alternatives to:
- Inoreader · Feedly
Personal news reader with intelligence training
Open Source & Agent Ecosystem
- GitHub Stars
- ★ 7,688
- Forks
- 1,046
- License
- MIT
- Primary language
- HTML
- Exposed tool capabilities:
- News AggregatorFollow RSS feedsRead smarter with AI
Store data
NewsBlur is a powerful and customizable RSS news reader
- Rating
- ★ 4.242,580 ratings
- Install scale
- 100,000+Min 100K installs
- Price & IAP
- FreeIAP $35.99 - $99.99 per item
- First released
- 2012-10-17Store metadata
Fixed story position being lost when rotating your device or returning to NewsBlur. The reader now keeps the same paragraph visible as story content reflows.
NewsBlur is a personal news reader bringing people together to talk about the world. Share stories, read your feed subscriptions, and talk to like minded people with this free service. A new sound of an old instrument. Google Reader has left us and we are working hard to be your replacement. We have many fixes and enhancements planned for all our NewsBlur offerings so stay tuned. Features: • Synchronizes with NewsBlur servers so keep your stories and read/unread status consistent • Read all of your news subscriptions (RSS feeds) • Read while offline and re-sync read and saved stories when online again. • Share and comment on the news with friends • Multiple device support (Web, Android, iOS) • Meet new people who share the same interests • Collapsible folders • Save stories • Dark mode for night time reading • Multiple viewing options for stories • Training your feeds - Hide the stories you don't like and highlight the stories you do. • River of news - show stories from several different feeds in a single view
- Rating
- ★ 4.71495 ratings
- New ratings last mo
- —
- Price & IAP
- FreeIAP data not synced
- First released
- 2011-10-0725 MB
- Added pull-up navigation: pull up past the last story in a feed to jump straight to the next feed with unread stories. A control fades in as you pull and can also be tapped directly. (iOS) - Premium custom app icons can now be pinned to their light or dark version instead of always following your system theme. - Added two trending story sections to the sites list: Widely Read Stories, which collects stories that multiple NewsBlur readers have spent meaningful time reading over the past week, and Long Reads, which ranks stories by average reading time to surface longer, deeper articles. - Both trending sections can be added to the dashboard as story lists. - Trained intelligence classifiers apply to trending stories, so title, author, tag, and text training carries through with the usual green and red scoring. - Added preferences to show or hide Widely Read Stories and Long Reads in the sites list. - Fixed an iPad issue where rotating back to portrait while reading a story could return you to the site list instead of keeping the story on screen.
NewsBlur is a personal news reader bringing people together to talk about the world. A new sound of an old instrument. NewsBlur is popular for a reason. While also being the oldest surviving RSS news reader, it is used by many news organizations, popular blogs, editors, and individual readers to keep up with the world. Let's talk about major features: * Read an unlimited number of RSS subscriptions * Offline support for stories and images * Full text extracts the whole story and is sticky per-feed * Gestures and long presses for feeds and stories * Share and comment on the news with friends * Meet new people who share the same interests * Autoscrolling of text for hands-free reading * Collapsible folders * Saved stories with tagging * Mark stories as unread * Read by oldest/newest first * Filter by unread/all stories * Search for stories by feed or folder * Send to Facebook/Twitter/Instapaper/Pocket/Evernote/email/etc * Landscape view * Customizable offline sync settings You can also optionally subscribe with a NewsBlur Premium Subscription * Subscribe to an unlimited number of sites * Sites you subscribe to are updated up to 10x more often * Read by folder with the river of news * Search sites and folders * Save stories with searchable tags * Privacy options for your blurblog (shared stories) * Custom RSS feeds for folders and saved stories * Use the Text view which conveniently extracts the full original story The subscription is auto-renewable which means that once purchased it will be auto-renewed every year until you cancel it 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Duration of the subscription is 1 year. Your iTunes Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage your Subscription and Auto-Renewal by going to your Account Settings. You may access the privacy policy at https://www.newsblur.com/privacy, and the terms of use at https://www.newsblur.com/tos.
Store assets, rating histograms, install tiers, and screenshots are synced from Apple App Store, Google Play, and Chrome Web Store.
Traffic sources
Traffic breakdown
Channels
- Direct87%
- Organic Search4%
- Social4%
- Email4%
- Other1%
Countries
- United States64%
- Germany16%
- Japan8%
- Spain3%
- Canada1%
Search
Domain authority —Domain registered 2009-02-19
| Keyword | Monthly volume |
|---|---|
| newsblur | 1,440 |
| newblur | 130 |
| newsblur import | 90 |
| newsblur import opml | 90 |
| feedly alternative free self-hosted | 80 |
Traffic data: Vaneform
Pricing
Trial: Every new account starts with a free 30-day premium trial. · 3 paid tiers ($29–$99) · Observed 2026-11-03 · Pricing page
Entry price $29/mo, Higher than 88% of peers; “News & Media” median is $8/mo.View pricing benchmark
Pages & changes
Key pages
Weekly snapshots- Homenewsblur.com/
- Pricingnewsblur.com/pricing Snapshot 2026-11-03
- Featuresnewsblur.com/features Snapshot 2026-11-03
Changes
Design
Soft & Friendly (Light canvas, airy density) featuring split copy & visual layout and interactive hero demo / tool visuals.
First-screen preview · click to zoom
First-screen pitch & conversion flow
“NewsBlur”
Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and no explicit trust bar.
Conversion path: Split Copy & Visual + Interactive Hero Demo / Tool → Start Free / Sign Up
- Category Positioning Anchor
Palette · click to copy
- Typography
- 7.0
- Color & Contrast
- 7.0
- Layout & Spacing
- 7.0
- Craft & Polish
- 7.0
- Distinctiveness
- 6.0
Structure
- Fonts
- Inter / Source Serif 4
- Hero layout
- Split Copy & Visual
- Primary visual
- Interactive Hero Demo / Tool
- Conversion CTA
- Start Free / Sign Up
- Social proof
- No Explicit Trust Bar
- Navigation
- Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density
- Light · Airy
- Corners & depth
- Large Radius · With shadow
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Soft & Friendly
Warm low-saturation pastels, generous rounded corners, and approachable illustrations.
## Design Tokens
```css
:root {
--background: #d4b87a;
--surface: #f3e6c8;
--foreground: #1a1a1a;
--muted-foreground: #6b5e48;
--accent: #e6b325;
--radius: 16px;
--font-heading: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
--font-body: "Source Serif 4", serif;
}
```
Color area ratio: Background #D4B87A (~62%) · Surface #F3E6C8 (~16%) · Text #1A1A1A (~8%) · Muted Text #6B5E48 (~6%) · Accent #E6B325 (~8%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.
## Layout & Conversion Structure
- Hero layout: Split Copy & Visual
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Light · Airy
- Border radius & elevation: Large Radius; use elevation shadows to separate layers
- Primary visual medium: Interactive Hero Demo / Tool
- Conversion CTA: Start Free / Sign Up
- Headline hook: Category Positioning Anchor
- Spatial layout notes: Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and no explicit trust bar.
- Visual summary: Soft & Friendly (Light canvas, airy density) featuring split copy & visual layout and interactive hero demo / tool visuals.
## Avoid
- Harsh pure-black backgrounds
- Sharp 0px corners
- Cold technical jargon in hero copy
Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.
Questions & evidence
- How much does NewsBlur cost?
- Free: Unknown; Premium: $36/yr (billed annually); Premium Archive: $99/yr (billed annually); Premium Pro: $29/mo. Observed 2026-11-03. Check the source for current billing terms, usage limits and taxes.Source
- How much website traffic does NewsBlur get?
- Vaneform estimates 203.7K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
- What is NewsBlur and what platforms does it support?
- NewsBlur is catalogued under News & Media: A new sound of an old instrument. Supported platforms: Mobile App, MCP Server, CLI / SDK, API.
- Is NewsBlur open source?
- NewsBlur has a public repository (https://github.com/samuelclay/NewsBlur) under the MIT license, recording 7,688 GitHub stars, and supporting self-hosted deployment.Source
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