Curated Feeds vs Inoreader
Inoreader is built for people who want the server to do the sorting: rules, filters, folders, and archive search. Curated Feeds is built for people who want none of that infrastructure attached to their reading. Here is the honest trade, checked in October 2026.
The comparison at a glance
| Curated Feeds | Inoreader | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free forever, no premium tier | Free up to 150 feeds; Pro from $7.50/month billed annually |
| Account required | No | Yes |
| Data stored on | Your device only | Inoreader servers |
| Free-plan limits | None beyond Android 8.0+ | 150 feeds; rules, filters and AI features need Pro |
| Offline reading | Full article cache | Yes |
| Platforms | Android 8.0+ | Android, iOS, web |
| Multi-device sync | No | Yes |
| Rules, filters, folders | No | Server-side rules and filters on paid plans |
| Archive search | No full-text archive search | Full-text search across saved articles on paid plans |
| Adding feeds | Paste any RSS 2.0 / Atom / RDF URL directly | Feed directory and search, plus pasted URLs |
Source, checked October 2026: Inoreader’s pricing page, where the free plan is listed at 150 feeds and Pro at $7.50/month billed annually. Limits and prices change, so check their own page before deciding. The structural difference does not change: Inoreader’s power features run on its servers, so an account is the price of admission, while Curated Feeds runs entirely on your device.
When Inoreader is the better choice
If your reading depends on automation, Inoreader wins. Server-side rules can file, flag, or mute articles before they ever reach your queue, and folders keep large feed lists organized. Paid plans add full-text search across your whole archive.
Reading on phone, tablet, and laptop with everything in sync is also Inoreader’s home ground. Curated Feeds deliberately does not compete there, because each of those features needs a server and an account.
How to switch from Inoreader
- In Inoreader, export your subscriptions as an OPML file.
- Open the OPML file in any text editor and copy each
xmlUrlvalue, or use the share sheet per feed. - In Curated Feeds, paste each URL into the add-feed field. Any RSS 2.0, Atom, or RDF URL is accepted directly, with no directory approval step.
- Recreate your categories by hand if you used folders; rules and filters have no equivalent, by design.
Your read state and rule setup stay in Inoreader’s account and do not transfer. The feeds themselves are just URLs, and those move over in minutes.
Questions
Can I import my Inoreader subscriptions into Curated Feeds?
Yes, manually. In Inoreader export your subscriptions as an OPML file, open it in a text editor, copy each xmlUrl value, and paste the URLs into Curated Feeds one by one. There is no account-to-account import because Curated Feeds has no account.
Is Curated Feeds really free, or is there a catch?
There is no server bill to cover, so there is no premium tier and no ads. One free build, distributed as a direct APK from this site and from Uptodown, version 1.2.0, about 67 MB.
What do I lose by leaving Inoreader?
Cross-device sync, the web reader, server-side rules and filters that sort articles before they reach you, folders, and full-text search across your archive on paid plans. All of those run on Inoreader's servers and require an account, which is exactly what Curated Feeds does not have.
Which one should I pick if my workflow depends on rules and filters?
Stay with Inoreader on a paid plan; that is its core strength and Curated Feeds does not attempt it. Choose Curated Feeds when the phone is your only reader and you would rather have no account, no ads, and no server holding your reading history.
Try Curated Feeds
Free forever, no account, no ads: version 1.2.0, about 67 MB, Android 8.0 and up, as a direct APK from this site or from Uptodown. Add a few feeds from the starter list and see whether reading without a server behind it suits you.