GApps Browser vs Geekttrss
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
GApps Browser
This app started out as a way to view Google News on the author's phone but now encompasses Google+, Google Maps etc. The idea is to be able to access the Google web apps without having to log into Google on your browser, so that you can browse privately. It is a good way to access the Google webapps if you have an AOSP-based ROM and reject the proprietary GApps. Also the webapps are less bandwidth and battery-hungry than their native counterparts. Links to external sites (such as news articles, etc.) will be opened in a regular browser, thus keeping the Google authentication sandboxed in the app.
Geekttrss
You will need to install the web application Tiny Tiny Rss first (https://tt-rss.org/) and enable API access. Then you will be able to access your Tiny Tiny Rss account from anywhere. Geekttrss is an open source application and licensed under the GNU General Public License 3 and any later version. This means that you can get GeekTtRss's code and modify it to suit your needs, as long as you publish the changes you make for everyone to benefit from as well. Geekttrss is built and maintained by community volunteers.
| Feature | GApps Browser | Geekttrss |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | NewsBrowser | NotesNewsBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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