News vs wallabag
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
News
NOTE: This is NOT an official Nextcloud News client, but Nextcloud is fully supported Main Features: * Subscribe to your favorite RSS and Atom feeds * Sync with your personal Miniflux or Nextcloud server * Smooth and snappy user experience even on the older and cheaper devices * Built-in podcast fetcher which can be used with external players * Enhance your news feed with high-resolution preview images * Enjoy modern and minimalistic Material Design * Both light and dark themes are supported * This is an open source app which respects your privacy
wallabag
A self hosted read-it-later app which is made for you to comfortably read and archive your articles. Unlike to other services, the server software is MIT-licensed, so you can set it up on your own: Just follow the instructions at wallabag.org. This android application allows you read and manage your articles and automatically syncs them to the wallabag server. Next time you find an article you want to read later, save it into wallabag. It will be automatically synced on your phone, your tablet, your e-reader or your computer. Therefore, your can read it anytime anywhere, even offline. You can save an article into wallabag from nearly everywhere, including your computer and your favorite RSS reader apps. Bonus features: * Automatic synchronization between the server and the apps * Downloading pictures for offline reading * Tags to manage your content * Speech synthesis to listen to your articles
| Feature | News | wallabag |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | NotesNewsMedia PlayerPodcastVideoBrowser | NotesCloud StorageBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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