Unread
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Unread, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Unread's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Unread Premium | $29.99 a year | Premium features on Mac, iPhone, and iPad; subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before period end · $29.99 (USD)/year auto-renewing subscription |
The facts
Each one read from Unread's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accessibility
- The App Store listing says Unread has full VoiceOver coverage, with every screen and feature available to users with vision impairments.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- The privacy policy says servers store feed subscriptions and related article content for Local and Unread Cloud accounts, and Unread Cloud also stores read status and saved articles.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Feed services
- Unread syncs with Feedbin, Feedly, Gobbler, Inkwell, Inoreader, and NewsBlur.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Full article text
- For feeds containing only summaries, Unread can retrieve and display full webpage text and cache webpage text and images for offline access.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says it does not sell or monetize customer data and that Unread always interacts with its servers via HTTPS.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- Unread is an RSS reader designed for reading favorite writers and publications, with typography, gesture-based navigation, and color themes.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Reading features
- Unread includes search, multiple color themes, link article support, and home screen widgets for recent articles and unread counts.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Read-later integrations
- Article actions can send articles to Anybox, Flyleaf, GoodLinks, Instapaper, Matter, Pinboard, Plinky, Raindrop.io, Readwise, Safari Reading List, and wallabag.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- Unread supports self-hosted Fever, FreshRSS, and Miniflux servers; Miniflux must be version 2.3.2 or later.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Customers can contact support from inside the app or by email, and paying subscribers' inquiries with a premium support token receive priority attention.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Website accounts
- Unread can generate webpage text for articles from websites where the customer logs in, and this processing happens locally on the device.checked 8 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Device-side account processing
- For website accounts, the maker says its servers do not see the customer's website account list, credentials, or article text retrieved using those accounts.checked 8 Oct 2026
Money
- Free syncing
- Unread Cloud is a free service for syncing Unread across devices, using Sign in with Apple.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- Golden Hill Software is a privately held company owned and operated by John Brayton and primarily focused on Unread.checked 8 Oct 2026
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