It's close: Feedly edges it 8.4 to 8.3, so the right pick depends on what you need. Feedly wins on 1 of the 5 scores, Kindle on 4.
Readers who want a simple, free feed of their favorite sites on any device
Readers who already buy ebooks from Amazon or own a Kindle
Score by score
The details
| Feature | Feedly | Kindle |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Reading & News | Reading & News |
| Category rank | #7 of 11 | #8 of 11 |
| Developer | Feedly Inc. | Amazon |
| Pricing | Free + paid plans | Free |
| Usable for free | Yes | Yes |
| iPhone & iPad | ✓ | ✓ |
| Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mac | — | ✓ |
| Windows | — | ✓ |
| Web | ✓ | ✓ |
Common questions
Is Feedly better than Kindle?
It's close: Feedly edges it 8.4 to 8.3, so the right pick depends on what you need. Feedly wins on 1 of the 5 scores, Kindle on 4.
Which is cheaper, Feedly or Kindle?
Feedly: Free for 100 feeds; Pro is $6 a month and Pro+ $12, both billed yearly. Kindle: Free app; you buy books one at a time, and Kindle Unlimited is optional. On value for money, Kindle scores higher.
Do Feedly and Kindle work on the same devices?
Only Kindle runs on Mac, Windows.
Which is more private, Feedly or Kindle?
Feedly scores higher on privacy (8.8/10). App Store label: Data Not Collected, meaning the developer says the iOS app collects no data. The free plan shows sponsored ads, which Pro hides.
Strengths and weaknesses
Feedly
- Free plan is enough for casual readers
- iOS app collects no data, per its privacy label
- Clean, simple reading on every device
- Free plan has sponsored ads and only 3 folders
- Search and sharing tools need Pro
- New features mostly target business plans
Feedly is one of the best-known RSS readers, and its free plan still covers most people: up to 100 sources in three folders, on the web, iPhone and Android. Follow news sites, blogs, YouTube channels and Reddit in one calm feed. Pro adds search, notes and no sponsored ads, while Pro+ adds AI filters, newsletters and Google News feeds. Just know that most of Feedly's new work now goes into its business plans.
Full Feedly review
Kindle
- Huge store with over six million titles
- Syncs your place, highlights and notes
- Free to read on almost any device
- Can't buy books inside the iPhone app
- Books are locked to Amazon's ecosystem
- Ties lots of data to you, including for marketing
If you buy ebooks from Amazon, the Kindle app is how you read them anywhere. It syncs your place, highlights and notes across phone, tablet, computer and the web, and adds X-Ray, dictionary and Wikipedia lookups, translation, real page numbers and a switch to the Audible version if you own both. The store has over six million titles. The trade-offs are Amazon's lock-in and a privacy label that ties a lot of data to you.
Full Kindle review
