NewsBlur

Name: NewsBlur
Rating: 4.14 (2597 reviews)
Author: NewsBlur, Inc.

LiveNewsBlur, Inc.1 app · 109.3K installsNews & MagazinesFreeIn-app purchases: $35.99 - $99.99 per itemcom.newsblur

NewsBlur is a powerful and customizable RSS news reader

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Total installs: 109,343
Installs / day: +23
Rating: 4.1★
Released: 18 Oct 2012
Last update: 9 Oct 2026
Countries: —

Installs per day

gain of the exact counter

Lifetime avg ≈ 21/day (all installs ÷ days since release)

Daily tracking since 10 Oct 2026 · history grows every day

Install history

exact counter from Google Play

3dAll

Dashed: estimate from the release date (no daily data before 10 Oct 2026) · time axis compressed before that day

Daily tracking since 10 Oct 2026 · history grows every day

Change timeline

Full history

No changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.

Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

Country data will be available soon.

We estimate where downloads come from using the app’s position in Google Play’s top charts in about 140 countries. This app is not in any chart we have collected yet; the estimate appears as soon as it is.

Top chart positions

Not in any tracked top chart.

App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play

No data shared with third parties
Collects data Personal info
Data is encrypted in transit
You can ask for your data to be deleted

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

9 in 4 groups

5 Sensitive2 Notable2 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

Record sound using your phone's microphone
Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage

Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

StorageSensitive2

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

MicrophoneSensitive1

Access to your phone's microphone to record sound

Record sound using your phone's microphonerecord audio · RECORD_AUDIO

OtherNotable4

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET

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Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

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Full description

NewsBlur is a personal news reader bringing people together to talk about the world. Share stories, read your feed subscriptions, and talk to like minded people with this free service. A new sound of an old instrument. Google Reader has left us and we are working hard to be your replacement. We have many fixes and enhancements planned for all our NewsBlur offerings so stay tuned. Features: • Synchronizes with NewsBlur servers so keep your stories and read/unread status consistent • Read all of your news subscriptions (RSS feeds) • Read while offline and re-sync read and saved stories when online again. • Share and comment on the news with friends • Multiple device support (Web, Android, iOS) • Meet new people who share the same interests • Collapsible folders • Save stories • Dark mode for night time reading • Multiple viewing options for stories • Training your feeds - Hide the stories you don't like and highlight the stories you do. • River of news - show stories from several different feeds in a single view

What's new

Sign in with Apple or Google, or connect either one to your existing NewsBlur account. Getting started is easier: pick your interests, preview collections of feeds, or import your subscriptions. On tablets, expand stories to the full reader width. Your story list now scrolls smoothly as you swipe between stories. You can also keep reading controls visible. Includes fixes for sign-in errors, image links, reading controls, and crashes.

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