Feedbin has no free plan — just a 30-day trial that requires no card. It pulls in sites via RSS, YouTube channels and playlists, newsletters, podcasts and Mastodon, but it cannot fetch Telegram or paid blogs. It has no native app for Android. Readine has apps for every platform, and you can use 3 feeds free, with no time limit.
Feedbin has one paid plan, and there is no free plan — you can only try it for 30 days, no card needed. App Store reviewers complain there’s no offline mode for reading on a plane. The service has no native app for Android.
| What | Feedbin | Readine |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | no | 3 feeds without a time limit |
| Price | one plan: $7 per month or $70 per year | modules bought separately |
| Trial access | 30 days without a card | 10 feeds for three weeks |
| An app for Android, Windows, Ubuntu | no | yes, native apps |
| Offline | no offline mode; reviewers keep asking for it | full text and images |
Feedbin handles RSS sites, YouTube channels and playlists, podcasts and Mastodon. For email newsletters you have to use a special address, like login@feedb.in. The service can also deliver the full text, supports search and works as a sync backend for third-party apps. It can only open password-protected feeds with HTTP Basic auth. It doesn’t support Telegram, Boosty, Fanbox, Patreon, Sponsr or private channels. The service dropped Twitter back in 2023.
In Readine, Telegram channels aren’t included in the free plan: public ones cost less, private ones more. The password-protected feeds module unlocks private ones and also covers Substack, Boosty, Fanbox, Patreon and Sponsr.
| What | Feedbin | Readine |
|---|---|---|
| Sites via RSS | supported | supported |
| Telegram | not supported | both public and private channels |
| Boosty, Fanbox, Patreon, Sponsr, Substack | not supported | supported |
| Password-protected feeds | HTTP Basic auth only | a separate module |
You move your subscriptions with an OPML file. Readine imports it in full, and the free-plan limit doesn’t apply during import — all your feeds come across, whatever your plan. Some services support direct import — check the app for details.
Q: Does Feedbin have a free plan?
A: Feedbin has no free plan. You can only try it for 30 days, no card needed, and after that you pay.
Q: What is Feedbin actually good at?
A: It handles RSS sites, YouTube channels and playlists, newsletters, podcasts and Mastodon, delivers the full text, has search and works as a sync backend for third-party apps. There are no ads and no tracking, and the feed is strictly chronological, with no algorithm.
Q: How do I move subscriptions from Feedbin to Readine?
A: With an OPML file: Readine imports the file in full, and during import the free plan limit does not apply.
Q: What if I need Telegram and paid blogs?
A: In Readine they go through the password-protected feeds module: public channels cost less than private ones, and Substack, Boosty, Fanbox, Patreon and Sponsr are also supported.
3 feeds with no time limit and no ads. Beyond that, you only pay for the modules you need.
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