Since I picked up my Samsung Moment about 6 months ago, I’ve explored more than a hundred apps. Games, navigation, blogging, IMing, videos…you name it, I’ve probably tried it. In fact, this post is coming straight from my hardware keyboard a la the WordPress app.
But, despite the many excellent finds, a Google Reader app had eluded me. They were either slow or unstable or just plain broken (or a combination of the above). Now, though, I have two fantastic readers to put head to head.
In one corner, we have NewsRob, a free app with a pro upgrade. NewsRob is quick, sexy and directly integrates with Reader. Even better, it has a “share link” option which utilizes any account linked with my Android. I can even drop it into a new WordPress post. Niiicccee…
In the other corner, there’s gReader. It’s a little slower on syncing, but otherwise approximately the same.
That’s not to say gReader isn’t good. I’d dare sat it’s better than NewsRob. Instead of hiding all the options in the menu like its competition, gReader brings all options to the front when you tap the screen. Share? Visit? Star? Next article? Mark as unread? You got it, right there.
gReader also has an easy unsubscribe feature. Press and hold the feed name from the list and you can easily unsubscribe. NewsRob does gReader one better and let’s you manage the feed or mark all items as read.
Two featurrs gReader has all its own are the “inverse” colors and the copy link option. If you prefer reading white-on-black (not me), a major plus. And if you blog on the go (me) the copy link option is invaluable.
So, give them both a shot. Just search for them in the Market and enjoy!
gReader is the best rss app in the market.