NewsRob

by Antonio Wells Mar 10, 2010 8:24 AM – 8 Comments

Install

NewsRob Pro is a RSS/Atom reader that auto syncs with Google Reader. There is also a paid version that is ad-free and unlocks extra features in this version, like Share With Note. Also more features will be added in future releases here: http://bit.ly/nr_pro

Price: Free, €4.99

AndroidTapp.com Android App Review:

Pros & Cons:

Pros

Google Reader sync tool
Read online or download feeds locally to SD Card for offline reading
Ability to receive Android notifications of new feed content

Features:

NewsRob Android App syncs your Google Reader of RSS feeds with your Android phone. Use the app to conveniently read RSS feeds online or offline, mark read, favorite and categorize various subscribed RSS feeds. Receive Android notifications of new feed content, and cache contents to SD card versus internal memory storage. With the paid version of NewsRob you can add a note to a shared article, or add/view comments.

Video: NewsRob

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBXC8qI_VCE

: NewsRob Feed

: NewsRob News Feed Snippet

: NewsRob News Article on Source Website

: NewsRob Settings Menu

Usefulness:

Great alternative Android app for RSS feeds (even better then mobile version of Google Reader for Android phones).

Ease of Use:

You have to sign into your Google Account to use the app plus subscribe to feeds via Google Reader as NewsRob is a sync and display tool.

Frequently Used:

Really dependent on how often you read your feeds. Potentially used multiple times daily.

Interface:

NewsRob Android App is a mixture of native app and web-based content from your subscribed sources.

AndroidTapp.com Rating

(4.2 out of 5)

Should you Download NewsRob? Yes! Be sure to Subscribe to AndroidTapp.com RSS Feed!

Developer: Mariano Kamp

Tags: Android Apps, AndroidTapp.com App Review, Google Reader, NewsRob, RSS Reader

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8 Comments

By Eric on March 10, 2010 at 11:51 pm:

You found no cons? Not the bugginess or the fact that once-free software is now charging an insane fee for updates? As a long time user of NewsRob, I’m now actively searching for an alternative.

In other news: your comment form doesn’t work with the standard Android browser? Seriously? Fix that!

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- By Android Tapp on March 11, 2010 at 12:16 am:
  
  You’re right about it being free, then on the anniversary there became a paid version with only one feature enhancement.
  
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By Matt on March 12, 2010 at 9:51 am:

I prefer Greed to this app almost entirely because it doesn’t require you to give the app your GMail login.

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By Ed on March 17, 2010 at 11:06 am:

A pretty decent app. I am sure Google will eventually release an actual Google Reader app though…only makes sense. So I am not really willing to spend money on a RSS feed.

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By Evert on October 29, 2010 at 3:58 am:

No ‘sync only when on wifi’ option? Hmm, then this app is NOT for me…

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- By Jason Norment on October 29, 2010 at 9:17 am:
  
  This app, in my opinion, is fantastic and I use it daily. In fact, I rarely sync on wifi. Why is that a deal breaker for you?
  
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- By Matt H on November 16, 2010 at 8:49 am:
  
  It integrates with “Locale” to do sync only at certain locations (wifi).
  
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