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Flipboard vs Feedly

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Flipboard

Software

Your personal magazine for news and stories

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Feedly

Software

Organize, read, and share content you care about

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Flipboard flipboard is free to use with no paid tier; the product carries no subscription, so there is no plan limit to compare against rivals that charge; Feedly a Feedly account is required before the app can be used at all
  • They diverge on capability: Flipboard covers Magazine-style layout, Feedly covers RSS feed aggregation.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Flipboard and Feedly actually diverge.

Attributes where Flipboard and Feedly differ
AttributeFlipboardFeedly
Pricing modelfreeUnknown
Founded20102008

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Flipboard

  • Magazine-style layout
  • Content curation
  • Topic discovery
  • Smart magazines
  • Social sharing
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn

Only in Feedly

  • RSS feed aggregation
  • AI-powered filtering
  • Content organization
  • Article highlights
  • Power search
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Zapier

Both cover

  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Flipboard

  • News consumptionnot Feedly
  • Content discoverynot Feedly
  • Magazine creationnot Feedly
  • Social readingnot Feedly

Feedly

  • Following newspapers, blogs, YouTube channels and Reddit feeds in one readernot Flipboard
  • Tracking competitor and industry keywords across sourcesnot Flipboard
  • Sharing curated intelligence with a team through automated newslettersnot Flipboard

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Flipboard

  • Flipboard is free to use with no paid tier; the product carries no subscription, so there is no plan limit to compare against rivals that charge

Feedly

  • A Feedly account is required before the app can be used at all
  • Tracking keywords, brands and companies requires Feedly Pro
  • Searching within your own feeds requires Feedly Pro
  • Integrations with LinkedIn, Buffer, Zapier and IFTTT require Feedly Pro
  • You cannot sign up for a Market Intelligence or Threat Intelligence trial or account from the mobile app; that must be done on feedly.com

Pricing, plan by plan

Flipboard

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited reading
    • Personalized feeds
    • Magazine creation

Feedly

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Feedly review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Flipboard if

  • You need magazine-style layout.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want content curation.
Flipboard review

Choose Feedly if

  • You need rss feed aggregation.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want ai-powered filtering.
Feedly review

Questions people ask

Is Flipboard or Feedly better?
Neither clearly leads. Flipboard starts at Free and Feedly at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Flipboard or Feedly?
Flipboard starts at Free and Feedly at Free.
Does Flipboard or Feedly run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Flipboard for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Flipboard best used for?
Flipboard is most often used for news consumption, content discovery, magazine creation, social reading. Of those, news consumption and content discovery are not what Feedly is typically brought in for.
What can Flipboard do that Feedly cannot?
Flipboard covers Magazine-style layout, Content curation, Topic discovery, Smart magazines. Feedly covers RSS feed aggregation, AI-powered filtering, Content organization, Article highlights. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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