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Flipboard vs NewsBlur

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Flipboard

Software

Your personal magazine for news and stories

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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NewsBlur

Software

A personal news reader bringing people together

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; NewsBlur the free account is limited to 64 sites
  • They diverge on capability: Flipboard covers Magazine-style layout, NewsBlur covers Intelligence training.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Flipboard and NewsBlur actually diverge.

Attributes where Flipboard and NewsBlur differ
AttributeFlipboardNewsBlur
Pricing modelfreefreemium

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown), founded (2010).

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
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Google

Only in NewsBlur

  • Intelligence training
  • Story sharing
  • Original site view
  • Text view
  • Blurblogs
  • Pocket
  • Instapaper
  • Evernote

Both cover

  • Twitter
  • 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 NewsBlur
  • Content discoverynot NewsBlur
  • Magazine creationnot NewsBlur
  • Social readingnot NewsBlur

NewsBlur

  • Reading RSS feeds with training that filters by author, tag or titlenot Flipboard
  • Archiving full article content from followed sitesnot Flipboard
  • Following a large number of feeds with fast refreshnot 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

NewsBlur

  • The free account is limited to 64 sites
  • Search and text view extraction require Premium at $36 per year
  • Premium is capped at 1,024 sites and Premium Archive at 4,096 sites
  • Full content archiving and the Daily Briefing require Premium Archive at $99 per year
  • The fastest 5 to 15 minute feed refresh and regex training require Premium Pro at $29 per month
  • Site following is capped at 10,000 even on the top tier

Pricing, plan by plan

Flipboard

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

NewsBlur

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 64 sites
    • Basic training
    • Web and mobile
  • Premium$36/year
    • Unlimited sites
    • Full training
    • Priority updates

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 NewsBlur if

  • You need intelligence training.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want story sharing.
NewsBlur review

Questions people ask

Is Flipboard or NewsBlur better?
Neither clearly leads. Flipboard starts at Free and NewsBlur at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Flipboard or NewsBlur?
Flipboard starts at Free and NewsBlur at Free.
Does Flipboard or NewsBlur 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 NewsBlur is typically brought in for.
What can Flipboard do that NewsBlur cannot?
Flipboard covers Magazine-style layout, Content curation, Topic discovery, Smart magazines. NewsBlur covers Intelligence training, Story sharing, Original site view, Text view. Both handle Twitter, Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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