I too am very happy with Reeder. It actually is kept up to date. Came out with iPhone X support promptly, for example.
I think we’re just conditioned to expect super frequent updates for everything every few weeks. Reeder is old school that way.
Having said that I only use it on iOS. On the Mac I use Feedly in a browser.
Re:The sad state of RSS on the Mac
by setpatchaddress on Friday July 20, 2018 @08:17PM
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Reeder is excellent, and I've been happy with it, but the author is not usually quick to update it. iPhone X support was a notable exception.
Re:The sad state of RSS on the Mac
by geerlingguy on Friday July 20, 2018 @03:18PM
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Another Reeder user here. It’s been excellent for years.
Reeder works well enough; just because an app hasn't been updated in a year doesn't mean it's not worth paying for and using. The author's "hey I used this for a long time and stopped when it became paid can you promise me updates" letter is obnoxious.
The one thing I wish it had was a webview that would honor my content blockers; I think it's still using an outdated webview API on macOS.
Obnoxious letter author here, just to clarify: I'm not stingy and I bought all versions of Reeder on iOS and two versions for macOS. It's not about the 10 bucks, I just don't want to find a new solution / problem every time it goes through stretches of no activity for years, breaks on new OS versions or crashes frequently like some people here reported too.
If there's an app with subscription pricing where I know it's a sustainable app for the developer and it'll get adapted to support new macOS features (or updated APIs like you said) then I'm happy to do that. I don't need updates every month, I just want to know that if there's a problem the developer will deal with it at some point.
RSS is just a niche product, bring it up with your average user and they probably won't know what you're talking about. I'm just glad these apps are still around. Maybe we'll once get a resurgence like Podcasts.