Muuted as a Feedly alternative
Feedly is built for professionals, teams, and AI-assisted research. Muuted is built for one person who wants a quiet, chronological feed they fully control. Here is an honest comparison so you can pick the right tool.
What Feedly is designed for
Feedly is a mature, full-featured reader aimed at professionals. Its paid plans (Pro is $72 per year as of mid-2026) include Leo, an AI assistant that learns your priorities and filters your feeds, plus team and enterprise features, native mobile apps, and integrations with other tools. If your job is monitoring an industry, tracking competitors, or feeding research to a team, that is exactly what it was built for. Prices and features can change, so check Feedly's site for current details.
What Muuted is designed for
Muuted is a one-person project with a narrower goal: a calm feed for everything you follow. You add the sources — websites and blogs, YouTube channels, podcasts, weather and local news — and they appear newest first. There is no ranking algorithm and no recommendations, ever. Nothing decides what you see except your own list and your own mute rules. When you reach the end, it tells you that you are caught up.
Muting is the core feature. Mute any word or phrase in one tap — forever, or for a day, a week, or a month. Hidden stories are not deleted; they sit in a review list that shows the exact rule that caught them, and you can restore or unmute at any time. Detox packs go further: curated mute-word sets that quiet a whole subject, such as Politics or Spoilers. Every pack shows the exact words before you apply it, and it lands as a named list you can pause, edit, or delete.
If filtering is what you are really shopping for, the practical walkthrough is in how to filter your news.
Side by side
| Muuted | Feedly | |
|---|---|---|
| Who decides what you see | You. Newest first, no algorithm, no recommendations | You, plus Leo AI can prioritize and filter for you |
| Muting and filtering | One-tap word/phrase mutes with timers; detox packs; junk filters (Pro) | AI-assisted prioritization and filtering on paid plans; details vary by plan |
| Hidden stories | Kept in a review list with the exact rule shown; restore any time | Filtered items are removed from view |
| Source types | RSS sites and blogs, YouTube channels, podcasts, weather, local news | RSS feeds, newsletters, keyword alerts, and more |
| Ads and pricing | No ads on any tier. Free tier, or Pro at $4/mo or $36/yr founding price | $72/yr as of June 2026; free tier is limited |
| Your data | OPML import and export, plus one-click JSON backup. No lock-in | OPML import and export supported |
Feedly prices and features captured June 2026 from public pages; they can change at any time. Muuted's founding price is kept for as long as the subscription stays active.
When Feedly is the better pick
- You work on a team and need shared feeds, notes, and enterprise features.
- You want native mobile apps with offline sync. Muuted is a web app; it works well on phones, but it is not a native app.
- You rely on integrations with other tools in a professional workflow.
- You want AI deciding what to prioritize. Feedly offers AI-assisted prioritization; Muuted deliberately keeps feed ordering and mute rules under your control.
When Muuted fits
- You want a strictly chronological feed with no algorithmic refill — your sources, newest first, and a clear signal when you are caught up.
- You want quiet: one-tap mutes with timers, detox packs that show their words up front, and a review list that proves nothing was silently lost.
- You follow more than articles — YouTube channels, podcasts, weather, and local news in one place, with no recommendations attached.
- You want a lower price: Free at $0, or Pro at $36 per year — half of Feedly Pro as of mid-2026.
- You value portability. OPML in, OPML out, JSON backup. You can leave any time, which is exactly why you can stay.
Try it before you decide
The live demo needs no account and no email. Bring your OPML file from Feedly if you decide to switch — your subscriptions come with you.
Muuted shows no ads on any tier and uses no advertising trackers. Free tier: 70 sources, 20 muted words, 30-minute refresh. Pro adds unlimited sources and muted words, 10-minute refresh, junk filters, reading stats, and Top 10.