Chronology
You can't tell what's new from what's resurfaced to provoke you.
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Bookmark ten sites, open them each morning. Free and honest — it just doesn't scale past a handful before you forget some and over-check others.
A ranked feed decides what you see, in what order, and when it ends — which is to say, never. Here's what an algorithm actually costs you, and four honest ways to read without one.
Direct visits, newsletters, a classic RSS reader, or Muuted — any of the four gets you chronology back and a feed that tells you when you're caught up.
Your activity influences what appears, but the ranking system keeps the final vote — and that costs you more than it sounds.
You can't tell what's new from what's resurfaced to provoke you.
A ranked feed has no bottom; endings are bad for engagement.
“Show fewer like this” is a hope, not a rule.
All four work. They differ in how far they scale.
Bookmark ten sites, open them each morning. Free and honest — it just doesn't scale past a handful before you forget some and over-check others.
Chronological by nature, writers you trust in your inbox. The weakness is scatter — mixed in with everything else email carries, and unsubscribe is the only mute button.
The traditional answer, and a good one — Feedly, Inoreader and NewsBlur are all fine choices at roughly $36–99/yr. Here's how they stack up on filtering, which is where they differ most.
An RSS reader built for exactly this: your sources in published order, muted words and junk filters instead of a ranker, and a clear “you're caught up” when the new stories end.
Nothing is boosted or buried for engagement.
The feed stops when today's stories do.
YouTube channels, podcasts, weather, local news — by RSS.
Your sources in published order, muted words and junk filters instead of a ranker.
Better for reading the news, yes: you can tell what's new, you can finish, and nothing is resurfaced to provoke a reaction. Ranked feeds optimize for time spent — which is the opposite of being done.
No — you filter by rules instead. Muted words you choose and junk filters Muuted maintains, all visible and reversible, instead of a ranker guessing.
Your sources still publish it and it still arrives at the top — newest first. What changes is that nothing decides breaking news should bury everything else you follow.
Any of them beats a ranked feed. They differ most on filtering and price — see the full comparison of Muuted, Feedly, Inoreader, NewsBlur, Feedbin, Readwise Reader, The Old Reader and Apple News.
Start with 100 sources and 10 muted words free. Founding Pro is $4/mo or $36/yr — later $5/mo · $50/yr.
Note — Competitor prices and plan limits on this page were checked as of September 2026 and come from each provider's own public pricing page. Other companies change their pricing whenever they like — check theirs before you decide.