---
title: "News Explorer - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in Netherlands | Apple App Store"
description: "News Explorer is a full-featured yet easy-to-use RSS, JSON, Atom, Reddit, YouTube, Podcast, Bluesky and Mastodon news reader with iCloud synchronization between Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Appl"
---

# News Explorer — Netherlands

![News Explorer App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/41/19/41/41194155-cfb1-188d-2764-3a7011129b35/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-0-0-1-0-0-sRGB-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Ron Elemans](https://apptail.io/developer/ron-elemans-mBe) (Netherlands)
**Category:** News
**Rating:** 4.6/5 (64 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** betamagic.News-Explorer.mobile
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** Netherlands
**Version:** 2.2.7 (released 2026-03-09)
**Original Release:** 2016-09-02
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/nl/app/app/id1032668306)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/netherlands](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/netherlands)

## News Explorer Description
News Explorer is a full-featured yet easy-to-use RSS, JSON, Atom, Reddit, YouTube, Podcast, Bluesky and Mastodon news reader with iCloud synchronization between Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV.

Full iCloud Sync
• News Explorer syncs your feeds, filters, folders, articles including statuses, notes and tags, across all your Apple devices.
• Synchronization is based on iCloud, so there is no need to login or to sign up into any other service, it just works out of the box.

Smart Filters
• Filter your news according your own conditions and preferences, easily accessible from the feeds list.
• Filters customizations are synced across all your devices.

Automatic Reader View
• Use automatic Reader view to download and read the full text version of truncated articles from supported sources.
• News Explorer makes use of multiple parsers to offer the best Reader view results.

Article Comments
• Read article comments from other readers directly in the app. 
• Works with RSS feeds that has comment feeds per article, YouTube feeds, Reddit feeds and Hacker News feeds.
• Also works with most feeds from websites that use Open Web comments.

Article Notes
• Create rich text notes, directly in the context of the article.
• Notes are synced via iCloud together with the related article.

Feed Settings
• All aspects of a feed like title, source link or icon, can be adjusted in the Feed settings dialog.
• Disable the feed temporarily or permanently.
• Override app settings for syncing, downloading comments and reading articles.

Feed Prefilters
• Prevent the app from downloading articles you don’t want to see or read.
• Prefilters are synced via iCloud, and can be easily configured on feed level in the Feed settings dialog.

Article Inspector
• Inspect metadata, tags, media, notes and comments of articles in the Inspector panel.
• View and add custom tags in the Metadata panel.
• Browse and download media, including podcasts, in the Media panel.

Article Tags
• Article categories of RSS articles are displayed in the Inspector panel as tags.
• Can be extended with your own tags.
• Custom tags are easily recognizable, and are synced via iCloud.
• Tags can be used as conditions in filters.

Local Account
• Add feeds to News Explorer that only exists on your device by activating the Local account option.
• The local account option can be used in addition to or instead of syncing with iCloud.

Reading Features
• Mark items as favorite for later reading.
• Navigate with one click to the original content.
• Full keyboard navigation.
• Full text search in the List and Timeline view.
• Mark as read while scrolling option.
• Image viewer to browse through all images of articles or feeds.
• Built-in sharing to Instapaper, Raindrop and Readwise.
• Share news items via Email, Messages and other services.

Configuration Features
• Countless settings to tweak layout, fonts, behaviors and more.
• Import and export feeds via OPML.
• Add new feeds via the Search new feeds or Add feed dialogs.
• Organize your feeds by assigning them to folders.
• Multiple themes, tint colors and app icons.

System Features
• Create automations with News Explorer actions in the Shortcuts app. 
• Option to index articles with Spotlight.
• Local notifications for feeds selected in the Feeds Manager.
• Widgets with adjustable sources and fonts.

Multi Platform
You only need to buy two apps to cover all Apple platforms: 
• News Explorer for Mac is available on the Mac App Store. 
• News Explorer for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV is a universal purchase app, available on the App Store of the mentioned devices. On visionOS you can use the iPadOS edition of News Explorer.

Support
• News Explorer has an extensive help page on  
• If you still have questions or need support, email us at support@betamagic.nl. 

If you like News Explorer then feel free to leave a review or a rating in the App Store, it helps us a lot!

## News Explorer Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/10/1d/3b/101d3b13-29d2-77b9-754f-d818af46cefa/Simulator_Screenshot_-_Apple_Watch_Series_10__U002846mm_U0029_-_2024-10-29_at_15.57.11.png/416x496.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/75/7d/46/757d4633-adcc-6051-5559-0f76648bc317/Simulator_Screenshot_-_Apple_Watch_Series_10__U002846mm_U0029_-_2024-10-29_at_15.57.18.png/416x496.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/54/7b/7b/547b7b9d-1d6a-49d7-6548-a196b42a2ed7/Simulator_Screenshot_-_Apple_Watch_Series_10__U002846mm_U0029_-_2024-11-03_at_17.01.14.png/416x496.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/54/ca/f4/54caf493-e2b5-ac30-c127-3547aeb48170/Simulator_Screenshot_-_Apple_Watch_Series_10__U002846mm_U0029_-_2024-11-03_at_17.01.19.png/416x496.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/e4/a7/07/e4a70720-20ec-0f56-3dee-29802dfd44a4/Simulator_Screenshot_-_Apple_Watch_Series_10__U002846mm_U0029_-_2024-11-03_at_17.03.00.png/416x496.png)
- [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/5d/61/a6/5d61a676-87a0-66db-bed1-3a70c87fe3b4/Simulator_Screenshot_-_Apple_Watch_Series_10__U002846mm_U0029_-_2024-11-03_at_17.03.37.png/416x496.png)
- [Screenshot 7](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/fd/70/b0/fd70b013-01c5-9a63-664c-ebf528990ccc/Simulator_Screenshot_-_Apple_Watch_Series_10__U002846mm_U0029_-_2024-11-03_at_17.03.43.png/416x496.png)
- [Screenshot 8](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/c3/f4/f3/c3f4f368-f8ad-22be-5ee2-cdf035155b69/Simulator_Screenshot_-_Apple_Watch_Series_10__U002846mm_U0029_-_2024-11-03_at_17.03.49.png/416x496.png)
- [Screenshot 9](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/f2/e3/19/f2e31977-5c7b-d62c-2c76-5a6dffb6d2fd/Simulator_Screenshot_-_Apple_Watch_Series_10__U002846mm_U0029_-_2024-11-03_at_17.03.55.png/416x496.png)
- [Screenshot 10](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/f7/28/df/f728df6d-9879-b5f3-d7cd-be3b607d6763/Simulator_Screenshot_-_Apple_Watch_Series_10__U002846mm_U0029_-_2024-11-03_at_17.07.03.png/416x496.png)

## News Explorer Rating Breakdown in Netherlands
- 5 stars: 46 (72%)
- 4 stars: 13 (20%)
- 3 stars: 3 (5%)
- 2 stars: 1 (2%)
- 1 stars: 1 (2%)

## News Explorer Reviews in Netherlands

### ***-- "Many RSS functions, some don’t work as expected"
This app is currently my go-to RSS reader.                  	* The ability to sync between my iPhone, iPad and MacBook is a big boon.             				* Also the ability to read comments about the posts is a plus. Unfortunately, it’s not clear to me what the source of these comments is. It was not explicitly said anywhere, but i was under the impression that by purchasing this app, I would be able to write my own comments as well. This is not the case. That is my mistake, this is not stated anywhere. 											* I also was under the impression that this app would save an x number of posts offline so that I can read in situations where there is no internet (like on a plane). This is unfortunately also not the case. A post is only downloaded when I open it to read. Fixing this one issue would immediately make this app more useful and beloved to me.
-- Soarer0795, 2024-12-26

### ***-- "Difficult"
After te redesign. My app opens with “no selection” every time.
I touch the arrows to get a side bar with articles. Then I tap the sidebar icon to get another side ar. Then I can tap the ‘magazine’ view.

Why not start there every time?
-- [iAR], 2024-12-21

### *---- "Review"
Please Restore dark theme 
this version is a lesser version 
the letters are unreadable
the previous version was 
Proper
-- rate to inlock, 2024-11-22

### ***** "Beats them all incl feedly"
What a beauty. Finally after years of searching I found this. You can set it up exactly to your liking without having to many options. Very user friendly. Great layout which can be adapted to your liking. And very good and fast feedback by Ron if you have questions.

Very good!!!💪
-- Dapples7, 2024-02-23

### ***** "Dé klantvriendelijkste app!"
Deze (niet dure) News-app beveel ik oprecht aan.
▪️Klantvriendelijk
▪️Geweldige ondersteuning, via de app + Ron Elemans
▪️Unread prachtig, steeds de nieuwste artikelen
▪️Instellingen die ik gebruik, voor m.I. de overzichtelijkste
     Sites zijn: website article, onder Reading, via de 3 stipjes
➡️Stop met zoeken en uitproberen, News Explorer is “the best”
-- Gesso Bos, 2022-06-04

### ***** "Best RSS reader around"
This is the best RSS-reader available. It gives a nice magazine-like overview and it’s a one-time payment for all features!
-- Rvdv02, 2021-05-13

### ***** "Eindelijk gevonden! Een GOEDE rss-app."
Na diverse (duurdere) apps geprobeerd te hebben, eindelijk een goede rss-app gevonden! Zeer aan te raden.
-- ikBenjamin, 2021-01-11

### **--- "Not ideal for offline use"
I switched to this app because it’s the only one that syncs across multiple devices. Unfortunately, I don’t entirely understand what syncing seems to actually do. The apps take plenty of time to sync each time, but nothing seems to actually download until the item shows up in the list of items. If you primarily read your news offline or if your connection isn’t very fast, this is a poor option, as the app doesn’t actually save any content, it just refreshes it every single time. If this app ever adds the possibility to download content (like most of its competitors do by default), then it might be the best feed reader.
-- Adam NNN, 2021-01-03

### ***** "Super great news reader"
This is now my primary news source. I used to hate news sites and TV programs, but now that is no longer a problem. I added feeds of all the news outlets that I care about and now read all news much much easier. This app has many settings, allowing to make it work for what you need. Only the Apple TV app could have larger font sizes, but the rest is perfect. Easy browsing, searching, favorites and I like the magazine layout and photo gallery inside articles. It is perfect.
-- 🦆🐺, 2020-10-16

### ***** "Is super"
Best rrs app!
-- 1981krzysztof, 2020-04-25

### ****- "Perfect"
Perfect app with iCloud sync that I’ve been waiting for ever since Google Reader was discontinued. Developer seems to prefer providing a long list of confusing settings, which would be better of just working in one way with no option to choose from.
-- sweetpeppadew, 2018-06-01

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## News Explorer Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Paid | Türkiye | News | #1 |
| Top Paid | Czechia | News | #1 |
| Top Paid | Poland | News | #2 |
| Top Paid | Ukraine | News | #2 |
| Top Paid | Algeria | News | #3 |
| Top Paid | Italy | News | #3 |
| Top Paid | Hungary | News | #4 |
| Top Paid | Romania | News | #4 |
| Top Paid | United Kingdom | News | #4 |
| Top Paid | Germany | News | #4 |
| Top Paid | United States | News | #5 |
| Top Paid | Kazakhstan | News | #5 |
| Top Paid | Israel | News | #5 |
| Top Paid | Russia | News | #5 |
| Top Paid | Vietnam | News | #5 |
| Top Paid | Belarus | News | #6 |
| Top Paid | France | News | #6 |
| Top Paid | Egypt | News | #6 |
| Top Paid | Finland | News | #6 |
| Top Paid | Pakistan | News | #6 |
| Top Paid | Belgium | News | #7 |
| Top Paid | India | News | #8 |
| Top Paid | Spain | News | #8 |
| Top Paid | Argentina | News | #8 |
| Top Paid | Chile | News | #8 |
| Top Paid | Netherlands | News | #8 |
| Top Paid | South Africa | News | #8 |
| Top Paid | Philippines | News | #8 |
| Top Paid | Peru | News | #8 |
| Top Paid | Portugal | News | #8 |
| Top Paid | Malaysia | News | #8 |
| Top Paid | Ireland | News | #8 |
| Top Paid | Greece | News | #9 |
| Top Paid | Brazil | News | #9 |
| Top Paid | Saudi Arabia | News | #9 |
| Top Paid | Indonesia | News | #10 |
| Top Paid | Denmark | News | #10 |
| Top Paid | Azerbaijan | News | #10 |
| Top Paid | Taiwan | News | #10 |
| Top Paid | Japan | News | #11 |
| Top Paid | Sweden | News | #11 |
| Top Paid | Mexico | News | #11 |
| Top Paid | Ecuador | News | #11 |
| Top Paid | Canada | News | #11 |
| Top Paid | United Arab Emirates | News | #11 |
| Top Paid | South Korea | News | #12 |
| Top Paid | Singapore | News | #13 |
| Top Paid | Lebanon | News | #13 |
| Top Paid | Norway | News | #13 |
| Top Paid | Dominican Republic | News | #13 |
| Top Paid | Austria | News | #13 |
| Top Paid | Hong Kong SAR China | News | #14 |
| Top Paid | Colombia | News | #15 |
| Top Paid | Switzerland | News | #15 |
| Top Paid | Thailand | News | #15 |
| Top Paid | New Zealand | News | #16 |
| Top Paid | Nigeria | News | #17 |
| Top Paid | Australia | News | #19 |
| Top Paid | Kuwait | News | #20 |
| Top Grossing | Czechia | News | #35 |
| Top Grossing | Algeria | News | #40 |
| Top Grossing | Romania | News | #47 |
| Top Grossing | Poland | News | #58 |
| Top Grossing | Türkiye | News | #60 |
| Top Grossing | Belarus | News | #64 |
| Top Grossing | Russia | News | #68 |
| Top Paid | Czechia | Overall | #81 |
| Top Grossing | Ukraine | News | #84 |
| Top Grossing | Pakistan | News | #95 |
| Top Grossing | Kazakhstan | News | #98 |
| Top Paid | Türkiye | Overall | #237 |
| Top Paid | Italy | Overall | #269 |
| Top Paid | Poland | Overall | #310 |

## News Explorer Discovered Keywords
- json editor
- news explorer
- json viewer
- entertainment news feed
- x-reader

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## News Explorer Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/united-states)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/germany)
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/united-kingdom)
- [France](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/france)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/canada)
- [Netherlands](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/netherlands)
- [Spain](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/spain)
- [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/japan)
- [Russia](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/russia)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/australia)
- [Poland](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/poland)
- [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/italy)
- [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/switzerland)
- [Austria](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/austria)
- [China](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/china)
- [Sweden](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/sweden)
- [Hungary](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/hungary)
- [India](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/india)
- [Belgium](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/belgium)
- [Türkiye](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/turkey)
- [Czechia](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/czechia)
- [Brazil](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/brazil)
- [Denmark](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/denmark)
- [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/mexico)
- [Greece](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/greece)
- [Ukraine](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/ukraine)
- [Finland](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/finland)
- [Norway](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/norway)
- [Slovakia](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/slovakia)
- [Israel](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/israel)
- [Romania](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/romania)
- [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/hong-kong)
- [South Africa](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/south-africa)
- [South Korea](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/south-korea)
- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/new-zealand)
- [Portugal](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/portugal)
- [Singapore](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/singapore)
- [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/taiwan)
- [Bulgaria](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/bulgaria)
- [Indonesia](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/indonesia)
- [Chile](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/chile)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/united-arab-emirates)
- [Thailand](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/thailand)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/saudi-arabia)
- [Vietnam](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/vietnam)
- [Estonia](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/estonia)
- [Ireland](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/ireland)
- [Philippines](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/philippines)
- [Slovenia](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/slovenia)
- [Malaysia](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/malaysia)
- [Argentina](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/argentina)
- [Peru](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/peru)
- [Kuwait](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/kuwait)
- [Kazakhstan](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/kazakhstan)
- [Lithuania](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/lithuania)
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- [Latvia](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/latvia)
- [Nigeria](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/nigeria)
- [Armenia](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/armenia)
- [Pakistan](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/pakistan)
- [Ecuador](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/ecuador)
- [Colombia](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/colombia)
- [Uzbekistan](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/uzbekistan)
- [Belarus](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/belarus)
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- [Dominican Republic](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/dominican-republic)
- [Malta](https://apptail.io/app/news-explorer-dDsd/malta)
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