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by wonnage 498 days ago
I found Tapestry through a Verge article, but had many of the complaints echoed elsewhere here. The same article mentioned Feeeed (iOS only - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/feeeed-rss-reader-and-more/id1...). It's similar in spirit but I found it much more tailored to reading. There are several killer features for me:

1. First off, it defaults to a pretty good reader mode

2. Next, you can easily switch to an embedded browser view if automatic reader fails

3. Even better, your preference persists per-site, so you don't have to keep switching if the reader is broken for some reason

4. Feature I've not found anywhere else - the automatic reader mode appears to use the same session cookies etc. as the browser view. So you can actually get reader mode for sites that need a login.

5. Finally, the browser view applies automatic dark mode

Main thing that's missing is a mark-as-read-on-scroll.

Lastly, it's completely free! Author seems to just want to make a good reader app. I can't even find a tip jar link in the app.