Reeder for iPad

I've never really taken advantage of RSS feeds before. The software options I found for collating these feeds I didn't like very much. And Google Reader, though very functional, is also über-ugly. All that changed with my new iPad.

Reeder is a very simple application that works seamlessly with Google Reader. Now I have the great functionality of the web-based Google product combined with an ultra-portable and relaxing RSS reader on my iPad.

What's the advantage of using RSS (or Really Simple Syndication)? It means the news comes to you, instead of you going to the news. Imagine you visit 20 different websites for news about various things. Imagine you visit another 20 once in a long while since they don't update their blogs very often. You now have 40 sites to visit. If they all offer RSS feeds (and they probably do) then all 40 of them can be collated into one viewing experience on Reeder.



Reeder plays well with Google Reader and its use of folders. So, you may have a folder for "World News" and another for "iPad News" as an example. You can then organize your various RSS feeds into these folders—and in turn this makes it easier to find and view blog posts in a specific category.



I'm providing a link to a review of Reeder for iPad. If you decide to buy, keep in mind that there are two separate apps made by the same developer: Reeder and Reeder for iPad. Be very sure to get the iPad version.