I’ve been in the content aggregation game for nearly a decade. I cut my teeth on the original RSS, survived the death of Google Reader, and have tried every "modern" alternative from Feedly to Inoreader to self-hosted Tiny Tiny RSS. My use case is niche but demanding: I monitor approximately 450 sources ranging from obscure security bulletins, arXiv paper releases, GitHub commit feeds, Substack newsletters, and Twitter lists.
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You can now filter using traditional regex (for power users) OR natural language. I set a filter: "Only show me articles about 'AI regulation' if they mention 'EU' or 'California,' but hide anything that is just a press release." The LLM parses this with about 95% accuracy. I've cut my feed noise by 70%. Where FewFeed V2 Stumbles (The Frustrations) 1. The Pricing Tiers Feel Punitive FewFeed V2 starts at $8/mo for 100 feeds, which is fine. But to unlock the "Semantic De-dup" (the main feature), you need the Professional tier at $24/mo . To get the "Hybrid Mode" with LLM filters, that's $39/mo . For a solo power user, this is steep. I understand servers cost money, but hiding the core differentiator behind a mid-tier paywall feels like bait-and-switch. The free tier (20 feeds, no de-dup) is essentially useless. fewfeed v2
The built-in read-later feature is beautiful, but it has no export function. If you decide to cancel FewFeed, you cannot bulk export your saved articles. You have to copy-paste each one. This feels like a deliberate retention tactic, and it erodes trust. I now use Pocket for read-later and only use FewFeed for real-time scanning. I’ve been in the content aggregation game for
Alex M. (Automation Architect)