RSS reader with AI summaries, full-text search, and podcast support
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Paid
Freemium
Pricing
$9.99 USD lifetime purchase; $4.99 USD for students with verified student email. No subscription required.
Free plan with 100 feeds included. Lite: $4.99/month or $49.99/year with 1,000 feeds, AI summaries, and top stories. Plus: $7.99/month or $79.99/year with 2,500 feeds, saved searches, API access, webhooks, and MCP. All new accounts get a 14-day free trial of Plus.
Key features
Menu bar integration - stays in your Mac menu bar without opening additional windows
Pull gesture activation - one little gesture turns getting to work into a running timer
Notification alerts - quiet heads-up shortly before focus time ends
Themeable interface - switch themes whenever you want a different mood and scenery
At-a-glance timer display - check your time at a glance without opening another window
Detachable from menu bar - option to detach and keep pinned always on your screen
Small file size - only around 7 MB in direct Mac build
Accessibility features - includes heads-up notifications and audio cues for accessibility
AI-generated summaries of articles
Full-text search across all articles
Automatic grouping of related articles by story
Smart tag suggestions while reading
Multiple layout options: grid, list, and magazine view
API access and webhooks on Plus plan
Saved searches and custom smart feeds
Browser extensions for easy subscription
Integration with read-later apps
Cross-device sync and offline access
What makes it different
Playful pet-inspired design - unique focus companion with adorable cat paws and purring sounds
Flexible customization over rigid pomodoro - adjust work and break intervals to your preference rather than following a fixed format
Privacy-focused - all focus data stays on your Mac, never sent to servers
Minimal, unobtrusive interface - lives in your menu bar without cluttering your workspace
Automatically fetches full article content instead of truncated previews
Groups coverage of the same story across multiple outlets to eliminate repetition
AI summaries help you decide what to read in seconds
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