TUAW's Daily App: Byline

Now, this is based on the older versions of Byline (I honestly don't know which version but I think it was v3) but I thought it was quite disappointed by it. I switched to Byline as a replacement for NetNewsWire because it had offline syncing of content but I was frustrated by its slow sync speed with Google Reader and its habit of crashing on my 3GS. In the end I switched to Reeder and I have absolutely no complaints with that application - great functionality, fast sync and doesn't crash.

I've been playing with Byline but it doesn't look like I can star items from the main feed view? I need to open each individual article to star an item to remember to read later? Hopefully I'm missing something as I can't give up that feature :/

I love Byline, but it does not work well with *cough* Gawker websites (Gizmodo, Lifehacker). It seems to only cache blank pages (useless on a plane with no wifi).

Anyone else noticed this?

Works well on TUAW though. Thanks for not fudging your RSS feed TUAW!!!

I was looking for a Reeder vs Byline comparison earlier, as Lifehacker was recommending Reeder just this morning: http://lifehacker.com/#!5786335/how-to-turn-google-reader-into-a-customizable-read+it+later-service

Anyone else have thoughts on them? Currently I'm just using Google Reader's mobile website (in iCabMobile of course) and it works pretty great as I'm always near net access.

My post on Reeder vs Byline:

http://saamvisual.posterous.com/post/2400414665

Byline is definitely the way forward.

I have tried just about every RSS app that sync's with Google Reader and I am positive that Byline is the best. Love it on the iPad now, and love the Edit button swipe to make all as read. Great app for free or $3. I probably spend more minutes in this app everyday than any other app. Kudos.

Best RSS reader I've tried, and I've tried quite a few. It's stable, has a clean and unobtrusive interface, and caches quickly. The only feature it lacks is the ability to add or remove feeds within the app.

+1 from me. Probably the app I use the most, been using it since the iPhone 3G.

I've been using the paid version for more than a year, and I love the experience on the iPhone. However, I am a bit frustrated with the developer, since I bought it, expecting it to become Universal in a near future, which they told me was their purpose, so that they wouldn't have to overcharge current customers.

However, I see that new clientes can get the free version, with iPad support, and pay 2.49€ to get rid of the ads. I paid 2.99€ in September '09, for the paid version (the only available at that time) and now, if I want iPad support, I have to download the free version and spend another $2.49, in order to get a full experience.

Total lack of respect for old users, and I prefer to spend my money elsewhere (Byline doesn't even seems the best RSS reader for the iPad, in my opinion).

I've tried a few other reader apps that hook up to Google Reader, and I just keep coming back to Byline. I used the free version for over a year before I shelled out the $2.99 for the full version (no ads). It works really well, and caches pages quickly. I highly recommend it!