Flipboard vs. Feedly | Design Lessons in News Apps

We're testing the user experience offered by two leading news aggregators – Flipboard and Feedly. In this episode, we're dissecting each platform's onboarding, interface, interaction design, and information architecture to understand how they cater to different users' diverse preferences.

Each app takes very different approach to content presentation and personalization to see which strikes the perfect balance between simplicity and feature-richness.

Let us know in the comments below which app you prefer and why!

Chapters

00:00 : Intro
00:22 : Curating feeds on Flipboard vs. Feedly
04:28 : The different clientele | Different mindsets : Flipboard vs. Feedly
04:57 : Browsing the news on Flipboard vs Feedly
06:25 : The different clientele | Different mindsets : Flipboard vs. Feedly
06:49 : Exploring on Flipboard vs. Feedly
08:25 : Publication based vs Topic based
08:53 : Outro