Why Spoonfed exists
I wanted a way to keep up with the writers and websites I care about, without turning reading into another thing to manage.
A reader should not make you feel behind
Most readers begin with an inbox and an unread count. That works for a few subscriptions, but it changes once you follow more than a handful of people. The list grows, the number grows, and opening the app starts to feel like checking work email.
Nothing is wrong with the things you subscribed to. There are simply too many choices waiting at once.
One thing at a time
Spoonfed shows one article, from one of the feeds you chose. There is no inbox to clear and no reason to work through everything in order.
The reader waits for you. You can spend five minutes with it, or an hour.
A little randomness helps
Chronological lists reward the loudest feeds. A site that publishes all day can hide a quiet essay you would have loved to read.
Choosing randomly gives each article a fair chance to appear. It also removes the small, repeated question of what to read next, so more of your attention can go to the reading itself.
Keep what matters
Some articles are worth returning to. Spoonfed has a Library for bookmarks, quotes, and the notes you want to keep with them. If you want to share parts of that reading life, you can turn on a public profile with its own RSS feed.
Small by design
Spoonfed is not trying to become a social network or keep you scrolling. There are no recommendations, follower counts, or notifications competing for your attention. It is a simple connection between you and the things you chose to read.