Sparse rss is a very simple and basic RSS reader for Android 1.5 or later.

Features

• periodic automated update of all feeds with optional notifications
• interactive widget
• simple UI
• automated data backups on SD-card (unencrypted)
• optional automated feed recognition (you only have to enter the website URL instead of the detailed feed URL)
• multi language support (en, nl, ja, es, fr, tr, ru, de)
• OPML im- and export
• proxy support
• optional local picture storage (testing)
• feed sorting
• experimental podcast (enclosure) support
• very small (still 172 kb due to multilanguage: ~10 kb per translation)

Available in Android market for free and in the downloads section.