# Newsbin: RSS Feed Reader — Private feeds on every device

> Fast, private RSS feed reader for Apple devices with iCloud sync and widgets. (iPhone/iPad app by Xetabit, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/newsbin-rss-feed-reader/id6737723338 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Xetabit, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1777606869)
- Category: News, Social Networking
- Price: Free with in-app purchases (on sale, was $9.99)
- Rating: 4.00/5 from 7 App Store ratings · 8 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 117 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French (France), German (Germany), Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian and 14 more
- Released: 2025-07-24
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- Monetization: subscription
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/newsbin-rss-feed-reader/id6737723338/reviews.md

## What is Newsbin?

Your news. Your way. On every Apple device.

Newsbin is a fast, private RSS reader built for people tired of AI-generated junk, paywalls, intrusive ads, and "subscribe to my newsletter!" pop-ups. Follow your favorite blogs, news sites, newsletters, and YouTube channels in a clean, modern interface that puts content first — no ads, no tracking, and no algorithm deciding what you see.

Genuinely native on every Apple device — iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro — Newsbin keeps your feeds organized, synced, and ready wherever you read. Home Screen and desktop widgets, system-wide Spotlight search, and seamless iCloud sync keep your news close at hand and instantly accessible across all your devices.

Free to try. Pay once for life, or subscribe — your choice, and never any lock-in.

HIGHLIGHTS

Feels native everywhere — Built with Swift 6 and SwiftUI, Newsbin looks and performs beautifully across every Apple platform.
Apple Watch & Vision Pro — A real, native reading experience on the devices most RSS apps ignore.
Widgets and Spotlight search — Check headlines at a glance and find any article with system-wide search.
Ultra-fast iCloud sync — Stay perfectly in sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro.
Smart organization — Use tags, blocklists, and smart groups to curate exactly what you want to see.
Custom views — Browse feeds in list, grid, or large-preview layouts.
Unread indicators — Track what's new with simple dots and badges.
Offline reading — Read saved articles anywhere, anytime.
Thoughtful notifications — Get alerts only when new unread stories arrive.
Automatic background refresh — Feeds stay current quietly in the background.
Full-article reading — Enjoy complete, distraction-free stories without leaving the app.
OPML import & export — Bring in your existing subscriptions in seconds, and take them with you anytime. No lock-in.
Private by design — Feeds and reading habits are never tracked or shared.

From casual readers to RSS power users, Newsbin is a clean, private, and lightning-fast way to stay informed — beautifully integrated across every Apple device.

WHAT USERS ARE SAYING

"If Apple Mail and Apple Notes had a baby, Newsbin would be it and I lo…ve it!" — A. S.

"I really like the app UI. I have been an RSS reader since the times of Google Reader and have used so many apps for RSS reading. This one has really caught my eye." — Guillermo F, Tecnocracia (www.tecnocracia.com.co)

PRICING

Newsbin is free to try. Unlock everything with a one-time Lifetime purchase or an optional monthly subscription — whichever you prefer.

Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your App Store account settings after purchase.

Privacy Policy: https://xetabit.com/privacy/
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Fast and private RSS reader
- Seamless iCloud sync across Apple devices
- Home Screen and desktop widgets
- System-wide Spotlight search
- Smart organization with tags and blocklists
- Customizable list, grid, and large-preview layouts
- Offline reading

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Subscribe Monthly | $2.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifetime | $14.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (8 of 8)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/newsbin-rss-feed-reader/id6737723338/reviews.md

### 5/5 — The best RSS reader on Apple platforms, bar none!

*2026-04-08*

I’ve tried most of them, this one feels as native as a first party Apple application. If you still care about RSS, this is the best reader out there.

### 5/5 — Streamlined and seamless

*2026-04-05*

I’m so thankful for the streamlined view and concise feed

### 5/5 — Finally a cross device RSS reader

*2026-03-23*

Read all your RSS on all your apple devices and it syncs with iCloud. Brilliant.

### 1/5 — Very very lag

*2026-03-05*

It has very bad performance in iPhone and watch and sometimes in Mac, like the device can’t handle the app, I have the newest iPhone, watch and Mac

**Developer response:** If you want, please send an email to support@xetabit.com and we can see what's going on in terms of performance/lag. What you're describing is not a typical situation.

### 5/5 — So Good RSS Reader

*2026-01-24*

Really, I liked it but, Please, add in-app browser with Adblock, RTL preview in Arabic Articles, and support external syncing like webdav or other cloud storage.

### 4/5 — Refresh on start + keyword filter

*2026-01-19*

Add a refresh on start option and keyword filter please.

**Developer response:** Hello, thank you for the review! Both features are actually available now. Go to settings and you can have it refresh on start among many other options. Regarding keyword filters, there's a tagging system that will allow you to block certain topics or group topics by tag word as well as global search + Spotlight search. Please reach out if you have any questions or suggestions.

### 5/5 — Brilliant rss aggregator

*2026-01-15*

A fantastic alternative to the subscription based services. Privacy protecting too with a iCloud syncing back end.

### 3/5 — A good start, but buggy and missing an expected feature

*2025-09-25*

I know this is an initial release, but there seems to be a few bugs. 1. Articles not being marked read when selected (at first, this seemed to fix itself after a bit). 2. Incorrect unread counts on feeds. 3. Inconsistent feed loading (works sometimes, other times not). 4. iCloud sync issues (this one is very annoying). - Read articles kept getting marked unread. - Feeds would re-order themselves after manual sorting. - The app seemed to be constantly trying to sync and fighting with itself as if multiple sync ops were going simultaneously (after a while, that seems to have settled down). Coming from Reeder Classic, there is one missing feature I expected to be available (at least as an option), which is to follow links/open articles in the app itself (via embedded web viewer) vs. opening links in an external browser.

## Frequently asked questions about Newsbin

### What is Newsbin?

Newsbin is a fast, private RSS feed reader designed for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro. It allows you to follow your favorite blogs, news sites, and newsletters with a clean interface, without ads or tracking.

### Does Newsbin have ads?

No, Newsbin is designed to be private and does not contain any advertisements. The app focuses on providing a distraction-free reading experience.

### How does Newsbin sync across devices?

Newsbin utilizes ultra-fast iCloud sync to keep your feeds, articles, and reading progress perfectly in sync across all your Apple devices, including iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro.

### Can I organize my feeds in Newsbin?

Yes, Newsbin offers smart organization features. You can use tags, blocklists, and smart groups to curate exactly the content you want to see and filter out unwanted information.

### What are the subscription options for Newsbin?

Newsbin offers both a monthly and a yearly subscription plan. A 7-day free trial is available for the monthly subscription.

### How can I cancel my Newsbin subscription?

You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.

### Is Newsbin suitable for offline reading?

Yes, Newsbin supports offline reading. You can save articles and read them anywhere, anytime, even without an internet connection.

### What is the age rating for Newsbin?

Newsbin has an age rating of 17+. This is based on the content and features available within the application.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.1.2 — 2026-08-11

2.1.2 includes a critical fix for background crashes that might cause the app to fail to launch

A focused follow-up to 2.1 with sharper Breaking News, more reliable auto-read, YouTube live and Shorts support, a proper Vision Pro icon, and important fixes for archived-article resurrection during sync.
New
- YouTube: live streams and Shorts are now supported, with the video embedded inline for video-only items.
- Redeem an offer code from Paywall or Settings — entitlements refresh immediately after redemption.
- End-of-list auto-read: when you reach the bottom of a list, the remaining unread items are queued to be marked read.
- visionOS: proper flat platform app icon on Vision Pro.
Improvements
- Sharper Breaking News clustering: entity-aware title tokenization, a temporal-boilerplate veto, and a lone-word guard to prevent false groupings.
- Breaking News actions now behave as a story: unread-first display, story-scoped read and delete, and a proper "mark story read" behavior.
- Breaking reader sheets are hosted at the home level so cards can reorder without dismissing what you're reading.
- Scroll auto-read is now id-keyed and survives in-place relists and long refreshes, preventing rare stalls.
- Hardened cleanup of AI-generated summaries and excerpts: hallucinated "tool result" transcripts and bare-identifier outputs are rejected, and Siri intents surface a clear "unusable summary" error instead of returning garbage. Existing summaries and excerpts are repaired in a one-time pass.
- Reader/scrape pipeline: adaptive scrape-skipping, better image-post heuristics, image caption injection for image-only articles, and site-specific fixes (Gizmodo).
- Low Power Mode gating for AI scanners and List Overview to reduce battery use on the go.
- List Overview briefings now honor your device language, and unsupported-language errors are surfaced clearly instead of retrying.
- Top Story notification throttle relaxed to 30 minutes.
- Tag inline renames now persist reliably, and Select All on iOS single-panel devices enters edit mode first.
- Time-based tabs (Today, Week) are hidden when your article expiry window would make them redundant.
- New installs default to a 5-day expiry and auto-read on scroll; existing installs keep their current settings.
Fixes
- Fixed a bug where "Mark all archived" articles could reappear as unread after an iCloud or Nearby sync. Archived state is now reasserted after CloudKit imports, and Nearby reconciliation filters out recently-archived items.
- Prevented stale iCloud badge snapshots from being seeded on device.
- Fixed a NearbyHistory crash caused by resolving persistent-history rows that had already been deleted.
- Fixed network decompression memory crashes by removing manual Accept-Encoding headers and using safer buffer handling.
- Numerous small stability, layout, and localization fixes.

### 2.1.1 — 2026-08-09

A focused follow-up to 2.1 with sharper Breaking News, more reliable auto-read, YouTube live and Shorts support, a proper Vision Pro icon, and important fixes for archived-article resurrection during sync.
New
- YouTube: live streams and Shorts are now supported, with the video embedded inline for video-only items.
- Redeem an offer code from Paywall or Settings — entitlements refresh immediately after redemption.
- End-of-list auto-read: when you reach the bottom of a list, the remaining unread items are queued to be marked read.
- visionOS: proper flat platform app icon on Vision Pro.
Improvements
- Sharper Breaking News clustering: entity-aware title tokenization, a temporal-boilerplate veto, and a lone-word guard to prevent false groupings.
- Breaking News actions now behave as a story: unread-first display, story-scoped read and delete, and a proper "mark story read" behavior.
- Breaking reader sheets are hosted at the home level so cards can reorder without dismissing what you're reading.
- Scroll auto-read is now id-keyed and survives in-place relists and long refreshes, preventing rare stalls.
- Hardened cleanup of AI-generated summaries and excerpts: hallucinated "tool result" transcripts and bare-identifier outputs are rejected, and Siri intents surface a clear "unusable summary" error instead of returning garbage. Existing summaries and excerpts are repaired in a one-time pass.
- Reader/scrape pipeline: adaptive scrape-skipping, better image-post heuristics, image caption injection for image-only articles, and site-specific fixes (Gizmodo).
- Low Power Mode gating for AI scanners and List Overview to reduce battery use on the go.
- List Overview briefings now honor your device language, and unsupported-language errors are surfaced clearly instead of retrying.
- Top Story notification throttle relaxed to 30 minutes.
- Tag inline renames now persist reliably, and Select All on iOS single-panel devices enters edit mode first.
- Time-based tabs (Today, Week) are hidden when your article expiry window would make them redundant.
- New installs default to a 5-day expiry and auto-read on scroll; existing installs keep their current settings.
Fixes
- Fixed a bug where "Mark all archived" articles could reappear as unread after an iCloud or Nearby sync. Archived state is now reasserted after CloudKit imports, and Nearby reconciliation filters out recently-archived items.
- Prevented stale iCloud badge snapshots from being seeded on device.
- Fixed a NearbyHistory crash caused by resolving persistent-history rows that had already been deleted.
- Fixed network decompression memory crashes by removing manual Accept-Encoding headers and using safer buffer handling.
- Numerous small stability, layout, and localization fixes.

### 2.1.0 — 2026-08-03

What's new in this version of Newsbin
Newsbin 2.1 brings new reading modes, a redesigned Settings, dramatically smoother scrolling in large libraries, and important background-refresh and stability fixes.
New
- Reading Modes: Bionic Reading, Dyslexic Mode, and Invert Article Colors, all available in Reading settings.
- Appearance settings: a new panel for accent color and app icon, separate from General.
- Settings redesign: reorganized into 12 focused panels, including new Articles, Notifications, and Data panels; Backups/Import/Sync are now grouped together, and Models fold into Intelligence.
- End-of-list auto-read: when you reach the bottom of an article list, the remaining unread items are queued to be marked read.
- Redeem an offer code from Paywall, Settings, or the debug tools; entitlements refresh immediately on redemption.
- macOS: sidebar and content column widths are now remembered across launches.
Improvements
- Dramatically smoother scrolling in large lists thanks to lazy read/unread computation, an in-place unread-filter fast path, and unread state that's derived from a live query instead of refetched.
- Sidebar feed rows are now their own invalidation boundary, so badge recounts no longer rebuild every row on every scroll batch.
- Kingfisher thumbnail and favicon loads now run disk decode off the main thread, eliminating a common source of scroll hitches.
- Coalesced CloudKit imports and interruptible maintenance sweeps to prevent launch-window hitches.
- Backup encoding, compression, and iCloud writes moved off the main thread.
- AI background scanners now limit backlog work to unread and saved articles to avoid churning large libraries on-device.
- Section Brief now properly builds for tag-based Smart Groups with wide age windows.
- Bookmark actions and tabs are hidden when the Bookmarked tab is disabled.
- New installs default to a 5-day expiry and auto-read on scroll; existing installs keep their current settings.
Fixes
- Restored background feed refresh on iOS: sync tasks are now re-armed on backgrounding, so Top Story and other notifications can actually fire.
- Fixed launch crashes on prewarmed iOS launches by deferring the SwiftData store open until it's needed.
- Fixed lost Top Story notifications caused by cancelling all background task requests instead of just sync.
- Fixed a NearbyHistory crash by resolving persistent history rows via fetch instead of raw model lookup.
- Fixed undeletable "zombie" duplicate tags that shared the same id.
- Fixed a Progress KVO race in Nearby transfers.
- Fixed 0xdead10cc WAL-lock crashes in List Overview reads.
- Various small stability, localization, and settings-navigation fixes.

### 2.0.1 — 2026-07-29

What's new in this version of Newsbin
A follow-up to 2.0 focused on stability, faster scrolling in large lists, better auto-read behavior, and Watch and Widget fixes.
New
- Per-article auto-read on scroll: articles are marked read as they leave the top of your list, with new "Read Above" and "Read Below" swipe actions.
- Preview Top Story notification from Intelligence settings to see exactly how alerts will appear.
- Watch → Phone Smart Group editing: create and edit Smart Groups on the Watch and have them saved back to your library.
- Breaking News now always has content: falls back to a Top Stories rail (newest per source) when embeddings aren't yet available.
Improvements
- Much smoother scrolling in large article lists thanks to lazy Read/Unread computation and a phase-only remap fast path.
- Widget deep-linking is more reliable: article IDs with slashes are properly encoded, and Watch accessory widgets tap through correctly.
- Smart Group badges now respect your tag filters.
- Refresh no longer overwrites AI fields (like summaries) with parser data.
- Single-source Breaking News cards hide the multi-source footer.
- AI summaries are cleaned of hallucinated "Tool Results" transcripts and stray "Summary:" prefixes, and existing summaries are migrated on next maintenance.
Fixes
- Fixed background terminations (0xdead10cc) caused by CloudKit imports during suspension and a duplicate NearbyState created at launch.
- Fixed an out-of-memory crash caused by unbounded gzip buffer growth in the media scanner.
- Fixed iOS launch wiring so notification delegates and the CloudKit guard start reliably.
- Fixed tag edits from the article view that appeared to do nothing (tag saves are now persisted before relist).
- Fixed several small crashes reported from TestFlight builds.
- Fixed iCloud key-value sync round-trip on watchOS.

### 2.0.0 — 2026-07-25

Newsbin 2.0: AI, on your terms.

A major update that adds AI to Newsbin without changing what you love about it. Every AI feature is opt-in, runs on-device with Apple Intelligence (or your own API key), and never routes through our servers. When you're done reading, the AI gets out of the way.

New: For You & discovery
- For You: a personalized feed learned on-device from what you actually read — no ad networks, no algorithmic manipulation.
- Discover: suggested feeds and "Who to Follow" recommendations based on the subscriptions you already have.
- Suggested Feed Preview: try a suggested source before committing.

New: Breaking News & Top Stories
- Breaking News: automatically clusters duplicate coverage of the same event from different outlets into a single story, with sources you can expand.
- Top Stories: a daily digest of the most significant articles across your feeds, with optional notifications when something big breaks.
- Home tab: a single place for Breaking News, Top Stories, and For You.

New: AI reading tools
- Article Summaries: AI-generated abstracts so you can decide what's worth reading in full.
- Section Brief: a read-only overview of any article list, clustered by topic and filterable.
- Smart Tags: automatic topic categorization that plugs into your existing tag and blocklist workflows.
- Topics: extract and filter story threads from any list — no manual setup.

New: Your AI, your choice
- Choose Apple Intelligence, or bring your own API key (Claude and other providers) — everything is opt-in.
- Private Cloud Compute is guarded and controllable per feature.
- Nothing is shared with us.

New: Platform & integration
- Full watchOS support with a redesigned Watch app and reliable snapshot sync.
- Mail-style article windows on macOS with a Reader toolbar.
- New Shortcuts actions, including "Summarize News by Topic."
- Browser chooser with an in-app Safari option.
- Manage Followed (formerly Connection Doctor): diagnose stale feeds and self-heal YouTube channel discovery.

Improvements
- iCloud backups now use LZFSE compression, with automatic detection on read.
- CloudKit schema mismatches surface as a clear "Sync paused" status instead of failing silently.
- Faster on-device AI generation and better clustering thanks to complete-link merging and a discriminative keyword guard.
- Language-aware summarization and natural-language keywording.
- Refined welcome, article, and settings screens across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro, and Apple Watch.

Fixes
- Fixed a background crash (0xdead10cc) and switched to a more reliable contextual-first embedding path.
- Prevented deleted follows from reappearing after a feed refresh.
- Resolved SwiftUI presentation and large-title navigation crashes.
- Fixed Watch snapshot sync using transferFile instead of application context.
- Numerous stability, localization, and layout refinements.

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-23.*