# News Explorer vs Reams

The clearest difference is price: Reams at Free against News Explorer's $4.99. Reams also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). News Explorer's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads there is nothing between them.

Reams is free to download; News Explorer costs $4.99 up front. Reams sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. News Explorer asks for nothing beyond the download.

News Explorer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: News Explorer has 640 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of News Explorer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Reams's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

News Explorer ships an update every 3 weeks, Reams every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | News Explorer | Reams |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $4.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.7 (640 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/news-explorer/id1032668306/reviews)** | [4.0 (7 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reams/id1229027127/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **640** | 7 |
| Positive reviews | 79.0% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 3 weeks** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Paid | **Freemium** |
| Best chart rank | **#15** | — |
| Size | 49 MB | 142 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | **16.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Ron Elemans](https://appshunter.io/developer/802165890) | [Adam Butler](https://appshunter.io/developer/1229027126) |

## What reviewers say

### News Explorer

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/news-explorer/id1032668306)

**Currently charting:** #15 Top Paid · News (US App Store)

This app aggregates news from various sources including RSS, Reddit, and podcasts. It offers robust synchronization across Apple devices, smart filtering, and automatic reader view for full article text. Users can also add notes, tags, and comments to articles.

**Highlights:** iCloud sync across Apple devices, Smart filters for news customization, Automatic Reader View for full articles, Read and add article comments, Create rich text notes for articles, Customizable feed settings and prefilters, Article inspector for metadata and tags

**Features:** Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great app
- 👍 Fantastic RSS reader
- 🔒 Respects privacy
- 🚀 Smooth and fast
- 👍 Customizable

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
- 🔍 Needs better search and filtering options
- 🔍 Limited theme and color options
- 🔍 Inconsistent behavior when marking articles as read
- 🔍 Needs better support for Mastodon and other platforms

**Reported bugs**

- Issues with iCloud sync reliability
- Freezing and crashes on certain devices
- Inconsistent behavior when marking articles as read
- Rendering problems with some websites in Reader mode

**Requested features**

- Ability to add custom RSS feeds
- Improved support for newsletters
- Option to translate articles
- Bionic reading mode
- Annotation and highlighting tools


### Reams

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reams/id1229027127)

This app transforms newsletters, RSS feeds, and saved web articles into beautifully designed, immersive reading experiences. It offers automatic synchronization across devices, organization tools like tags and notes, and a simple RSS discovery feature.

**Highlights:** AI-driven algorithmic layouts, Automatic device synchronization, Tagging, notes, and highlights, Painless newsletter integration, Simple RSS feed discovery, Full text article view, Automatic dark mode

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium | $2.99 | per month |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is News Explorer free?

News Explorer costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Reams free?

Reams is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, News Explorer or Reams?

News Explorer is rated higher. News Explorer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 640 ratings, while Reams averages 4.0 from 7 ratings.

### Do News Explorer or Reams have ads?

Neither News Explorer nor Reams shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, News Explorer or Reams?

News Explorer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Reams every 2 months. Most recently, News Explorer was updated on October 26, 2026 and Reams on October 10, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*