E vs Pulse RSS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
E
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Mit dieser App können sehbehinderte und blinde Menschen viele schweizer Zeitungen und Zeitschriften barrierefrei lesen. Die Verbandszeitschrift des schweizerischen Blinden- und Sehbehindertenverbandes ist frei zugänglich. Zugriff auf das ganze Angebot haben aber nur Personen, die nachweisbar stark sehbehindert oder blind sind und sich schriftlich verpflichtet haben, diese Daten nur für den Eigenbedarf zu nutzen.
Pulse RSS
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Stay informed without the noise. PulseRSS is a fast, beautiful, and privacy-first RSS reader built for iOS. Subscribe to any blog, news site, or publication, and enjoy all your content in one place — no algorithm, no ads, no clutter. FOLLOW WHAT MATTERS Subscribe to any RSS or Atom feed in seconds. Add your favorite blogs, newspapers, independent publications, and niche sites. PulseRSS fetches the latest articles automatically so you never miss an update. ORGANIZE YOUR FEEDS YOUR WAY Create custom groups to organize your subscriptions by topic, project, or mood. Collapse or expand groups to focus on what's relevant. Move feeds between groups with a single tap. READ LATER, ANYTIME Bookmark articles with a swipe and find them in your Read Later collection whenever you're ready. PulseRSS also prefetches and caches articles so you can keep reading even when you're offline. AI-POWERED SUMMARIES (Apple Intelligence) Short on time? Use Apple Intelligence to generate instant article summaries. Choose from predefined styles — Default, Detailed, or Bullet Points — or write your own custom prompt. Get the gist of any article in seconds. SEAMLESS ICLOUD SYNC Your feeds, groups, bookmarks, and reading preferences sync automatically across all your devices via iCloud. Private by design — your data is never shared with third parties. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Keep your favorite feeds at a glance with beautiful home screen widgets. Tap any article to jump straight into reading. Supports Large and Extra Large sizes. A READING EXPERIENCE DESIGNED FOR YOU • Adjustable font size and line height for comfortable reading • Clean article view with content extraction for a distraction-free experience • Filter unread articles or browse your full history • Full-text search across all your articles • Share any article with a single tap IMPORT & EXPORT Already using another RSS reader? Import your subscriptions in seconds via OPML. Export your feeds at any time to switch apps freely — your subscriptions always belong to you. SMART ARTICLE MANAGEMENT Set a retention policy to automatically clean up old articles and free up storage. Or manage your library manually with bulk actions and per-feed controls. PULSE PRO Unlock the full PulseRSS experience: • Unlimited feeds and groups • Advanced search filters (by date, scope, and read state) • Unlimited AI summaries • Priority features and future updates PulseRSS is for people who love reading. Whether you follow 5 feeds or 500, it's the RSS reader that fits how you think. Download PulseRSS and take back control of your news. Terms of Use: https://pulserss.com/terms-conditions.html Privacy Policy: https://pulserss.com/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: E at none against Pulse RSS's 3. E also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Pulse RSS's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Pulse RSS sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. E asks for nothing beyond the download.
E ships an update every 4 months, Pulse RSS every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 21, 2026.
| Parameter | E | Pulse RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Swiss Federation of the Blind | Francisco de la Rosa Aguilar |
In-app purchases
E
No in-app purchases
Pulse RSS
- 1 Month$0.991 Month
- 1 Year Pro$8.991 Year
- Lifetime$9.99









