Heartfeed RSS Reader vs Next Level News
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Heartfeed RSS Reader
This app offers an efficient, no-nonsense way to read news from RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds without requiring account setup or server reliance. It features a compact grid view, background feed refreshing, and seamless syncing across iOS devices via iCloud.
- Compact grid view for feeds
- Internal browser with content blocker support
- Automatic iCloud sync for feeds and read status
- Quick pick list for selecting news items
- Background feed refresh and caching
- Bookmark management with iCloud sync
- Night mode theme
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Do you want to read your news using RSS/Atom/JSON feeds in the most efficient, no-nonsense way, and with no requirement to setup an app-specific user account or relying on a server? If you do, Heartfeed might be the app for you. Features: - A compact grid view for your feeds, making it easy to check all of them at once - When reading news in the internal browser, full support of your configured content blockers, saved passwords, etc. - Automatic synching of subscribed feeds and read status between iOS devices (requires an iCloud account) - Quick pick list: Easily select which news items from different feeds you want to read - Background refresh of feeds: Some feeds refresh often and you then risk missing news in case the app is not used frequently. Background refresh, together with caching of the last 50 news items in each feed, prevents this from happening - Bookmarks, including reading them from either inside Heartfeed or from any iOS or macOS browser (requires an iCloud account) - Night mode theme - Subscribing to feeds from the current Heartfeed top list, from files, or directly from the web - Full support for split views and multi-tasking on iPads - No tracking of usage or personal data; optionally, you can anonymously share which feeds you subscribe to for improving the builtin top list of recommended feeds The app is 100% free and without ads. If you want to tip me somethings as thanks for the app, you can do so within the settings. I hope you'll enjoy using Heartfeed!
Next Level News
Consolidate your news from various sources into a single, organized feed. This reader offers advanced customization, bulk actions, offline saving options, and seamless iCloud synchronization across devices.
- Organize feeds into custom categories
- Save articles as PDF, Webarchive, or .webloc
- Multi-selection for bulk actions
- Undo/redo functionality
- iCloud sync across devices
- Advanced search with bulk actions
- Background feed updates with notifications
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Gather your news in one place and organize it the way you like; Next Level News is a one of a kind news reader with modern iOS features, powerful bulk actions, undo/redo support, iCloud sync, advanced search, multi-selection support, save for offline reading, and so much more. YOUR NEWS, YOUR WAY Customize article previews for each feed and group feeds into your own custom categories. A NEW KIND OF NEWS READER Next Level News provides advanced features you won’t find in other apps; you can apply bulk actions not just to entire feeds, but also to entire sections of content and to custom categories you create. SAVE FOR LATER, SAVE FOREVER -Save news articles as PDF files and view them in your favorite PDF reader app or in the Files app. -Save news articles as Webarchive files and view them in Safari offline. -Save news articles and web links as Web Internet Location Files (.webloc). MULTI-SELECTION Want to act on several articles but not the entire list? Multi-selection is supported. Most news readers allow you to either act on one article at a time or the entire list. With Next Level News, select as many articles as you want. UNDO/REDO Made a mistake? Next Level News supports undo/redo (even for bulk actions). FEATURES: •Follow the news from your most trusted sources. •Group news feeds into custom categories. •Subscribe to RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds. •Customize article previews for each feed. •Apply powerful bulk actions to an entire feed, an entire custom category, and even to an entire section of content by using the context menu shown when you long press on screen. •Apply bulk actions to all articles that appear above or below a particular article. •Add articles to your Favorites or send them to the Trash. •Share articles using the iOS Share Sheet. •Save articles as PDF files. •Save articles as Webarchive files. •Save news articles and links as Web Internet Location Files (.webloc). •Print RSS articles and web pages opened within the app (printing can be initiated through the Share Sheet or by using the Command+P keyboard shortcut on an iPad with an attached keyboard). •Undo and redo is fully supported, even for bulk actions (use either a shake gesture or the standard iOS three finger tap to bring up the undo/redo menu). •Sync articles on all your iOS devices via iCloud (iCloud can be disabled in the Settings app). •Take advantage of powerful search. •Apply bulk actions to search results. •Fast select multiple articles using the standard iOS two finger drag gesture on the timeline (this allows you to apply an action only to the selected articles). •Update feeds while the app is in the background and get notifications in the Notification Center. •Import and export OPML feed lists. •Choose your preferred text size with Dynamic Type. •Supports multiple windows on iPad. •Dark Mode is fully supported. •Open the Comments page of an article directly within the app (if a Comments page is provided by the feed author). •And more! --- Next Level News Pro offers a 7 day risk free trial. Cancel anytime before the trial period ends at no cost to you. If you choose to subscribe to Next Level News payment will be charged to your iTunes account. By default your subscription automatically renews and your account is charged 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. Cancel your subscription anytime in the App Store app to disable autorenew.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Next Level News at weekly against Heartfeed RSS Reader's every 2 months. Next Level News also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Heartfeed RSS Reader's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (90 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Heartfeed RSS Reader sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Next Level News sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Next Level News holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Heartfeed RSS Reader has 90 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Heartfeed RSS Reader ships an update every 2 months, Next Level News weekly. Both last shipped on September 12, 2026.
| Parameter | Heartfeed RSS Reader | Next Level News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (90 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 90 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.7 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ozymandias | App Tyrant Corp |
Customer experience
Heartfeed RSS Reader
Next Level News
Bugs and requests
Heartfeed RSS Reader
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes on launch
- Crashes after adding feeds
- Multiple crashes during normal usage
- App fails to start after recent updates
- iCloud syncing issues (requires troubleshooting)
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- Bright reader screen conflicts with dark mode setting
Requested features
13 requests- Search functionality with highlighting across feeds
- Individual mark-as-read buttons per feed
- Thumbnail images in grid view
- Apple Watch app support
- Offline reading capability
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- Multi-language support including RTL scripts
- Integration with Feedly and other accounts
- Preserve feed groups on OPML import
- Dark mode for reader screen
- Feed discovery page with popular feeds index
- Ability to save/bookmark articles
- Variable font sizes in grid view
- Apple News+ integration
Next Level News
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Heartfeed RSS Reader
- Tipping the developer$0.99
- Unlimited feeds$2.99
- Tipping the developer$2.99
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- Even more tip to the developer$9.99
- Maximum tip to the developer$24.99
Next Level News
- Weekly Plan7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Monthly Plan$8.991 Month
- Next Level News Yearly$64.991 Year
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