SmartFeed vs Reading3 for RSS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartFeed
Consolidate updates from your favorite websites into a single, customizable stream. Easily track news and content without needing to know about RSS feeds. Share articles and enjoy a fast, efficient browsing experience.
- Unified feed from multiple sites
- Create reference images for articles
- Add feeds via tags or keyword search
- Customizable feed layout
- Fast scrolling with native components
- Share articles to social media
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Tracking a lot of websites? Having difficulties being up-to-date every day? Smart Feed is a free application which you can use to follow your favorite sites’ updates! You can easily customize your feed so that you will not miss anything! A single place to get news and updates from your favorite websites. Nothing more, nothing less. Features: - Check your feed from multiple sites in one stream - Create a reference image to your articles for better visibility - Easily add feed from tags or keyword searches - Edit feeds - Change or customize your feed stream layout - Fast scrolling due to native components - Share using social websites This app is designed to solve problems for someone who really don't know what RSS feed is or bothered to search RSS feed URL. Our team is motivated in providing a fast and an efficient tool that will help those who are always on the go! Speed and simplicity is the key — that is why we would love to get feedback on this application. Please email us at support@hi-enta.com for any comments or suggestions.
Reading3 for RSS
This is a third-party client for miniflux, offering a streamlined experience for managing your RSS feeds. It provides a basic interface for accessing and reading content from your subscribed sources.
- Miniflux client
- RSS feed management
- Basic user experience
- Third-party application
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Reading is a third-party client designed to provide a basic experience with miniflux. Please note: this Application is not an official miniflux app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SmartFeed at none against Reading3 for RSS's 3. SmartFeed also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Reading3 for RSS's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 37%). On price, ads and monetization model 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. Reading3 for RSS sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. SmartFeed asks for nothing beyond the download.
SmartFeed holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 37% of SmartFeed's written reviews are positive against 63% of Reading3 for RSS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SmartFeed ships an update every 2 weeks, Reading3 for RSS every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartFeed | Reading3 for RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better | 4.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.0% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Mitsuhide Ohi | 恒敏 吴 |
Customer experience
SmartFeed
Reading3 for RSS
In-app purchases
SmartFeed
No in-app purchases
Reading3 for RSS
- Buy me a Coffee$0.99
- Buy me a Lunch$2.99
- Buy me a Feast$5.99
