Comparison

Fiery Feeds vs Blaze Feeds

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Fiery Feeds

A powerful and customizable RSS reader and read-it-later client that syncs with various services. It offers advanced features like smart views, text extraction for offline reading, and home widgets for quick access to articles.

Highlights
  • Smart Views for filtering articles
  • Full text extraction for offline reading
  • Home widgets for article display
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • Keyboard shortcut support
  • Safari extension for subscriptions and saving
Features
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Fiery Feeds is a powerful and highly customisable feed reader and read-it-later client that syncs with most services. - Smart Views - Hot Links - Finds the most linked to websites in your articles Low and High Frequency - folders shows articles from feeds that only post rarely or particularly often. Long and Short Articles - folders filter articles by length. Must Read - folder is a specially highlighted folder, where you can put the most important feeds. Recents - folder only shows articles published today - Text Extraction - Fiery Feeds can automatically extract the full article text or display the website instead of the truncated article text. The selected mode is remembered by feed and the full text can even be downloaded for offline viewing. - Home Widgets - Fiery Feeds includes Home Widgets to display the lastest or random articles, or article counts in specific accounts. You can mark articles starred or read directly from the widget - Smart Searches - You can create saved searches matching multiple properties like content, title, published date, posting frequency and more. - Safari Extension - You can subscribe to new feeds and save links to read later right in Safari with the included extension. - Keyboard Shortcuts - Fiery Feeds fully supports external keyboards and keyboard shortcuts. You can navigate the entire app using only the keyboard if you want to. - Customisable - You can create your own color themes, there is a directory of user-created themes and a theme editor included. - Custom URL Sharing - Fiery also supports sharing to other apps and websites using URL schemes that you can create yourself or install from the action directory and customisable email templates. - Feed Management - You can subscribe to new feeds, unsubscribe, move or rename them. You can add new folders, delete, move or rename them. You can even group your folders. - VoiceOver - Every feature is accessible via VoiceOver. - Even more - Highly customisable - Almost every aspect of Fiery Feeds is customisable. Color Themes, Fonts, Text sizes. If you want a leisurely reading environment, just the headlines, or anything in between, Fiery Feeds has you covered. Horizontal article swiping - You can swipe to the next or previous article by swiping horizontally, instead of vertically. This avoids having to scroll down the entire (long) article just to get to the next one. Marking Articles Read - On Scrolling, only articles older than some time, or marking all above or below a specific article read. Three Pane View - Especially designed for larger iPads. - Supported Feed Accounts - Feedly, Feedbin, Fever, NewsBlur, Tiny Tiny RSS, Inoreader, Bazqux, FreshRSS, The Old Reader, Nextcloud News, iCloud, Local Accounts - Supported Read Later Accounts - Pinboard, Pocket, Instapaper, Wallabag, iCloud, Local Accounts - Fiery Feeds Premium - Fiery Feeds Premium automatically renews as a paid subscription, unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the date of renewal. The payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can cancel a free trial or subscription anytime by turning off auto-renewal through your iTunes account settings. This must be done 24 hours before the end of a free trial or subscription period to avoid being charged. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period, and you will be downgraded to the free service. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. Privacy Policy: https://voidstern.net/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://voidstern.net/terms-of-use

About

Blaze Feeds

This app offers a customizable news reading experience with AI-powered article summaries and extensive theming options. Enjoy fast-reading fonts, offline access, and seamless FreshRSS synchronization. It's designed for users who value speed and personalization in their news consumption.

Highlights
  • AI article summarization
  • Endless theming options
  • Fast-reading and custom fonts
  • FreshRSS synchronization
  • Offline reading
  • In-app browser with reader mode
Features
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Blaze Feeds puts you in control of your reading experience—no algorithms, no distractions. Tailor every detail to match your style. WHAT YOU'LL LOVE - Summarize with AI: Instantly generate concise overviews of long articles—stay informed in seconds. - Endless Theming: Choose light, dark, ultra-dark, and more, or craft your own palette with real-time theme switching, even mid-article. - Fast-Reading Fonts: Increase your reading speed and reduce eye strain with optimized typefaces, designed for maximum legibility and comfort. - Custom Fonts: Pick from a curated library of app-wide and in-article typefaces to personalize your reading experience. - FreshRSS Sync: Seamlessly connect to your FreshRSS server to keep feeds in perfect sync across devices. - In-App Browser: Load full webpages without leaving the app and enjoy distraction-free reader mode. - Offline Reading: Cache articles and images for uninterrupted reading on the go. - Privacy-First: No sign-ups required—your data stays on your device. WHY BLAZE FEEDS? Blaze Feeds is built for power users who demand customization and speed. Whether you're a blogger, researcher, or news junkie, Blaze Feeds adapts to your workflow. BLAZE FEEDS PRO Unlock the full potential of Blaze Feeds with our Pro subscription: - Multiple FreshRSS Accounts: Manage several accounts effortlessly. - Unlimited RSS Feeds: Stay updated without limitations. - AI Summarization: Get concise overviews of articles instantly. - Custom Themes: Personalize your reading experience with unique themes. - Custom App Icons: Choose from a variety of app icons on iOS and macOS. Lifetime Access – On Sale for a Limited Time Unlock everything forever with a one-time purchase. No subscriptions, no recurring fees. PRIVACY & TERMS Privacy Policy: https://blazefeeds.nikpatil.com/privacy-policy End User License Agreement (EULA): https://blazefeeds.nikpatil.com/eua

Screenshots

Fiery Feeds4 screens
Blaze Feeds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fiery Feeds at 73% against Blaze Feeds's 0%. Fiery Feeds also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (467 vs 2). Blaze Feeds's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fiery Feeds sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Blaze Feeds sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fiery Feeds holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fiery Feeds has 467 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Fiery Feeds's written reviews are positive against 0% of Blaze Feeds's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fiery Feeds ships an update fortnightly, Blaze Feeds every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and July 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Fiery Feeds versus Blaze Feeds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFiery FeedsBlaze Feeds
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (467 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings467 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size215 MB63 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLukas BurgstallerNikhil Patil

Customer experience

Fiery Feeds

All ratings467 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral5.4%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews282 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.2%
Negative18.1%

Blaze Feeds

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Fiery Feeds

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent article rendering
  • Issues with OPML file import
  • Syncing problems with certain services

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved search functionality
  • Better handling of read/unread articles
  • Apple Watch support

Blaze Feeds

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Fiery Feeds

Subscriptions5
  • Fiery Feeds Pro2 variants$1.991 Month
  • Fiery Feeds Pro3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Fiery Feeds Pro$4.993 Months
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  • Fiery Feeds Pro3 Days trial3 variants$9.991 Year
  • Fiery Feeds Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time3
  • Snack-Sized Tip$2.99
  • Coffee-Sized Tip$5.99
  • Lunch-Sized Tip$9.99
5 purchases

Blaze Feeds

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Pro Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Monthly AI Pro Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Monthly AI Max Subscription$4.991 Month
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  • Annual Pro Subscription$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium Access$29.99

Questions

Is Fiery Feeds free?
Fiery Feeds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blaze Feeds free?
Blaze Feeds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fiery Feeds or Blaze Feeds?
Fiery Feeds is rated higher. Fiery Feeds averages 4.5 out of 5 from 467 ratings, while Blaze Feeds averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Fiery Feeds or Blaze Feeds have ads?
Neither Fiery Feeds nor Blaze Feeds shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fiery Feeds or Blaze Feeds?
Fiery Feeds ships an update fortnightly, and Blaze Feeds every 5 days. Most recently, Fiery Feeds was updated on September 24, 2026 and Blaze Feeds on July 26, 2026.

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