Comparison

Fiery Feeds vs NewsNine

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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Make room for the reading you care about. Fiery Feeds brings your RSS subscriptions and saved articles together on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with layouts, fonts and colors you control. Sync with your preferred service, use iCloud, or keep a local account. Fiery Feeds Pro adds Hot Links, Smart Views and full-text extraction to help you find what matters and read offline. - Smart Views - Hot Links - Find pages frequently linked in your articles. Low and High Frequency - Separate quiet and busy feeds. Long and Short Articles - Filter by article length. Must Read - Keep important feeds together. Recents - See today's articles. - Text Extraction - Read available full article text, including offline. Choose feed text, extracted text or the original website for each feed. - Share Extension - Save links to read later and subscribe to feeds from Safari and other compatible apps. - Customizable - Choose fonts, text sizes, colors and layouts. Create color themes with the included editor or browse the theme directory. - Smart Searches - Save searches by content, title, publication date, posting frequency and more. - Home Widgets - See articles, Hot Links and unread counts. Mark articles read or starred from supported widgets. - Article Summaries and Translations - Summarize and translate articles. Availability varies by device, OS, language and provider; external AI services require your own API key. - Keyboard Shortcuts and VoiceOver - Navigate with keyboard shortcuts and VoiceOver support. - Custom URL Sharing - Create URL actions and email templates for sharing articles. - Feed Management - Subscribe, organize feeds and folders, and work with multiple accounts. - Even more - Horizontal article swiping - Move between articles with a swipe. Flexible read marking - Mark read on scroll, by age, or above or below an article. Three Pane View - More room for reading on iPad and Mac. - Supported Feed Accounts - Feedly, Feedbin, Inoreader, NewsBlur, FreshRSS, Miniflux, Feeder, Gobbler, FeedHQ, BazQux, The Old Reader, Tiny Tiny RSS, Nextcloud News, Fever, iCloud and local accounts. - Supported Read Later Accounts - Instapaper, Raindrop.io, Karakeep, Wallabag, Pinboard, Paper Press, iCloud and local accounts. Features vary by account and service. - Fiery Feeds Pro - Pro includes text extraction, Smart Views, article summaries and translations, multiple accounts, saved searches, advanced widgets, feed management, custom themes and sharing actions. One subscription covers iOS and macOS. Fiery Feeds Pro 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

NewsNine

Get AI-powered, bullet-point news summaries from trusted sources. Swipe through concise stories, understand the 'why it matters,' and follow topics of interest. Designed for informed users, not overwhelmed ones.

Highlights
  • AI-generated bullet summaries
  • Verified news from 30+ sources
  • One story per screen, swipeable interface
  • Pulse tab for real-time breaking news
  • Source clustering for multiple perspectives
  • Save, share, and follow topics
  • Dark mode
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The news, distilled. NewsNine delivers AI-powered bullet-point summaries from 30+ trusted sources, one story per screen. Swipe to the next. Every story is verified across sources like AP, BBC, NYT and Reuters before AI distills it into clear, concise bullets. No clickbait. No opinion dressed up as reporting. Just the signal. How it works: One full-screen card per story. Swipe up for the next. Each card shows what happened, why it matters and who reported it. Stories are ranked by how many outlets are covering them, so the biggest stories rise to the top. What you get: - AI-generated bullet summaries from 30+ premium sources - Pulse tab for breaking and developing stories in real time - Source clustering that shows you every angle of coverage - Save, share and follow the topics that matter to you - Beautiful dark mode built for reading anywhere - Push notifications for breaking news batches NewsNine is for people who want to be informed, not overwhelmed. Terms of Service: https://newsnine.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://newsnine.app/privacy

Screenshots

Fiery Feeds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NewsNine at 5.0 against Fiery Feeds's 4.5. NewsNine also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.4). Fiery Feeds's advantage is ratings volume (469 vs 1) and device support. On price 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 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. NewsNine asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NewsNine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fiery Feeds has 469 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Fiery Feeds versus NewsNine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFiery FeedsNewsNine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (469 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings469 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — better—
Requires iOS17.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size337 MB22 MB
Age rating+1712+
DeveloperLukas BurgstallerAaditya Mishra

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

NewsNine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Fiery Feeds

Subscriptions6
  • 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 trial2 variants$9.991 Year
  • Fiery Feeds Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Fiery Feeds Pro3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time3
  • Snack-Sized Tip$2.99
  • Coffee-Sized Tip$5.99
  • Lunch-Sized Tip$9.99
None

NewsNine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fiery Feeds free?
Fiery Feeds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NewsNine free?
NewsNine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fiery Feeds or NewsNine?
NewsNine is rated higher. Fiery Feeds averages 4.5 out of 5 from 469 ratings, while NewsNine averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

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