Comparison

AllNews vs Kite RSS

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

Head to head
About

AllNews

This app allows users to read news from multiple RSS feeds simultaneously. Instead of scrolling through lists, news headlines scroll automatically, and users can tap on any headline to read the full story in a web browser. It offers customization for scrolling speed, update frequency, and source selection.

Highlights
  • Scroll multiple news feeds simultaneously
  • Read news in portrait or landscape mode
  • Automatic or manual news updates
  • Tap to read full story in browser
  • Select from 100+ RSS sources or add your own
  • Adjust scrolling speed and update frequency
  • Share news via social media and other apps
Features
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- Read scrolling news from multiple sources at a time - Personally, I don't watch TV at all. I don't even own a TV set. It's not that I'm poor. I just feel that watching TV is a waste of time. Yet, I visit one web site to anther to read news. Yes, I'm a news junkie. Wouldn't it be nice if you could read news from multiple sources at a time instead of visiting one web site to another? That's what AllNews is for. AllNews is a mobile app for iPhone and iPad users who would like to read multiple RSS news feeds at a time instead of visiting one news web site after another. With this app, you don't scroll a list of news captions. Even a teenager could make an app like that. Rather, AllNews will scroll each line of news captions for you. So just watch them and tap a news caption that catches your eyes so that you can read the entire story with a web browser. The app comes with a built-in library of 100+ RSS links. So just pick one or more and get lines of news captions rolling. - Features - 1. Let the application roll multiple lines of news captions from right to left. Right, you don’t have to scroll a list of stories. 2. Read news in the portrait or landscape mode. 3. Let the application automatically update news or tap the force-update button to manually update news. 4. Tap an interesting news caption that catches your eyes so that you can read the entire story with a web browser. 5. Select a news source from 100 URLs that comes with the app or create a news source with a URL of your own. 6. Adjust the scrolling speed. 7. Adjust the frequency of updating news between 600 seconds (10 minutes) and 3600 seconds (60 minutes). 8. Change the order by which lines of news captions appear. 9. Add-on: Be notified of new captions that have been added since the last update. 10.Add-on: Share news stories through social media (Facebook, Twitter, Weibo, TencentWeibo) or other apps (Message, Mail, Notes). 11.The app comes with a 14-page user's guide. 12.Languages: English and Japanese only. 13.Application file size: 32.5 MB. - System requirements - 1. iOS 9.0 or above 2. iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone SE, iPod Touch, iPad mini, iPad 2, iPad Air, iPad Pro. - Limitations - 1. A WiFi or WWAN connection is required to pull RSS news feeds. 2. The user can tap the menu button to go to other screens only when they hold the device in the portrait mode. 3. This app may be deprived of promised features if the device is jailbroken.

About

Kite RSS

This app offers a minimalist and immersive reading experience for RSS and Atom feeds. It helps users curate their own content, free from algorithmic feeds, and provides powerful search and organization tools. All data is kept private and synced across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Minimalist design
  • Immersive reading experience
  • Effortless subscription management
  • Smart formatting and native experience
  • Lightning-fast on-device search
  • Read later and sync across devices
  • Privacy-first, no account required
Features
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Kite RSS is a modern, beautifully crafted RSS reader designed to rescue you from algorithm-driven timelines. Take back control of your content and build a high-quality information feed that is entirely yours. Whether it's breaking news, tech blogs, design inspiration, or your favorite independent creators, Kite RSS brings them all together elegantly. We focus on providing the ultimate smooth and immersive reading experience, allowing you to focus purely on the words. 【Key Features】 Minimalist Design, Immersive Reading: A clean, distraction-free modern interface with carefully curated themes and typography. Full Dark Mode support ensures comfortable reading at any time. Effortless Subscription Management: Add any RSS or Atom feed with a single tap. Organize your sources into custom categories effortlessly. Smart Formatting & Native Experience: Automatically extracts cover images and full text. Supports rich text rendering, bringing complex web layouts beautifully onto your screen. Lightning-Fast Search: Powerful on-device search lets you find any article, source, or keyword in milliseconds, whenever inspiration strikes. Read Later & Sync: Bookmark articles with one tap. All your subscriptions and reading progress are seamlessly synced across your Apple devices via iCloud. Privacy First: No account required. All your data stays securely on your device and your personal iCloud. Your data belongs strictly to you. In an age of information overload, let Kite RSS be your quiet corner for digital reading.

Screenshots

AllNews4 screens
Kite RSS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kite RSS at none against AllNews's 2. Kite RSS also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). AllNews's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. AllNews sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Kite RSS asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AllNews ships an update every 2 months, Kite RSS every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AllNews versus Kite RSS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAllNewsKite RSS
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTomoyuki Okawa文佳 王

Customer experience

AllNews

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Kite RSS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

AllNews

One-time2
  • New story indicator$0.99
  • Sharing news$0.99
None

Kite RSS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AllNews free?
AllNews is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kite RSS free?
Kite RSS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AllNews or Kite RSS have ads?
Kite RSS shows ads; AllNews does not.
Which is updated more often, AllNews or Kite RSS?
AllNews ships an update every 2 months, and Kite RSS every 6 days. Most recently, AllNews was updated on October 2, 2026 and Kite RSS on October 13, 2026.

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