Comparison

Reams vs Gazzetta

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

Head to head
About

Reams

This app transforms newsletters, RSS feeds, and saved web articles into beautifully designed, immersive reading experiences. It offers automatic synchronization across devices, organization tools like tags and notes, and a simple RSS discovery feature.

Highlights
  • AI-driven algorithmic layouts
  • Automatic device synchronization
  • Tagging, notes, and highlights
  • Painless newsletter integration
  • Simple RSS feed discovery
  • Full text article view
  • Automatic dark mode
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Reams is a serious, joyful and open app for readers. It works with newsletters, RSS and articles that you save manually from the web. Reams brings each one of your articles to life with an eye-popping, AI driven, algorithmic layout engine. Add delightful interactions and thoughtful features, and you get an app that lets you focus on the immersive pleasures of text and image. Terms: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula • BEAUTIFUL LAYOUTS: Reams uses finely wrought algorithms and a sprinkling of AI to turn your articles into an immersive magazine: every story has a unique layout. • STAY SYNCHRONIZED: Automatic sync between your devices, plus a browser-based UI coming very soon. • STAY ORGANIZED: tags, notes and highlights mean you never lose track of things. • REMEMBER WHAT YOU'VE READ: every article looks different, so they stay in your memory. • PAINLESS NEWSLETTERS: use your reams.app email address and get newsletters out of your inbox and into the perfect reading environment. • SIMPLE RSS DISCOVERY: Reams scours websites for feeds and lets you easily subscribe to them. • FULL TEXT VIEW: Load the full text for any story, even if the feed only shows you an extract. • AUTOMATIC DARK MODE: So that you can read at night without burning your retinas. • And so much else besides…

About

Gazzetta

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Gazzetta is the best way to read news and links on Mastodon. Follow servers (e.g. mastodon.social) and see all the trending links. Follow accounts (e.g. kottke@mastodon.social) and see all the links posted by those accounts. Login to your own accounts and see all the links in your timeline. Search for servers by domain (e.g. mastodon.social), and accounts by webfinger (e.g. kottke@mastodon.social). Search the news and links to find the content you want. Read all the news items in Safari in-app, with access to all your passwords and extensions. Add links to Bookmarks, Favorites and Reading List. Add links to Safari's Reading List, if you prefer. Export your Bookmarks, Favorites and Reading List as an HTML document. Filter links by domains, keywords, and languages. Temporarily disable filters. Customize your experience: - Custom font styles and sizes. - Hide thumbnails and icons. - Hide authors, comments, dates, descriptions, publishers, sources. - Limit the length of descriptions and titles. Data Settings: - Disable image downloads - Disable inifinite scrolling https://primatology.xyz/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Reams4 screens
Gazzetta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reams at none against Gazzetta's 5. Gazzetta's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Gazzetta sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Reams asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reams ships an update every 2 months, Gazzetta every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Reams versus Gazzetta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReamsGazzetta
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB4 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAdam ButlerOliver White

In-app purchases

None

Reams

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Gazzetta

One-time5
  • Small Tip$1.00
  • Medium Tip$2.00
  • Large Tip$5.00
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  • Extra Large Tip$10.00
  • Extra Extra Large Tip$20.00

Questions

Is Reams free?
Reams is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gazzetta free?
Gazzetta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Reams or Gazzetta have ads?
Neither Reams nor Gazzetta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reams or Gazzetta?
Reams ships an update every 2 months, and Gazzetta every 3 weeks. Most recently, Reams was updated on November 2, 2026 and Gazzetta on October 30, 2026.

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